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Litmaps enhances your research journey by illustrating associations among research papers, providing a citation-driven mapping for a more enriched research experience.

About Litmaps

Litmaps is a research tool designed to help users visualize and explore connections between academic papers using citation-based mapping. It is suitable for researchers, students, and professionals who need to conduct literature reviews or track developments in their fields. The platform offers features such as visual overviews of related literature, collaborative tools, and automatic updates for new papers. Litmaps provides a free plan with basic search and limited map creation, as well as paid plans with advanced search and unlimited usage. The tool is accessible via the web and offers discounts for educational users and institutions.

Best for: academic researchers, students, research professionals, educators, research teams

Key features

  • Displays visual maps of research paper relationships based on citations
  • Allows users to discover relevant academic papers quickly
  • Enables collaboration with colleagues, students, or advisors
  • Provides automatic updates for new papers on selected topics

Use cases

  • Running literature reviews for academic projects
  • Finding key citations and overlooked relevant literature
  • Organizing research projects and seeing how they relate

Pros

  • Offers a free plan with basic features for individual users
  • Supports unlimited maps and articles in paid plans

Limitations

  • Free plan limits users to 2 maps and 100 articles per map

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