Open Science Bot (by Dr. A.B. Shomarufov) v.2.5
@Open_Sciencebot
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Search PubMed, Crossref and Google Scholar from one chat by keyword, or narrow a search by author, journal and year. Its description is written in Uzbek, Russian and English.
Key features
- Keyword search across PubMed, Crossref and Google Scholar
- Advanced search by author, journal and publication year
- Description in Uzbek, Russian and English
What Open Science Bot (by Dr. A.B. Shomarufov) v.2.5 does
The first hour of a literature search usually means three tabs: PubMed for biomedicine, Google Scholar for everything else, and a DOI lookup when a reference is incomplete. Open Science Bot puts a search of those sources into Telegram. Its author describes two modes in a 2024 ResearchGate post: a quick keyword search, and an advanced search that combines keywords with an author, a journal title and a publication year, with results drawn from PubMed, Crossref and Google Scholar.
That suits a first pass over a topic from your phone: spot the key papers, note their DOIs, then read them properly through your library. It is not a replacement for a documented search in the databases themselves, which a systematic review requires.
The bot's description is in Uzbek, Russian and English and names its author, Dr. A. B. Shomarufov, with a Telegram contact; the version number in its name has reached 2.5. No pricing or limits are published. The author also announced plans to add ScienceDirect and Springer Nature, and we could not verify whether that has happened.
How to start
- Open @Open_Sciencebot and press Start
- Choose the quick keyword search or the advanced search
- Enter keywords, adding an author, journal or year for the advanced search
Pricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- Three major sources from one chat
- Filters by author, journal and year
- A named author you can contact
- Documented only by the author's own 2024 post
- No published pricing or limits
- Not a substitute for a documented database search
Alternatives
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 6 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 4 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 6 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 8 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 63.0 |
FAQ
Which databases does it search?
PubMed, Crossref and Google Scholar, according to the author's description; ScienceDirect and Springer Nature were announced as planned additions.
Can I use it for a systematic review?
For scoping the topic, yes; for the review itself, no. A systematic review needs searches you can reproduce and report, run in the databases themselves.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
