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Scholarscope Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: mokcaeplgcdllmhdmfhcbjcgmaibpdgk

Scholarscope is a browser extension that overlays additional metadata on PubMed search results. It helps researchers quickly evaluate the prestige of journals and streamline the process of exporting literature information.

Developer:Scholarscope
Version:4.3.8
Size:354KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web StoreOfficial website

Overview

Installs

90K+

Rating

★ 3.7

32 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes 中文（中国）

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

High review signal

Complaint intensity

High review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The product is positioned as a research accelerator for PubMed users. It claims to enrich search results by automatically displaying journal impact factors, rankings, and providing literature export tools.

Inferred product pattern

Academic metadata overlay for specialized medical databases.

Review-backed pain points

Users report strong frustration with a transition to a paid model without notice, restrictive single-browser login limits for paid members, and constant prompts to log in.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of multi-device synchronization for paid accounts and instability in the display of impact factors following browser updates.

Tags
PubMed ToolScientific ResearchAcademic ProductivityImpact Factor
Target users

- Academic Researchers

- Medical Students

- Scientists

- Healthcare Professionals

Primary use cases

- Evaluating journal impact factors during PubMed searches

- Exporting scientific literature citations

- Identifying high-ranking research papers quickly

Positive themes

- Initial utility for research

Negative themes

- Forced monetization

- Login fatigue

- Multi-device restrictions

- UI breakage

- Feature regression

Observed friction

- Payment required for meaningful usage

- Free-tier complaints detected

- Performance complaints detected

- Significant friction caused by the shift from a free to a paid model and a restrictive licensing policy that prevents multi-device usage.

Evidence boundary: Extracted from store listing and 10 high-signal user reviews. The review sample is heavily weighted toward negative feedback, which may overrepresent sentiment anger.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

Complaints center on UX frustration regarding repetitive login requirements and pop-up notifications.

Reliability

Users have reported UI elements being hidden after Chrome updates and the impact factor data failing to load (appearing grey) even for paid users.

Privacy

No privacy-specific complaints were observed in the provided samples.

Access & pricing

- Subscription model observed

- Account required for core usage

- Trial or limited free usage before paid plan

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 4.3.8

- Size: 354KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

PubMed impact factorPubMed journal rankingsscientific research extensionPubMed literature export

Comparison

Scholarscope vs EasyScholarScholarscope vs PubMed Plus

Problem

how to see impact factor on PubMedPubMed citation export tool

Alternative

EasyScholarEasyPubMedPubMed Impact Factor extensionpubmedplus

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Screenshots

Scholarscope screenshot

Links

Website: scholarscope.online

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