Consensus: Focuses on answering specific research questions with extracted evidence, rather than exploring visual citation graphs. Connected Papers records 750,576 monthly visits with +3.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Consensus records 6,014,388 monthly visits with -1.2% growth and Freemium pricing.
Explore the academic literature as a visual graph of related papers
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | connectedpapers.com | consensus.app |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 750.58K (750,576) | 6.01M (6,014,388) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +22.43K (+3.1%) | -71.39K (-1.2%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (17.6%) | 🇺🇸 United States (12.8%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 308.44K | 2.92M |
| User Rating | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Explore the academic literature as a visual graph of related papers
Each graph places the seed paper among its most closely related works, clustered by how often papers are cited together or share references.
Separate perspectives show what a paper builds on and what later work builds on it, which is ideal for tracing a research lineage.
Start from a paper title, DOI, URL or proceedings link, so you can enter the graph from whatever you already have at hand.
A ranked list view lets you browse related publications by relevance when you need specifics rather than an overview.
AI academic search engine for peer-reviewed science
Ask a research question in plain language and get answers synthesized from peer-reviewed studies, with each claim linked to its source paper.
A visual summary shows how the scientific literature leans on a yes/no question, indicating agreement, disagreement or mixed evidence.
Narrow results by study design, sample size, journal quality, publication year and more to prioritize high-quality evidence.
Aggregate findings across many studies into structured summaries that map what is known and where the gaps are.
SpecialistCovers general web sources alongside academic papers, but lacks specialized scientific synthesis metrics and consensus ratings.
SpecialistCovers general web sources alongside academic papers, but lacks specialized scientific synthesis metrics and consensus ratings.
Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scholarly index, but offers less automated natural-language evidence synthesis than Consensus.
Free / Open-sourceCompletely free access to a massive scholarly index, but offers less automated natural-language evidence synthesis than Consensus.
SpecialistA paid, ad-free search engine that answers to its users
SpecialistA paid, ad-free search engine that answers to its users
Provides deeper PDF reading and interactive literature analysis tools, but is less focused on quick evidence aggregation.
Provides deeper PDF reading and interactive literature analysis tools, but is less focused on quick evidence aggregation.
Performs advanced systematic review data extraction and evidence synthesis, but has a more complex interface than Consensus.
Performs advanced systematic review data extraction and evidence synthesis, but has a more complex interface than Consensus.
SpecialistThe AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
SpecialistThe AI workspace where researchers read, write, and cite with every claim traceable to its source
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
SpecialistAI-assisted systematic review software for screening, extraction, and evidence synthesis at scale
Tracks how papers are cited with Smart Citations to gauge reliability, but features a less direct Q&A synthesis.
Tracks how papers are cited with Smart Citations to gauge reliability, but features a less direct Q&A synthesis.
SpecialistExcellent for visual citation mapping and literature discovery, but lacks automated paper Q&A and evidence synthesis.
SpecialistExcellent for visual citation mapping and literature discovery, but lacks automated paper Q&A and evidence synthesis.
Includes integrated reference management and systematic review tools, but has a narrower academic database coverage.
Includes integrated reference management and systematic review tools, but has a narrower academic database coverage.
Helps discover and track academic papers and trends, but offers less robust visual citation graph mapping.
Helps discover and track academic papers and trends, but offers less robust visual citation graph mapping.
SpecialistDelivers structured paper summaries and literature reviews, but lacks interactive visual citation exploration tools.
SpecialistDelivers structured paper summaries and literature reviews, but lacks interactive visual citation exploration tools.
