The core of ResearchRabbit is available for free, which thousands of researchers around the world use to improve tasks like citation chasing, note-taking, and visual citation mapping.
Beyond the free tier, ResearchRabbit+ enables you to level up your search efficiency and organisation. RR+ adds a layer of powerful features on top of ResearchRabbit’s core functionality, which can be combined in creative ways to tackle a diverse range of research challenges.
What’s included in RR+?
Find and narrow
See every paper in your search’s extended network on one chart, stacked by year of publication.
Find where two or more topics meet, using And, Or and Not
See how an overlap has grown over time, and spot where it’s still thin
Open your matching articles as a Rabbit-hole, and merge the best ones back in as Seeds
A powerful suite of options for refining your search. Narrow by keyword, publication date, journal quality (SJR quartile and H-index) and open access, in Grow and across your whole network in Analyze. Then save what matches to a collection, or remove it in one go.
Cut through dominant topics to unearth niche articles
Find foundational articles, or the current state of the art
Adhere to your university’s literature review requirements
Connect and keep up
Keep your Zotero collections and ResearchRabbit in step.
Papers and notes you add on either side appear on the other
Start a search from a synced collection, so a whole Zotero collection becomes your Seeds
Hear about new papers on your topic without searching again.
Choose email or in ResearchRabbit, weekly or monthly
Watch your whole library, or only the collections you choose
Badges that flag papers to be careful with, so you find out before you cite.
Flags retractions, unusual citations and AI-generated content
Shown in your search and in your collections
More room to work
Extended Search Size
Search from up to 300 Seeds at once (the free plan has 50):
Scan your entire literature review for gaps
Quickly check for recent developments in conjunction with a Publication Date filter
Multiple Projects
Create as many projects as you need (the free plan has one). See How to use projects in ResearchRabbit.
Keep distinct notes and articles for each of your research papers
Unlimited Search History
Pick up any search where you left off.
Free accounts keep search history for 7 days
How much does RR+ cost?
$12.50 USD / month;
or $120 USD / year (saving 20%)
Check that the toggle shows the plan you want before you pay. You can cancel at any time.
🌏 Sound like a lot, where you're from? Check to see if you're eligible for a discount thanks to the Country Discounts scheme.
Studying or working at a university? Your library may already have RR+ access for everyone, so it’s worth asking them.
Who should subscribe to RR+?
Subscriptions are becoming a big part of monthly expenses, so it’s wise to approach any newcomers with scrutiny. Below are some prompts to get your brain whirring about whether RR+ deserves a spot.
Researchers who are short on time
Look, this one is almost everyone, but it’s worth reflecting on. Research projects are driven by early findings in the literature, so accelerating your path to a stable literature survey is going to make a serious impact on your research trajectory.
Researchers reviewing 50+ articles
For large literature reviews it’s particularly hard to feel confident that you’ve covered everything. RR+ can act as a safety net for when manual checks become unwieldy (or even impossible):
Scan for potential holes in your literature review using as many as 300 Seeds in a single search
See every paper in your search’s extended network on one chart with Analyze
Add an extra layer of reassurance using keyword, journal, and date range filters.
Researchers working in a niche field
Search engines can bias towards articles with a lot of citations, which tend to come from more popular fields. The process of unearthing articles for niche subtopics can often become either time-consuming or tunnel-visioned.
Narrow your search towards subtopics in a controlled way using advanced search filters
Target the intersection between two topics in Analyze, to find other niche literature that may have been obscured by dominant fields
Researchers working on multiple papers
When working on multiple research papers it can be easier to keep separate sets of articles and notes. This way, working on one paper won’t affect the data that underpins your others.
ResearchRabbit+ allows you to create multiple Projects, allowing you to separate articles, collections, and notes for each of your papers.
Researchers who use Zotero
Keep your Zotero library and your ResearchRabbit collections in sync, so the papers you find are ready to cite.
Researchers who want to keep up with new work
Set Project Alerts, and hear about new papers on your topic without searching again.
Researchers on a tight budget
Research is not always well funded, and we understand that budgets can be tight. If RR+ is not feasible right now, that is completely okay.
That is exactly why the ResearchRabbit Free tier exists. You can still do excellent research with the free version. The core experience remains powerful and useful.
🌏 Reminder: RR+ is available at a discounted rate for some countries! Check our RR+ Country Discounts guide for more information.
RR+ vs Free ResearchRabbit
In addition to Advanced Search Filters and Analyze, RR+ also provides unlimited functionality across the application which isn’t available on the free tier. This includes:
Everything in Free Forever
Use up to 300 Seeds for large scale reviews
Advanced search filters for faster discovery
Analyze, to see your whole field at once
Multiple projects for focused discovery per topic
Project Alerts for new papers on your topic
Signals to check papers before you cite
Unlimited Search History
Faster support responses
You can sign up for RR+ anytime in the application. Plans are flexible, allowing you to cancel and re-subscribe at any time. To ensure equitable access for researchers across the globe, we offer country parity pricing.