Cicadus

What it does

Cicadus maps your research landscape with citation mapping, classifies citation intent (background, method, critique), and surfaces literature gaps for PhD scholars, graduate students, and researchers.

Cicadus reads citation context, links claims back to source sentences, and surfaces the few papers worth reading in your field.

Find the gems in your field. Three products, one library: Discover, Conflicts, and Check. Cicadus monitors your field daily and surfaces what deserves attention now. One loop across Discover, Conflicts, and Check — same library, same source sentences. Upload a paper or ask a research question to set the frame for discovery — so Cicadus knows what you’re actually trying to answer. Cicadus builds the citation map around your seed: linked papers, clusters, and how the field connects — not another unsorted search pile. Pick a core paper so search stays grounded in what matters to you. Everything that follows stays relative to that anchor. Read citation intent and conflicts in the map — support,…from cicadus.com

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