Erdős Path

Discover the shortest co-authorship path between any two researchers

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This tool finds paths through OpenAlex's database of scholarly works. Results may be imperfect due to common names, merged author profiles, or incomplete metadata. Each connection shows institutional affiliations from the paper to help verify matches. If a connection looks wrong, click "Wrong person?" to find an alternative path.

Speed: First searches fetch data from OpenAlex and may take a minute or two. Your browser caches this data, so subsequent searches involving the same authors are much faster. Famous scientists have pre-cached networks for instant lookups.

This is not an official Erdős number certification. Results are provided for curiosity and entertainment, with no warranty. No user data is collected.

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