Non-generative AI tools:
Research Rabbit – https://www.researchrabbit.ai/
Connected Papers – https://www.connectedpapers.com/
1. Go to Research Rabbit (you will need to create a free account) and test the below features.
2. Create a new folder in Research Rabbit and add papers to it using the green "add papers" button.
3. On the right-hand side, select "similar work".
4. Explore the graph generated - are the papers relevant to the topic you had in mind?
5. Select a paper and generate a new graph. Compare how that changes your results.
6. Add papers from the graphs to your collection.
7. Go to Connected papers and test the below features.
8. Search for papers using a research question.
9. Select an interesting paper.
10. Explore the papers included in the graph.
11. Check out the "prior works" and "derivative works" tabs - are these papers relevant to the original one?
12. Make a list of pros and cons of both Research Rabbit and Connected Papers.
13. Discuss as a group how tools like these could help you expand your literature search and/or how you could use them to identify themes in your literature.