ASReview Free plan 9.1 Visit Lit Mind Maps
litmindmaps.com
What it is
Lit Mind Maps is a web tool for Masters and PhD students conducting literature searches and evidence mapping. Users enter a research question in plain language or provide a paper title or DOI. The service returns cited answers based on retrieved academic papers, then places those papers in a three-branch literature mind map and idea timeline. Branch sets can be changed before another search. A citation map displays a seed paper, its references and citing papers as bubbles arranged by year and citation count. Five optional answer sets address definition, mechanism, evidence, effects and comparison, with three branches each. After signing in and searching, users can download a Word starting draft for a literature review or proposal. Records come from Semantic Scholar. Searches use titles, abstracts and metadata rather than every paper’s full text. The service describes results as a starting aid and advises checking papers.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Lit Mind Maps is grounded literature AI for Masters and PhD students.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Intended users
- The site identifies Masters and PhD students as its intended users for academic literature search, citation mapping, literature mind maps, and review starting drafts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Answer sets
- Five optional answer sets cover definition, mechanism, evidence, effects, and comparison, with three branches in each set.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Citation map
- The citation map plots a seed paper, its references, and papers that cite it as bubbles by year and citation count.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Coverage limit
- The site says searches are grounded in retrieved paper records—titles, abstracts, and metadata—and do not read the full text of every paper.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Grounded answers
- It returns an answer with citations grounded in the papers retrieved by the search.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Mind map and timeline
- Retrieved papers populate a three-branch literature mind map and an idea timeline, and users can change the branch set before searching again.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Paper data source
- The site says paper records are supplied by Semantic Scholar.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Search
- Users can ask a research question in plain language or paste a paper title or DOI to search academic papers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Use limitation
- The site describes its output as a starting aid, not a finished thesis chapter or a full-text PRISMA 2020 review, and advises users to check each paper.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
- Word export
- After signing in and searching, users can download a Word starting draft for a literature review or research proposal.Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
Plans and prices
Free Free Two chats are free. Two chats Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
Monthly $15 a month US$15 per month; auto-renews until you cancel. Word starting drafts included · Stop any time; paid month stays until it ends Read 7 Oct 2026 · litmindmaps.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Plain-language and title-or-DOI search
- Cited answers grounded in retrieved papers
- Mind map and timeline organize results
- Citation map shows references and citing papers
- Word starting drafts available
Limits
- Searches do not read every paper’s full text
- No screening workflow
- No full-text management
- Free plan includes only two chats
Who it suits
It is designed for Masters and PhD students doing academic searching, citation mapping and literature-review preparation. It is not presented as a finished thesis chapter or full-text PRISMA 2020 review.
Verdict
Lit Mind Maps offers discovery, citation visualization and structured starting drafts for academic research. Its metadata-based coverage and stated starting-aid limitation are important when planning a rigorous review.
Where Specifiction places it
- Literature Review Software#19 of 287.6
