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PDFSleuth for Researchers

Search your entire paper library at once. Find citations, methodologies, and key concepts across dozens of academic PDFs in seconds.

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Every Researcher Knows This Struggle

Paper Overload

Your literature folder has 80 papers. You need to find every occurrence of "sample size" across all of them.

Citation Hunting

You need to know which papers cite a specific author or paper. Searching each PDF manually is not an option.

Methodology Mapping

Identifying which studies used a specific methodology or statistical test requires reading everything. Until now.

Research Workflows Made Faster

Whether you're writing a systematic review or a dissertation, PDFSleuth saves hours of manual work.

Systematic Literature Reviews

Upload your full paper set and search for inclusion/exclusion criteria terms across all PDFs. Build your corpus in minutes.

Term Frequency Analysis

Search for a list of keywords simultaneously and see exactly which papers contain which terms — exportable as CSV for further analysis.

Dissertation Research

Quickly locate supporting evidence across a body of literature. Find the page and paragraph without re-reading entire papers.

Grant & Report Writing

Verify that all required topics are covered across your supporting documents before submitting a grant application or report.

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