Does Google restrict your ability to conduct valuable research?

Question

When conducting research on your desired topic, does Google search's flaws inhibit your ability to conduct the research efficiently? What are those specific flaws?

RickS · Accepted Answer

Their softening of rules around "verbatim" searches is frustrating. I'll search for 3 words, all mandatory, and will get results that are missing one and have to click "must include X" or preemptively include quotes.
Verbatim quotes aren't compatible with other search filters, which particularly impacts my ability to search for JS things, since that info goes stale so quickly.
so I can't simultaneously search for "all these words in this order" and also newer than 2017

giantg2 · Answer

I haven't found any. It's usually the search phrase specificity that gives me incorrect results. As a basic example, if I search 'lions mane', I'll get pictures of male lions with manes. If I added 'mushroom' to the end, then I will get the mushroom I'm looking for.I think Google has an academic search type if you want true research results.