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How Wonders helps you research
Wonders guides you through every step of literature review—no prior research experience needed.
Find the right topic
Discover under-explored angles and research gaps with side-by-side search boards. See what's been studied and find topic opportunities.
Master search keywords
Get AI-suggested keywords and Boolean queries—from simple searches to advanced strategies that will impress your supervisor.




550M+ sources
Access 550M+ sources across 88,000+ journals—sciences, humanities, dissertations, and patents. Go further than Google Scholar.
Auto-generate citations
Export formatted bibliographies in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and more. No spreadsheets or reference manager headaches.
Literature
review video tutorials.
Explore helpful guides and learning resources to master your literature review process, with Wonders or without.
Complete literature
review guides.
Start and master your academic and patent literature review process with the most complete online resource.

Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing Academic Literature
How to collect, categorize, and analyze your literature review.

How to Find Research Gaps: 3-step-method
Learn a simple, 3-step, method to find research gaps.

Academic Research Tools: A Guide for Beginners
Tame the research chaos by building your tool stack.

Complete Guide to AI-Assisted Research Ethics
Explore the correct use of AI in academic research.

Plan Your PhD Literature Review With This Year-End Guide
Step-by-step year-end roadmap—defining scope to setting milestones.
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Looking for more literature review guides?
Learn the process of literature review from start to finish and find answers to most common research challenges.

How to Cite in APA Format: Complete 7th Edition Guide
The APA citation style for psychology, education, and social sciences

How to Cite in MLA Format: Complete 9th Edition Guide
MLA citation style for humanities, literature, and languages

How to Cite in Chicago Style: Complete 18th Edition Guide
Chicago-format citations used by history, arts, and humanities

How to Cite in Harvard Style: Complete Referencing Guide
The Harvard citation style used in by UK, Australian, and international universities.

How to Cite in IEEE Format: Complete Citation Guide
The IEEE citations for engineering and computer science.

How to Cite in Vancouver Style: Complete ICMJE Guide
The Vancouver citation style for biomedical and health sciences.
Not seeing your citation style?
Looking for Turabian, ACS, ASA, Bluebook, NLM, ACSME, AIP, SBL, or others? Our complete guide has you covered.

How to Cite AI Tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Others)
When and how to cite ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools in academic papers.

How to Cite Sources You Found Through AI Tools
Used Wonders, Elicit, or ChatGPT to find papers? Here's what to cite—and what you can skip.

How to Cite Sources You Can't Fully Access
Stuck behind a paywall? Working from an abstract? Here's how to handle citations for sources you can't read in full.

How to Cite Online Videos (YouTube, TikTok, Lectures, Webinars)
Citing a YouTube video or TikTok in your paper? Here's how to format it correctly for academic work.

How to Cite Sources Without an Author
No author listed? You can still cite it properly. Here's how to handle anonymous and authorless sources.
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Wondering how to cite sources with no date, Government websites, blogposts, or other peculiarities? Browse all our source guides.
Literature review
video tutorials.
Explore helpful guides and learning resources to master your literature review process, with Wonders or without.
Complete literature
review guides.
Start and master your academic and patent literature review process with the most complete online resource.

How to Cite in APA Format: Complete 7th Edition Guide

How to Cite in MLA Format: Complete 9th Edition Guide

How to Cite in Chicago Style: Complete 18th Edition Guide

How to Cite in Harvard Style: Complete Referencing Guide

How to Cite in IEEE Format: Complete Citation Guide

How to Cite in Vancouver Style: Complete ICMJE Guide
Not seeing your citation style?
Looking for Turabian, ACS, ASA, Bluebook, NLM, ACSME, AIP, SBL, or others? Our complete guide has you covered.

How to Cite AI Tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Others)

How to Cite Sources You Found Through AI Tools

How to Cite Sources You Can't Fully Access

How to Cite Online Videos (YouTube, TikTok, Lectures, Webinars)

How to Cite Sources Without an Author
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Wondering how to cite sources with no date, Government websites, blogposts, or other peculiarities? Browse all our source guides.

Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing Academic Literature

How to Find Research Gaps: 3-step-method

Academic Research Tools: A Guide for Beginners

Complete Guide to AI-Assisted Research Ethics

Plan Your PhD Literature Review With This Year-End Guide
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Looking for more literature review guides?
Learn the process of literature review from start to finish and find answers to most common research challenges.
Literature
review video tutorials.
Explore helpful guides and learning resources to master your literature review process, with Wonders or without.
Complete literature
review guides.
Start and master your academic and patent literature review process with the most complete online resource.

Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing Academic Literature
How to collect, categorize, and analyze your literature review.

How to Find Research Gaps: 3-step-method
Learn a simple, 3-step, method to find research gaps.

Academic Research Tools: A Guide for Beginners
Tame the research chaos by building your tool stack.

Complete Guide to AI-Assisted Research Ethics
Explore the correct use of AI in academic research.

Plan Your PhD Literature Review With This Year-End Guide
Step-by-step year-end roadmap—defining scope to setting milestones.
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Looking for more literature review guides?
Learn the process of literature review from start to finish and find answers to most common research challenges.

How to Cite in APA Format: Complete 7th Edition Guide
The APA citation style for psychology, education, and social sciences

How to Cite in MLA Format: Complete 9th Edition Guide
MLA citation style for humanities, literature, and languages

How to Cite in Chicago Style: Complete 18th Edition Guide
Chicago-format citations used by history, arts, and humanities

How to Cite in Harvard Style: Complete Referencing Guide
The Harvard citation style used in by UK, Australian, and international universities.

How to Cite in IEEE Format: Complete Citation Guide
The IEEE citations for engineering and computer science.

How to Cite in Vancouver Style: Complete ICMJE Guide
The Vancouver citation style for biomedical and health sciences.
Not seeing your citation style?
Looking for Turabian, ACS, ASA, Bluebook, NLM, ACSME, AIP, SBL, or others? Our complete guide has you covered.

How to Cite AI Tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Others)
When and how to cite ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools in academic papers.

How to Cite Sources You Found Through AI Tools
Used Wonders, Elicit, or ChatGPT to find papers? Here's what to cite—and what you can skip.

How to Cite Sources You Can't Fully Access
Stuck behind a paywall? Working from an abstract? Here's how to handle citations for sources you can't read in full.

How to Cite Online Videos (YouTube, TikTok, Lectures, Webinars)
Citing a YouTube video or TikTok in your paper? Here's how to format it correctly for academic work.

How to Cite Sources Without an Author
No author listed? You can still cite it properly. Here's how to handle anonymous and authorless sources.
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Wondering how to cite sources with no date, Government websites, blogposts, or other peculiarities? Browse all our source guides.
Literature
review video tutorials.
Explore helpful guides and learning resources to master your literature review process, with Wonders or without.
Complete literature
review guides.
Start and master your academic and patent literature review process with the most complete online resource.

Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing Academic Literature
How to collect, categorize, and analyze your literature review.

How to Find Research Gaps: 3-step-method
Learn a simple, 3-step, method to find research gaps.

Academic Research Tools: A Guide for Beginners
Tame the research chaos by building your tool stack.

Complete Guide to AI-Assisted Research Ethics
Explore the correct use of AI in academic research.

Plan Your PhD Literature Review With This Year-End Guide
Step-by-step year-end roadmap—defining scope to setting milestones.
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Looking for more literature review guides?
Learn the process of literature review from start to finish and find answers to most common research challenges.

How to Cite in APA Format: Complete 7th Edition Guide
The APA citation style for psychology, education, and social sciences

How to Cite in MLA Format: Complete 9th Edition Guide
MLA citation style for humanities, literature, and languages

How to Cite in Chicago Style: Complete 18th Edition Guide
Chicago-format citations used by history, arts, and humanities

How to Cite in Harvard Style: Complete Referencing Guide
The Harvard citation style used in by UK, Australian, and international universities.

How to Cite in IEEE Format: Complete Citation Guide
The IEEE citations for engineering and computer science.

How to Cite in Vancouver Style: Complete ICMJE Guide
The Vancouver citation style for biomedical and health sciences.
Not seeing your citation style?
Looking for Turabian, ACS, ASA, Bluebook, NLM, ACSME, AIP, SBL, or others? Our complete guide has you covered.

How to Cite AI Tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Others)
When and how to cite ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools in academic papers.

How to Cite Sources You Found Through AI Tools
Used Wonders, Elicit, or ChatGPT to find papers? Here's what to cite—and what you can skip.

How to Cite Sources You Can't Fully Access
Stuck behind a paywall? Working from an abstract? Here's how to handle citations for sources you can't read in full.

How to Cite Online Videos (YouTube, TikTok, Lectures, Webinars)
Citing a YouTube video or TikTok in your paper? Here's how to format it correctly for academic work.

How to Cite Sources Without an Author
No author listed? You can still cite it properly. Here's how to handle anonymous and authorless sources.
Curious about other citation edge-cases?
Wondering how to cite sources with no date, Government websites, blogposts, or other peculiarities? Browse all our source guides.
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What people say about Wonders?
As a working PhD student, Wonders helped me save hours, sharpen my research direction, and find stronger, more relevant sources fast.

Chelsea N.
Phd Candidate
It’s the only AI that teaches research while doing it.

Andy R.
AVP, Office of Graduate Studies
Wonders replaced my chaotic 50-tab workflow—Google Scholar, PDFs, ChatGPT, blogs—with one clean, powerful space. I can run multiple searches, filter by relevance, save useful results, and keep all notes and links in one place.

Roman A.
Phd Candidate
Game-changer for focus + info overwhelm Wonders seriously leveled up my research flow. I can search across multiple sources in one place and refine results without juggling tabs. Bonus: their customer service is responsive, kind, and truly invested.

Mandi S.
Postdoc
Days of research in a matter of minutes.

Jefferson L.
Researcher
Wonders AI saves valuable research time and delivers concise, high-quality insights. It’s useful for both academic work and fact-based content creation. Intuitive and simple! 👍💯⭐

Gui A.
Supervisor & Professor
Unlike chatbots, Read Wonders supports real thinking. It helps me explore ideas, fill knowledge gaps, and stay focused as I write.

Anastasia K.
Researcher
App for serious researchers—Wonders AI has unique strengths. It takes a bit to fit into an existing research workflow, but once aligned, it becomes an indispensable tool for literature reviews.

Galih K.
Supervisor
Wonders AI goes beyond search—it’s a full research workspace. Smart queries, term lookup, saved history, citations, and a great founders.

Craig L.
Research Engineer
Its built for Serious Research so it stands apart for rigorous academic inquiry, not shortcuts. With granular control, credible sources, and a focus on transparency, it’s a rare AI tool truly made for researchers. A solid start with huge potential.

Edwin M.
Teaching Assistant
This is amazing for researching. Add this to your Tool box. It's A MUST if your doing uni, or your researching a topic.

Zara N.
Course creator
The ability to aggregate and synthesize data sources allows students to quickly filter which articles deserve deeper analysis versus texts that don’t meaningfully contribute to their research.

Frank A.
Doctoral Supervisor
Amazing research tool that brings structure to the literature review process. The guided workflow, summarization, and traceable citations make it ideal for evidence-based research.

Sushil K.
Researcher
Great for Postgraduate Students! Used Wonders during my Master’s—made a big difference. It saved me hours by providing clear, accurate summaries of complex papers. Incredibly helpful for balancing research and coursework.

Haydy A.
MA Student
As someone who struggles with attention, essays were always difficult for me. Now I have been getting A’s and understand my assignments better.

Ylva S.
BA Student Clinical Psychology
Advanced research platform with strategic depth... Wonders makes the research process feel purposeful and efficient. I love the color-coded highlights, fast conclusions, and in-platform reading.

Asif R.
Researcher
I started using Wonders at Imperial during my MA and now I still use it to follow developments in my field for my startup. It makes research really easy and I used ot hate it.

Aura M.
MA Student
As a working PhD student, Wonders helped me save hours, sharpen my research direction, and find stronger, more relevant sources fast.

Chelsea N.
Phd Candidate
It’s the only AI that teaches research while doing it.

Andy R.
AVP, Office of Graduate Studies
Wonders replaced my chaotic 50-tab workflow—Google Scholar, PDFs, ChatGPT, blogs—with one clean, powerful space. I can run multiple searches, filter by relevance, save useful results, and keep all notes and links in one place.

Roman A.
Phd Candidate
Game-changer for focus + info overwhelm Wonders seriously leveled up my research flow. I can search across multiple sources in one place and refine results without juggling tabs. Bonus: their customer service is responsive, kind, and truly invested.

Mandi S.
Postdoc
Days of research in a matter of minutes.

Jefferson L.
Researcher
Wonders AI saves valuable research time and delivers concise, high-quality insights. It’s useful for both academic work and fact-based content creation. Intuitive and simple! 👍💯⭐

Gui A.
Supervisor & Professor
As a working PhD student, Wonders helped me save hours, sharpen my research direction, and find stronger, more relevant sources fast.

Chelsea N.
Phd Candidate
It’s the only AI that teaches research while doing it.

Andy R.
AVP, Office of Graduate Studies
Wonders replaced my chaotic 50-tab workflow—Google Scholar, PDFs, ChatGPT, blogs—with one clean, powerful space. I can run multiple searches, filter by relevance, save useful results, and keep all notes and links in one place.

Roman A.
Phd Candidate
Game-changer for focus + info overwhelm Wonders seriously leveled up my research flow. I can search across multiple sources in one place and refine results without juggling tabs. Bonus: their customer service is responsive, kind, and truly invested.

Mandi S.
Postdoc
Days of research in a matter of minutes.

Jefferson L.
Researcher
Wonders AI saves valuable research time and delivers concise, high-quality insights. It’s useful for both academic work and fact-based content creation. Intuitive and simple! 👍💯⭐

Gui A.
Supervisor & Professor
Unlike chatbots, Read Wonders supports real thinking. It helps me explore ideas, fill knowledge gaps, and stay focused as I write.

Anastasia K.
Researcher
App for serious researchers—Wonders AI has unique strengths. It takes a bit to fit into an existing research workflow, but once aligned, it becomes an indispensable tool for literature reviews.

Galih K.
Supervisor
Wonders AI goes beyond search—it’s a full research workspace. Smart queries, term lookup, saved history, citations, and a great founders.

Craig L.
Research Engineer
Its built for Serious Research so it stands apart for rigorous academic inquiry, not shortcuts. With granular control, credible sources, and a focus on transparency, it’s a rare AI tool truly made for researchers. A solid start with huge potential.

Edwin M.
Teaching Assistant
This is amazing for researching. Add this to your Tool box. It's A MUST if your doing uni, or your researching a topic.

Zara N.
Course creator
As a working PhD student, Wonders helped me save hours, sharpen my research direction, and find stronger, more relevant sources fast.

Chelsea N.
Phd Candidate
It’s the only AI that teaches research while doing it.

Andy R.
AVP, Office of Graduate Studies
Wonders replaced my chaotic 50-tab workflow—Google Scholar, PDFs, ChatGPT, blogs—with one clean, powerful space. I can run multiple searches, filter by relevance, save useful results, and keep all notes and links in one place.

Roman A.
Phd Candidate
Game-changer for focus + info overwhelm Wonders seriously leveled up my research flow. I can search across multiple sources in one place and refine results without juggling tabs. Bonus: their customer service is responsive, kind, and truly invested.

Mandi S.
Postdoc
Days of research in a matter of minutes.

Jefferson L.
Researcher
Wonders AI saves valuable research time and delivers concise, high-quality insights. It’s useful for both academic work and fact-based content creation. Intuitive and simple! 👍💯⭐

Gui A.
Supervisor & Professor
Unlike chatbots, Read Wonders supports real thinking. It helps me explore ideas, fill knowledge gaps, and stay focused as I write.

Anastasia K.
Researcher
App for serious researchers—Wonders AI has unique strengths. It takes a bit to fit into an existing research workflow, but once aligned, it becomes an indispensable tool for literature reviews.

Galih K.
Supervisor
Wonders AI goes beyond search—it’s a full research workspace. Smart queries, term lookup, saved history, citations, and a great founders.

Craig L.
Research Engineer
Its built for Serious Research so it stands apart for rigorous academic inquiry, not shortcuts. With granular control, credible sources, and a focus on transparency, it’s a rare AI tool truly made for researchers. A solid start with huge potential.

Edwin M.
Teaching Assistant
This is amazing for researching. Add this to your Tool box. It's A MUST if your doing uni, or your researching a topic.

Zara N.
Course creator
The ability to aggregate and synthesize data sources allows students to quickly filter which articles deserve deeper analysis versus texts that don’t meaningfully contribute to their research.

Frank A.
Doctoral Supervisor
Amazing research tool that brings structure to the literature review process. The guided workflow, summarization, and traceable citations make it ideal for evidence-based research.

Sushil K.
Researcher
Great for Postgraduate Students! Used Wonders during my Master’s—made a big difference. It saved me hours by providing clear, accurate summaries of complex papers. Incredibly helpful for balancing research and coursework.

Haydy A.
MA Student
As someone who struggles with attention, essays were always difficult for me. Now I have been getting A’s and understand my assignments better.

Ylva S.
BA Student Clinical Psychology
Advanced research platform with strategic depth... Wonders makes the research process feel purposeful and efficient. I love the color-coded highlights, fast conclusions, and in-platform reading.

Asif R.
Researcher
I started using Wonders at Imperial during my MA and now I still use it to follow developments in my field for my startup. It makes research really easy and I used ot hate it.

Aura M.
MA Student
Common questions from students
Can I use Wonders for my thesis or dissertation?
Can I use Wonders for my thesis or dissertation?
Yes. Wonders is built for exactly this—helping you find sources, identify gaps, organize your reading, and export citations for thesis-level literature reviews. We also have plenty tutorials to help you get started.
Yes. Wonders is built for exactly this—helping you find sources, identify gaps, organize your reading, and export citations for thesis-level literature reviews. We also have plenty tutorials to help you get started.
Is Wonders allowed by universities?
Is Wonders allowed by universities?
Wonders is a research tool, not a writing tool. It helps you find and organize sources with full transparency—every AI suggestion shows its exact source. Students at Stanford, Cambridge, MIT, and 100+ other universities use Wonders.
Wonders is a research tool, not a writing tool. It helps you find and organize sources with full transparency—every AI suggestion shows its exact source. Students at Stanford, Cambridge, MIT, and 100+ other universities use Wonders.
Which sources do you have?
Which sources do you have?
Wonders AI searches 550M+ academic sources across 88,000+ journals—4x more than most alternatives. We cover all major fields from humanities to STEM, including peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, patents, and technical reports from publishers like Springer Nature, IEEE, CAS, and more.
Wonders AI searches 550M+ academic sources across 88,000+ journals—4x more than most alternatives. We cover all major fields from humanities to STEM, including peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, patents, and technical reports from publishers like Springer Nature, IEEE, CAS, and more.
Does Wonders plagiarise?
Does Wonders plagiarise?
No. Wonders is a research assistant, not a paper generator. It helps you find, organize, and understand sources—it doesn't write papers for you. Every insight shows its exact source so you maintain full academic integrity.
No. Wonders is a research assistant, not a paper generator. It helps you find, organize, and understand sources—it doesn't write papers for you. Every insight shows its exact source so you maintain full academic integrity.
How does Wonders compare to other tools?
How does Wonders compare to other tools?
Unlike single-purpose tools, Wonders is a complete workspace. Most researchers juggle 3-5 tools: Elicit for search, Zotero for references, Google Docs for notes. Wonders combines all of this with step-by-step guidance suitable for beginners and experts alike—from topic ideation through final export.
Unlike single-purpose tools, Wonders is a complete workspace. Most researchers juggle 3-5 tools: Elicit for search, Zotero for references, Google Docs for notes. Wonders combines all of this with step-by-step guidance suitable for beginners and experts alike—from topic ideation through final export.
How do I get the student discount?
How do I get the student discount?
Verify through StudentBeans for instant 50% off, or email scholarship@readwonders.com from your .edu address for a personal discount code.
Verify through StudentBeans for instant 50% off, or email scholarship@readwonders.com from your .edu address for a personal discount code.
Is there a free trial?
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Try Wonders free for 21 days with full access to all features. Students and faculty get up to 50% off after the trial.
Yes. Try Wonders free for 21 days with full access to all features. Students and faculty get up to 50% off after the trial.
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