---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/academic-research/use-cases/find-research-citations/chatgpt
---
# How to Find Citations with ChatGPT

ChatGPT organizes citation data into meaningful groups and explains the connections between papers. It categorizes references by methodology or subtopic, identifies which cited works are foundational versus supporting, and helps you build a structured reading list from the citation network. Citation data becomes a roadmap for learning.

## Setup

{"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}

## Steps

1. Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
2. Ask: "Get the citations for this paper" and provide the paper ID
3. ChatGPT returns the reference list with details
4. Request: "Group these references by topic"
5. Explore the most relevant citation clusters

## Example Prompt

```
Pull the references from this paper and tell me which ones are foundational to the field of diffusion models.
```

## Tips

- ChatGPT can categorize references by subtopic or methodology
- Ask for the most-cited papers in the reference list to find key readings
- Use citations to build a reading list for a new research area
