Science Research Assistant
Search for scientific information as quickly as possible while researching and writing scientific papers. Save notes for reference.
Manifest V3
- Users:
- 20,000+
- Rating:
- 4.81 (21)
- Version:
- 3.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-10-17)
- Creation date:
- 2019-02-27
- Permissions:
- activeTab
- contextMenus
- storage
- scripting
- Host permissions:
- file://*
- Size:
- 162.82K
- Email:
- sc*****@gmail.com
- URLs:
- Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
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User reviews
Users appreciate the Science Research Assistant extension for significantly cutting down research time, ease of use, and access to trustworthy scientific sources. Both students and professionals find it helpful for their work. However, concerns arise due to the extension's long period without updates and warnings about potential future lack of support. Additionally, users suggest adding more sources and including a toggle button to enable or disable the extension as desired.
Pros
- Helps reduce research time significantly, making it efficient for drafting papers.
- Provides access to a good range of scientific sources and journals for in-depth research.
- Easy to use and convenient, with useful features like keyword highlighting.
- Effective for both students and professional scientific writers.
- Has the potential to improve research quality and efficiency consistently.
Cons
- Lack of updates and no new reviews in a long time leading to concerns about support and maintenance.
- Limited number of sources; users desire more sites to be integrated into the extension.
- No option provided to toggle the extension on or off, which some users would like due to multiple extensions running simultaneously.
Recent reviews
It says "This extension may soon no longer be supported because it doe sn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions."
by 
Shyam B, 2024-08-28
Shyam B, 2024-08-28Love it, basic, and has more than enough sources. Would love to see Substack as well as a button to turn on and off the extension as i have a load of extensions already running.
by 
Reg B, 2024-02-16
Reg B, 2024-02-16I almost didn't install this extension as it hasn't had any reviews in two years. So glad I did it anyways! Love this! The extension and their website!! Highly recommend!
by 
Cindy Bahl (Cindy), 2023-10-14
Cindy Bahl (Cindy), 2023-10-14Extension safety
Risk impact
Science Research Assistant does not require any sensitive permissions.
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Risk likelihood
Science Research Assistant has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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