scid.aiFoundations before the paper
Trace the earlier work, methods, and ideas on which the publication relies.
Trace the research line before and after one paper
A citation graph shows which work a paper builds on, who developed it further, and where the idea was applied, refined, or challenged.
Feature
One paper opens into a scientific history
The network of references and citing papers helps verify the origin of a method, the influence of a result, and the nearest continuations.
Development after publication
See later studies that use, refine, or challenge the result.
Material for related work
Collect neighbouring papers for a manuscript section, review, or assessment of a research direction.
A paper is not isolated
The title and abstract do not show where an idea came from or how the field responded after publication.
Check the origin of an idea faster
The citation network gives a route to primary foundations and recent continuations while every node remains openable.
Choose a close scenario
After registration, you can write your own research question and continue the workflow in scid.ai.
Start with a known paper and follow the research line
The central publication remains the point of reference while the graph opens context in both directions.
Open the paper
Enter a DOI or SCID, or move to the graph from a discovered paper record.
Inspect the links
Compare references and citing work, zoom the network, and move nodes to focus.
Build the next corpus
Open relevant papers and move them into Favorites, a Group, source chat, or a review.
Questions about citation graphs
Can I open any connected paper?
Yes. A clickable node leads to the publication record, where the research can continue.
How is this different from a topic graph?
A topic graph starts with a research question; a citation graph starts with one paper and its direct scientific lineage.
Check where an important paper sits in its scientific lineage
Paste a DOI or SCID, open the foundations and continuations, and collect context for the next finding.