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title: "Scite vs Semantic Scholar: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Scite or Semantic Scholar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI research assistants set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Scite vs Semantic Scholar: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Scite or Semantic Scholar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI research assistants set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Scite and Semantic Scholar
- **Competitive set**: AI research assistants
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Scite Share of Search**: 0.27%
- **Semantic Scholar Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Scite or Semantic Scholar?

- In August 2026, Semantic Scholar had more branded searches than Scite among AI research assistants worldwide. Semantic Scholar was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Scite’s 33.1K, and held a 1.7% Share of Search versus Scite’s 0.27%.
- Semantic Scholar was ahead of Scite in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Scite’s estimated Share of Search among AI research assistants worldwide moved from 0.16% to 0.27%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Semantic Scholar’s estimated Share of Search among AI research assistants worldwide moved from 0.77% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 201K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Scite worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 33.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Semantic Scholar worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 201K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Scite estimated searches | Scite Share of Search | Scite rank | Semantic Scholar estimated searches | Semantic Scholar Share of Search | Semantic Scholar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 0.16% | 5 | 301K | 0.77% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 0.2% | 5 | 246K | 0.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 0.23% | 5 | 201K | 0.92% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 0.25% | 5 | 201K | 1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 0.25% | 5 | 246K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 0.24% | 5 | 368K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 0.24% | 5 | 301K | 1.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 0.24% | 5 | 246K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 0.24% | 5 | 165K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 0.22% | 5 | 201K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 0.27% | 5 | 201K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Scite’s and Semantic Scholar’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Scite**: Measured on the search term “scite”.
- **Semantic Scholar**: Measured on the search term “semantic scholar”.

- [Scite profile](/demand/global-en/brands/scite)
- [Semantic Scholar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/semantic-scholar)
- [All AI research assistants worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-research-assistants): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Scite or Semantic Scholar?

In August 2026, Semantic Scholar had more branded searches than Scite among AI research assistants worldwide. Semantic Scholar was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Scite’s 33.1K, and held a 1.7% Share of Search versus Scite’s 0.27%.

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