Google Scholar — the largest and most comprehensive scholarly search engine — turns 20 this week. Over its two decades, some researchers say, the tool has become one of the most important in science.

AI-generated research is a threat, both in terms of society's knowledge and public trust in science. This was the conclusion ...

A recent investigation of the academic search engine highlights the pervasive issue of AI-generated text in academic literature, especially regarding controversial topics. Reading time 3 minutes ...

Meanwhile, the consequences of misinformation are only getting higher: People are using generative AI (gen AI) tools like ChatGPT to create fake research. A recent study published in the Harvard ...

In a move that some scholars see as a boon for research and others say could help make libraries obsolete, Google on Thursday unveiled a search engine that focuses on academic materials. The new tool, ...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Google Scholar, a search tool for scholarly works developed in 2004. The passion project started with just two researchers at the helm and transformed into a web ...

When Google Scholar releases its annual update of the most highly cited academic publications for the past five years, the same heavy hitting papers tend to dominate, due to the way citations ...

Google has introduced Scholar Labs, an AI‑powered way to ask detailed research questions in Google Scholar and receive papers that directly address them alongside explanations of how each study ...