# NLP Scholar: An Interactive Visual Explorer for Natural Language Processing Literature

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.01131 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2006.01131/

## Key facts

- Cited by 8 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 31 May 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 8 of 8)

- [Exploring the Landscape of Natural Language Processing Research](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.10652/) (2023)
- [DRIFT: A Toolkit for Diachronic Analysis of Scientific Literature](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2107.01198/) (2021)
- [CS-Insights: A System for Analyzing Computer Science Research](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2210.06878/) (2022)
- [NLP-KG: A System for Exploratory Search of Scientific Literature in Natural Language Processing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2406.15294/) (2024)
- [TweeNLP: A Twitter Exploration Portal for Natural Language Processing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.10512/) (2021)
- [VizCV: AI-assisted visualization of researchers' publications tracks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2505.08691/) (2025)
- [An Inclusive Notion of Text](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2211.05604/) (2022)
- [The Future of NLP may not be at NLP Conferences: Scholarly Migration Patterns in Natural Language Processing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2607.02416/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

As part of the NLP Scholar project, we created a single unified dataset of NLP papers and their meta-information (including citation numbers), by extracting and aligning information from the ACL Anthology and Google Scholar. In this paper, we describe several interconnected interactive visualizations (dashboards) that present various aspects of the data. Clicking on an item within a visualization or entering query terms in the search boxes filters the data in all visualizations in the dashboard. This allows users to search for papers in the area of their interest, published within specific time periods, published by specified authors, etc. The interactive visualizations presented here, and the associated dataset of papers mapped to citations, have additional uses as well including understanding how the field is growing (both overall and across sub-areas), as well as quantifying the impact of different types of papers on subsequent publications.