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RefDedup

Remove duplicate references across your search exports — DOI, PMID, then fuzzy title matching.
Original records
Unique records
Duplicates found
Reduction
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RIS (.ris) and PubMed (.nbib) exports. Select several files at once — they are pooled and de-duplicated together.
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Add as many exports as you like, then run them together.

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Detection settings

Higher is more conservative. 95% is recommended.
85%100%

How duplicates are detected

  1. DOI — exact match (highest priority)
  2. PMID — exact match
  3. Title — fuzzy match above your threshold

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