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Connected Papers
Visualize academic papers as a graph — find related work and prior work in one glance.
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.
Platforms
Web
Freemium
Advanced features require a paid subscription
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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.
Best For
Academic researchers
Map related work from a seed paper and identify prior, derivative, and relevant studies.
Graduate students
Use topic clusters and citation-based graphs to understand a research field for thesis literature reviews.
Literature review authors
Visualize field structure, then export graphs or save paper lists for later review.
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
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