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30 curated prompts for the research workflow, each paired with the AI tools that run them best.

30 prompts

Intermediate

Cited literature scan

Find the 8 most-cited papers on <topic> from the last 5 years. For each: full citation, one-sentence finding, methodology in 5 words, and how it relates to <my question>. Cite URLs.
#literature#citations#scan
Research 1,237
Intermediate

Cited literature scan β€” for a policy brief

Find the 8 most-cited papers on <topic> from the last 5 years. For each: full citation, one-sentence finding, methodology in 5 words, and how it relates to <my question>. Cite URLs.

Audience: a policy brief.
#literature#citations#scan#brief
Research 1,234
Intermediate

Cited literature scan β€” for an academic paper

Find the 8 most-cited papers on <topic> from the last 5 years. For each: full citation, one-sentence finding, methodology in 5 words, and how it relates to <my question>. Cite URLs.

Audience: an academic paper.
#literature#citations#scan#paper
Research 1,231
Advanced

Compare conflicting sources

Compare what these <N> sources claim about <question>. Output a table: claim, evidence type, sample size, year, agreement/conflict tag. End with the strongest piece of evidence on each side.
#comparison#sources#evidence
Research 1,211
Advanced

Compare conflicting sources β€” for a policy brief

Compare what these <N> sources claim about <question>. Output a table: claim, evidence type, sample size, year, agreement/conflict tag. End with the strongest piece of evidence on each side.

Audience: a policy brief.
#comparison#sources#evidence#brief
Research 1,208
Advanced

Compare conflicting sources β€” for an academic paper

Compare what these <N> sources claim about <question>. Output a table: claim, evidence type, sample size, year, agreement/conflict tag. End with the strongest piece of evidence on each side.

Audience: an academic paper.
#comparison#sources#evidence#paper
Research 1,205
Beginner

Define a tricky term in five layers

Define "<term>" at five layers: 1-sentence, 1-paragraph, plain-English example, technical definition, and one common misuse. Cite the source you trust most for each layer.
#definition#layers#concepts
Research 1,185
Beginner

Define a tricky term in five layers β€” for a policy brief

Define "<term>" at five layers: 1-sentence, 1-paragraph, plain-English example, technical definition, and one common misuse. Cite the source you trust most for each layer.

Audience: a policy brief.
#definition#layers#concepts#brief
Research 1,182
Beginner

Define a tricky term in five layers β€” for an academic paper

Define "<term>" at five layers: 1-sentence, 1-paragraph, plain-English example, technical definition, and one common misuse. Cite the source you trust most for each layer.

Audience: an academic paper.
#definition#layers#concepts#paper
Research 1,179
Advanced

Steelman + counterargument with sources

Steelman the claim "<claim>" with the three strongest pieces of evidence. Then build the strongest counterargument with three pieces of evidence. Cite both sides. End with the open empirical question.
#steelman#evidence#analysis
Research 1,159
Advanced

Steelman + counterargument with sources β€” for a policy brief

Steelman the claim "<claim>" with the three strongest pieces of evidence. Then build the strongest counterargument with three pieces of evidence. Cite both sides. End with the open empirical question.

Audience: a policy brief.
#steelman#evidence#analysis#brief
Research 1,156
Advanced

Steelman + counterargument with sources β€” for an academic paper

Steelman the claim "<claim>" with the three strongest pieces of evidence. Then build the strongest counterargument with three pieces of evidence. Cite both sides. End with the open empirical question.

Audience: an academic paper.
#steelman#evidence#analysis#paper
Research 1,153
Intermediate

Synthesize a topic in 600 words

Synthesize the current state of <topic> in 600 words: where the field agrees, where it disagrees, three open questions, and three sources a serious analyst should read. Avoid generic platitudes.
#synthesis#overview#long-form
Research 1,133
Intermediate

Synthesize a topic in 600 words β€” for a policy brief

Synthesize the current state of <topic> in 600 words: where the field agrees, where it disagrees, three open questions, and three sources a serious analyst should read. Avoid generic platitudes.

Audience: a policy brief.
#synthesis#overview#long-form#brief
Research 1,130
Intermediate

Synthesize a topic in 600 words β€” for an academic paper

Synthesize the current state of <topic> in 600 words: where the field agrees, where it disagrees, three open questions, and three sources a serious analyst should read. Avoid generic platitudes.

Audience: an academic paper.
#synthesis#overview#long-form#paper
Research 1,127
Intermediate

Fact-check a claim

Fact-check this claim: "<claim>". Show the evidence for and against, the strongest authoritative source, your verdict (true / partly / false / unclear), and the residual uncertainty.
#fact-check#verdict#sources
Research 1,107
Intermediate

Fact-check a claim β€” for a policy brief

Fact-check this claim: "<claim>". Show the evidence for and against, the strongest authoritative source, your verdict (true / partly / false / unclear), and the residual uncertainty.

Audience: a policy brief.
#fact-check#verdict#sources#brief
Research 1,104
Intermediate

Fact-check a claim β€” for an academic paper

Fact-check this claim: "<claim>". Show the evidence for and against, the strongest authoritative source, your verdict (true / partly / false / unclear), and the residual uncertainty.

Audience: an academic paper.
#fact-check#verdict#sources#paper
Research 1,101
Advanced

Build a research question hierarchy

I want to study <broad topic>. Help me narrow: 1 root question, 4 sub-questions, 8 sub-sub-questions. Mark which are tractable in <time budget>. Suggest data sources for the most promising one.
#questions#hierarchy#planning
Research 1,081
Advanced

Build a research question hierarchy β€” for a policy brief

I want to study <broad topic>. Help me narrow: 1 root question, 4 sub-questions, 8 sub-sub-questions. Mark which are tractable in <time budget>. Suggest data sources for the most promising one.

Audience: a policy brief.
#questions#hierarchy#planning#brief
Research 1,078
Advanced

Build a research question hierarchy β€” for an academic paper

I want to study <broad topic>. Help me narrow: 1 root question, 4 sub-questions, 8 sub-sub-questions. Mark which are tractable in <time budget>. Suggest data sources for the most promising one.

Audience: an academic paper.
#questions#hierarchy#planning#paper
Research 1,075
Beginner

Reading list with rationale

Build a 10-item reading list on <topic>. Mix: one foundational text, three landmark papers, two recent papers, two critiques, two practitioner resources. One sentence on why each made the list.
#reading-list#curation#topic
Research 1,055
Beginner

Reading list with rationale β€” for a policy brief

Build a 10-item reading list on <topic>. Mix: one foundational text, three landmark papers, two recent papers, two critiques, two practitioner resources. One sentence on why each made the list.

Audience: a policy brief.
#reading-list#curation#topic#brief
Research 1,052
Beginner

Reading list with rationale β€” for an academic paper

Build a 10-item reading list on <topic>. Mix: one foundational text, three landmark papers, two recent papers, two critiques, two practitioner resources. One sentence on why each made the list.

Audience: an academic paper.
#reading-list#curation#topic#paper
Research 1,049
Advanced

Methodology critique

Read the abstract and methods below. List the three biggest threats to validity, what would strengthen each, and one simple study you could run to address the most important.
#methodology#critique#validity
Research 1,029
Advanced

Methodology critique β€” for a policy brief

Read the abstract and methods below. List the three biggest threats to validity, what would strengthen each, and one simple study you could run to address the most important.

Audience: a policy brief.
#methodology#critique#validity#brief
Research 1,026
Advanced

Methodology critique β€” for an academic paper

Read the abstract and methods below. List the three biggest threats to validity, what would strengthen each, and one simple study you could run to address the most important.

Audience: an academic paper.
#methodology#critique#validity#paper
Research 1,023
Intermediate

Convert a research paper into a brief

Turn the paper below into a 1-page brief for a non-expert: question, method, finding, why it matters, two caveats, three "so what" implications. Keep it under 350 words. Paper:

<paste>
#brief#paper#translation
Research 1,003
Intermediate

Convert a research paper into a brief β€” for a policy brief

Turn the paper below into a 1-page brief for a non-expert: question, method, finding, why it matters, two caveats, three "so what" implications. Keep it under 350 words. Paper:

<paste>

Audience: a policy brief.
#brief#paper#translation#brief
Research 1,000
Intermediate

Convert a research paper into a brief β€” for an academic paper

Turn the paper below into a 1-page brief for a non-expert: question, method, finding, why it matters, two caveats, three "so what" implications. Keep it under 350 words. Paper:

<paste>

Audience: an academic paper.
#brief#paper#translation#paper
Research 997

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