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How popular isScite in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 33.1K branded searches for Scite worldwide which is down 45.3% over the last 11 months. Scite holds 0.27% estimated Share of Search among AI research assistants worldwide and is ranked 5th of 5 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Perplexity92%
  2. Consensus3%
  3. Elicit3%
  4. Semantic Scholar1.7%
  5. Scite0.27%
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Which AI research assistants compete with Scite?

Scite against AI research assistants worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Perplexity, Consensus, Elicit, Scite. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthPerplexityConsensusElicitSemantic ScholarScite
Oct 202596.9%0.77%1.4%0.77%0.16%
Nov 202596.3%1.2%1.5%0.8%0.2%
Dec 202595.8%1.4%1.7%0.92%0.23%
Jan 202694.8%1.5%2.3%1%0.25%
Feb 202694.3%1.9%2.3%1.3%0.25%
Mar 202693.1%2.2%2.7%1.8%0.24%
Apr 202693.4%2.2%2.7%1.5%0.24%
May 202693%2.7%2.7%1.5%0.24%
Jun 202692.7%3.2%2.7%1.2%0.24%
Jul 202692.1%3%3%1.7%0.22%
Aug 202692%3%3%1.7%0.27%
Sep 2026—————

  1. 1.Perplexity

    92%

    Held 1st. 11.1M estimated branded searches, -0.33% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  2. 2.Consensus

    3%

    Held 2nd. 368K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  3. 3.Elicit

    3%

    Held 3rd. 368K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Semantic Scholar

    1.7%

    Held 4th. 201K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Scite

    0.27%

    Held 5th. 33.1K estimated branded searches, +22.1% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

Compare search popularity between Scite and its closest rivals

How has branded search demand for Scite changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Scite worldwide fell from 60.5K to 33.1K.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Scite’s estimated Share of Search among AI research assistants worldwide held steady, from 0.16% to 0.27%.

How did search popularity change for AI research assistants worldwide in August 2026?

  1. Perplexity’s estimated Share of Search among AI research assistants worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 93% to 92% in August 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Consensus worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 368K in August 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Scite worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 33.1K in August 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Semantic Scholar worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 201K in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Elicit worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 550K to 368K in August 2026.

Where does Scite compete?

Scite is ranked in two competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of SearchRanking
AI research assistants5th of 50.27%Shown above
AI research tools4th of 40.28%Show ranking

How is Scite measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Scite’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

1 branded search term

  • scite

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