Introduction
In the field of academic research, staying up-to-date with the ever-expanding body of literature is crucial. Fortunately, advancements in technology have provided researchers with powerful tools to streamline the process of literature exploration and analysis. One such tool that has gained significant recognition is Inciteful. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the functionalities and use cases of Inciteful, aiming to equip researchers with the knowledge to harness its potential for effective research.
Understanding Inciteful
Inciteful is a cutting-edge research tool designed to assist academics in exploring and analyzing scholarly literature. It comprises two main features, which are Paper Discovery and Literature Connector.
Paper Discovery:
This allows users to create a graph based on a seed paper, providing valuable insights into citations, important papers, and similar papers. This feature alone proves instrumental in narrowing down research areas and identifying significant literature.
Literature Connector:
The Literature Connector tool provided by Inciteful serves as a valuable resource for researchers to explore the citation connections and interrelationships between academic papers. By leveraging this tool, researchers can get useful insights and improve their knowledge regarding any field in academic research.
Getting Started with Inciteful
To get started, visit the website Inciteful(dot)xyz and start the paper discovery process by entering the title or DOI (Digital Object Identifier), PubMed URL or arXiv URL of a paper of interest into the search bar on the left side as indicated below.
Some relevant figures like the date published and the number of times the paper has been cited are displayed.
Before exploring relevant papers in your particular field of study, inciteful gives the option to apply filters to the papers shown based on keyword and year.
Researchers can input specific keywords related to their research topic, allowing them to focus on papers directly relevant to their area of interest. It also has the functionality to perform boolean queries. This recognizes the combination of words using logical operators like “AND,” “OR,”and “NOT,” which fine-tunes the search to access the most relevant material for your research.
The option to filter papers by year enables researchers to specify a particular time frame for their search. This feature is particularly useful when exploring recent advancements or focusing on a specific period within a research field.
Researchers can also add new papers to any current one using Inciteful. Search suggestions are provided to make it simple to find your paper.
Or scroll way down to add more papers
By utilising these filters, researchers can refine their search results and concentrate on the papers that are most relevant to their research objectives. This targeted approach not only saves time but also enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the literature exploration. Scroll a bit down to see the graph. It shows the connection between the seed article and other articles.
Click the full-screen icon to enlarge the graph. If the graph is clumsy, zoom in to expand and see the connection between the files.
Hover your cursor over any circle and the name of the journal will appear.
Click any circle to view the article’s graph and more details about the it
When this is displayed, other graph papers by the author can be viewed by clicking on the author’s name, the book can be searched by the doi or click the link, “Full Text from Libkey” to download the paper if available. The paper can also be viewed through the publisher. The image above and the one below are from different seed articles and how they are displayed show the difference you may see during your research.
Scroll down to see similar papers to the seed article(s) displayed.
The most significant papers, as determined by PageRank, are listed here. The ones on the right are marked review papers because they “cite the most papers present in the graph.”
Further down, the recent papers by the top 100 authors are displayed. And on the right, the most important recent papers are displayed.
Exploring the Literature Connector:
In addition to Paper Discovery, Inciteful offers the Literature Connector tool. This tool allows researchers to find the shortest paths between two papers, facilitating the addition of relevant works to the Paper Discovery graph. Through visualizations and a table view, researchers can gain valuable insights into the connections and relationships between papers. By locking specific papers, the display can be narrowed down to focus on the most relevant works. Researchers can continuously expand their graph and uncover additional relevant papers by adding papers and creating new graphs
Firstly, the Literature Connector can be accessed from the homepage. On the right side of the paper discovery search bar, you’ll see two search bar, input the title or DOI (Digital Object Identifier), PubMed URL or arXiv URL of both files you want inciteful to connect.
Secondly, after employing the file discovery, it is possible to access the Literature Connector. View the graph and then click the “view in literature connector” link to get the literature you want.
The Literature connector displays basic information about the two papers that are being connected.
Generals stats about how the articles connection are also shown.
The graph between both papers can also be accessed and if the graph is small like the one below, using the “extended graphs” feature increases the path between them.
After expanding the paths, the articles displayed may be too much to explore, as seen below. Therefore you can reduce the stress by using the filter option on the left side of the screen.
First, you can search for articles by keyword or author name; you can also choose articles between a certain year range. Inciteful also suggests specific keywords which helps to get more specific with the papers. An example of how the graph will look is this.
More articles can be added by selecting the “add” icon, which adds the document to the prior papers for search discovery and the method previously described above can be repeated. Access the papers by clicking on any of the circles. To decrease the path size, click the “lock” icon on the left side of the screen to lock the graph to a specific paper.
Enhancing the Literature Review Process:
Inciteful proves to be an indispensable tool for conducting a comprehensive literature review. By importing a BibTeX file, researchers can seamlessly integrate their existing references into the platform. The “Similar Papers” table then assists in finding additional literature related to the ongoing research.
Other Data
Additionally, Inciteful offers some information about a search. This comprises the top universities in the network, the best writers, and best journals in terms of the numbers of publications and total page rank.
