Elicit

Elicit

A research assistant that splits questions and extracts paper fields

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The workflow is to break a research question apart: retrieve relevant papers, then extract methods, sample, metrics and conclusions into table rows, handing over the most tedious part of a literature review. Extraction sometimes drifts, especially with inconsistent metric definitions and units, so spot-check cells against the paper. It offers organized leads; judgment and interpretation remain yours, and the table is not a conclusion.

What it does

  • Breaks research questions down and suggests search strategies
  • Extracts chosen fields from papers into a table
  • Answers link back to the source paper
  • Batch-filter literature by topic
  • Save projects and keep adding to them

Who it is for

  • Building a literature table for a research topic
  • Quickly comparing methods and samples across similar studies
  • Checking whether papers in a field really support a claim
  • Narrowing candidates to a manageable set before a review

How to get started

  1. Write the question so it can be searched, and name the fields to extract
  2. Run ten candidates and remove off-topic ones by hand
  3. Spot-check numbers and units, then expand to the full set

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