Connected Papers

Verdict: Visual tool that builds a similarity graph around any academic paper so you can find related, prior and derivative works quickly.

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🚀 Getting started: Open connectedpapers.com, paste a paper title, DOI or arXiv link, and explore the graph and the prior and derivative works lists.

✅ Good fit if you are starting a literature review and want to see a field's key papers at a glance.

⛔ Not for you if you want an AI that writes summaries or answers questions about papers.

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Free: 5 graphs a month with all features; Academic and Business premium plans for unlimited graphs; group plans available · Official site: https://www.connectedpapers.com/ · source checked 2026-10-26 (HTTP 200)

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