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all right researchers let's dive head
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first into the world of academic search
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engines specifically Scopus AI and
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Semantic Scholar I'm comparing these two
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tools today all in a claimation inspired
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wonderland Because hey research doesn't
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have to be dry right E Let's start with
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Scopus AI If you're already familiar
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with Scopus you know it's a powerhouse
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But Scopus AI it's the next level
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Imagine you punch in a research question
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Not just keywords but a full-blown
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natural language question Scopus AI
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chews through their massive database and
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spits out summaries key papers and even
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trending topics in your field It feels
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kind of like having a research assistant
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who never sleeps What really stands out
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is the context it provides You don't
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just get a list of articles you get
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connections related concepts and even
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potential collaborators For systematic
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reviewers or anyone doing a lit review
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this is a gamecher The flip side Scopus
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AI is behind a payw wall and you need
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institutional access It's not for the
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casual Googler Now Semantic Scholar This
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one's free and it's growing fast Their
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AI engine is built for nuance I type in
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a question and Semantic Scholar
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instantly highlights influential papers
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author networks and even citation trails
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all in a super clean interface One thing
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I love the TLDDR summaries getting a
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bite-sized version of a dense research
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paper Yes please Semantic Scholar also
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pulls in connections between papers so
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you don't get stuck in a citation rabbit
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hole And it covers a ton of fields
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medicine computer science biology and
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more What's the catch Sometimes the
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scope is a bit limited compared to
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Scopus especially in areas like
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humanities But honestly for a free tool
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it punches way above its weight So how
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do I actually use both If I'm starting a
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new project I hit up Semantic Scholar to
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get a lay of the land find those big
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papers see where the action is Then if I
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really need to drill down or map out a
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systematic review Scopus AI gives me the
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depth and cross-linking that's hard to
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beat To wrap it up if you've got
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institutional access Scopus AI is an
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amazing sidekick for serious research If
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you want to cast a wide net or you're
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working outside the payw wall Semantic
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Scholar is a fantastic starting point
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And hey whether you're publishing
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reviewing or just trying to not drown in
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information these tools are your
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lifeboat Try them out Mash them together
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and let me know which one you're vibing
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with most Thanks for watching
