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Research discovery

Turn citations intoresearch opportunities.

GapDossier helps you find the next worthwhile question faster by analyzing citation context, mapping the literature, and surfacing gaps worth exploring.

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From one paper to a ranked research directionA honeycomb of seven interlocking tiles showing how GapDossier moves from a seed paper to a research direction, in order: Seed paper, Citing papers, Citation context, Literature map, Contradictions, Research gaps, Ranked opportunities.Seed paperCitingpapersCitationcontextLiteraturemapContradictionsResearchgapsRankedopportunities
From one paper to a research direction

Citation context → evidence map

Built for evidence

Research decisions deserve traceable evidence. GapDossier shows the citation context behind every observation, records where each field came from, and keeps illustrative material clearly separated from live results.

GapDossier citation trails converging into a research-opportunity network.

How it works

  1. 01

    Find the paper

    Start from a publication identifier you already have, and GapDossier locates the publication behind it.

  2. 02

    Confirm the paper

    Check the publication details before anything runs, so the analysis starts from the right source.

  3. 03

    Retrieve the citations

    GapDossier collects the later work that cites the paper and keeps the surrounding context attached.

  4. 04

    Review evidence and next questions

    Read the citation context, see where sources disagree or coverage is thin, and decide what to explore next.

Capabilities

Each capability describes what GapDossier does with the sources it retrieves.

Citation context analysis

Reads the passages where a paper is cited and keeps the surrounding sentences with the record.

Literature mapping

Organizes citing and related work into a connected view of the field around your seed paper.

Gap detection

Points to areas where the retrieved sources carry little or no supporting evidence.

Contradiction surfacing

Highlights places where sources disagree, and preserves both positions rather than resolving them for you.

Opportunity ranking

Orders candidate directions and shows the factors behind each position.

Saved dossiers

Keeps each analysis addressable so you can return to it, review it, and continue from where you stopped.

Use cases

Academic research
Trace how your field cites a foundational study and decide which question to pursue next.
Startup ideation
Ground a product idea in the published evidence and see where the literature is still thin.
Competitive intelligence
Follow which groups build on which results, and how those results are being used.
Policy and education research
Assemble the evidence behind a position, including the places where sources disagree.
Product and market discovery
Connect technical claims to their supporting work before committing to a direction.

Start with the evidence

Stop searching. Start discovering.

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