Connected Papers is an online platform designed to assist researchers, students, and applied scientists in discovering and exploring academic literature in a visual, intuitive way. Developed as a side project by a group of friends, it has evolved into a powerful tool for literature mapping and research exploration. The platform utilizes a vast database connected to the Semantic Scholar Paper Corpus to generate interactive graphs that visually represent relationships between academic papers across various scientific fields.

Connected Papers is a visual tool that helps researchers and applied scientists discover and explore academic papers relevant to their field. It creates interactive graphs based on paper similarity, allowing users to visualize connections between papers, identify important prior and derivative works, and gain insights into research trends and dynamics within a field. Visual Graph Generation: Creates interactive visual graphs of related papers based on similarity, with node size indicating citation count and color representing publication year. Prior and Derivative Works: Identifies important ancestral papers and subsequent works, helping users trace the evolution of research in a field. Multi-Origin Graphs: Allows users to add multiple origin papers to create more comprehensive literature maps. List View: Provides a sortable and filterable list of connected papers for more detailed analysis. Cross-Disciplinary Support: Covers papers from various scientific fields using the Semantic Scholar database.

Literature Review: Researchers can quickly get an overview of a new academic field and ensure they haven't missed important papers. Thesis Bibliography Creation: Students can use it to build comprehensive bibliographies for their theses by finding related works. Tracking Research Trends: Scientists can visualize and explore the latest developments and trends in their field of study. Interdisciplinary Research: Researchers can discover connections between papers across different disciplines.

Intuitive visual representation of academic literature Time-saving tool for literature discovery and exploration Supports various scientific fields Helps identify important papers and research trends

Limited to 5 graphs per month on the free plan Relies on the accuracy and coverage of the Semantic Scholar database May not capture all nuances of paper relationships

Go to the Connected Papers website: Visit https://www.connectedpapers.com in your web browser Enter a seed paper: On the homepage, enter the DOI, title, or URL of a paper you're interested in exploring further Generate the graph: Click the 'Build Graph' button to generate a visual map of related papers Explore the graph: The resulting graph shows related papers as nodes, with size indicating citation count and proximity/lines showing similarity. Hover over nodes to see paper details. Use the Prior Works feature: Click the 'Prior Works' button to see a list of influential papers that came before the papers in your graph Use the Derivative Works feature: Click the 'Derivative Works' button to see more recent papers that cite or build on the papers in your graph Expand paper details: Click the 'Expand' button to see a detailed list view of all the papers in your graph Download or export results: Use the 'Download' button to export the bibliography list or import directly to reference managers like Zotero Build new graphs: Click on any paper in your results to generate a new graph using that paper as the seed