A paper's citations are the newer papers that cite it. Following them forward shows you how research has built on an idea, and where your field is heading. 🐰 You can see citations for a single paper, or for all your Seeds at once.
For one paper
Open the paper from your map or your list.
Click Cites. The number next to it shows how many papers cite this one.
The citations open as a Rabbit-hole, a new tab named after the paper. Your base map stays exactly where you left it.
Inside the Rabbit-hole
Show more: the Rabbit-hole opens with the top results first. Click Show more to dig deeper.
Grow settings: click the settings icon next to Show more to rank the citations differently, for example by Most Recent or Most Cited.
Merge: found something useful? Use the Merge bar at the top to bring papers back into your search as Seeds.
For all your Seeds
Click the settings icon next to Show more to open Grow Settings.
Under Find articles from, choose Cites of Seeds.
Choose how to rank them, then click Grow.
💡 Tip: rank by Most Recent to see where your field is heading, or by Most Cited to find the most influential follow-up work.
For more ways to steer your search, see How to grow your map.
Common questions
What's the difference between citations and references?
Citations are the newer papers that cite a paper. References are the earlier papers it cites. Following citations shows you where research went next, and following references shows you what it built on.
What happened to "Later Work"?
In the new version of ResearchRabbit, Later Work is now Cites. You'll find it on every paper, and under Find articles from in Grow Settings.