Google Scholar Button

Lookup scholarly articles as you browse the web.

The Google Scholar Button Chrome extension provides convenient access to scholarly articles without leaving your current webpage. Instantly search Google Scholar for full-text articles either available on the web or through your university library by selecting the paper title on any page and clicking the Scholar button. The extension displays top results with options to view all, save articles to your Scholar library for later reading or citation, and generate formatted references in popular citation styles with a simple click. Customize settings to access library links on or off campus, or to search US case law collections. This tool streamlines academic research and citation management directly within your browser, enhancing productivity for students, researchers, and academics.

By:
https://scholar.google.com/
Users:
3,000,000
Rating:
4.57
(1,416)
Version:
3.6 Last updated: 2024-05-16
Creation date:
2017-10-06
Risk:
Moderate risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://scholar.google.com/
Size:
65.68KB
Email:
sc*****@google.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:
2025-07-09

Other platforms

Google Scholar Button (v3.1)
101,553 4.48 (221)
Google Scholar Button (v1.5)
870,093 4.20 (24)

Publisher Change History

2025-01-25: Email was changed from go*****@google.com to sc*****@google.com

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User reviews

Users find the Google Scholar Button extension very useful for quickly accessing scholarly articles and citations, enhancing research efficiency globally. However, multiple users expressed the need for additional citation formats (like ABNT and IEEE), a dark mode for better usability, and persistent search results across tabs. Some also noted occasional access issues with specific papers and desired bulk saving of search results to groups. Overall, the extension is highly valued but could benefit from more customization and stability enhancements.
Pros
  • Provides quick and easy access to Google Scholar without switching tabs or windows
  • Helps optimize research by speeding up the process of finding scholarly articles
  • Supports citation generation for academic use
  • Highly appreciated for increasing research convenience
  • Useful across multiple languages and regions, indicating broad usability
Cons
  • Lacks some citation format options like ABNT and IEEE, desired by users
  • Does not have a dark mode, which would improve usability
  • Search results do not persist when navigating to different tabs, causing inconvenience
  • Issues accessing some papers like those on bioRxiv
  • No feature to select and save multiple articles at once into groups
Recent reviews
por que removeram a citação automática em formato ABNT? ainda é muito usada nas faculdades do Brasil
by O *****, 2025-01-11

Very useful tool. I would like to suggest letting the search results persist when we temporarily navigate to a different tab.
by Va*****, 2024-12-31

Issues: Cannot open bioarxiv paper. https://www.biorxiv.org/
by HE*****, 2024-12-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact
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Risk likelihood
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Google Scholar Button has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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