Connected Papers Freemium

Connected Papers is a visual tool for exploring academic literature. Paste in any paper and Connected Papers builds an interactive graph of related work, grouping studies by similarity and showing how research directions branch and flow over time.

Researchers use Connected Papers to scope a field quickly, discover influential ancestors of an idea, and find newer papers that build on a favorite study. Its Prior Works and Derivative Works views turn literature discovery into an visual, enjoyable process rather than endless keyword searches.

What is Connected Papers?

Connected Papers builds an interactive graph of related academic papers so you can discover prior work, find the field’s structure, and identify important references visually.

Product Features

• Generate a visual graph of related papers from any seed paper.
• Prior Works view to discover the most influential earlier research.
• Derivative Works view to follow a field forward in time.
• Similarity-based layout that clusters closely related studies together.
• One-click access to the abstract and open library links for each node.
• Exportable lists of papers for reference management and reviews.

Product Highlights

• Makes literature exploration intuitive for a visual layout.
• Reveals field structure and hidden connections at a glance.
• Accelerates literature reviews without extra reading.
• Great companion for scoping a thesis or a research direction.

Use Cases

• A PhD student scoping prior work for a new research idea.
• A reviewer checking whether a submission built on real foundations.
• An author finding overlooked but highly related references.
• A professor building a reading list for a seminar or course.
• A research manager mapping the competitive landscape of a domain.