Litmaps Freemium

What is Litmaps?

Litmaps is a literature mapping tool that turns searches for academic papers into clear, interactive maps. You start from one or a few papers, and it expands outward to reveal citing, cited, and related works, giving you a bird’s-eye view of any research landscape.

With Litmaps you can launch a discovery search from any paper, build a live map that updates as you add seeds, and set alerts so you never miss a new citation. It is a favorite among graduate students and researchers who want to conduct thorough literature reviews without endless scrolling through search results.

Product Features

• Interactive visual maps of paper citation networks
• Discovery search to find new relevant literature
• Live maps that update with every new seed paper
• Citation alerts for newly published work
• Import from Zotero and other reference managers
• Collaborative maps for team research projects

Product Highlights

• Fast, visual, and intuitive literature exploration
• Saves hours during systematic literature reviews
• Seamless import from your existing reference library
• Free tier generous enough for student research

Use Cases

• Building a complete map of literature for a dissertation
• Finding the most-cited and foundational papers quickly
• Tracking citation growth of emerging papers
• Discovering cross-disciplinary related work
• Preparing comprehensive reference lists efficiently