Open Knowledge Maps

Open Knowledge Maps

Visual Knowledge Maps
AI-Based Search Engine
Open Access Integration

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Open Access Integration

Highlights and provides easy access to open access documents, helping users identify freely available research papers without paywalls

Cross-Disciplinary Discovery

Enables search and visualization across multiple academic disciplines and languages, supporting interdisciplinary research and broader knowledge discovery

Document Export

Allows users to export selected documents to reference management systems, streamlining the research workflow and citation process

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I've been using Open Knowledge Maps for a while, and it’s amazing! The design is intuitive, and the features work seamlessly.
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Apr 19, 2025
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Apr 8, 2025
Open Knowledge Maps has greatly enhanced my experience. The performance is top-notch. Five stars from me!
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FAQs about Open Knowledge Maps

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What is Open Knowledge Maps?

Open Knowledge Maps is a visual search engine and discovery tool that creates interactive knowledge maps from scientific literature. It's a non-profit organization that provides a visual interface to explore research topics by showing clusters of related papers and concepts, making it easier to get an overview of a research field.

Is Open Knowledge Maps free to use?

Yes, Open Knowledge Maps is completely free to use. It is a charitable non-profit organization built on open science principles, making scientific knowledge freely accessible to everyone.

Where does Open Knowledge Maps get its data from?

Open Knowledge Maps sources its data from trusted academic databases and repositories including BASE (with over 300 million documents from nearly 10,000 sources), PubMed, and OpenAIRE. It only includes content from verified academic sources.

How do knowledge maps work?

Knowledge maps are automatically generated using AI and natural language processing to analyze the 100 most relevant documents for a search query. Similar papers are grouped together into clusters, with key concepts labeled. The visualization shows relationships between different research areas and highlights open access content.

What are the limitations of Open Knowledge Maps?

The main limitation is that each map only includes the top 100 documents from the selected data source, which may miss some important papers. The quality also depends on the algorithm, scope of the data source, and quality of metadata. The organization is working on enabling users to manually add documents to maps in the future.

How can I cite a knowledge map?

You can cite a knowledge map by clicking the 'cite' button on the left side of each map. For citing the website and search functionality, use: Open Knowledge Maps (2019).

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