Elicit

Overview

Elicit is an AI-driven literature analysis tool designed specifically for researchers, capable of quickly searching, summarizing, and extracting key information from a vast number of academic papers. The platform covers over 125 million papers, supports intelligent search through natural language queries, and automatically generates structured summaries and data tables, helping users significantly reduce the time spent on literature screening and reading.

Elicit's core technology is based on advanced large language models, capable of understanding complex research questions and accurately locating relevant literature. Its 'Extract Data' feature automatically organizes key fields such as experimental methods, results, and sample sizes from papers, and supports export to table format for comparative analysis. In addition, users can ask conversational questions about single or multiple papers and receive instant answers.

The tool has earned the trust of over 2 million researchers worldwide (including academic scholars and industry scientists), and is widely used in scenarios such as literature reviews, meta-analyses, and research trend tracking. Elicit also offers browser extensions and team collaboration features, further integrating into daily workflows.

Core capabilities

Intelligent literature search

Find relevant papers by asking natural language questions, with filtering and sorting support

Automatic abstract generation

Generate concise summaries of research aims, methods, and conclusions for each paper

Structured data extraction

Automatically extract key data (e.g., sample size, statistical results) from papers and organize it into tables

Conversational literature Q&A

Ask questions about one or multiple papers and get instant AI answers

Literature management

Create projects, save paper lists, and support tags and notes

Browser extension

Import literature with one click on PubMed, Google Scholar, and more

Team collaboration

Share projects, comment, and export research for multi-user cooperation

Data export

Export extracted table data to CSV or Excel format

Research trend analysis

Track changes in research topics and emerging directions within a specific field

Use cases

Quickly summarize research methods and conclusions across papers when writing a literature review

Automatically extract effect sizes and sample sizes from multiple studies when conducting a meta-analysis

Track the latest advances in a field by receiving weekly abstracts of newly added relevant papers

Provide comprehensive research background support for master's and doctoral thesis proposals

Compare experimental design differences across papers to aid in designing your own experiments

Rapidly search the latest treatment evidence for a specific disease in clinical research

Share literature projects with team members and discuss key findings with real-time comments

Prepare an efficient reference list and summary for grant applications