145+ AI Academic Research Tools tracked and ranked by traffic in October 2025
| # | Tool | Category | Monthly Visits | Change | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
NotebookLM
|
Academic Research Tools |
19.30M
1.40M
|
+7.82% | |
|
2
|
Gauth
|
Academic Research Tools |
17.40M
2.50M
|
+16.78% | |
|
3
|
Semantic Scholar
|
Academic Research Tools |
6.90M
1.20M
|
+21.05% | |
|
4
|
Consensus
|
Academic Research Tools |
3.80M
800.00K
|
+26.67% | |
|
5
|
Knowt
|
Academic Research Tools |
3.10M
300.00K
|
+10.71% | |
|
6
|
Elicit
|
Academic Research Tools |
2.00M
300.00K
|
+17.65% | |
|
7
|
Fast.ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.50M
1.22M
|
+444.86% | |
|
8
|
Jenni AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.20M
421.90K
|
+54.22% | |
|
9
|
Youlearn AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.10M
185.70K
|
+20.31% | |
|
10
|
StudyX
|
Academic Research Tools |
985.80K
-1.01M
|
-50.71% | |
|
11
|
Scite
|
Academic Research Tools |
962.90K
86.70K
|
+9.90% | |
|
12
|
Connected Papers
|
Academic Research Tools |
711.10K
-26.00K
|
-3.53% | |
|
13
|
Rayyan
|
Academic Research Tools |
692.60K
77.90K
|
+12.67% | |
|
14
|
Liner
|
Academic Research Tools |
682.20K
-314.00K
|
-31.52% | |
|
15
|
Recall
|
Academic Research Tools |
492.70K
20.20K
|
+4.28% | |
|
16
|
ResearchRabbit
|
Academic Research Tools |
362.40K
48.60K
|
+15.49% | |
|
17
|
Answerthis
|
Academic Research Tools |
357.60K
103.90K
|
+40.95% | |
|
18
|
Scholarcy
|
Academic Research Tools |
238.50K
36.50K
|
+18.07% | |
|
19
|
Allen Institute For Ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
181.50K
52.40K
|
+40.59% | |
|
20
|
Otio
|
Academic Research Tools |
95.00K
11.60K
|
+13.91% | |
|
21
|
Omnisets
|
Academic Research Tools |
89.10K
-10.10K
|
-10.18% | |
|
22
|
ChatwithPDFai
|
Academic Research Tools |
88.80K
-2.50K
|
-2.74% | |
|
23
|
Sourcely
|
Academic Research Tools |
81.10K
3.30K
|
+4.24% | |
|
24
|
Studyable
|
Academic Research Tools |
62.50K
16.40K
|
+35.57% | |
|
25
|
Avidnote
|
Academic Research Tools |
55.00K
11.60K
|
+26.73% | |
|
26
|
Explainpaper
|
Academic Research Tools |
52.90K
12.80K
|
+31.92% | |
|
27
|
Conker
|
Academic Research Tools |
38.10K
6.30K
|
+19.81% | |
|
28
|
Cramly.ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
37.50K
-27.00K
|
-41.86% | |
|
29
|
Heuristica
|
Academic Research Tools |
35.70K
6.10K
|
+20.61% | |
|
30
|
Quizsolver
|
Academic Research Tools |
29.80K
6.60K
|
+28.45% | |
|
31
|
Cradle Bio
|
Academic Research Tools |
21.20K
400.00
|
+1.92% | |
|
32
|
Myreader AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
14.70K
-20.70K
|
-58.47% | |
|
33
|
Honeybear.ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
9.70K
-5.80K
|
-37.42% | |
|
34
|
Ebook Chessvision
|
Academic Research Tools |
9.20K
2.20K
|
+31.43% | |
|
35
|
Zelma
|
Academic Research Tools |
8.60K
8.37K
|
+3,655.46% | |
|
36
|
Historica
|
Academic Research Tools |
8.50K
1.00K
|
+13.33% | |
|
37
|
Unriddle AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
7.60K
-6.30K
|
-45.32% | |
|
38
|
AILYZE
|
Academic Research Tools |
6.70K
2.00K
|
+42.55% | |
|
39
|
Askvideo.ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
6.60K
-900.00
|
-12.00% | |
|
40
|
The Drive AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
5.80K
1.30K
|
+28.89% | |
|
41
|
Epsilon
|
Academic Research Tools |
5.00K
-300.00
|
-5.66% | |
|
42
|
Science Cast
|
Academic Research Tools |
4.60K
-300.00
|
-6.12% | |
|
43
|
Imagetwin
|
Academic Research Tools |
4.10K
-9.20K
|
-69.17% | |
|
44
|
Stability AI Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
|
Academic Research Tools |
3.63K
-264.00
|
-6.79% | |
|
45
|
Satlas
|
Academic Research Tools |
2.80K
-3.10K
|
-52.54% | |
|
46
|
Bluf
|
Academic Research Tools |
2.80K
500.00
|
+21.74% | |
|
47
|
Enago Read
|
Academic Research Tools |
2.20K
400.00
|
+22.22% | |
|
48
|
Focal
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.90K
-500.00
|
-20.83% | |
|
49
|
System Pro
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.90K
-200.00
|
-9.52% | |
|
50
|
Talk To Books
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.60K
-400.00
|
-20.00% | |
|
51
|
Wisio.app
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.60K
-300.00
|
-15.79% | |
|
52
|
Promptstacks
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.30K
-600.00
|
-31.58% | |
|
53
|
Feynman
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.10K
-500.00
|
-31.25% | |
|
54
|
Summarizepaper
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.10K
-1.00K
|
-47.62% | |
|
55
|
Papers Gpt
|
Academic Research Tools |
1.00K
402.00
|
+67.22% | |
|
56
|
DocXter
|
Academic Research Tools |
849.00
-1.15K
|
-57.55% | |
|
57
|
Seamless for science
|
Academic Research Tools |
825.00
248.00
|
+42.98% | |
|
58
|
Three Sigma AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
812.00
576.00
|
+244.07% | |
|
59
|
YTSummary
|
Academic Research Tools |
709.00
-1.09K
|
-60.61% | |
|
60
|
Moogle
|
Academic Research Tools |
687.00
243.00
|
+54.73% | |
|
61
|
HeyScience
|
Academic Research Tools |
643.00
-344.00
|
-34.85% | |
|
62
|
Locus
|
Academic Research Tools |
629.00
274.00
|
+77.18% | |
|
63
|
Nekton
|
Academic Research Tools |
619.00
-781.00
|
-55.79% | |
|
64
|
Doclime
|
Academic Research Tools |
543.00
366.00
|
+206.78% | |
|
65
|
Askdocs
|
Academic Research Tools |
539.00
379.00
|
+236.88% | |
|
66
|
PDFtochat
|
Academic Research Tools |
524.00
-2.58K
|
-83.10% | |
|
67
|
Research GOAT
|
Academic Research Tools |
482.00
283.00
|
+142.21% | |
|
68
|
Zippynotes
|
Academic Research Tools |
481.00
33.00
|
+7.37% | |
|
69
|
EduEase
|
Academic Research Tools |
449.00
279.00
|
+164.12% | |
|
70
|
Tldrx
|
Academic Research Tools |
420.00
-119.00
|
-22.08% | |
|
71
|
Lumina Chat
|
Academic Research Tools |
396.00
116.00
|
+41.43% | |
|
72
|
TextLayer
|
Academic Research Tools |
380.00
-497.00
|
-56.67% | |
|
73
|
All Search Ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
311.00
-36.00
|
-10.37% | |
|
74
|
Opinionate.io
|
Academic Research Tools |
301.00
148.00
|
+96.73% | |
|
75
|
FolkTalk
|
Academic Research Tools |
290.00
290.00
|
+100.00% | |
|
76
|
Goatstack
|
Academic Research Tools |
285.00
-165.00
|
-36.67% | |
|
77
|
Fathom Lexicon
|
Academic Research Tools |
278.00
278.00
|
+100.00% | |
|
78
|
Qonqur
|
Academic Research Tools |
270.00
-71.00
|
-20.82% | |
|
79
|
Insight AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
266.00
-1.43K
|
-84.35% | |
|
80
|
Galactica
|
Academic Research Tools |
249.00
-479.00
|
-65.80% | |
|
81
|
Itextmaster
|
Academic Research Tools |
235.00
210.00
|
+840.00% | |
|
82
|
Layer
|
Academic Research Tools |
206.00
-294.00
|
-58.80% | |
|
83
|
AcademicID
|
Academic Research Tools |
206.00
166.00
|
+415.00% | |
|
84
|
Dobb-E
|
Academic Research Tools |
204.00
171.00
|
+518.18% | |
|
85
|
ChatInDoc
|
Academic Research Tools |
162.00
131.00
|
+422.58% | |
|
86
|
Alpha Inquire
|
Academic Research Tools |
161.00
118.00
|
+274.42% | |
|
87
|
Cebra
|
Academic Research Tools |
151.00
-1.75K
|
-92.05% | |
|
88
|
Aginsi
|
Academic Research Tools |
149.00
149.00
|
+100.00% | |
|
89
|
BrainyPDF
|
Academic Research Tools |
142.00
44.00
|
+44.90% | |
|
90
|
Arches AI
|
Academic Research Tools |
137.00
-132.00
|
-49.07% | |
|
91
|
SummaVerse
|
Academic Research Tools |
129.00
-7.77K
|
-98.37% | |
|
92
|
Wizdom.ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
126.00
-112.00
|
-47.06% | |
|
93
|
Cogbias Ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
126.00
126.00
|
+100.00% | |
|
94
|
Papertalk
|
Academic Research Tools |
115.00
115.00
|
+100.00% | |
|
95
|
ChaturGPT
|
Academic Research Tools |
114.00
72.00
|
+171.43% | |
|
96
|
Paperclip
|
Academic Research Tools |
109.00
-485.00
|
-81.65% | |
|
97
|
Ask A Philosopher
|
Academic Research Tools |
108.00
31.00
|
+40.26% | |
|
98
|
Cambrianml
|
Academic Research Tools |
106.00
-585.00
|
-84.66% | |
|
99
|
Gimme Summary Ai
|
Academic Research Tools |
104.00
104.00
|
+100.00% | |
|
100
|
Typeari
|
Academic Research Tools |
87.00
26.00
|
+42.62% |
Our AI industry web traffic analysis is based on estimated data from reliable sources such as SEMrush and Ahrefs and Aitools.xyz. We track 12,000+ AI tools across 171 categories, updating data every month. We analyze total visits, unique visits, user demographics, and more across the categories to provide insights into the AI industry's size, trends, and top performers.
Unique visits represent cumulative monthly counts, meaning returning users in different months are counted again. The total unique visits for all tools combined do not represent distinct individuals due to user overlap across multiple AI tools. For a closer estimate of the AI industry's audience size, refer to the latest month's unique visit count.