Litmaps

Literature maps that grow as you add papers: seed a few works, watch the citation neighborhood expand, and keep a living map of a field instead of a static PDF pile.

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Overview

Litmaps is Connected Papers with a time axis: you do not just snapshot a neighborhood, you keep the map and let new citations appear. That is the difference between a 20-minute picture and a semester's reading list. ResearchRabbit is the closest cousin; Litmaps leans on the living map and shared collections for labs.

It is not a chatbot and it will not read the PDF for you. Coverage follows the underlying index, so some fields are denser than others. For a related-work section you will update twice, the map that grows is worth more than another keyword search.

Pros / Cons

Pros

Maps that keep growing after the first search
Shared collections for a lab's related work
Surfaces papers your keyword search missed
Alerts when the neighborhood moves

Cons

Not a full-text reader
Index coverage is uneven by field
Free maps are a teaser for a thesis-length review

Who it's for

Keeping a living map of a research niche

Finding papers that sit beside your seeds

Sharing a literature map with a lab

Watching a field move after you think you are done

Bottom line

Connected Papers with a memory — the map you keep for a semester, not a screenshot you throw away.

Key Features

Growing citation maps from seed papers

Discovery of unconnected-but-relevant works

Shared maps for labs

Alerts when the map's neighborhood moves

Export to reference managers

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Frequently asked questions

What is Litmaps?

Litmaps is a Productivity tool developed by Litmaps. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. Literature maps that grow as you add papers: seed a few works, watch the citation neighborhood expand, and keep a living map of a field instead of a static PDF pile.