PubmedPlus is a literature discovery and research management platform designed to help users find, assess, and follow scholarly publications. Its search tools include advanced queries, literature filters, and search history, with support for entering searches in Chinese and translating English abstracts. A companion toolbar displays journal impact factors and citation counts to help users evaluate articles.

The service also offers one-click links to Sci-Hub for accessing full-text papers, which it says can provide free access to more than 90 percent of paid literature. Users can trace citations to explore related research, and subscribe to updates about topics, journals, or authors. PubmedPlus also provides synchronized saving and export features for managing references across mobile devices and computers.

Its personalized recommendation function suggests research related to users’ interests, helping them monitor developments and discover additional material. The platform brings search, evaluation, access links, subscriptions, recommendations, and literature organization together in one place for readers tracking academic research