We have discussed using AI for research purposes and enumerated its weaknesses (lying, making stuff up). What then? Here is an example of an alternative  approach

An attempt to assess the usefulness of Google Scholar as a data source for entomological review papers
Alina Bochniarz, Polish Journal of Agronomy 2023, 52, 171–183

Google Scholar is a free scientific search engine that is widely available, also to scientists from developing countries, covering about half of the world’s scientific articles in open access (Singh et al., 2023). For biology and chemistry, it is ranked first in the world (Klopfenstein, Dampier, 2021).

The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of the Google Scholar search engine in the selection of material for review papers in entomology. The search results included almost all relevant records from the SCOPUS and Web of Science databases, plus a number of potentially valuable publications from other sources.

Google Scholar has a significant quantitative advantage over these databases because, in addition to peer-reviewed scientific papers with an international presence, it includes local scientific publications, conference proceedings, research reports, textbooks, book chapters, patents, etc.

PLB

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