Litmaps is different from search databases you may be familiar with. Instead of searching using keywords, Litmaps searches the citation network.

When a paper references another paper, it indicates a link between the content of the two papers: There must be something in common between them for the reference to have been made.

We can represent this link using a line. Here, paper A cites paper B:

Other papers may have also cited paper B:

Indeed, B will have cited other papers itself!

These citation links continue on and on, create a huge “citation network”. Litmaps uses this network to:

Get started with Litmaps by searching for papers or visualizing your reserach.

Check out these resources to learn how to use Litmaps to serve your research needs: