Keenious is a different type of search tool than you might be used to. With Keenious, you use your current document as an input into the search, compared to using just keywords as done in traditional search engines.
To make sure you get the best results there are some tools that you need to know how to use. Here is a list of the five most important tools you can use to make the most of your search.
1. Use Topics
We don't only return articles, but we also return Topics that are relevant to your document. This can be very useful if you are new to a field and just want to explore and learn the basic concepts.
The topics tab can be found in the filter section under 'Content and Access'.
The power of Keenious really comes through when you start filtering on topics.
With a topic filter, the search engine will only show results that are tagged with that specific topic. You can easily mix and match topics as much as you want, even exclude topics if you feel that your results are coming up with too many non-relevant results.
Tip! Try searching for a topic such as "Artificial Intelligence" to see how your text relates to a completely different field.
To filter by a topic:
1. Enter the Topics Tab and select a topic you want to filter by.
2. Click the "Apply Changes" button on the bottom of the filters section.
3. Keenious will automatically refresh and give you a list of new articles to explore.
Tip! Try filtering with Multiple Topics for more niche results
2. Ask AI (Highlight Search)
If you're working with a large piece of text, sometimes it can be beneficial to narrow down what Keenious should focus on. Ask AI (previously known as Highlight search for our Keenious OGs) is a tool that lets you do just that!
You can view your input document by clicking on the box with your file name. This will be at the top of your chat.
Try highlighting parts of your conversation or PDF/text, from a sentence to multiple paragraphs, and then click the 'Ask AI' button.
Your highlight section will now appear in the text box on the left hand side. You can give further prompts of simply search.
Keenious will more explore the highlights section in depth while still considering your initial input.
3. Search by keywords
Sometimes you only want results that specifically mention certain words. By using the search bar in the filters window, you can steer the recommendations in the way you would like. The search bar supports boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), phrase matching (" "), and grouping (). Keenious will only return results matching your query.
The search bar supports boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), phrase matching (" "), and grouping (). Select 'Update' and 'See Results'. Keenious will only return results matching your query.
4. Filter by publication date, citation count, or open access (OA)
Want to limit your search to only within a certain time period or with a certain amount of citations?
Click the "Filters" button, and you can set the filters you want.
This is a great way to get up-to-date and highly cited articles. There is also an option to only show Open Access (OA) articles.
