Lazy Scholar

Name: Lazy Scholar
Rating: 3.9167 (12 reviews)
Author: Lazy Scholar

By: Lazy Scholar

Academic research assistant - find full-text PDFs, citations, and analyze papers

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Features & Capabilities

Lazy Scholar is a browser extension that automatically detects scholarly articles as you browse and provides instant access to full-text PDFs from multiple sources, including PubMed Central, Europe PMC, and other Open Access repositories. It also surfaces citation metrics from Google Scholar, OpenAlex, and Semantic Scholar, along with related-paper recommendations to help you quickly assess relevance and influence.

It goes beyond access by offering journal checks (SJR quartiles, predatory journal warnings, and paper-mill alerts), research integrity features (retractions, expressions of concern, corrections, preregistration detection, PubPeer comments), and advanced rigor analysis (tortured phrase detection, fingerprint scanning, and reference verification). It supports one-click citations in several styles, export to reference managers, and handy features like right-click search and omnibox queries. Works on any scholarly article and is ideal for graduate students, faculty, librarians, scientists, and anyone reading academic literature.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

3.0.0 Last updated: 2026-01-10

Version code:

6117666

Creation date:

2015-05-19

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

18.78MB

Email:

co*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 5,870 ▼ 95

Other rankings

#53 in hold keyword 12 #175 in reference keyword 35 ▼ 4#204 in phrase keyword 7 ▼ 3#244 in analyzer keyword 22 ▼ 4#244 in pdf keyword 71 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Lazy Scholar (v3.0.1)

10,000 4.08

(66)

Lazy Scholar (v2.6.0)

4,379 3.00

(3)

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Developed by:

Lazy Scholar

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/lazy-scholar/

Email:

co*****@gmail.com

Website:

http://lazyscholar.org

Permission Change History

2026-01-10: Version 2.5.2 → 3.0.0

Add Host permissions: http://*/* https://*/*

Add Permissions: unlimitedStorage webNavigation webRequest scripting

Remove Permissions: <all_urls> downloads.shelf sessions

User Reviews

Pros

Very handy for searching full articles
Helpful for researchers in saving time
The add on is back!

Cons

Does not work
Not giving notifications
Currently unmaintained

Recent reviews

i cant use when click pdf button at scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

by At*****, 2026-04-01

by 敬念*****, 2025-03-27

by 天灭*****, 2025-02-17

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Is Lazy Scholar Safe?

Risk impact

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Lazy Scholar requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Lazy Scholar is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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