Getting Started With Sifty
Unlock smarter results with these research essentials
Sifty is an AI-powered research assistant, designed to simplify the process of navigating vast academic resources and uncovering precise, valuable insights across disciplines. By following these best practices and exploring Sifty's key features, you'll learn how to leverage AI to refine your queries, access relevant studies, and transform your research process.
Sifty is a web-based platform that allows you to:
Search and filter over 250 million papers
For every paper, see a relevance percentage and summary, so you instantly know how closely it matches your search query.
Get concise summaries generated by AI
Our AI analyzes your query and the resulting papers to extract key findings and synthesize information across multiple sources.
Share, export and organize
Share your searches with others, save important papers, export citations, and organize your research findings in a structured way.
Craf Your Research Question
Sifty's AI is built to understand a wide variety of research queries, from simple yes-or-no questions to exploring best practices, discovering how variables interact, or learning the mechanics behind complex processes. Whatever your focus, Sifty's flexibility lets you tailor your question to your needs. For best results, phrase your question in straightforward, everyday language—keeping it concise and clear. This way, Sifty can better understand and return the most relevant answers, quickly connecting you to the insights you're looking for.
Product Tip
Think of Sifty as your research-savvy colleague—ask questions that you'd expect a fellow researcher to answer based on their expertise, in everyday language you would use in a casual conversation.
"animals" + "dreams" + "psychology"
This question is vague, and relies on too many symbols and key words.
To what extent do various animal species experience something analogous to human dreaming?
This query has a complicated sentence structure and uses excessive jargon.
What is the physiological basis of mammal REM sleep?
This question is clear, precise and specifies what care about (physiology, mammals, and REM sleep).
Understand Your Search Results
After scanning the summary, keep scrolling down to explore the top results for your query. To help you navigate these results, we've included the following five tools that highlight what's most relevant:
- Match percentage: See how closely each result aligns with your query, making it easy to prioritize high-relevance papers.
- Citation number: Quickly gauge the impact of each paper by checking how often it's been cited in other research.
- Action bar: Save, export, or mark key papers as favorites for easier access in future searches.
- Tags: Find papers that match specific themes or methodologies, helping you focus on your research needs.
- Abstract preview: Get a quick overview of each paper's findings without having to download the full text.
Fine-Tune Your Results with Filters
Want to deepen your inquiry? No worries, we've got you covered. With our user-friendly filters, you can easily organize your search results to find exactly what you need.
Date
Looking for the latest studies? Use the date filter to prioritize cutting-edge research or explore foundational works from years past.
Study Type
To get the best results, it's important to format your research question clearly and simply.
Relevance
To get the best results, it's important to format your research question clearly and simply.
Start with a Sample Search
Try a search to experience how quickly you can gather relevant sources, summaries, and insights.
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