Recommender for recommendation letter writers π
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RecRec is a practical tool for finding academic recommendation letter writers. Whether you are preparing for your tenure package, job application, or green card petition, RecRec helps you quickly identify the best letter writers. RecRec highlights connections between you and potential recommenders and lets you filter by citations, awards, and other criteria. Save time and get the most impactful recommendations with RecRec!
Click to see the high-resolution demo video!
recrec-demo.mp4
RecRec uses Semantic Scholar's citation database to analyze and identify all researchers who have cited your papers. In addition, it uses the Academic Award database to highlight researchers with awards, such as ACM Fellow and IEEE Fellow. Finally, RecRec provides an easy-to-use interface to help you quickly sort, filter, and select potential recommenders.
To use RecRec, visit: https://xiaohk.github.io/recrec/.
To find potential recommendation letter writers, follow these three steps:
Step 1 | Type your name to identify your semantic scholar profile |
Step 2 | Select your most representative papers |
Step 3 | Browse and filter potential letter writers |
Optional | Repeat Steps 2 and 3 if needed |
Clone or download this repository:
git clone git@github.com:xiaohk/recrec.git
Install the dependencies:
npm install
Then run RecRec:
npm run dev
Navigate to localhost:3000. You should see RecRec running in your browser :)
RecRec is created by Jay Wang.
We appreciate valuable feedback from Polo Chau, Kaan Sancak, Haekyu Park, and Alex Kale! π
If you find RecRec useful, please consider citing it.
@misc{wangRecRecRecommenderRecommender2024,
title = {{{RecRec}}: {{Recommender}} for {{Recommender Letter Writers}}},
shorttitle = {{{RecRec}}},
author = {Wang, Zijie J.},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.5281/ZENODO.12697177},
url = {https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.12697177},
urldate = {2024-07-09},
copyright = {MIT License}
}
The software is available under the MIT License.
Feature requests, bug reports, and fixes are all welcome! Start by opening an issue.
If you have any questions, feel free to open an issue or contact Jay Wang.