Compare Chrome extensions: Scopus Document Download Manager vs Mendeley Web Importer

Stats Scopus Document Download Manager Scopus Document Download Manager Mendeley Web Importer Mendeley Web Importer
User count 1,000,000+ 2,000,000+
Average rating 1.93 2.40
Rating count 230 2,517
Last updated 2020-07-08 2023-10-10
Size 379.90K 2.16M
Version 3.20 3.2.88
Short description
Scopus authenticated users can download PDF files directly from Scopus! Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library.
Full summary

This extension only works for Scopus authenticated users. The Scopus download manager will not do anything for unauthenticated users.

Scopus Document Download Manager is a free browser extension enabling download functionality in Scopus, as well as a Quick Document Search function for Scopus authenticated users. To search, authenticated users can simply click on the browser extension icon to display the search form.

This extension saves authenticated users the hassle of visiting individual publisher web sites to download documents one by one. Instead, it seamlessly connects to publisher websites to download full text PDFs directly from your browser without needing to configure and maintain a list of entitlements.

How do you use this extension in Scopus?

  1. From the document search results or document list pages, select one or several documents and click on Download button

or

  1. From a Scopus abstract record page, click on Download button

When successfully downloaded, your PDF document(s) will be saved to your browser Downloads folder. In the event that the extension fails at retrieving the PDF (e.g. you are not entitled to the full text or the download is prevented by the publisher web site) the Document Download Manager will provide a link to the publisher web site so you can easily open the page and try to download the full text manually.

When viewing an article or a list of references in the browser, click the Mendeley Web Importer icon in the toolbar. The extension will analyse the page and retrieve metadata like title, authors, etc. and PDF full texts (where available) for you to add to your Mendeley library.

Get a Mendeley account at https://www.mendeley.com/ where you can save, read and cite the articles you import with the extension. You will also receive 2GB of free storage space.