Connected Papers analyzes millions of academic papers to build interactive graphs showing relationships between publications based on citation patterns, shared references, and semantic similarity. Its sophisticated algorithms process both recent and historical papers, creating a comprehensive visualization of how research evolves and connects across time.Rather than traditional keyword searches, it creates visual maps that reveal both obvious and non-obvious connections between papers. The system helps researchers identify seminal works, find similar papers, and discover emerging research trends. Its ability to reveal paper relationships through both forward and backward citations makes it particularly valuable for comprehensive academic research.