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How to import papers from EndNote into ResearchRabbit

Written by Nathan Clarke
Updated this week

If you manage your references in EndNote, you can bring those papers into ResearchRabbit to start exploring connections between them and discover related work.

This is done by exporting your EndNote library as a BibTeX file and uploading it into ResearchRabbit.

Step 1: Export your papers from EndNote

First, export the papers you want from your EndNote library.

In EndNote:

  1. Select the papers you want to export

  2. Click File and choose Export, or choose the Export arrow in the toolbar

  3. Choose:

    • Save as type: Text File (.txt)

    • Output Style: BibTeX Export

  4. Save the file to your computer

You can export individual papers, selected groups, or your entire library.

Note:

If you don’t see BibTeX Export:

  • Go to Tools, then Output Styles, and Open Style Manager

  • Enable BibTeX Export

  • Then try exporting again

Step 2: Import the BibTeX file into ResearchRabbit

Once you’ve exported your file:

  1. Go to your Library page in ResearchRabbit

  2. Click BibTeX (bottom left)

  3. Upload your file

  4. Choose the collection you want to add the papers to

ResearchRabbit will read the file and add the papers to your library.

Step 3: Start exploring your papers

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 EndNote library into a starting point for expanding your literature search.

The BibTeX import works as a one-way transfer from EndNote into ResearchRabbit. If you later want to save papers you discover in ResearchRabbit back into Endnote, you can export them from ResearchRabbit and import the BibTeX file into Endnote.

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