Google Scholar AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Google Scholar is ResearchGate, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Google Scholar and four of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Google Scholar are Scopus, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine and Summarized Science.

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  1. ResearchGate icon
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    Enables users to upload and share scientific papers, connect with researchers globally, discover and follow research topics, access datasets, send direct messages, participate in discussions, track citation metrics, and explore academic job opportunities.

    40 ResearchGate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  2. Scopus icon
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    Elsevier’s Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Search and access research from the science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities fields.

    16 Scopus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. BASE is one of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic web resources. BASE provides more than 300 million documents from more than 10,000 content providers. You can access the full texts of about 60% of the indexed documents for free (Open Access).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. A free web-based literature monitoring platform that provides monthly topic-focused summaries of recent peer-reviewed scientific research. It helps researchers, clinicians, and students stay up to date with the large volume of publications in their field by offering structured...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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