Citing a range of papers (using numeric keys)?

Question

Is there a way so that, when I cite a range of papers, the output is a range of numbers, instead of a list of numbers? In other words, when I type

... some dummy text here is due to me \cite{me1, me2, me3, me4} ...

I want the output to be

... some dummy text here is due to me [3-6] ...

instead of

... some dummy text here is due to me [3.4.5.6] ...

(I use LaTeX, and am currently using the amsart class and whatever it includes. But I am open to other suggestions.)

Answer 1

The cite package, and natbib, and biblatex, at least, will all do this.

Answer 2

if you add

\usepackage[numbers,sort&compress]{natbib}

to your preamble, you should get the expected result.

Answer 3

Using biblatex, sorting and compressing numeric keys is achieved with

\usepackage[style=numeric-comp]{biblatex}