Paper Discovery
Sciorex provides integrated paper discovery tools that let you explore citation networks, find related work, and build your reading list — all without leaving the IDE.
Citation Network
Explore the academic graph starting from any paper in your library.
- References — View all papers cited by a given paper
- Citations — View all papers that cite a given paper
- Similar papers — Discover related work based on content similarity and shared citations
- Navigate multiple hops deep to trace research lineages and find seminal works
TIP
Start from a key paper in your library and explore outward. The citation network is the fastest way to build a comprehensive literature review for a new research area.
API Sources
Paper discovery queries three academic APIs to provide broad and reliable coverage.
| Source | Coverage | Strengths |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic Scholar | 200M+ papers across all fields | Citation context, influence scores, author profiles, open-access links |
| CrossRef | 130M+ DOI records | Authoritative metadata, publisher data, funding information |
| OpenCitations | 1.5B+ citation links | Open citation data, citation counts, reference lists |
INFO
Results from all three sources are deduplicated and merged. When metadata conflicts exist, Semantic Scholar is preferred for academic fields and CrossRef for DOI-based resolution.
Author Search
Find researchers and explore their publication history.
- Browse author profiles with affiliation, h-index, and publication count
- View full paper listings sorted by year, citation count, or relevance
- Follow citation links from any author paper into the broader network
- Import individual papers or bulk-import an author's works to your library
Recommendations
Get personalized paper suggestions based on the contents of your Reference Library.
- Library-based suggestions — Papers similar to your existing collection, weighted by recency and reading status
- Recommendations update as you add new items to your library
- Each suggestion includes a relevance explanation (shared references, topic overlap, shared authors)
WARNING
Recommendations require at least 5 items in your library to generate meaningful suggestions. The quality improves as your collection grows.
Citation Graph
Visualize the citation relationships between papers as an interactive graph.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Node layout | Papers displayed as nodes with force-directed or hierarchical layout |
| Edge direction | Arrows indicate citation direction (citing to cited) |
| Influential citations | Highlighted edges for citations flagged as influential by Semantic Scholar |
| Filtering | Filter by year range, minimum citation count, or specific authors |
| Zoom and pan | Navigate large graphs with standard controls |
| Node details | Click any node to view title, authors, abstract, and citation count |
TIP
Use the citation graph to identify highly-connected "hub" papers that bridge subfields. These are often good survey papers or foundational works worth reading.
Save to Library
Any paper discovered through citation network exploration, author search, or recommendations can be saved directly to your Reference Library.
- One-click import — Add a paper with full metadata (title, authors, abstract, venue, year, DOI, PDF link)
- Collection assignment — Choose a target collection during import
- PDF download — When an open-access PDF is available (via Unpaywall or Semantic Scholar), it is downloaded automatically
- Duplicate check — If the paper already exists in your library (matched by DOI or arXiv ID), you are notified before import
Rate Limiting
Academic APIs enforce rate limits to prevent abuse. Sciorex manages this transparently.
| Behavior | Description |
|---|---|
| Automatic queuing | Requests that exceed the rate limit are queued and retried automatically |
| Request queue tracking | A status indicator shows pending and completed requests |
| Backoff strategy | Exponential backoff with jitter to minimize wait times |
| Source failover | If one API is temporarily unavailable, queries fall back to alternative sources |
INFO
Under normal usage, rate limits are rarely hit. Bulk operations (such as importing all citations of a highly-cited paper) may trigger queuing, with progress shown in the status bar.
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- Reference Library — Organize and cite imported papers
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