Lazy Scholar

Academic research assistant - find full-text PDFs, citations, and analyze papers

Lazy Scholar - Academic Research Assistant Lazy Scholar automatically detects scientific articles as you browse and provides instant access to full-text PDFs, citation and journal metrics, research integrity checks, and much more: FIND FULL-TEXT ACCESS Stop hitting paywalls. Lazy Scholar searches multiple sources simultaneously: • PubMed Central (PMC) - Free official versions • Europe PMC - Open access and author manuscripts • Open Access repositories • Direct PDF links CITATION METRICS AT A GLANCE • Citation counts from Google Scholar, OpenAlex, and Semantic Scholar • Influential citations - papers that heavily cite this work • Citation percentile - see how this paper ranks in its field • Web attention - mentions on Reddit, Twitter/X, Wikipedia, news, and blogs • Related papers recommendations JOURNAL CHECKS • Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) quartile ratings • Predatory journal warnings (Beall's List) • Citejacked journal alerts (paper mill detection) RESEARCH INTEGRITY • Retraction alerts - know immediately if a paper was retracted • Expression of Concern notices • Published corrections and errata • Preregistration detection • PubPeer comments - post-publication peer review • Hypothesis annotations ADVANCED RIGOR ANALYSIS • Tortured phrase detection • Suspect fingerprint scanning - detects template text, common paper mill patterns • Reference verification - checks if cited papers actually exist in CrossRef CITATION FORMATTING • One-click citations in 6 styles • Export to reference managers SIDEBAR ANALYSIS PANEL • References tab - view all citations, verify they exist, check for retractions • Outline extraction - automatic section parsing (Abstract, Methods, Results, etc.) • Data & code links - find supplementary materials and repositories • Statistical extraction - p-values, confidence intervals, test statistics CONVENIENCE FEATURES • Right-click to search Google Scholar or PubMed • Omnibox search - type "ls" then your query • One-click PDF download WORKS ON • Any scholarly article! PERFECT FOR • Graduate students and postdocs • Faculty and researchers • Librarians and information specialists • Science journalists • Anyone reading academic literature --- Note: Please report bugs! I welcome any feedback: Colby Vorland: colby.vorland at gmail | @LazyScholarExt | lazyscholar.org