R Discovery
R Discovery
AI research discovery app that recommends papers based on research interests, provides AI search and cited answers, supports alerts and integrates with reference managers.
Developer:
Cactus Communications
Our Take
R Discovery helps users discover scholarly articles and keep up with research topics through personalized recommendations and reading tools. It can be useful for spotting papers adjacent to your interests and maintaining awareness of new publications without manually repeating every search.
Recommendation systems reflect their available content and personalization signals, so relevant studies can be missed and the feed should not be mistaken for a systematic or exhaustive literature search. A recommendation also does not establish the quality of the study or the strength of its evidence.
Use it as a discovery layer alongside scholarly databases, citation chaining, and discipline-specific sources. Check the original article and publication details before citing it, record reproducible search methods for formal reviews, and periodically adjust topics so the recommendations do not become too narrow.
Key Features
Personalized paper recommendations, Topic-based discovery feeds, Saved reading lists, New-paper alerts
Best For
Personalized discovery of new research
Research Tasks
Keep up with publications in a research area; discover adjacent work outside a regular search; maintain a reading queue; use alerts to update a literature review over time.
Pricing
Free; Prime paid plan