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Using Connected Papers to Research for My Review Paper

15/08/2024 \  Jack Lewis

Writing a review paper can be pretty overwhelming, especially when you need to sift through tons of academic papers. To make the process easier, I combined some traditional search tools with an extremely useful website, called Connected Papers.

I started by using Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Strathclyde University Library’s search engine to find key papers, ones that are frequently cited in other relevant studies. These keystone papers gave me a solid starting point for my research.

Then, I used Connected Papers to take things further. By entering those keystone papers into the site, I got a visual map showing how they were connected to other papers. This map highlighted which papers cited my keystone ones and which papers they had referenced.

Following these connections helped me find more recent and relevant studies, allowing me to build a comprehensive list of sources for my review paper.

Overall, Connected Papers made my research process a lot smoother. It worked well alongside the usual academic search tools, helping me find important papers that I might have missed otherwise.