Test and compare performance to optimize your workflow

Simulate AI-aided reviewing to test performance and find the model that works best for you.

Install

See it for yourself

Trust comes from testing—evaluate performance with your own data.

Improve performance

Help refine models and boost accuracy through fine-tuning.

Code-free data science

Step into data science without writing a single line of code.

Dataset simulation for model refinement

Simulate your fully labeled dataset

Import your own datasets to test and refine your models in real-time.

Import datasets

Easily bring in your own data including all existing labels for quick setup.

Test datasets

Check your model’s performance with a labelled dataset.

Test AI-models

Select a model to try out or compare multiple AIs side by side.

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Visualize your performance

Insights at a glance

Clear and intuitive charts to track progress and measure model effectiveness.

Plots & charts

Monitor and export insightful charts & plots about your simulation.

Use metrics

Such as work saved over sampling, recall or stopping suggestions.

Share your insights

Export your project file and share your results on GitHub.

Benchmark with SYNERGY

Accelerate performance and achieve faster results together

No data of your own? Choose a dataset from the Synergy collective that matches your field.

Open data

The largest open dataset offering in-depth analysis and insights.

Various fields

Choose within the wide range of datasets the one that covers your field.

Integration

Benchmark SYNERGY and donate your datasets to the SYNERGY collection.

Experience ASReview AI

Find out how our AI helps you with a 95% disappearing act.

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Get the 360° experience and discover all possibilities within our open-research infrastructure.

CLI

Simulate the performance of ASReview algorithm with the CLI.

API

Use the Python API to gain more control over the workings of the software.

Server & cloud

Self-hosted and secure, accessible on any device with a web browser.

Docker

Expand your setup with Docker for flexible and scalable software deployment.

Insights

Tools for extracting statistical results of performance metrics and advanced data visualizations.

Makita

The workflow generator to create the framework and code for your simulation study.

Templates

Templates for adding custom classifiers, query strategies, and feature extraction.

DORY

Examples

Browse a growing collection of publications using ASReview.

Questions & Answers

What is a simulation study?

ASReview’s simulation mode re-enacts the screening process without depending on human “oracles.” Because the dataset’s labels are already known, the software can simulate labeling decisions in real time, just as a human would. The simulation automatically stops once all relevant records are found, at which point performance metrics can be calculated.

What types of benchmark datasets can be used for simulations, and how should they be prepared?

In principle, any dataset with labeled records (relevant vs. irrelevant) can serve as a benchmark for simulations in ASReview. One popular choice is the SYNERGY database—a collection of fully labeled systematic reviews spanning multiple research domains.

How can researchers evaluate and compare different active learning models using ASReview’s simulation framework?

ASReview provides various metrics to measure model performance and screening efficiency, the most common being recall, loss, work saved over sampling, time to discovery. Users can also create their own metrics and add these to Insights.

How to run advanced simulations?

You can run simulations through the API, the command-line interface, or the web app, depending on how much control you need over the study parameters. For large-scale or more complex experiments—especially those that require high-performance computing—ASReview offers tools like Makita, which allows you to create a workflow for multiple simulation runs with different model configurations. Running simulations can be done locally, in the cloud or on a Kubernetes cluster, so you can scale up when testing many datasets or intensive model combinations.

Can I make my own simulation with my own models?

Absolutely! The system is designed for customization!

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