Search for scientific information as quickly as possible while researching and writing scientific papers. Save notes for reference.

Latest Version

Version
3.1.3
Update
October 17, 2024
Size
159KiB
Developer
Category
Users
20,000+
Rating
4.80952 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
ContextMenus
Storage
Scripting
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Science Research Assistant Extension

Science Research Assistant is a powerful Chrome extension designed to assist scientists, students, journalists, and anyone seeking reliable scientific research. Whether you're writing a thesis or gathering facts, this tool ensures you find and utilize research efficiently and effortlessly.

With a simple selection of any keyword or phrase on a webpage, you can instantly search relevant scientific journals. The extension also offers advanced meta-search options and other valuable tools to enhance your research process.

You can easily save text from webpages or PDFs for future reference, and seamlessly export your saved records to PDF for better organization.

The built-in algorithm analyzes text from any webpage, identifying the most frequently used keywords and key information, all while highlighting important details. You can even customize the algorithm with your own rules, enabling you to swiftly pinpoint the most crucial insights from lengthy papers or web content.

If you're still in the early stages of exploring a research topic or formulating a hypothesis, the Science Research Assistant helps you navigate the overwhelming volume of available information. With its News and Trends feature, you can quickly gauge the popularity and future relevance of a topic, while receiving related suggestions to inspire fresh ideas.

This extension is your essential tool for fast, accurate, and insightful research, helping you stay ahead in your field.

Science Research Assistant will help you to:
· Search and analyze the complex structure of web information
· Search scientific journal articles
· Search books
· Search patents
· Search records history
· Save notes to record's history
· Backup your notes
· Compile reports and export to PDF
· Use helpful meta-search patterns to dig deeper into the web
· Track news and trends

Usage:
- Save selection text to notes – select text on a web page, click the right mouse button, and choose “Add .. to notes” from your context menu.
- Keyword analysis – click the right mouse button and then choose “Keyword frequency analysis (beta)” from the context menu.
- Keyword distribution – click on the highlighted keyword to see all its appearances in the text.
- Keywords analysis settings overlay – choose the number of words in a keyword phrase (one to five) and the minimum required frequency within the text (from two to 10) you would like to get analysis for. Click the refresh button or remove the results button to remove the analysis.
- Selection search – select any word in text on a web page, click the right mouse button, and choose “Science search for ..” from your context menu. This activates a search of various journals and web tools (see Settings).
- Settings/Manual search – click on the extension icon in the top right corner of your web browser.
- Filter saved records by keyword
- Click \"A+\" button to resize the text
- Click \"📤 to PDF\" button to export selected records and notes to PDF.
- Click 🗑️to remove selected records and notes.

We always welcome suggestions on what science sources and useful tools to include in future releases of the Science Research Assistant, so do not hesitate to contact us by using the provided form in the settings section.
Thanks for all feedback!
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Source Manifest.json

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User reviews

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Cindy Bahl (Cindy) (ID: 0000009be9acf12d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/14/2023 I almost didn't install this extension as it hasn't had any reviews in two years. So glad I did it anyways! Love this! The extension and their website!! Highly recommend!

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GOURAV SAHA 20PHD0300 (ID: 000000678bd657be) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/21/2021 I can see it cutting down my average research time drastically while drafting a paper. Simply great both in terms of efficiency and convenience. A nifty little tool!

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Anacleto Constancia Hernández (ID: 00000001576ebdea) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/30/2020 Es un servicio muy interesante

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Mateo Martinez (ID: 00000027178f74fe) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 04/07/2019 seria excelente si se pudieran agregar mas sitios de busqueda,por parte del usuario

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(ID: ) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/11/2019 thank you