Connected Papers vs. Inciteful vs. Litmaps vs. Research Rabbit vs. Undermind (updated May 2024)
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Access | www.connectedpapers.com | inciteful.xyz | www.litmaps.com | www.researchrabbit.ai | www.undermind.ai |
Pricing |
5 free maps per month; all features included |
Free for researchers |
2 free maps at a time; 100 articles per map Up to 20 basic search |
"Forever free for researchers" |
Free trial allows a limited no. of queries |
Data source |
Semantic Scholar |
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Semantic Scholar |
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Mechanism (Papers arranged by...) |
Similarity (co-citation and bibliographic coupling) |
Similarity (co-citation and bibliographic coupling) Importance (PageRank) |
Similarity ("top shared citations and references") Common Authorship Patterns Similar Abstract & Title Content |
Not clearly stated | "Relative citation influence" (topic match score + centrality of the paper in the citation network) |
Share the Map | By URL, Email, via social media | By URL | By URL or email |
By URL Invite collaborators by email |
By URL |
Export the papers | BibTeX | BibTeX, RIS | BibTeX, RIS, CSV | BibTeX, RIS | BibTeX, RIS |
Alert on new papers | Yes (weekly) | - | Yes (weekly or monthly) | Yes | - |