The benefits of GenAI —with less noise and more confidence

Many GenAI tools claim to revolutionize research and education but lack transparency or responsible design. We’re changing that with tools that deliver fast insights from trusted content, complete with references.

Together, let's enable researchers with clearer insights, faster progress.

New research challenges in the age of AI

Researchers already face challenges like information overload, the pursuit of novelty, identifying the right opportunities, and rising competition. The influx of AI tools further increases these pressures, making purpose-built solutions more essential than ever.

Key challenges include:

A notable lack of GenAI tools for academic research workflows to help users identify focus areas, collaborators, and opportunities.
Limited views on how results are generated or sources used
Risks of misinformation (hallucinations) and biased responses
Unclear data privacy practices and handling of user queries

There's a lot of poor information that gets generated by other, less specialized tools. Even though they're written in a way that seems true, the results are often very inaccurate or outright false.

DEES

Dr Engie El Sawaf

Pharmacology Lecturer Assistant at Future University, Egypt

From discovery to impact: Researchers require purpose-built GenAI tools

Generative AI can greatly advance various steps of the research process—streamlining strategy, planning, reading, analysis, and even the sharing of discoveries. But many GenAI tools are not specifically designed for academics and may operate outside typical research workflows, often offering limited transparency about how they generate responses.

That's why we collaborate with the academic community to develop GenAI tools tailored to academia, integrating solutions into existing workflows with peer-reviewed, trusted content.

A summary of academic researcher use cases enabled by Elsevier's AI-powered solutions, Scopus AI and ScienceDirect AI

What's right for your institution?

Understanding the needs of your users, alongside your institution's strategic goals will help guide you toward the best suite of GenAI tools for your institution.

Harnessing Scopus AI and ScienceDirect AI for research insights

Scopus AI and ScienceDirect AI both harness the power of two of the academic community’s most trusted research platforms

Like a telescope, Scopus AI provides a view of the research landscape, analyzing curated Scopus data to highlight insights, trends, collaborators, and opportunities to drive research forward.
Like a microscope, ScienceDirect AI acts as a lens for interrogating the full-text of millions of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, making it the ideal companion for detailed analyses and comparisons.

Empowering research workflows responsibly

Used alone or together, Scopus AI and ScienceDirect AI accelerate research progress with these features:

Integrate with Elsevier platforms where researchers are already active
Developed with input from the academic community
Use only peer-reviewed, scholarly content—no fabricated or unverified information
Provide references for all claims, enabling traceability and reproducibility
Minimize risks of hallucinations and bias with responsible AI principles, proprietary technology, strict prompt engineering, thorough testing, and human oversight
Prioritize user privacy by limiting data retention and compliance with regulations such as GDPR

Are you considering a GenAI solution for your institution?

We understand that choosing an GenAI tool is not easy. Our 4-page guide will assist you in the decision-making process, including 15 questions to ask when evaluating an AI tool.

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