Connected Papers

Overview

Connected Papers is a visual tool for exploring the academic literature landscape. It creates an interactive graph showing papers related to a seed paper, helping researchers discover relevant work and understand the research field structure.

Key Features

  • Visual Graph Interface: See relationships between papers in an intuitive network diagram
  • Citation Analysis: Identify seminal works and derivative papers
  • Prior and Derivative Works: Distinguish between papers that came before and after your seed paper
  • Similarity Algorithm: Papers positioned based on bibliographic coupling and co-citation
  • Time Navigation: View how research has evolved over time
  • Export Capabilities: Save graphs and lists for future reference

Use Cases in Research

  • Conducting comprehensive literature reviews
  • Discovering relevant papers you might have missed
  • Understanding the evolution of a research topic
  • Identifying key papers and influential authors in a field
  • Finding review papers and foundational studies
  • Exploring new research directions and related topics

Getting Started

Visit connectedpapers.com and enter a paper DOI or search for a paper to generate its connection graph.