FOR CURIOUS MINDS. AT EVERY STAGE.

Less time searching.
More time understanding.

Find the next paper worth reading.
See where the research leads.

01 STUDENTS

Find your way
into the literature.

Turn a paper you know into a reading list
that moves your research forward.

IMAGINE THIS

Find the research
you need in seconds

Your literature review is due soon. Your advisor has recommended a paper on optical materials, but finding the next useful sources takes time. Start with that paper to find related research without repeating searches and sorting through disconnected results.

Start with a familiar paper.Search for its author, confirm the right researcher, and choose the publication.
Find more related papers.Explore citing papers. Refine by topic, date, journal or keywords, then inspect the details and open the source.
Keep your reading trail.Save useful papers with your notes. Save the exploration to pick up the same question later.

YOU LEAVE WITH

A shortlist of relevant papers, less time spent repeating searches, and more time to read and develop your ideas.

Start with the name of an author you know.

THE CITATION EXPLORERDirect connections

One paper → connected reading

Explore a real saved example: a 2025 Science paper on polarized light and crystals. Select a bubble to inspect a paper. Numbers show reported citations; colors group research topics.

02 ACTIVE RESEARCHERS

See where
your work leads.

Discover who cites your research and find
new and novel connections.

IMAGINE THIS

Your next experiment
starts with a new connection.

You’re planning a follow-up study and want to search beyond the papers that cite your work directly. Explore secondary citations—the papers citing those papers—to reach unfamiliar research areas. An unexpected connection you have never seen before could suggest a method or idea for your next experiment.

Start with your own work.Search for your name, choose a publication, and open its citation network.
Go deeper with secondary citations.Expand to a second citation layer for a deeper, more thorough search. Follow unlikely connections, refine by topic, and open the sources to understand how the papers relate.
Turn a finding into a next step.Save the paper and your reason for keeping it. Revisit the exploration while planning an experiment or manuscript.

YOU LEAVE WITH

A broader set of relevant papers, unexpected connections beyond your direct citations, and new ideas to investigate with collaborators.

Start with your name. Choose the paper that matters.

THE CITATION EXPLORERTwo citation layers

Follow a connection further

The same saved example, expanded by one citation layer. Dashed bubbles mark indirect connections; they do not necessarily cite the original paper. Arrows point to the paper being cited.

There’s more
to follow.

Other potential benefits identified in our research and interviews.

Find faculty whose interests fit yours. Investigate potential advisors and research groups through their publications.
Prepare for a research conversation. Learn about a colleague’s work or investigate possible collaborators.
Investigate foundational and overlooked sources. Seek original contributions and theses where indexed coverage permits.
Gather evidence for grants and career reviews. Keep supporting papers that help explain research reach. Automated reports are a future possibility.
Keep up with meaningful developments. Revisit literature connected to your question. Automated alerts and digests are a future possibility.

FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY

Less time searching.
More time understanding.

Find your way
into the literature.

Find the research
you need in seconds

See where
your work leads.

Your next experiment
starts with a new connection.

There’s more
to follow.

Your next connection
starts with a name.

Start with a researcher.

Less time searching.More time understanding.

Find your wayinto the literature.

Find the researchyou need in seconds

See whereyour work leads.

Your next experimentstarts with a new connection.

There’s moreto follow.

Your next connectionstarts with a name.

Less time searching.
More time understanding.

Find your way
into the literature.

Find the research
you need in seconds

See where
your work leads.

Your next experiment
starts with a new connection.

There’s more
to follow.

Your next connection
starts with a name.