ResearchRabbit — Guide

ResearchRabbit — User Guide

Paper recommendations & graphs.

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Strengths

Completely free with unlimited functionality
Visualized paper correlation map
Intelligently recommend relevant papers based on your literature library
Integrate with Zotero to synchronize your literature library
Follow the author’s latest publications

Best for

Discover research related to known papers
Visualize the context of a research field
Build a personal library
Track the work of a specific researcher
The literature discovery phase of the literature review

Construct a paper correlation map

ResearchRabbit's core functionality is to visualize the connections between papers.

Scenario

Start exploring with an article

Prompt example

Steps:
1. Register and log in to ResearchRabbit
2. Create a new Collection (document collection)
3. Search and add a core paper
   (eg "Attention Is All You Need")
4. Click "Visualize" to view the correlation map

The graph shows:
- Papers cited by this paper (upward connecting lines)
- Papers citing this paper (line down)
- Papers similar to this paper (horizontal connections)

Output / what to expect

Generate a correlation network graph centered on the paper,

You can intuitively see the relationship between papers.

Helps you quickly understand the context of the research field.

Tips

Starting from classic papers or review papers in the field, a complete knowledge graph can be quickly constructed.

Scenario

Papers related to intelligent recommendation

Prompt example

After adding multiple papers:




1. Click "Recommendations"


2. ResearchRabbit analyzes your literature library


3. Recommend papers that may be of interest to you but are not available yet




Recommended types:


- "Similar Work": similar to your paper


- "Earlier Work": the underlying research cited in your paper


- "Later Work": new research that cites your paper

Output / what to expect

Discover important papers you may have missed,

Especially “Later Work” where you can find the latest progress,

Make sure that the literature review does not miss important research.

Tips

Check recommendations regularly, especially while writing, to discover the latest relevant published research.

Integrate with Zotero

ResearchRabbit syncs with Zotero reference management software and integrates seamlessly into research workflows.

Scenario

Sync Zotero Library

Prompt example

Steps:


1. Connect your Zotero account in ResearchRabbit settings


2. Select the Zotero folders you want to sync


3. Automatically import documents into ResearchRabbit




Two-way sync:


- Papers added in ResearchRabbit can be exported to Zotero


- New documents in Zotero are automatically synced to ResearchRabbit

Output / what to expect

Document management and discovery are seamlessly integrated,

Manage citations in Zotero,

Discover new papers in ResearchRabbit.

Tips

If you use Zotero to manage your literature, integrating with ResearchRabbit can greatly improve your literature discovery efficiency.

Compared with similar tools

Tool	Strength	Best for	Pricing
ResearchRabbit This tool	Completely free, visual map, Zotero integration, strong paper discovery ability	Literature discovery, understanding research context, Zotero users	completely free
Connected Papers	Map visualization is more beautiful	Quickly visualize paper connections	Free version/paid version
Elicit	Automatically extract paper information	systematic literature review	Free version/paid version
Semantic Scholar	The largest number of papers	Search broadly	completely free

Sources & references:

ResearchRabbit official website (2025-03)