📋 About Research Rabbit
Research Rabbit is a free AI-powered academic paper discovery and literature mapping tool used by over 500000 researchers. Founded in 2020, Research Rabbit lets researchers build visual maps of academic literature by starting with one paper and automatically finding related work, key authors, seminal studies and emerging research.
It integrates directly with Zotero for reference management. Unlike traditional database searches, Research Rabbit shows the relationships between papers visually — making it easier to understand how a field has developed and find the most influential and recent work.
Research Rabbit is completely free for all researchers.
⚡ Key Features
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Visual literature maps — see paper relationships as a network✓
Discover related papers automatically from any starting paper✓
Find earlier and later work citing any paper✓
Author-based discovery — explore a researcher's full network✓
Zotero integration for reference management✓
Email alerts for new papers in your research area✓
Collections — organise papers into research projects✓
Collaboration — share collections with colleagues✓
Export references in multiple formats✓
Completely free — no paid tier🎯 Popular Use Cases
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Literature Discovery
Start with one paper and visually discover the entire network of related research in your field
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Systematic Searching
Find seminal papers, key authors and emerging work in any research area through visual network exploration
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Collaboration
Share paper collections and research maps with collaborators and supervisors for joint projects
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PhD Research
Map the full landscape of your research area to identify gaps and position your original contribution
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Research Alerts
Set up alerts to receive notifications when new papers related to your research interests are published
💰 Pricing Plans
💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Is Research Rabbit free? ▼
Yes — Research Rabbit is completely free with no paid tier, no usage limits and no credit card required. It is funded by grants and donations.
How does Research Rabbit find related papers? ▼
Research Rabbit analyses citation networks to find papers that cite the same works, are cited together or share authors — revealing conceptual relationships not visible in keyword searches.
Does Research Rabbit integrate with Zotero? ▼
Yes — Research Rabbit has direct Zotero integration allowing you to sync your Zotero library and add discovered papers directly to your reference collections.
How many papers does Research Rabbit search? ▼
Research Rabbit searches the Semantic Scholar database of over 200 million academic papers across all disciplines.
Can I collaborate with colleagues on Research Rabbit? ▼
Yes — you can share collections and research maps with colleagues who can view and contribute to your paper collections for collaborative research projects.
👤 About the Founder
Riley Newton
CEO & Co-Founder · Research Rabbit
Riley Newton is the CEO and co-founder of Research Rabbit, the free visual literature mapping tool used by over 500000 researchers. He built Research Rabbit with the mission of making academic literature discovery more intuitive and visual — helping researchers see the relationships between papers rather than just searching through lists of results.
⭐ User Reviews
★★★★★
Research Rabbit is my favourite research tool and it is completely free. The visual paper mapping has helped me identify connections in the literature that I would never have found through keyword searching alone.
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Aruna Mehta
Postdoctoral Researcher
Feb 2025
★★★★★
I started with the three most important papers in my field and Research Rabbit mapped out the entire literature in minutes. It completely changed how I understand the development of my research area.
SK
Siddharth Kumar
PhD Student
Jan 2025
★★★★★
I recommend Research Rabbit to every researcher at our institution. The visual approach to literature discovery is particularly helpful for early-career researchers trying to understand a new field quickly.
LR
Lakshmi Rao
Research Librarian
Feb 2025
ℹ️ Quick Info
CategoryResearch & Data
DeveloperResearch Rabbit
PlatformWeb, iOS, Android
PricingFree
Free Tier✅ Yes
API Available✅ Yes
Rating⭐ 4.5/5
Launched2020
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