Litmaps

Litmaps helps researchers explore a topic through visual maps of papers and their citation relationships. Starting from a relevant article or collection, you can identify connected studies, follow developments, and monitor new publications that may be useful for an evolving literature review.

The quality of a map depends on the seed papers, citation coverage, and the way the platform surfaces connections. A visually neat network can miss relevant research that is not well connected to the initial set, so it should not be treated as a complete search.

Use Litmaps to discover leads and track literature over time, then verify each paper and search relevant databases independently. Save the seed set and search decisions, and use a documented search strategy when the project requires systematic coverage.