How it works, in detail

Every step between the topic you type and the map you see.

01The pipeline

Four steps, all computed.

Pick a step to see what happens, what it means for your map, and what runs underneath.

microplastics in soil
47,896 papers matchwe take the 40 most relevant

What happens

We send your topic to OpenAlex, an open catalogue of research papers, and take the most relevant matches.

What it means for you

You see the core of the literature, not every paper ever written.

Under the hood

OpenAlex search · 30 papers by default, more if you ask in Advanced options

02Reading the map

Open, Active, Saturated: try it.

32.5%Saturated: over 30%

In a 40-paper map, that’s about 13 papers.

Try a real subtopic:

A starting point, not a verdict. A 200,000-paper field can look Open inside a 60-paper map, so weigh the share against the size of the whole field.

03Honest limits

What a map can’t tell you.

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  1. 2013Nature Protocols

    Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system

    12,013 citationsActive

  2. 2016Nature

    Programmable editing of a target base in genomic DNA without double-stranded DNA cleavage

    5,703 citationsOpen

  3. 2013Cell

    One-Step Generation of Mice Carrying Mutations in Multiple Genes by CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Engineering

    3,598 citationsActive

  4. 2013Cell

    Double Nicking by RNA-Guided CRISPR Cas9 for Enhanced Genome Editing Specificity

    3,411 citationsOpen