The curated list of AI tools presented on this page contains various tags related to functionalities and features in the Role in Literature Review column. Here are definitions of what each tag means:
Article Mapping - Builds dynamic charts showing relationships between different articles.
Citation Chasing - Links to cited papers in bibliographies but also to citing papers. May display most influential or related papers.
Generate Research Questions - Use to generate or refine research questions.
Interrogate Paper - Allows researcher to ask an article questions.
Keyword Generation - Use for keyword generation or suggestions.
Literature Search - Functions as a search engine like a database or Google Scholar for academic article discovery without hallucinated citations.
Matrix Generation - Creates a literature review analysis matrix for a group of articles.
Summarizing - Summarizes a single article, groups of articles, or topics in general.
Zotero Integration - Integrates with a user's Zotero library directly or via upload.
There are many AI tools out there to make each step of the literature review process more efficient. Some common features supporting literature review tasks are:
The table below contains a curated list of AI tools recommended for the literature review process. Click on the expander icon to view information about each tool, or use the scroll bar at the bottom of the page to move through the document.
Chart last updated: 3/11/2025
This chart was remixed from the following resources:
Rempel, H. (2024). Generative AI Tools for Literature Reviews. https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/ailitreviewtools (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Zhao, A. (2025). Comparison of GenAI Tools LibGuide. https://libguides.hkust.edu.hk/AI-tools-literature-review/overview (CC-BY 4.0)
