Discover Who Is Citing Your Research
Cited-by helps publishers and researchers discover how scholarly content is being cited across the research ecosystem.
By connecting citation relationships through persistent identifiers such as DOIs, Cited-by makes it easier to understand who is citing your work, what research is building on it, and how your publications are connected.
What Cited-by Enables
📊 Track Citation Connections
Identify publications that cite your articles and understand how your research is being referenced.
🔎 Discover Related Research
Explore newer studies, articles, and publications that build upon your research.
🌐 Increase Research Visibility
Citation connections can help researchers discover your work through related scholarly literature.
🔗 Build a Connected Research Record
Create meaningful connections between citing and cited publications across the scholarly ecosystem.
How Cited-by Works
1. Publish Your Content
Register your scholarly content and associated metadata with Crossref.
2. Connect References
References and citation relationships are deposited using persistent identifiers such as DOIs.
3. Identify Citations
Crossref can identify relationships where other registered publications cite your content.
4. Explore Cited-by Connections
Publishers and platforms can display links showing which works cite a particular publication.
Why Cited-by Matters
Research impact isn’t only about publishing a paper—it’s also about what happens after publication.
Cited-by connections can help you:
- Discover publications citing your research
- Follow how research develops over time
- Find newer work related to your publications
- Understand connections within the scholarly literature
- Improve navigation between citing and cited content
- Make scholarly content more connected and discoverable
For Publishers & Journals
Cited-by is particularly useful for academic journals, publishers, societies, repositories, universities, conference proceedings, and research platforms seeking to create richer connections around their scholarly content.
When citation relationships are properly connected, readers can move from:
Your Article → Citing Articles → Related Research → New Discoveries
Turn Citations Into Connections
Every citation represents a connection between ideas.
Cited-by helps make those connections visible—creating a more connected, discoverable scholarly record.