Source A · Summer field observations
Observers compared shaded and unshaded blocks in one district during a single summer. The report calls for winter readings.
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Connect the evidence
Build an AI-assisted literature review from your research papers
Keep papers in one notebook, ask questions across the evidence, and draft a review with instructions that match your research question. Check the original sources as you refine the argument.
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Look beyond a shared conclusion
Compare the scope of the evidence
Fictional study excerpts illustrate the comparison. These are not published research findings.
Source B · Resident interviews
Interviews explored residents’ experiences of the same streets. The study collected perceptions rather than temperature measurements.
A literature review starts with a clear source set
Collect papers around a question
Upload papers you already have or import accessible article links. Pro accounts can also describe a research topic to discover papers through OpenAlex and queue usable sources for import. Check which papers actually finish processing.
Compare before you synthesize
Select the papers to compare and ask focused questions: “How do the methods differ?” or “Which limitations recur?” Inspect cited passages and use a data table or comparison tool to organize the evidence.
Draft and revise a custom report
In Studio, open Reports and choose Custom. Ask for a literature review with your research question, themes, scope, and limitations. Review the draft against the papers and develop your own interpretation before using it.
Make differences between studies explicit
Similar conclusions can come from different populations, methods, or time periods. Ask the notebook to compare those dimensions separately before combining findings. A source comparison can help you identify follow-up reading and avoid treating an observation as stronger evidence than the paper supports.
Keep the limits of your review visible
The notebook works from the sources you import and select. Paper discovery does not guarantee complete coverage of a field, and access restrictions can prevent full-text imports. Check missing papers, verify publication details and citations, and record your own search and inclusion criteria when preparing an academic review.
Questions before you start
Can I use papers I have already collected?
Yes. Upload supported documents or add article links to a notebook, then select the ready sources for chat and Studio generation. You can use your own source collection without running automatic paper discovery.
Is automatic paper discovery included in the Free plan?
Prompt-based academic paper discovery and import is a Pro feature. Free accounts can upload their own papers within Free plan limits and use included credits for cited chat and Studio tools.
Does this replace a systematic literature search?
No. It helps organize and synthesize a selected source set. A systematic review still requires a documented search strategy, screening criteria, quality assessment, and verification of the evidence and references.
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