Enter your research idea.NNScholar handles everything.

Search papers, read PDFs, run research agents, and keep sources, PDF evidence, manuscript drafts, and citation trails connected in one desktop workspace.

Academic research reach

An AI research workspace used for real academic projects

NNScholar connects multi-source search, PDF dialogue, evidence boards, writing delivery, journal submission, Skills, and MCP so researchers can move from questions to outcomes.

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Core features

Turn research work into one moving workspace

From discovery and PDF reading to evidence checks and writing, NNScholar keeps every step grounded in sources and ready for the next move.

Research Space

Give every study a room that can keep growing

Keep sources, conversations, evidence, tasks, files, project state, and final deliverables in one long-running workspace.

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SPACE

Live

Project home

Materials, tasks, conversations, and outputs stay together

Research question
Core papers
Evidence clips
Next actions

What evidence is this study still missing?

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Project state

Literature Discovery

Enter through the literature, not a blank page

Search scholarly sources, import DOI / arXiv / PMID, batch import references, screen with AI, and save results.

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SOURCE

86%

Search results

Find citable material by research intent

Semantic Scholar
PubMed
arXiv
Crossref

Find the most cited method reviews from the last three years

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Multi-source search

PDF Reading

Turn PDFs into evidence that can answer back

Read PDFs, translate selected text, annotate, compare original and translation, chat with PDFs, and ask across documents.

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READ

Cited

PDF evidence layer

Every answer can return to the exact source text

Methods
Sample size
Key finding
Limitation

What are the methodological limits of this paper?

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PDF Chat

Evidence Board

Every conclusion should trace back to a source

Connect sources, claims, evidence, research decisions, risks, and next actions so AI output returns to real materials.

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EVIDENCE

Traceable

Claim check

Keep arguments, sources, and risks on the same board

Claim
Source
Confidence
Risk

Is this claim backed by enough evidence?

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Claim-Evidence

Research Agent

Do not just ask AI. Direct a research operator.

The Agent works inside the current project: analyzing papers, organizing materials, checking evidence, and advancing drafts.

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AGENT

Running

Task queue

The agent knows the project and the next step

Organize evidence
Draft outline
Check citations
Advance draft

Draft a section outline from the current evidence

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Task queue

Academic Skills

Turn topic, writing, and submission into callable skills

Question mining, research planning, paper structure, figures, drafting, polishing, journal picks, and reviewer responses.

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SKILL

Ready

Skill panel

Call the right academic capability for each phase

Topic coach
Paper structure
Figure builder
Reviewer response

Rewrite this result section for submission

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Explore

Search is only the start.

NNScholar keeps papers, PDFs, evidence, agents, and drafts in one workspace, so every claim can trace back and every project can move forward.

Research loop

Search papers
Read PDFs
Collect evidence
Run agents
Draft sections
Prepare submission

Frequently Asked Questions About NNScholar

Answers for researchers comparing AI research tools, literature search, PDF reading, reference verification, Desktop access, WebUse, and credits-based plans.

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