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Lazy Scholar

by Colby Vorland · lazyscholar.org · Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Academic research assistant - find full-text PDFs, citations, and analyze papers

Users
20K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.1 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
66
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#5,842
#5,012 among extensions
Version
3.0.1
updated 10 Jan 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
3,00012K20KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 20,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
204366Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 66 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Lazy Scholar

Lazy Scholar - Academic Research Assistant Lazy Scholar automatically detects scientific articles as you browse and provides instant access to full-text PDFs, citation and journal metrics, research integrity checks, and much more: FIND FULL-TEXT ACCESS Stop hitting paywalls. Lazy Scholar searches multiple sources simultaneously: • PubMed Central (PMC) - Free official versions • Europe PMC - Open access and author manuscripts • Open Access repositories • Direct PDF links CITATION METRICS AT A GLANCE • Citation counts from Google Scholar, OpenAlex, and Semantic Scholar • Influential citations - papers that heavily cite this work • Citation percentile - see how this paper ranks in its field • Web attention - mentions on Reddit, Twitter/X, Wikipedia, news, and blogs • Related papers recommendations JOURNAL CHECKS • Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) quartile ratings • Predatory journal warnings (Beall's List) • Citejacked journal alerts (paper mill detection) RESEARCH INTEGRITY • Retraction alerts - know immediately if a paper was retracted • Expression of Concern notices • Published corrections and errata • Preregistration detection • PubPeer comments - post-publication peer review • Hypothesis annotations ADVANCED RIGOR ANALYSIS • Tortured phrase detection • Suspect fingerprint scanning - detects template text, common paper mill patterns • Reference verification - checks if cited papers actually exist in CrossRef CITATION FORMATTING • One-click citations in 6 styles • Export to reference managers SIDEBAR ANALYSIS PANEL • References tab - view all citations, verify they exist, check for retractions • Outline extraction - automatic section parsing (Abstract, Methods, Results, etc.) • Data & code links - find supplementary materials and repositories • Statistical extraction - p-values, confidence intervals, test statistics CONVENIENCE FEATURES • Right-click to search Google Scholar or PubMed • Omnibox search - type "ls" then your query • One-click PDF download WORKS ON • Any scholarly article! PERFECT FOR • Graduate students and postdocs • Faculty and researchers • Librarians and information specialists • Science journalists • Anyone reading academic literature --- Note: Please report bugs! I welcome any feedback: Colby Vorland: colby.vorland at gmail | @LazyScholarExt | lazyscholar.org

Growth

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Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Lazy Scholar appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
exist#10
free access#82−35

Version history

5 versions recorded
3.0.110 Jan 2026
2.7.211 Sep 2024
2.7.19 Sep 2024
2.71 Sep 2024
2.6.015 Jun 2020

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
15 Jun 2020
Size
17.9 MB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
lazyscholar.org
Extension ID
fpbdcofpbclblalghaepibbagkkgpkak

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 4, likelihood 1
Permissions
activeTabtabsstorageunlimitedStorageclipboardWritedownloadscontextMenusnotificationsalarmsidlewebNavigationwebRequestscripting
Site access
http://*/*https://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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