Research Support Tools
Your comprehensive portal to IIM Calcutta’s premium databases, state-of-the-art AI assistants, and essential open-access research infrastructure.
- Literature Discovery & AI Mapping
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Scopus
The industry standard. The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, featuring smart metrics to track global research trends.
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Connected Papers
Enter a seed paper and let AI build a visual, interactive graph of similar papers. The fastest way to find the most important literature in your niche.
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Elicit
The AI research assistant. Ask a specific research question and Elicit extracts data from millions of papers to synthesize a literature review instantly.
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ResearchRabbit
Popular academic search engine indexing journals, theses, books, and conference papers.
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Consensus
An AI search engine that extracts findings directly from peer-reviewed research. Great for getting immediate, evidence-based answers to yes/no questions.
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Google Scholar
A 100% free web application specifically designed to help researchers collaborate on title and abstract screening for systematic reviews.
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Dimensions
Research discovery platform linking publications, grants, patents, and datasets
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OpenAlex
Open scholarly knowledge graph connecting authors, works, institutions and citations.
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Semantic Scholar
AI-powered academic search engine developed by the Allen Institute.
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Scite.ai
Citation intelligence platform showing supporting or contrasting citations.
- Systematic Reviews & Smart Reading
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Rayyan
A 100% free web application specifically designed to help researchers collaborate on title and abstract screening for systematic reviews.
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SciSpace (Typeset.io)
An AI copilot for reading papers. Upload a complex PDF and ask the AI to explain math, summarize findings, or clarify methodologies in plain English.
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ASReview
Open-source machine learning software for systematic reviews. It learns from your screening decisions to present the most relevant papers first.
- Reference Management
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Zotero
The ultimate open-source tool to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. Integrates flawlessly with MS Word, Google Docs, and browsers.
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Mendeley
Free reference manager and collaboration platform for researchers.
- Academic Writing & Integrity
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Grammarly Premium
Analyzes tone, conciseness, and complex sentence structure to elevate the clarity of your manuscripts before submission.
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Overleaf Professional
Collaborative, cloud-based LaTeX editor. Write, edit, and publish scientific and mathematical documents with flawless formatting.
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AI-Detection
Turnitin Originality
Next-generation academic integrity tool. Identifies contract cheating, checks for accidental plagiarism, and detects AI-generated content.
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Turnitin Feedback Studio
The global standard for academic integrity. Identify text similarities and check for accidental plagiarism before final submission.
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DrillBit
Specialized anti-plagiarism software highly calibrated for Indian university databases and regional publications.
- Data, Methods & Analytics