SciMaps tools

Research tools, from discovery to interpretation

Find relevant research, build a project collection and explore bibliometric results with AI-assisted interpretation.

Create your account, then complete verification to start using SciMaps. Analysis tools are available inside a project after selecting sources.

Choose a method with the bibliometric analysis guides.

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Research discovery interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Research discovery

Find papers, researchers and institutions relevant to a research question.

Search results grouped by entity, with links to the available detail pages.

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Organize and analyze

Literature projects interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Literature projects

Build a defined collection of papers before running an analysis.

A project Sources collection with an explicit selected-paper set for bibliometrics.

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Research reports interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Research reports

Prepare a downloadable report from an available research analysis.

A downloadable PDF or DOCX report from a supported bibliometric analysis, with optional AI-assisted Analysis Insights when available.

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Selected Paper Insights interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Selected Paper Insights

Review research signals across the papers you selected.

Computed emerging themes, bridge papers, bridge authors, mature areas and weakly connected intersections within your selected papers, with optional AI context through Show rationale.

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AI Insights interface in SciMaps with sample research data

AI Insights

Interpret supported bibliometric analyses with AI assistance.

AI-generated synthesis, findings, connections and possible directions for further research, available in the AI Insights tab of supported analyses.

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Trends interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Trends

See how the selected literature changes over publication years.

Paper counts and recorded citation totals grouped by publication year, with cumulative views across the selected collection.

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Descriptives interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Descriptives

Understand the composition of your selected literature.

Tables and charts summarizing selected papers, authors, journals, countries and institutions, with publication and citation metrics where supported.

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Country Production interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Country Production

Explore the country distribution represented in a literature collection.

Country charts and tables showing the affiliation-based distribution represented in your selected papers.

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Co-authorship interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Co-authorship

Explore collaboration relationships through shared authorship.

A network connecting authors who appear together on papers in the selected collection.

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Keyword Co-occurrence interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Keyword Co-occurrence

Find terms that occur together in the selected literature.

A network of terms connected by their co-occurrence in the analyzed records.

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Co-citation interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Co-citation

Explore cited works that are referenced together.

A network connecting cited works that appear together in reference lists.

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Direct Citation interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Direct Citation

Inspect direct citation relationships among papers.

A citation network showing available links between works in the analyzed scope.

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Thematic Map interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Thematic Map

Explore the structure of themes in a selected literature collection.

A thematic view positioning term clusters by their centrality and density within the analyzed network.

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Profiles and research identity

Research profiles interface in SciMaps with sample research data

Research profiles

Inspect a researcher or institution in the context of its scholarly records.

Profile information and associated publication or affiliation context where available.

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