Introduction to Research Assistant

Please note: this feature is exclusive to ReadCube Enterprise.

ReadCube’s Research Assistant is designed to help teams navigate complex and evolving research areas more efficiently. It enables you to ask natural language questions, search across multiple sources, including your personal library and Dimensions, and receive summarized, cited insights with direct links back to the source research. The goal is to give you a more fluid, contextual research experience so you can find the most relevant information fast, accelerate decision-making, and support better collaboration with your team.

How is this different from ReadCube’s existing AI features?

If you’ve used our library-based AI chat before, the Research Assistant builds on that experience with some powerful new capabilities:

• Discover new research. You’re no longer limited to content already in your library, or to knowing exactly what to search a database for. The Research Assistant searches both your library and external sources to find the most relevant content for your question, and the AI does the discovery for you.

• Analyze a broader set of papers. The previous AI chat was limited to up to 20 selected papers from your library. The Research Assistant can handle much larger and more flexible sets of references, chosen dynamically based on your question.

• Have a true conversation. This update introduces a natural, back-and-forth chat experience. You can ask follow-up questions, refine your queries, and explore complex topics more fluidly.

• Access your chat history. Your conversations are saved in your browser, so you can revisit and continue past threads. Chat history is local to your browser. Switching devices or clearing your cache will remove it.

Want to give it a try? Check out our example prompts for inspiration on what Research Assistant can do for you.