Comparative Evaluation of AI Chatbots for Medical Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Francesco De Caro, Federico Della Rocca, Alessandra Mea, Matteo Tomeo, Simona Caruccio, Myriam Baldi, Giuseppe D'Arienzo, Raffaele De Caro, Emanuela Santoro, Giuseppina Cersosimo, Giovanni Boccia, Mario Capunzo, Giuseppina Moccia

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DOI: 10.2196/103592
Published: 2026-11-03
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@article{allodium:10.2196/103592,
  title = {Comparative Evaluation of AI Chatbots for Medical Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study},
  author = {Francesco De Caro and Federico Della Rocca and Alessandra Mea and Matteo Tomeo and Simona Caruccio and Myriam Baldi and Giuseppe D'Arienzo and Raffaele De Caro and Emanuela Santoro and Giuseppina Cersosimo and Giovanni Boccia and Mario Capunzo and Giuseppina Moccia},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JMIR Formative Research},
  doi = {10.2196/103592},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/103592}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Comparative Evaluation of AI Chatbots for Medical Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study
AU  - Francesco De Caro
AU  - Federico Della Rocca
AU  - Alessandra Mea
AU  - Matteo Tomeo
AU  - Simona Caruccio
AU  - Myriam Baldi
AU  - Giuseppe D'Arienzo
AU  - Raffaele De Caro
AU  - Emanuela Santoro
AU  - Giuseppina Cersosimo
AU  - Giovanni Boccia
AU  - Mario Capunzo
AU  - Giuseppina Moccia
PY  - 2026
JO  - JMIR Formative Research
DO  - 10.2196/103592
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/103592
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Caro, F. D., Rocca, F. D., Mea, A., Tomeo, M., Caruccio, S., Baldi, M., D'Arienzo, G., Caro, R. D., Santoro, E., Cersosimo, G., Boccia, G., Capunzo, M., & Moccia, G. (2026). Comparative Evaluation of AI Chatbots for Medical Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study. JMIR Formative Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/103592

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