Google Scholar is a free search engine that indexes and provides access to scholarly literature in a variety of disciplines and formats. It allows users to search articles, theses and conference papers, preprints and technical reports, as well as other academic publications, from a wide variety of sources including universities, research institutes, academic publishers and professional societies.
Google Scholar is designed to assist students and researchers in finding relevant academic resources for their projects or studies. You can search by keywords, author names or publication titles. The results often include links to full text, abstracts, and citations. The search engine provides tools that allow users to track citations, find similar articles, and export their citations in different formats.