Research Paper

AI-assisted research briefs from academic databases — right inside Obsidian.

Quick start

1. Install from Community Plugins → search "Research Paper"
2. Enable it in Settings → Community Plugins
3. Open Settings → Research Paper, pick an LLM provider, paste your API key
4. Open a note, click the 🔍 ribbon icon, and start researching

The plugin auto-detects your Obsidian language.

LLM Providers

Provider	Models
OpenAI	GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 Mini, GPT-5.4 Nano, GPT-5.2
Anthropic	Claude Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5
DeepSeek	V4 Pro, V4 Flash
Google Gemini	2.5 Pro, 2.5 Flash, 2.5 Flash Lite
OpenRouter	Routes to all major models
Grok (xAI)	Grok 4.3, Grok 4.20 Reasoning
GLM (Z.ai)	GLM-4 Plus, GLM-4, GLM-4 Flash, GLM-4 Air
Smart Plugins Obsidian (spob)	DeepSeek V4 Pro, V4 Flash

spob es el proveedor por defecto. Obtené tu API key y empezá a generar briefs con DeepSeek al instante — sin configurar nada más.

Tutorial

1. Configure your LLM provider

Go to Settings → Research Paper. Select your provider (e.g., OpenAI), paste your API key, and pick a model. GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7 produce the best results.

Optionally, add a PubMed API Key (free, increases search rate limits) and your email for Crossref DOI verification.

2. Search for evidence

Open a note, click the 🔍 ribbon icon or run Ctrl+P → Research Paper: buscar y generar. Type your research question in natural language — the LLM optimizes it into academic keywords automatically:

"What's the evidence on CBT for generalized anxiety disorder?"

"¿Qué dice la literatura sobre terapia cognitivo-conductual en adolescentes con depresión?"

Choose your domain (10 options, from Psychology to Engineering), mode (Quick Answer or Research Brief), language for the output, and a year range filter.

3. Review and refine

After searching, you'll see a list of articles with relevance scores. Each one is pre-selected with a checkbox:

• Uncheck articles that aren't relevant to your focus
• Use the Extra instructions field to guide the AI in natural language:
  • "Focus on efficacy compared to pharmacotherapy"
  • "Only include randomized controlled trials"

4. Generate your brief

Click Generate brief. The output is a structured Research Brief inserted into your note:

## Research Brief: {Title}

⚠️ AI-assisted brief. All factual data is traceable to the listed sources.

### Research Question
{Your original query}

### Sources Consulted
1. Smith, J. et al. (2025). *Journal*. DOI: [10.xxx](https://doi.org/10.xxx)
   {Summary in your language}

### Findings per Source
→ Smith et al. (2025) found that...

### Convergences
• Both studies agree that... (Smith, 2025; García, 2024)

### Divergences
• Smith reports a large effect; García reports moderate...

### Implications
{AI-generated synthesis}
⚠️ This section is AI-generated synthesis.

Features

• Natural language search — optimized into academic keywords by LLM
• Three search sources — PubMed (biomedical domains), OpenAlex, and Semantic Scholar (214M+ papers)
• Research Brief format — traceable evidence, not fake papers. No fabricated Methods, no false claims
• Review & Refine — select exactly which articles to include, add custom instructions
• APA 7 in-text citations — consistent author-year format throughout
• DOI verification — validates against Crossref API
• Year range filter — All time / Last 3 / 5 / 10 / 20 years
• 10 research domains — Psychology, Medicine, Nursing, Biology, Education, Sociology, Economics, Law, Engineering, General
• 6 output languages — with mandatory English abstract
• Model selector — 30+ models across 7 providers, updated for 2026

Search sources

Database	Coverage	Requires
PubMed	Biomedical & clinical	None (API key optional)
OpenAlex	Multi-disciplinary, 250M+ works	None
Semantic Scholar	Multi-disciplinary, 214M+ papers	None

Support

Research Paper is free and open source. If it helps your academic work, consider supporting development:

Credits

Created by Jesús García & DeepSeek V4-Pro · GitHub