A tool for researchers to organize and explore literature, providing features such as visual maps, citation tracking, and paper recommendations.
In the same window, ResearchRabbit’s Sitemap added 5 pages, mostly under /articles/how-to-start-a-literature-review-when-you-have-papers. The timing overlaps — worth a closer look.
Monthly visit estimates · 2026-03 — 2026-09 · DR 71, flat
Sep 2026
806.4K↓ 11%
Monthly visits split by channel share: ResearchRabbit lost 101K visits from Aug to Sep, with direct contributing 53%.
| Channel | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1.1M | 907.4K | 806.4K |
| Direct | 510.9K | 405.3K | 351.5K |
| Organic search | 436K | 383.6K | 349.2K |
| Referrals | 42.3K | 35.3K | 33.8K |
| Paid search | 23.3K | 17K | 25.4K |
| Organic social | 35.3K | 22.3K | 15.6K |
| 9K | 7.7K | 6.9K | |
| Display ads | 2.7K | 3.6K | 1.2K |
| Paid social | 1K | 0 | 456 |
| Channel | Change barAug → Sep | Change | Share of change | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | −53.8K | 53% | 43.6% ↓1.1pp | |
| Organic search | −34.3K | 34% | 43.3% ↑1pp | |
| Organic social | −6.8K | 6.7% | 1.9% ↓0.5pp | |
| 5 other channels | +4K | -4% | 8.4% ↑1.4pp |
ResearchRabbit’s acquisition moves across pages, search terms and AI referrals, each with its data source.
Pages listed in the Sitemap grew 7.8% over 31 days, from 64 listed URLs to 69 listed URLs.
/articles/how-to-start-a-literature-review-when-you-have-papers+1/articles/how-to-write-a-research-question+1Borrow: Generate pages of this kind from data you already have (see /articles/how-to-start-a-literature-review-when-you-have-papers) to capture long-tail search.
Non-brand terms are traffic anyone can compete for; higher CPC means higher commercial value.
| Keyword | Traffic | CPC | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| research rabbitBrand | 87.2K | $0.44 | 1 |
| researchrabbitBrand | 23K | $0.37 | 2 |
| rabbit researchNon-brand | 6.2K | $0.21 | 3 |
| rabbit aiBrand | 3.4K | $1.25 | 4 |
| research rabbit aiUnclassified | 2.8K | $0.42 | 5 |
Borrow: Search traffic is mostly branded, riding existing awareness; the non-brand needs it does not cover are open to you.
4.9K visits from AI assistants (previous month 15.6K), 0.6% of all traffic.
Borrow: No need to follow yet; watch whether it scales next month.
Above is what we observe automatically. The reconstruction starts from these moments, searches launches, community threads, directory listings and backlinks from the same period, fills in what ResearchRabbit did at each step, and gives you a sequence to follow.
ResearchRabbit's public Sitemap now lists 5 more URLs
Observed · SitemapWhere it launched and who discussed it
Product Hunt, Reddit, X, directoriesWhich channels produced new backlinks
Ordered by first seenA launch sequence you can follow
Exportable action listSep 2026 · Research
| Product | Monthly visits | DR | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|
| ResearchRabbitThis product | 806.4K | 71 | -11.1% |
| Semantic ScholarSame market | 7.7M | 91 | +17.3% |
| CloudResearchSame market | 6.3M | 63 | -7.1% |
| Anara | AI you can trustSame market | 1.8M | 54 | +17.4% |
Each product uses its latest observed month; different months are not a same-period ranking.
Know the next time ResearchRabbit ships pages in bulk
We diff its Sitemap, backlinks and traffic daily and alert you only on real changes.
Method: visits and channel shares are third-party monthly estimates; channel change = monthly visits × channel share, month over month; site actions and traffic are shown by timing only, not as cause and effect.
