Mendeley is a widely used reference manager for storing papers, managing PDFs, and organizing research libraries. If you already have papers saved in Mendeley, you can easily bring them into ResearchRabbit to explore related research, discover new papers, and expand your literature search.
You can import your papers by exporting them from Mendeley as a BibTeX file and uploading it into ResearchRabbit.
Step 1: Export your papers from Mendeley
First, you’ll need to export the papers you want from your Mendeley library.
In Mendeley:
Select the papers you want to export.
Click File and choose Export.
Select BibTeX (.bib) as the export format.
Save the file to your computer.
You can export individual papers, selected groups, or entire folders depending on what you want to bring into ResearchRabbit.
Step 2: Import the BibTeX file into ResearchRabbit
Once you’ve exported your BibTeX file, you can import it into ResearchRabbit.
To do this:
Go to your Library page in ResearchRabbit.
Choose the BibTeX option in the bottom left.
Upload the .bib file you exported from Mendeley.
Select the collection where you want the papers to be added.
ResearchRabbit will read the file and add the papers to your library.
Step 3: Start exploring your papers
After importing your papers, you can immediately use them to explore related research in ResearchRabbit.
From your imported papers, you can:
Discover similar papers
Find earlier foundational work
See newer papers that cite them
Explore authors and topic clusters
This turns your existing Mendeley library into a starting point for discovering new literature.
The BibTeX import works as a one-way transfer from Mendeley into ResearchRabbit. If you later want to save papers you discover in ResearchRabbit back into Mendeley, you can export them from ResearchRabbit and import the BibTeX file into Mendeley.