Help Students Conduct Effective Research,
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Academic search
powered by AI, grounded in science.
Consensus is an AI academic search engine. Students &
researchers at over 5,000 universities worldwide already research with
Consensus. We partner with libraries, higher learning institutes, and
universities to provide world-class research tools for their students.
The world’s top institutions research with Consensus
Why do higher learning institutes need Consensus?
AI that’s connected to
science
AI is a powerful tool that higher learning students are already using worldwide. When connected to a dedicated database it speeds up the literature review process, helps researchers find relevant papers faster, and surfaces the highest quality science.
Utilize the best research
tools
The traditional tools for searching scientific literature have remained the same for nearly two decades. The core search technology requires knowing the exact keywords to start with, the relevancy of resulting papers can be poor, and it’s time consuming to scan and filter large volumes of research papers.
Find the best science
faster
Searching through literature is a necessary part of research and learning. However it’s tedious and time-consuming. Consensus doesn’t replace human understanding, it helps students and researchers get to the best science to review faster.
We created the best academic search experience
Our Search Engine
Purpose-built academic search functionality. Consensus understands, organizes, and utilizes the quality attributes of research papers differently to any other tool.
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How we utilize LLMs
Consensus has developed proprietary and task-dedicated LLMs, while also leveraging the best-in-class models from OpenAI. Consensus generates AI insights at both the search and paper level.
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Dedicated academic tools
Consensus offers comprehensive academic features. Powerful filters, paper quality indicators, lists and bookmarks, auto-citation creation & reference manager integration.
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Researchers, PhDs, & students love Consensus
It's not every day I find a tool that truly helps with my work. Consensus blew me away when I started using it, I was learning things I had never encountered before. This is an AI product that isn't hype.
Area Lead, Oncology
I can make sense of what’s out there a lot faster with Consensus. I jump into different topics with Copilot, before diving deeper. The interface makes it so easy to view individual papers and see what they’re about.
PhD Student
Features designed for literature review
Powerful research filters
Refine your search - Consensus offers the most comprehensive academic search filters of any search engine. Filter by sample size, study design, methodology, open access, human or animal study, etc..
Intuitive paper quality indicators
Focus on the best papers - our search results display intuitive paper quality indicators. Quickly see the study type, citations, journal quality, sample size, population, methods, and more.
Search organization & export
Stay organized with our saved lists & bookmarks, and save lists of papers or whole searches. Export search results with paper-level details to CSV.
Instant paper-level insights
We extract key insights and answers from individual papers, meaning you can locate the most helpful papers and digest their insights faster than ever. All without having to leave the search results page.
Auto-create & format citations
Speed up reference formatting. Consensus auto-creates citations in multiple formats, we also integrate with popular reference managers.
Study Snapshot
Our Study Snapshot quickly shows key information like Population, Sample size, Methods, etc. - all within the results page.
Consensus vs. Google Scholar
Surfaces relevant and high-quality papers without exact keywords
Helpful paper-level insights & indicators
Returns mixed quality papers, and only if you search with exactly the right technical terms
Tedious scanning & scrolling through long PDFs to gauge quality
How we partner with
higher learning institutes
Be part of shaping the future of AI tools. Partner with us to influence feature development and roadmap. Gain hands on support and training, connect regularly with our search experts and product leaders. We’ll create a deal structure that works for your organization’s requirements.
Feature development partner
Library student access
Lab or class level access
Access management (SSO & user provisioning)
Library integrations
