Sider Scholar
Searches research papers, saves them to a knowledge base and answers questions with citations.
What Sider Scholar can do in ChatGPT
Find, save and question academic papers.
Paper Search
Search 350M+ papers from Google Scholar, PubMed and arXiv.
Full Text Reading
Open the full paper to check a finding yourself.
Wisebase Saving
Save papers and chat notes to your knowledge base.
Cited Answers
Ask across your collection and get answers with references.
Knowledge Graphs
Turn a paper into a map of linked concepts.
You stay in control
You approve access, and you can disconnect Sider Scholar at any time.
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What Sider Scholar does in ChatGPT
The Sider Scholar plugin is a research helper for academic papers in ChatGPT. It searches more than 350 million papers from sources such as Google Scholar, PubMed and arXiv, and lets you open the full paper to check a finding yourself.
Papers you find can be saved to Wisebase, your own knowledge base, along with important chat discussions as editable documents. You can then ask questions across your whole saved collection at once, and the answers point to numbered references so you can see where each claim came from.
It can also draw an interactive knowledge graph from any paper, showing definitions, cause and effect links and how concepts sit under each other. That helps when a topic is new to you. You start it by connecting Sider Scholar to ChatGPT and then typing @Sider Scholar before your request.
Who it is for
- PhD students reviewing the literature
- Researchers who need cited answers
- Academics building a paper collection
How to add Sider Scholar to ChatGPT
- Open the Sider Scholar listing in ChatGPT ↗.
- Click Install plugin.
- Sign in to your Sider Scholar account when asked and approve the access it requests.
- Start a chat and ask for what you need, mentioning Sider Scholar if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
- To stop, disconnect Sider Scholar under apps in your ChatGPT settings.
Questions about Sider Scholar
What is the Sider Scholar ChatGPT plugin?
The Sider Scholar plugin is a research helper for academic papers in ChatGPT. It searches more than 350 million papers from sources such as Google Scholar, PubMed and arXiv, and lets you open the full paper to check a finding yourself. It is listed in ChatGPT's plugin marketplace under Education & Research.
What can I ask Sider Scholar to do in ChatGPT?
For example: "Search recent papers on LLM alignment from the last two years", "Explain how CRISPR cuts DNA using my knowledge base", "Show all documents in my knowledge base".
Who makes the Sider Scholar plugin for ChatGPT?
The ChatGPT listing names Sider AI as the developer. The version listed on 8 October 2026 was 2.0.0.
How do I add Sider Scholar to ChatGPT?
Open the Sider Scholar listing in ChatGPT, click Install plugin, sign in to your Sider Scholar account and approve the access it asks for. Then ask for what you need in a chat, mentioning Sider Scholar if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
Can Sider Scholar change things in my account, or only read?
It searches academic databases and reads and writes to your Wisebase, saving papers and chat notes you choose to keep.
Who is the Sider Scholar plugin for?
PhD students reviewing the literature, researchers who need cited answers and academics building a paper collection.
Where does Sider Scholar find papers?
The listing names Google Scholar, PubMed and arXiv among its sources, covering more than 350 million papers.
Can I check where an answer came from?
Yes. Answers based on your collection include reference numbers that link back to the source papers.
What is Wisebase?
It is Sider's knowledge base where you save papers and chat notes to question them again later.
Does Sider Scholar see my ChatGPT chats?
When Sider Scholar is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Sider Scholar. What Sider Scholar does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings, and you can disconnect at any time.
How do I disconnect Sider Scholar from ChatGPT?
Open your ChatGPT settings, go to apps, and disconnect Sider Scholar. You can reconnect later from the listing.
What are alternatives to Sider Scholar in ChatGPT?
Similar plugins in the ChatGPT marketplace include alphaXiv, Wiley Scholar Gateway and Consensus. Each has its own page in this directory.
Privacy and your data
When Sider Scholar is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Sider Scholar. What Sider Scholar then does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy, not only OpenAI's. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings for data that comes from connected apps, and you can disconnect at any time.
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