# Google Scholar Search

> This Firefox extension allows you to search selected text on Google Scholar directly from the context menu. Right-click on highlighted text, select "Search Scholar for ..." to open search results in a new tab. Easy and to the point.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-scholar-search](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-scholar-search)

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-scholar-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** RoninUTA
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 21
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-03
- **First published:** 2024-07-03
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-scholar-search/)

## Description

This Firefox extension allows you to search selected text on Google Scholar directly from the context menu. Right-click on highlighted text, select "Search Scholar for ..." to open search results in a new tab. Useful for researchers and students alike. I use this all the time personally for my own literature reviews and literature searches.

## Rankings

- #24,100 — Overall
- #89 — google search

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-scholar-search)