Google Scholar is a free academic search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across formats and disciplines. It tracks citations, h-index, and enables researchers to set up alerts for new work in their field.
Category
Research
Subcategory
Academic Research
Free Tier
Completely free
Paid Plans
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API Cost
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Web App
Google Scholar Trust & Security Report
Certifications, AI-training posture, and security controls, with sourced proof.
●GDPR Compliance
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Region
Multi-region (Google data centers worldwide); EU data may be transferred to US subject to Standard Contractual Clauses and GDPR adequacy determinations
Self-hostable
No
Finding academic papers by keywordTracking researcher h-index and citationsSetting citation alerts for new papersAccessing open-access researchFinding related research for literature reviews
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