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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD

@MushtaqBilalPhD

Feb 3, 2024 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

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How to move a list of references from a paper/book to Zotero without typing them all manually:

1. Copy the references you want to export to Zotero and paste them into ChatGPT with the following prompt:

Please convert this list of references into a BibTeX file.

ChatGPT will do the needful.

2. Copy the code ChatGPT generates and paste it into Notepad.

3. In Notepad, click on File and then Save as. Save this file as .bib

I am saving the file as References.bib

4. Open Zotero and click on File and then Import.

Select the first option "A file" and click on Next.

Navigate to the References.bib file you just saved and click on Open.

Zotero will ask you if you want to put the items in a new collection.

Click Next and that's it.

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ChatGPT: $20/m
Claude: $20/m
Gemini: $20/m
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Here's how to use Chat Academia:

1. Go to and click on "Get started."

You will need to buy a subscription to use the app.

It has three plans: $15/m, $30/m, and $45/m. chatacademia.com

2. This is how the homepage of Chat Academia will look like.

Click on "AI Chat" in the top-left and then "Create chat" in the top-right.

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Bohrium is a free AI app built for researchers.

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• Gives detailed answers and cites published papers.

Here's how to use it:

1. Go to bohrium[.]com and click on "Log in" in the bottom-left corner.

Enter your email to sign up for a free account.

2. In the bottom-left of the chat box, you will see options for AI models and databases.

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You can run visual searches from within Zotero to supercharge your literature — for free.

You can also do it with Mendeley and EndNote.

Here's how:

1. Go to github(dot)com/inciteful-xyz/inciteful-zotero-plugin

Scroll down a little and click on "Version 7 - latest release."

This will download an xpi file on your computer.

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Here's an overview of its features:

1. Go to rflow(dot)ai

Click on "Try for free" to sign up for a free account.

2. In the bottom-left of the search bar, you will three options: academic, web search, and text generation.

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It looks for papers, follows citations, evaluates relevance, runs follow-up queries, and shows you only relevant papers — and it's free:

1. Go to paperfinder.allen(dot)ai/chat and sign up for a free account.

Type in your question and hit Enter/Return.

Ai2 will start a search. It will mimic a human researcher in looking up papers, and then evaluating/ranking them for relevance.

2. Once it's done, Ai2 will give you a list of papers.

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It will also show you evidence of what makes a paper perferctly or somewhat relevant.

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