Image Search Engine

Search hundreds of thousands of peer-reviewed images to rapidly investigate proteins, cell lines and diseases of interest

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Streamlined experimental planning

A unique database of peer-reviewed images

The CiteAb Image Search Engine is powered by a comprehensive database of published images, cropped to the panel of interest for maximum scientific relevance and streamlined analysis.

Strengthen experimental planning and product validation with easy access to images linked to the host publication as well as the protein target, cell line, disease studied and reagents used.

910k Experimental images

614k Proteins

5.1k Diseases

167k Cell lines

Collected and cropped from BMC Cancer by CiteAb, provided under a CC-BY license, 1 July 2025 by Xu, H., Cao, N., et al.

Collected and cropped from Sci Rep by CiteAb, provided under a CC-BY license, 1 July 2025 by Ding, L., Wen, F., et al.

Collected and cropped from Front Cell Infect Microbiol by CiteAb, provided under a CC-BY license, 1 August 2025 by Freiberger, R. N., López, C. A. M., et al.

Build on past research

The faster, smarter way to plan your experiments

The Image Search allows you to rapidly understand past experiments to help plan future work. Efficiently select appropriate methods, dig into experimental details and choose the right reagents to accelerate your research.

Learn from past experiments

Search and evaluate research images to inform experimental design

Access experimental detail with ease

Navigate to the original publication to review methods and explore experimental detail

Select the right reagents

View the reagents used for each image, helping you select fit-for-purpose reagents that produce quality data

Validated by Scientists

“The image search function really cuts down on the time I spend checking individual antibodies, and I can identify promising ones very quickly.”

Principal Scientist in Spatial Biology

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Used by the top research institutions

The CiteAb reagent search engine is trusted by leading Universities, Research Institutes and Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology companies from across the globe to find reagents for their life science research.

Discover our Reagent Search Engine

The smarter, faster way to find and evaluate research reagents. We rank antibodies, biochemicals, instruments, proteins, kits, cell lines & models by citations so you can reliably, quickly and easily select the right reagent to power more successful experiments.