Litmaps let you view the top-related articles to any given article(s).
It's the fastest way to dive into the literature on your topic and understand the scientific landscape.
How to Create a Litmap
Go to the Litmaps app
Click "Create Litmap" at the top left
Select your starting articles, by either searching or uploading some.
Click "Create Litmap"
Click "Explore Related Articles" to get new article suggestions
Your Litmap will show your starting articles as dark dots, and hollow dots as suggested articles. Click here to read about how these suggestions are done.
You can grow your Litmap by clicking "More like this". This saves suggested articles to your Map, and helps target your search so Litmaps can find more relevant work for you.
How to Create a Litmap from a Tag
You can save articles in Litmaps using Tags. Just click "Tag" under any article to save it.
To make a Litmap from a Tag, simply go to that Tag and click .
Create a Litmap with Your Saved Articles
If you already have a set of articles saved in a reference manager (Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, etc.) or elsewhere, you can easily create a Litmap for them.
Click "Create Litmap" in the app
Click "Import", and import your articles
Click "Create Litmap"
How to Share a Litmap
You can share your Litmap with others with:
Publicly accessible URL
By email
By image
To share:
Click on an existing Map
Click "Open Design"
Click "Share" at the top right