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Research Rabbit

Overview

Research Rabbit, often described as "Spotify for research papers," is a literature discovery platform created by a small team of developers passionate about improving academic research workflows. Founded in 2021, the tool uses citation network analysis and machine learning algorithms (not LLMs) to map relationships between papers and generate personalized recommendations. By analyzing your paper collections, Research Rabbit identifies patterns in citations, co-citations, and bibliographic coupling to suggest relevant literature you might have missed. The platform's visual approach to literature discovery makes it particularly valuable for understanding how research ideas evolve and connect over time.

Access: https://www.researchrabbit.ai/ (Free account required)

Key Features

Collection-Based Discovery

  1. Add 3-5 "seed" papers to a collection
  2. Get AI recommendations for:
    • Similar Works
    • Earlier Works (foundations)
    • Later Works (recent developments)

Interactive Visualizations

  • Network graphs showing paper connections
  • Timeline views of research evolution
  • Author collaboration networks

Zotero Integration

  • Import/export collections seamlessly
  • Maintain bibliography while exploring

Getting Started

Best For

  • Finding seminal papers in a field
  • Discovering research trends over time
  • Visualizing connections between papers