Literature review tools
Manage screening decisions, track study inclusion and exclusion, and generate PRISMA flow diagrams in one integrated workflow. CiteGeist automatically organizes review counts and prepares structured metadata, including AI-generated study summaries, for easy CSV export.
Imports .bib, .nbib from PubMed, .txt and .pdf
311 duplicates removed
973 records screened on title
642 excluded on title
331 abstracts screened
247 excluded on abstract
84 studies included
Run one search and pull matching records straight into your project, tagged with their source so your PRISMA identification count stays accurate.
A PRISMA flow diagram for your methods section and a data extraction table for your analysis and supplementary materials, both built from the same project.
PRISMA flow diagram
Map your exclusion tags once and CiteGeist fills in each box of the flow: identification, deduplication, title and abstract screening, and inclusion. Exclusions are shown at the stage where they happened, so reviewers can follow every record.
Paper metadata table
Run extraction on your included studies and review the key fields before you export. Status counters show how many papers are ready and which need attention, so the table you share is complete and reproducible.
CiteGeist maps every paper in your project by citation and topic similarity, so clusters, gaps and outliers show up before you've read a single abstract.
The knowledge graph view in CiteGeist
Papers group by shared citations and topic overlap, so the shape of your field appears automatically.
Thin connections between clusters often mark an under-cited angle worth covering in your review.
Select any node to open that paper's metadata, tags and notes without leaving the graph.
Screen, tag, and export without the extra steps. One guided workflow handles your PRISMA counts and study metadata together.
Turn screening decisions into reportable counts.
Pick the tags that mean excluded on title and excluded on abstract so each count lands in the right screening stage.
Add source tags to break records identified down by database, import or search query.
Confirm records identified, duplicates removed, records after title screening, abstract exclusions and records included.
Label the included papers. That tag is the handoff to the metadata table and your audit record of included studies.
Turn included studies into analysis-ready data.
Use the Selected count to confirm scope, click Run extraction and wait for Ready to match it.
Spot-check titles, authors, years, journals and keywords. Add limitations, key results and meta-analysis details in each paper's notes.
If Errors is above zero, fill the metadata gaps or record the known limitation before the final export.
Download the table for synthesis, processing pipelines and long-term record keeping.
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Ready for submission
A PRISMA flow diagram reports how many records a systematic review identified, how many duplicates were removed, how many were excluded at each screening stage, and how many studies were finally included. PRISMA stands for Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, and many journals ask for the diagram alongside a systematic review.
You choose which tags mean excluded on title and excluded on abstract. CiteGeist then counts records identified, duplicate records removed, records after title screening, records excluded after abstract screening and records included. Optional source tags split the identification count by database, import or search query.
CiteGeist imports .bib (BibTeX), .nbib (PubMed), .txt and .pdf files. Moving over from another reference manager? See how to migrate your library.
Each included paper becomes one row with its title, authors, year, journal, keywords, tags, AI summary and your notes, so limitations and findings you recorded during the review travel with the data.
Wait until the Ready count matches your Selected count. If the Errors count is above zero, fill in the missing metadata for those papers or record the known limitation in their notes before you export.
Yes. Reference verification checks each citation against its source and flags mismatches before you submit.
Your research doesn't end when the literature review is complete, and neither does CiteGeist.
Take your work from screening and synthesis to writing and publication without switching tools or starting over.
Whether you're inserting citations, formatting your bibliography, or putting the finishing touches on your manuscript, we've got you covered.
Your library with AI summaries, related-paper discovery, and citing straight from Word or LaTeX.
Explore Reference Manager → Reference VerificationEvery citation checked against public scholarly records before you submit. No surprises from reviewers.
Explore Reference Verification →Import your search results, tag as you screen and export your included studies when you are ready.
