ResearchRabbit

ResearchRabbit, from ResearchRabbit. Mapping a field from a few seed papers and finding what you missed.

What it does well

• Starting from three papers you trust and finding earlier, later and similar work
• Seeing clusters of authors and how a debate developed
• Getting alerts when new papers cite your collection

What it does poorly

• Answering questions: it finds papers, it doesn't summarize them
• Fields with sparse citation data

What makes it different

A visual citation map rather than a chat. Nothing is generated, so nothing is hallucinated.

Quick start

1. Create a collection and add two or three papers central to your topic.
2. Open “Similar work” and “Later work”, and add anything relevant.
3. Switch to the network view to see clusters and gaps.
4. Export the collection to Zotero.

Strengths and limits

• Strength: No hallucination risk
• Strength: Finds papers keyword search misses
• Strength: Zotero integration
• Limit: Only as good as your seed papers
• Limit: The graph gets busy fast
• Limit: Citation data lags for new papers

Privacy

Low risk: you're organizing published papers.

Academic integrity

No concerns beyond normal citation practice.