Research Papers

Research Papers is a research tool that helps students, researchers, lecturers and other users discover and explore academic research papers. You can search for papers by topic, field of study, title, author or keywords, find similar studies, read paper information, download available PDFs, and save papers for later.

1. First time you open the app

Wait for the opening screen to finish.

Read the three introduction pages. Tap Next.

On the first page choose your language: English or Kiswahili.

Tap Get started.

2. Find papers by field of study

The home screen lists the fields of study.

Type in the box at the top to find a field quickly.

Tap a field, for example Medicine.

The papers of that field appear. Scroll down to load more.

3. Choose which papers to see

Tap Most cited, Newest or Classics.

Tap Free PDF only to see only papers you can download.

Tap Filters to choose years, type of paper and more. Tap Apply.

4. Read about a paper

Tap a paper.

Read its summary, authors and journal.

Scroll down to see papers that cite it and its references.

5. Download and read a PDF

Tap the red Download PDF button.

Wait for the download to finish.

The PDF opens inside the app.

Use the icons at the top to share it or save a copy to your phone.

If you see "The publisher has blocked this download", that paper cannot be downloaded.