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Consensus
Consensus is an AI-powered search engine specifically for scientific research. It extracts findings directly from peer-reviewed papers and uses features like the "Consensus Meter" to show the general agreement on a research question.
Key Features
- Search over 200 million research papers
- AI-generated summaries of findings
- "Consensus Meter" to visualize the direction of research findings
- "Study Snapshot" showing key paper details (population, sample size, methods)
- Filters for study design, sample size, methodology, open access, etc.
- "Ask Paper" feature for Q&A with full-text PDFs (beta).
Pros
- Focuses on evidence-based insights from scientific literature
- Helps quickly gauge scientific consensus
- Useful filters for refining searches
- Results are directly connected to papers.
Cons
- Free plan has limits on advanced features like GPT-4 powered analyses and "Ask Paper" messages
- Effectiveness depends on the quality and availability of research in its database for a given topic.
Best For
Students and researchers needing to quickly understand the scientific consensus on a topic, find relevant studies, and extract key findings from research papers.