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Connected Papers
Visualize academic papers as a graph — find related work and prior work in one glance.
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Connected Papers turns academic papers into an interactive graph, helping you find related work fast. Enter any paper to build a graph of similar papers based on co-citations and bibliographic coupling, then zoom into clusters and spot prior and derivative work. Ideal for literature reviews, it makes field structure visible at a glance.
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Key Features
Paper Graph
Enter any paper and get a visual graph of similar papers, built from co-citations and bibliographic coupling.
Prior & Derivative
Spot the foundational papers and the newest work that builds on them — instantly visible in the graph.
Topic Clusters
See how papers group by topic and how a research field is structured, instead of scanning endless lists.
Export & Save
Export your graph or save paper lists to keep exploring later and cite the right papers in your bibliography.
Pros
- Visual graph makes related work obvious
- Fast literature review and discovery
- Reveals prior and derivative work at a glance
- Free to use for basic exploration
Considerations
- Advanced features require a paid subscription
- Relies on searchable paper metadata
- Not a full reference manager
Best For
Researchers
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Students
Study / Summaries / Writing
Academics
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Analysts
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