# How is ScholarIQ different from Litmaps?

Litmaps maps citations from seed papers and helps you discover the next papers.

Site: https://www.litmaps.com

## Where they differ

Litmaps is built for discovery and for watching a map grow.

Discovery is not screening. ScholarIQ ranks against your criteria and keeps the rationale.

| | ScholarIQ | Litmaps |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Free tier. No department contract. | Free tier, plus a paid plan. |
| Search | 470 million articles from OpenAlex, ORCID and PubMed. | Citation maps. |
| Answer | Plain language, each claim linked to a source. | None. |
| Screen | Named reviewer, time, rationale, source passage. | None. |

ScholarIQ is the better fit for A question, a screen, and a cited answer.

Litmaps is the better fit for A map of a field from seeds you already trust.

## How is ScholarIQ different from Litmaps?

Discovery is not screening. ScholarIQ ranks against your criteria and keeps the rationale.

## What does Litmaps do that ScholarIQ does not?

Litmaps is built for discovery and for watching a map grow.

## Who should use which?

ScholarIQ is the better fit for A question, a screen, and a cited answer. Litmaps is the better fit for A map of a field from seeds you already trust.

## Can I use ScholarIQ and Litmaps in the same review?

Yes. Keep Litmaps for Citation maps. Put the include or exclude in ScholarIQ. The record shows the named reviewer, the time, the rationale, and the source passage.

## Do I name Litmaps in the methods?

Yes, if you searched there. Also name ScholarIQ if the decision sits there. A reader must be able to open the same record.

## Can a student start without a university license?

ScholarIQ does not need a department contract. Litmaps: Free tier, plus a paid plan.

## What do I lose if I leave Litmaps?

Litmaps is built for discovery and for watching a map grow.

## Does either tool write the review?

No. Litmaps returns None. ScholarIQ returns a cited answer. You write the sentence.

## Where is the decision record?

On the ScholarIQ record: named reviewer, timestamp, rationale, source passage. Litmaps: None.

## Can I upload a file from Litmaps?

Yes, if it is a citation file. You then see that file in the same queue as the OpenAlex results.

## Which tool do I open first?

Open Litmaps if you already have a list. Open ScholarIQ if you have a question and no file.

## Is the answer a substitute for the paper?

No. Open the citation. The passage is on the record so a second person can check the claim.

## What can a supervisor check?

The question, the search, each include or exclude, and the passage. You see the queue, the conflicts, and the agreement while the stage is still open.