OpenAIRE Explore comparisons
OpenAIRE Explore is compared head-to-head with Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar and CORE and more: 7 head-to-heads in Research Paper Discovery Tools, each with the specs and prices we checked.
OpenAIRE Explore head-to-head
- OpenAIRE Explore vs Google Scholar
- OpenAIRE Explore vs Semantic Scholar
- OpenAIRE Explore vs CORE
- OpenAIRE Explore vs PubMed
- OpenAIRE Explore vs Europe PMC
- OpenAIRE Explore vs BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
- OpenAIRE Explore vs Crossref Metadata Search
OpenAIRE Explore vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Citation graph | Semantic search | Related-paper suggestions | Literature mapping | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | OpenAIRE Explore | Yes | None | Yes | Yes | — | — | 8.7 |
| 1 | Google Scholar | Yes | None | Yes | — | Yes | — | 9.4 |
| 2 | Semantic Scholar | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.3 |
| 3 | CORE | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 4 | PubMed | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.1 |
| 5 | Europe PMC | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.0 |
| 6 | BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) | Yes | None | No | — | No | No | 8.9 |
| 7 | Crossref Metadata Search | Yes | None | No | No | No | No | 8.8 |
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