Academic and scientific research tools

Reference manager and academic social network
Mendeley is a reference manager and academic social network for organizing research, collaborating online, and discovering research.

Personal research assistant
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

Online LaTeX editor
Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor that makes writing, editing, and publishing scientific papers much faster and easier.

Persistent identifier for researchers
ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers and their contributions from others.

Social networking site for scientists and researchers
ResearchGate is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask questions, and find collaborators.

Search engine for scholarly literature
Google Scholar is a freely accessible search engine that indexes scholarly literature across disciplines and formats.