See every paper a paper stands on
Paste a DOI and the paper appears with the work it cites fanned out beside it, oldest at the top, larger where more researchers have cited it. Click any reference to follow it further.
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Finding the paper and its references
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References, most cited first
Reading the constellation
A paper's references are the shortest map of the field it came from. The constellation lays them out by year, so you can see whether a paper rests on a few classics or on last year's work, and which of its sources the rest of the field leans on most.
Each reference can become the centre in turn. Following two or three steps back is often the fastest way to find the original paper behind an idea, and the trail above the graph takes you back the way you came.
Reference lists come from public scholarly records. A paper whose publisher does not share its references shows only itself. In Alfred's citation manager the same constellation opens from any paper in your library.
From the graph to your draft
Save the papers you find, read them with Alfred, and cite them in your manuscript with the page each claim came from.
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