PubMed vs BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine): catalog facts
 PubMed |  BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) |
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Free Free to use, run by a US government agency. |
Free Free to search in the browser. |
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Web |
Web |
- Over 40 million biomedical citations in one place
- Advanced search, clinical queries and MeSH browsing
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- Focused on open-access academic content
- Draws on thousands of institutional repositories
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- Mostly citations and abstracts; full text depends on PubMed Central or publishers
- Limited to biomedical and life-sciences subjects
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- Anti-scraper check requires modern JavaScript and can slow page loads
- Covers repository content, so some paywalled literature will be missing
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Web application |
Web application |
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Closed source |
Closed source |
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License not stated |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
Not stated if an account is needed |
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Needs internet |
Needs internet |
Checked October 1, 2026 | Checked October 2, 2026 |
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