Paperpile is a widely used reference manager for collecting and organizing research papers. If you already have papers saved in Paperpile, 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 as a BibTeX file and uploading it into ResearchRabbit.
Step 1: Export your papers from Paperpile
First, you’ll need to export the papers you want from your Paperpile library.
In Paperpile:
Select the papers you want to export (or select a folder or label)
Click More
Click the the Export button
Choose BibTeX as the export format
Save the file to your computer
You can export individual papers, selected sets, 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 Paperpile
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 Paperpile library into a starting point for discovering new literature.
The BibTeX import works as a one-way transfer from Paperpile into ResearchRabbit. If you later want to save papers you discover in ResearchRabbit back into Paperpile, you can export them from ResearchRabbit and import the BibTeX file into Paperpile.