Best Academic research & citations Chrome extensions (2026)

The 20 most-used Academic research & citations on the Chrome Web Store, ranked by real store users. Listings rated under 3 stars on 20+ ratings are left out. Zotero, Mendeley, citation generators, Google Scholar helpers, paper access (Sci-Hub/Unpaywall), PubMed and research readers.

Top 20 Academic research & citations, ranked

1
Zotero Connector
Save references to Zotero from your web browser
≈9M users4.0★ from 2.5K ratingsUpdated 11 days ago14 permissions
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2
EndNote Click
Fast, one-click access to millions of research papers.
≈7M users4.0★ from 379 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago5 permissions
3
Google Scholar Button
Lookup scholarly articles as you browse the web.
≈3M users4.6★ from 1.4K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
4
MyBib: Free Citation Generator
Automatically create APA style, MLA format, and Harvard referencing style citations with our citation generator add-on for Chrome.
≈1M users4.8★ from 1.6K ratingsUpdated 6 days ago6 permissions
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5
Unpaywall
Legally get full text of scholarly articles as you browse.
≈1M users4.0★ from 284 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago2 permissions
6
EasyBib Toolbar
Cite web sites with one click using the EasyBib Toolbar and receive advice on the credibility of the web site you're citing.
≈900K users3.7★ from 99 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago3 permissions
7
Diccionario RAE en un clic 2022
Busca definiciones en el Diccionario de la Real Academia Española.
≈400K users4.0★ from 403 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years2 permissions
8
Paperpile Extension
Collect, organize, annotate and cite your research papers in Chrome.
≈300K users4.6★ from 194 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago11 permissions
9
Lean Library
A library-approved tool to unlock access to academic papers.
≈200K users3.4★ from 142 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago10 permissions
10
ExCITATION – Journal Ranking & Impact Factor for Google Scholar™
Show SJR, ABS & ABDC journal rankings in Google Scholar. Sort by citations, detect predatory journals & preview abstracts — free.
≈200K users4.5★ from 107 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago4 permissions
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coffeelings
A mini journal tucked into your browser.
≈100K users4.7★ from 592 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago2 permissions
12
Scite
scite allows users to see how a publication has been cited, providing the citation context and classification
≈100K users4.1★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 6 days ago3 permissions
13
Bibcitation Bibliography & Citation Generator
Cite websites and journal articles, bibliographies with our free citation and bibliography creator. MLA, APA, Chicago, and more.
≈90K users4.8★ from 13 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years5 permissions
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EasyPubMedicine
EasyPubMedicine makes PubMed easy to use
≈90K users4.7★ from 99 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago40 permissions
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PaperPanda — Get millions of research papers
PaperPanda helps you download papers
≈70K users4.5★ from 96 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago4 permissions
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BibGuru: Free Citation Generator
Generate citations in APA, MLA, Harvard, and hundreds of other citation styles directly on any website!
≈60K users4.5★ from 24 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years6 permissions
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Find sci paper
Find sci paper by sci-hub
≈60K users4.5★ from 66 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions
18
Slice - You browse. We pay.
Take back what belongs to you - monetize your browser, get paid for ads, cash in with Slice.
≈60K users4.6★ from 2K ratingsUpdated 5 months ago8 permissions
19
Mendeley Referencer
Allows you to add your references to mendeley directly from the website.
≈60K users4.0★ from 19 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago5 permissions
20
alphaXiv - Understand Research Papers
The official browser extension for alphaXiv.
≈50K users5.0★ from 27 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago8 permissions