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PubMed Citation Bar

by tomlaheyh · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Enhances PubMed with citation metrics, Altmetric scores, impact filtering, and more. Quickly identify high-impact medical research.

Users
873
+121 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#34K
#29K among extensions
Version
3.840
updated 12 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
0436873Oct 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 873 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
023Oct 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 3 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 PubMed Citation Bar

The PubMed Citation Bar adds key metrics to each search result with zero user tracking. This extension enhances your PubMed experience by providing instant access to critical publication metrics and filtering tools, saving you valuable research time. Key Features: - Citation metrics and impact scores for rapid paper evaluation - Altmetric scores to gauge broader research impact - Filter search results by impact score to quickly find influential papers - Smart highlighting of high-impact research - Medline indexing status and journal metrics - One-click access to Google Scholar - Direct links to detailed citation analyses - Trending article indicators - New publication highlights Save hours of research time by seeing all critical metrics at a glance. No more switching between multiple tabs or manually checking impact factors - everything you need is right there in your search results. For medical professionals, researchers, and students, this tool transforms literature review by instantly surfacing the metrics that matter most. Make better decisions about which papers to read, faster and more efficiently than ever before. All data is pulled directly from public sources with no user tracking or data collection

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+68+8.4%+10.00
30 days+121+16.1%+10.00
6 months+286+48.7%+10.00
1 year+437+100.2%+20.00

Version history

36 versions recorded
3.84012 Oct 2026
3.8304 Oct 2026
3.82013 Sep 2026
3.8108 Sep 2026
3.8008 Jun 2026
3.75029 Apr 2026
3.74027 Apr 2026
3.73011 Mar 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
16 Oct 2024
Size
2.4 MB
Languages
en, es, fr, pt-BR, ar, hi, bn, zh-CN
Pricing
Free
Support
sites.google.com
Extension ID
ghbpnjpggopkfhbngpcieoimiopbmmom

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 4, likelihood 1
Permissions
activeTabstoragescriptingtabsbrowsingDatasystem.memorybookmarksmanagement
Site access
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*https://www.nlm.nih.gov/*https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*https://icite.od.nih.gov/*https://api.crossref.org/*https://api.datacite.org/*https://api.japanlinkcenter.org/*https://api.medra.org/*https://api.semanticscholar.org/*https://www.semanticscholar.org/*and 22 more

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