Research Rabbit

Citation-network exploration for researchers: drop in seed papers and get visual maps of related work, authors and branching fields — “Spotify for papers” that turns literature reviews into graph navigation.

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Overview

Research Rabbit solved the oldest problem in literature review: you find three papers and still miss the twenty that matter. Feed it seed papers and it maps the citation network visually — similar work flowing forward and backward in time, shared authors clustering, new fields branching off — turning “search and hope” into navigation.

Collections update live as new papers land, Zotero sync keeps the library in order, and alerts ping when your niche moves. It deliberately avoids AI chat-hype: the intelligence is in the graph, not a chatbot guessing your field. Compared with Elicit (question answering) or Scite (citation quality), Rabbit is the discovery and mapping layer — best alongside them. Free for individual researchers; institution plans add shared workspaces.

Pros / Cons

Pros

Maps reveal papers keyword search misses
Collections track your field live
Zotero sync fits real reference workflows
Free for individual researchers

Cons

Graphs overwhelm in enormous fields
No full-text reading or chat inside
Coverage depends on its data partners

Who it's for

Mapping an unfamiliar research area

Keeping PhD literature collections current

Finding prior art before submitting papers

Discovering cross-field connections

Bottom line

Literature review as navigation instead of searching — the mapping layer every research stack needs.

Key Features

Visual citation-network maps

Similar-work & author discovery

Live-updating collections

Zotero integration

Alerts when the field moves

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Frequently asked questions

What is Research Rabbit?

Research Rabbit is a Productivity tool developed by Research Rabbit. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Seattle, USA. Citation-network exploration for researchers: drop in seed papers and get visual maps of related work, authors and branching fields — “Spotify for papers” that turns literature reviews into graph navigation.