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Litmaps
Wellington, New Zealand
What it is
Litmaps is a web-based research tool for discovering papers and organizing literature reviews with citation networks and advanced search. Its catalogue contains more than 270 million papers. A Litmap shows relationships among articles through citations and references; users can annotate papers and adjust the map. Topic monitoring emails users when new articles appear, and maps can be shared as images, public links, or with selected email addresses.
The Free plan costs nothing and includes basic search, up to 20 inputs and 100 articles, one Litmap, and a monthly summary, with no collaboration. Pro (Education) costs $10 a month, billed $120 / year - save 20%, and adds advanced search, unlimited inputs, articles, and Litmaps, plus daily or configurable alerts; it requires an academic email address. A Team plan offers advanced search, unlimited usage, collaboration, and alerts, with a price available by talking to the company. Litmaps Pro syncs Zotero collections with Litmaps Tags in both directions. Articles can also be imported from BibTeX, RIS, or PubMed files and exported in BibTeX, RIS, or CSV formats.
For and against
For
- Search catalogue contains more than 270 million papers.
- Maps citation and reference relationships between articles.
- Sends email alerts for new topic articles.
- Imports and exports several bibliography file formats.
Against
- Free plan limits inputs to 20 and articles to 100.
- Free plan allows one Litmap and has no collaboration.
- Pro (Education) requires an academic email address.
The verdict
Litmaps combines paper discovery, citation mapping, and topic monitoring in a web-based service. The Free plan has usage limits, while Pro (Education) adds expanded access and alerts for $10 a month, billed $120 / year - save 20%.
Who it suits
Litmaps suits researchers who want to discover papers, map citation relationships, and monitor new publications on a topic. Pro (Education) requires an academic email address, while the Free plan does not include collaboration.
Plans and prices
Pro
Unlimited inputs · Unlimited articles · Unlimited Litmaps
Read 22 Sep 2026 · litmaps.com
Pro
Unlimited inputs · Unlimited articles · Unlimited Litmaps
Read 22 Sep 2026 · litmaps.com
Free
Basic search · up to 20 inputs · 100 articles, 1 Litmap · monthly summary
Read 30 Sep 2026 · litmaps.com
Pro (Education)
Advanced search · unlimited inputs, articles, and Litmaps · daily/configurable alerts · requires academic email address
Read 30 Sep 2026 · litmaps.com
Team
Advanced search · unlimited inputs, articles, and Litmaps · team-wide collaboration (unlimited) · daily/configurable alerts
Read 30 Sep 2026 · litmaps.com
On the record
- Citation mapping
- A Litmap visualizes research based on how articles connect through citations and references.docs.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company
- Litmaps is operated by Litmap Limited, a New Zealand company with its registered office in Wellington.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Exports
- Articles can be exported in BibTeX, RIS, or CSV formats.docs.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Monitoring
- Monitor sends automatic emails when new articles on a topic appear.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Other reference managers
- Articles can be imported from BibTeX, RIS, or PubMed files; the help guide describes workflows with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, and PaperPile.docs.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Paper catalogue
- Its search catalogue contains more than 270 million papers.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- PDF access
- Open Access article PDFs are available to all users, while access to other PDFs requires connecting institutional access through LibKey.docs.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy compliance
- The privacy policy says Litmaps seeks to comply with applicable data protection laws, including the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and EU GDPR.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Litmaps uses citation networks and advanced search to help researchers find important papers and conduct literature reviews.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says passwords are stored as salted hashes, full card numbers are not stored by Litmaps, and personal data is not sold.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Sharing
- Litmaps can be shared as an image, a publicly accessible link, or with selected email addresses.docs.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The Help Center offers user guides, research help, and one-on-one help through its contact option.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Visualization
- Users can visualize and annotate articles and dynamically change how papers are mapped.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Zotero sync
- Litmaps Pro syncs Zotero collections with Litmaps Tags in both directions.docs.litmaps.com · read 30 Sep 2026
