Connected Papers statistics, October 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
Every month I measure Connected Papers with data from DataForSEO, Tranco and Ahrefs, in the AI research assistant category. In October 2026 it got about 65,335 visits from Google, 81% fewer than a year ago.
Below: visits over two years, where the visitors live, how often people search its name, its Google position for each category search and its links and rating.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Ahrefs · not a ranking
Connected Papers
connectedpapers.comVisual tool that builds a graph of academic papers related to your field.
- Listed in
- AI research assistant
- Tested
- Not yet
- Visits from Google
- 65.3K
- -81% vs a year ago
- Searches for its name (US)
- 9.9K
- a month, September 2026
- Domain Rating
- 72
- Ahrefs, 0 to 100
- Referring domains
- 9.2K
- sites linking to it
1Visits from Google to Connected Papers
Connected Papers got 65,335 visits from Google search in October 2026, 81% fewer than a year ago and 7% fewer than in September 2026. Its best month in the last 24 was December 2025, with 693,710.
- Visits, October 2026
- 65,335 worldwide
- US visits
- 2,957 (-87% on a year ago)
- Peak, last 24 months
- 693,710 in December 2025
WorldVisits a month from Google to connectedpapers.com, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, estimated visits from Google search, to October 2026.
USVisits a month from Google, United States
Source: DataForSEO, United States, to October 2026.
2Where the visitors live
48% of Connected Papers’s visits come from India, followed by United States, Germany and United Kingdom.
| Country | Visits from Google | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 10,481 | 48% |
| United States | 4,601 | 21% |
| Germany | 2,690 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 1,545 | 7% |
| Canada | 811 | 4% |
| France | 774 | 4% |
| Australia | 623 | 3% |
| Brazil | 404 | 2% |
Country
- India
- Visits from Google
- 10,481
- Share
- 48%
- United States
- Visits from Google
- 4,601
- Share
- 21%
- Germany
- Visits from Google
- 2,690
- Share
- 12%
- United Kingdom
- Visits from Google
- 1,545
- Share
- 7%
- Canada
- Visits from Google
- 811
- Share
- 4%
- France
- Visits from Google
- 774
- Share
- 4%
- Australia
- Visits from Google
- 623
- Share
- 3%
- Brazil
- Visits from Google
- 404
- Share
- 2%
Source: DataForSEO, the eight countries I measure, October 2026. The shares are of those eight.
3How often people search for Connected Papers
People in the US typed “connected papers” into Google 9,900 times in September 2026. Worldwide the name is searched about 135,000 times a month on a 12-month average.
USSearches a month for "connected papers", United States
Source: Google Ads keyword data via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
4Where Connected Papers sits on Google
Connected Papers is not in Google's top 100 for "ai research assistant", and the Tranco list of the most visited sites puts connectedpapers.com at 49,520.
| Category search | Google US position | Tranco rank | Sites measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| “ai research assistant” | not in the top 100 | 49,520 | 124 |
Category search
- Google US position
- not in the top 100
- Tranco rank
- 49,520
- Sites measured
- 124
Source: DataForSEO (Google US positions, desktop) and Tranco, October 2026. Each row links to that category’s statistics.
5Links and rating
Ahrefs rates connectedpapers.com 72 out of 100 for the strength of the sites linking to it, and DataForSEO counts 9,185 domains linking to it (3,969 main domains).
- Domain Rating
- 72 / 100 (Ahrefs)
- Referring domains
- 9,185 (DataForSEO)
Where to go next
- AI research assistant statisticsThe AI research assistant market: demand, trends, report and forecast.
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This page monitors Connected Papers with measured data. It is not a grade: RankDude grades only what it has tested.