Research
Connected Papers
Builds a visual graph of papers related to a seed paper you care about.
- Best for
- citation graph, related papers
- Pricing note
- Freemium · see current plans
- Rough public note from the catalog. Plans change.
Starter prompts
One prompt per catalog best-for line, written for Connected Papers.
citation graph
You are helping me inside Connected Papers. The job: citation graph. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
related papers
You are helping me inside Connected Papers. The job: related papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Alternatives
Closest catalog neighbors by shared best-for lines, tags, and category. Sponsor fields are not used.
Free
ResearchRabbit
ResearchRabbit — Maps citation networks and watches for new papers around a collection you build. Use it for “literature review.”
Maps citation networks and watches for new papers around a collection you build. Shared catalog best-for lines with Connected Papers: “related papers”. Catalog price note: Free.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside ResearchRabbit. The job: literature review. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Freemium · see current plans
Elicit
Elicit — Literature-review assistant that finds papers and pulls out methods, samples, and findings. Use it for “research papers.”
Literature-review assistant that finds papers and pulls out methods, samples, and findings. Shared catalog tags with Connected Papers: “papers”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Elicit. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.
Freemium · see current plans
Consensus
Consensus — Searches research papers and summarizes what the evidence says about a question. Use it for “research papers.”
Searches research papers and summarizes what the evidence says about a question. Shared catalog tags with Connected Papers: “papers”. Catalog price note: Freemium · see current plans.
Starter prompt
You are helping me inside Consensus. The job: research papers. Look for primary sources. Return 5 items with title, year, and one sentence on why each matters, plus the question I should ask next. Do not invent citations. Use a concrete first pass I can react to. Ask at most two questions, and only if you are blocked.