Adds a right-click menu item that opens a Semantic Scholar search for the selected paper in your browser.
Semantic Scholar Search has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It works with Zotero 7, not the current Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.
Downloads a .xpi file (0.00 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
In useAn estimate of how many copies of Zotero have it: Zotero downloads each new version once for every copy that has the plugin, so we count the downloads of its most-downloaded recent release. Rounded. Plugins that update from outside GitHub count low.
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DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
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ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
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StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
2
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
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LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
None stated
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
A+AABC
because every code check came out low
Next rung: A+, once we've tested it installed in Zotero 10.
Applies to v1.0, released 23 May 2025Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the cameron-git account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Doesn't update automatically: the update address is broken
Where your data goesNo web requests foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
No further detail for this area yet.
Powerful capabilitiesNo powerful capabilities foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7 · not 9, 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Adds a right-click menu item that opens a Semantic Scholar search for the selected paper in your browser. Works on Zotero 7 only.
Saves copying a title into Semantic Scholar by hand when you want to find related or citing work.
What you'll need
Detected automatically
Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10
Where your data goes
We found: no web requests found.
Forks and copies
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