Find papers from text

Turn a research passage into a reading list

Include the population, intervention or method, comparison, and outcome when they matter. A broad paragraph can return papers about the same topic; a focused question makes it easier to judge which candidates deserve closer reading.

1. Paste a focused research question or claim into the source finder.
2. Review candidate titles, authors, dates, and identifiers for relevance.
3. Read the methods and results to compare the population, measures, and study design with your question.
4. Keep papers that address your question, record their limitations, and cite only what you have checked.

Inspect candidates before citing

Candidates do not prove first appearance, authorship, or claim support. Discovery is only the start of a literature review. A paper can share your keywords while studying a different population or reporting a different outcome. Check the actual findings and distinguish primary studies from reviews before using a paper as evidence.

Coverage and full-text access are limited. Books, private documents, translations, and heavily paraphrased text may be difficult to find. No match does not prove that a source is fake or that no relevant paper exists. If you cannot read the necessary text, keep the source or claim marked as unverified.