Litmus Review is a wiki for evaluating scientific claims, academic papers, and research fields. Each entry examines what the evidence actually says — not what headlines claim it says.

What you’ll find here

  • Paper reviews — evaluations of individual studies: methodology, statistical rigor, reproducibility, and whether the conclusions follow from the data
  • Meta-analyses — synthesis across groups of papers on the same topic
  • Field assessments — higher-order evaluations of entire research areas and subfields
  • Claim checks — common claims traced back to their source evidence

How to use this site

Browse the explorer on the left, use search, or start from one of the sections above. Pages are interlinked — follow the connections to see how evidence relates across studies and fields.