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Discovery and recommendations

Chive helps you find relevant eprints through personalized recommendations, related paper suggestions, and citation networks.

Browsing eprints​

The /eprints page is the main entry point for discovering new papers. What you see depends on your authentication state and profile configuration.

Authenticated users with research fields​

If you are signed in and have research fields set in your profile, the page displays New in Your Fields: recently submitted eprints matching your fields, sorted chronologically. This view uses the searchSubmissions endpoint with sort=recent and field URI filtering.

Authenticated users without research fields​

If you are signed in but have not set any research fields, the page prompts you to configure your profile with at least one research field. Until you do, it falls back to the trending view described below.

Anonymous users​

Visitors who are not signed in see Trending This Week, the same global trending feed shown on the /trending page.

Each eprint page shows related papers in the sidebar:

Related papers are ranked using five weighted signals:

SignalWeightSource
SPECTER2 semantic similarity30%Semantic Scholar embeddings
Co-citation + bibliographic coupling25%Neo4j citation graph
OpenAlex concept/topic overlap20%OpenAlex 4-level taxonomy
Author network15%Co-author overlap
Collaborative filtering10%User engagement patterns

Auto-detected: The system finds related papers using:

  1. SPECTER2 embeddings: Dense vector similarity from Semantic Scholar (with Elasticsearch MLT fallback when embeddings are unavailable)
  2. Co-citation analysis: Papers that are frequently cited together
  3. Bibliographic coupling: Papers that cite the same references
  4. OpenAlex concept overlap: Shared topics in the 4-level hierarchy (domain > field > subfield > topic)
  5. Author network: Papers sharing one or more authors

User-curated: Any authenticated user can add related papers manually using the "Add Related Paper" button. User-curated links include a relationship type (extends, replicates, contradicts, etc.) and optional description.

Both sources appear in a single "Related Papers" panel on the eprint page.

Relationship types​

User-curated related papers display a relationship badge:

BadgeMeaning
RelatedGenerally related work
ExtendsBuilds upon this paper
ReplicatesReplication study
ContradictsContradicts findings
ReviewsReviews or surveys this paper

Citation network​

Chive can extract citations from eprint PDFs using GROBID. When citations are available:

  1. Click the Related tab on any eprint page
  2. View the Citation Network section showing extracted references
  3. Citations that match existing Chive eprints are linked

Field browsing​

Exploring by field​

  1. Go to Browse > Fields
  2. Navigate the hierarchy
  3. Each field shows:
    • Recent papers
    • Trending papers
    • Top authors
    • Related fields

Field statistics​

Each field page displays:

  • Total papers
  • Papers this week/month
  • Top contributors
  • Most-cited papers
  • Active discussions

The /trending page shows papers gaining attention based on views, downloads, and engagement in the last 24-48 hours, weighted toward recency.

Authenticated users with research fields see two sections:

  1. Trending in Your Fields: Papers matching your research fields, shown first
  2. Trending Globally: Papers trending across all fields

A toggle at the top of the page switches between My Fields and All views.

Anonymous users see the global trending feed with no field filtering.

Most discussed​

Papers with active review threads and endorsements:

  • Sorted by recent activity
  • Shows discussion summary
  • Highlights key debates

Following​

Following fields​

  1. Go to any field page
  2. Click Follow
  3. New papers appear on your /eprints page and in field-filtered trending

Following authors​

  1. Visit an author's profile
  2. Click Follow
  3. Their new papers appear in your feed

Managing follows​

Go to Profile > Following to see and manage all your follows.

Managing suggestions​

Your interactions improve recommendations over time:

ActionEffect
Reading a paper (>30 seconds)Increases weight for similar papers
Downloading PDFStrong signal for related topics
Endorsing or reviewingStrongest positive signal
Dismissing (click X)Paper is hidden and will not reappear

To dismiss a recommendation, click the X button on any suggested paper. Dismissed papers are removed from all recommendation surfaces and will not reappear.

Discovery settings​

SettingOptionsDefault
Recommendation diversityLow / Medium / HighMedium
Include eprints fromAll sources / Selected sourcesAll
Show papers in languagesSelect languagesEnglish
Minimum endorsement threshold0 / 1 / 3 / 50

Privacy​

Your discovery activity is private by default:

  • Reading history is not shared
  • Followed fields are private unless you choose to display them
  • Dismissed papers are stored server-side but not disclosed to other users