Google Scholar ' the largest and most comprehensive scholarly search engine ' turns 20 this week. Over its two decades, some researchers say, the tool has become one of the most important in science. But in recent years, competitors that use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the search experience have emerged, as have others that allow users to download their data. The impact that Google Scholar ' which is owned by web giant Google in Mountain View, California ' has had on science is remarkable, says Jevin West, a computational social scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle who uses the database daily. But 'if there was ever a moment when Google Scholar could be overthrown as the main search engine, it might be now, because of some of these new tools and some of the innovation that's happening in other places,' West says. Many of Google Scholar's advantages ' free access, breadth of information and sophisticated search options ' 'are now being shared by other...
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