Agentic Research Directory

Agentic Research Directory

AI tools, agent skills, frameworks and workflows for academic research.

Browse reviewed resources, from everyday literature review, writing and data analysis to autonomous research. Inclusion is not a claim of proven benefit.

Resources

16 resources match the current filters (39 in the catalogue).

Workflow level (L1–L4) describes how AI is used, not evidence quality. Higher is not better evidence. Source level and outcome verification are separate labels. Read the method.

  1. Tool Google DeepMind and academic collaborators 2025

    Aeneas

    Aeneas helps historians retrieve parallel Latin inscriptions and propose restorations, dates and geographical attributions.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Institutional report Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Humanities & history Archival researchData analysis

  2. Tool Suresh and colleagues 2021

    TalkMoves: transformer-assisted classroom discourse analysis

    A research application combining speech recognition and transformer models to analyze mathematics classroom talk moves.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Preprint (not peer-reviewed) Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Education Data analysisTranscription

  3. Tool ATLAS.ti

    ATLAS.ti AI features

    ATLAS.ti describes AI-assisted document conversations, intention-guided coding and audio/video transcription for qualitative research.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Business & managementHumanities & historySocial science Data analysisKnowledge synthesisTranscription

  4. Tool BERTopic project

    BERTopic

    BERTopic uses transformer embeddings and class-based TF-IDF for topic modelling of document collections.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Project-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Business & managementHumanities & historySocial science Data analysis

  5. Tool CausalML project

    CausalML

    CausalML provides machine-learning methods for uplift modelling and conditional average treatment-effect estimation from experimental or observational data.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Project-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Business & managementEconomicsSocial science Data analysis

  6. Tool Elicit

    Elicit

    Elicit offers semantic literature search, cited research reports and assistance with systematic-review screening and data extraction.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Multidisciplinary Data extractionKnowledge synthesisLiterature research

  7. Tool EPHE and Inria

    eScriptorium

    eScriptorium supports segmentation and transcription of historical manuscripts, printed books and archival documents through OCR/HTR and manual correction.

    L2Research workflow (workflow level, not a quality rating) Source: Project-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Humanities & history Archival researchTranscription

  8. Tool Jupyter AI project

    Jupyter AI

    Jupyter AI integrates agent chats into JupyterLab so researchers can collaborate with selected agents in their notebook workspace.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Project-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Multidisciplinary Data analysisResearch coding

  9. Tool MAXQDA

    MAXQDA AI Assist

    MAXQDA AI Assist offers qualitative-data summaries, paraphrases, code suggestions and document conversations.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Business & managementHumanities & historySocial science Data analysisKnowledge synthesis

  10. Tool Paperpal

    Paperpal

    Paperpal advertises a research-writing workspace combining source uploads, cited drafting assistance, paraphrasing and submission checks.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Multidisciplinary Literature researchScientific writing

  11. Tool PySR project

    PySR (including official usage skill)

    PySR performs symbolic regression to search for interpretable mathematical expressions from data and documents an optional agent skill.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Project-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 MathematicsMultidisciplinary Data analysisResearch coding

  12. Tool Rayyan

    Rayyan

    Rayyan supports collaborative review screening, deduplication and relevance ranking learned from reviewer decisions.

    L2Research workflow (workflow level, not a quality rating) Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Multidisciplinary Data extractionLiterature research

  13. Tool ResearchRabbit

    ResearchRabbit

    ResearchRabbit supports literature discovery from seed papers, reference-library connections and adaptive recommendations.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Multidisciplinary Literature research

  14. Tool READ-COOP SCE

    Transkribus: AI-assisted transcription for archival research

    A hosted platform documenting handwriting recognition, correction, extraction and publication of archival material.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Humanities & history Archival researchData extraction

  15. Tool Writefull

    Writefull

    Writefull offers AI language feedback, paraphrasing and copyediting tailored to academic writing.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Multidisciplinary Scientific writing

  16. Tool iFLYTEK

    讯飞科研大模型 (iFLYTEK research model)

    The iFLYTEK research model is offered for paper reading, review generation, specialist translation and English-language polishing.

    Workflow level n/a Source: Vendor-documented Outcome: Not empirically evaluated here

    1 source Source-checked 2026-10-15 Humanities & historyMultidisciplinarySocial science Knowledge synthesisLiterature researchScientific writing