# Semantic Scholar

> Quickly view research papers and search results on Semantic Scholar, the free, AI-powered academic search engine from the Allen Institute for AI (AI2).

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `semantic-scholar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Semantic Scholar
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 240
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.9
- **Last updated:** 2020-10-29
- **First published:** 2020-06-07
- **Size:** 152 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/semantic-scholar/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/semantic-scholar/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/semantic-scholar/privacy/)

## Description

**Semantic Scholar** is a powerful Chrome extension that enables quick viewing of research papers and search results from SemanticScholar.org, a free, AI-powered academic search engine developed by the Allen Institute for AI (AI2). This tool offers seamless navigation to Paper Pages where users can save papers to their personal library, add them to research feeds, cite work, and access citations, figures, tables, code libraries, clinical trials, and more.

Designed by expert researchers and engineers at AI2, Semantic Scholar enhances your scientific knowledge discovery by making complex academic exploration intuitive and efficient. Whether you're a student, researcher, or professional, this extension streamlines your workflow by integrating advanced AI to help you find and manage scholarly articles with ease. Feedback is welcomed via integrations@semanticscholar.org, and users are subject to the Allen Institute's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy upon installation.

## Rankings

- #7,487 — Overall
- #90 — hold
- #221 — trial
- #236 — result

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

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

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