How is PICO Portal Individual different from ResearchRabbit?
ComparisonA map is not a screen. PICO Portal Individual takes a question, ranks records, and stores the decision.
What does ResearchRabbit do that PICO Portal Individual does not?
It is a good discovery tool when you have three seed papers and want the neighborhood.
ResearchRabbit builds a map and a collection from seed papers, and sends alerts. Open ResearchRabbit.
How do they compare on search, answer, and screen?
| PICO Portal Individual | ResearchRabbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | 14-day free trial. No department contract. | Free for researchers. |
| Search | 470 million articles from OpenAlex, ORCID and PubMed. | Seed papers to related papers. |
| Answer | Plain language. Each claim links to a source you can open. | None. A map. |
| Screen | Named reviewer, time, rationale, and the source passage. | None. |
Who should use which?
PICO Portal Individual — A review with an include or exclude on each record.
ResearchRabbit — Citation chasing and a personal library.
Can I use PICO Portal Individual and ResearchRabbit in the same review?
Yes. Keep ResearchRabbit for Seed papers to related papers. Put the include or exclude in PICO Portal Individual. The record shows the named reviewer, the time, the rationale, and the source passage.
Do I name ResearchRabbit in the methods?
Yes, if you searched there. Also name PICO Portal Individual if the decision sits there. A reader must be able to open the same record.
Can a student start without a university license?
Yes. PICO Portal Individual starts with a 14-day free trial and does not need a department contract. ResearchRabbit: Free for researchers.
What do I lose if I leave ResearchRabbit?
It is a good discovery tool when you have three seed papers and want the neighborhood.
Does either tool write the review?
No. ResearchRabbit returns None. A map. PICO Portal Individual returns a cited answer. You write the sentence.
Where is the decision record?
On the PICO Portal Individual record: named reviewer, timestamp, rationale, source passage. ResearchRabbit: None.
Can I upload a file from ResearchRabbit?
Yes, if it is a citation file. You then see that file in the same queue as the OpenAlex results.
Which tool do I open first?
Open ResearchRabbit if you already have a list. Open PICO Portal Individual if you have a question and no file.
Is the answer a substitute for the paper?
No. Open the citation. The passage is on the record so a second person can check the claim.
What can a supervisor check?
The question, the search, each include or exclude, and the passage. You see the queue, the conflicts, and the agreement while the stage is still open.