Powerful Features
Everything you need to transform your research workflow
Query to Literature Review
Ask any research question and get a concise literature review summary, complete with direct links to relevant papers. Our AI sifts through vast databases to bring you the most pertinent information, saving you countless hours.
Animated Literature Review
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How Cicadus Works
From research question to comprehensive insights in four simple steps
Start Your Research Journey
Upload a research paper PDF or enter a specific research query. Our AI instantly understands your research intent and begins the analysis process.
AI-Powered Paper Discovery
Our advanced AI searches through millions of papers, identifying the most relevant sources and building comprehensive citation networks based on semantic relationships.
Intelligent Relationship Mapping
Citations are automatically classified and analyzed. Understand why papers cite each other - whether for background, methodology, critique, or application.
Interactive Research Exploration
Explore your research through interactive visualizations, annotated PDFs, and personalized knowledge bases. Get insights that would take weeks to discover manually.
Why Choose Cicadus?
Built specifically for researchers who want to focus on insights, not search.
Save Research Time
Skip the endless hours of searching through databases. Get instant literature reviews and paper recommendations tailored to your specific research question.
Precision Over Keywords
Our AI understands research intent, not just keywords. Get papers that actually matter to your research, not just those that match your search terms.
Transparent & Trustworthy
Every insight is backed by actual paper content. See exactly where our AI found the information, with direct citations and source verification.
Instant Understanding
Transform complex research papers into digestible insights. See key findings, methodologies, and connections highlighted in seconds.
Built for Researchers
Designed by researchers, for researchers. Every feature addresses real pain points in academic research workflows.
Continuous Learning
Your knowledge base grows smarter with every paper you add. Build a personalized research assistant that knows your field inside and out.
Join thousands of researchers who've transformed their workflow
Who Needs Cicadus?
Curious who Cicadus is built for? You might see yourself here.
Students
Accelerate your research with AI-powered paper analysis and citation mapping. Perfect for thesis work and academic projects.
Researchers
Discover research gaps and understand complex relationships between papers. Build comprehensive literature reviews effortlessly.
Academics
Streamline literature reviews and enhance your research methodology. Stay ahead of the latest developments in your field.
Professionals
Stay updated with the latest research in your field efficiently. Make data-driven decisions with comprehensive research insights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Cicadus
Cicadus is an AI-powered research tool that helps you understand research papers faster. Upload a paper or ask a research question, and our AI analyzes it to provide literature reviews, visual reasoning maps, annotated PDFs, and personalized knowledge bases from your saved papers.
Our AI insights are highly accurate, backed by direct quotes and references from original papers. We use advanced language models trained on millions of research papers, ensuring reliable and trustworthy analysis. Every insight includes source citations for verification.
Yes! Cicadus works across all research domains - from computer science and medicine to social sciences and humanities. Our AI understands diverse academic fields and adapts to the specific terminology and structure of your research area.
Currently, Cicadus supports PDF uploads for research papers. Our system can process academic papers, preprints, journal articles, and conference proceedings. We're working on adding support for additional formats in future updates.
The reasoning map visualizes citation relationships between papers, showing why and how papers cite each other. It uses semantic analysis to categorize connections (e.g., 'supports', 'extends', 'critiques'), helping you understand the foundational structure of research topics at a glance.
Absolutely. We take data security seriously. Your uploaded papers and research data are encrypted and stored securely. We never share your data with third parties, and you have full control to delete your content at any time.
Team collaboration features are coming soon! You'll be able to share reasoning maps, annotated PDFs, and knowledge bases with your research team. Join our waitlist to get early access when collaboration features launch.
Cicadus combines multiple research workflows into one platform - literature reviews, citation analysis, PDF annotations, and personalized knowledge bases. Our unique reasoning map visualization and semantic relationship analysis set us apart, helping you understand not just what papers say, but why they matter.
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