Litmaps

Litmaps is an AI-powered literature review assistant that helps researchers efficiently discover, visualize, share, and monitor academic papers. Launched on June 1, 2024, Litmaps has over 250,000 users across 150 countries.

Key features:
- Keyword, author, DOI, Pubmed ID, or arXiv ID search for finding relevant papers
- Personalized paper recommendations to uncover novel and relevant research
- Visual "seed maps" showing connections between papers
- Date vs. cite graph format for easier comprehension of article relationships
- Collaboration tools for sharing research maps and findings with others
- Automatic updates about new publications in the user's field

How it works:
1. User starts by selecting a key "seed" paper related to their research topic
2. As more papers are added, Litmaps generates a visual map of the connections between works
3. Litmaps suggests additional relevant papers for the user to add to their map
4. User receives notifications about newly published papers matching their research criteria

Integrations:
- PubMed
- arXiv
- DOI systems

Use of AI:
Litmaps employs generative AI to power its recommendation and visualization features. The AI models analyze citation patterns and content to suggest relevant papers and generate insightful visual maps highlighting key connections in the literature.

AI foundation model:
The specific AI foundation model or language model used by Litmaps is not detailed.

How to access:
Litmaps is available as a web application accessible from any internet-connected device. It offers various pricing plans, including discounts for users from low- and middle-income countries. Litmaps is not open source.