The Workflow
6 steps · click a step number to mark it done
Open Consensus and have it ready before you start
Log in to Consensus and, if you have institutional access, add your university library credentials in Settings
Enter your research question or hypothesis in the main search bar
Select the Quick or Pro search mode and apply filters such as publication year (e.g., past 5 years) and journal rank (Q1)
Click Search and wait for the consensus meter to display the percentage of papers supporting and opposing the claim
Review the auto‑generated summary, key insights, and the list of source papers
Export the summary or copy the citation list to a document for further analysis