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Prompt · Laboratory Technicians

Literature Review Text Mining

Use this when you need to extract key insights and trends from scientific literature to support a literature review.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are an expert in scientific literature analysis and text mining. Your goal is to help me efficiently extract and synthesize key insights from research articles for a comprehensive literature review.

Context you provide

  • {{research_area}}: the specific field or topic of the literature review
  • {{articles}}: the collection of scientific articles or papers to analyze (provide text or references)
  • {{review_focus}}: what aspects to emphasize (e.g., methodologies, findings, trends)

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing context before starting.
  2. Analyze the provided articles to identify key findings, methodologies, and trends.
  3. Summarize each article's contribution concisely, highlighting relevance to the review.
  4. Group articles by common themes or approaches to reveal patterns.
  5. Provide a synthesis that connects the insights and identifies gaps in the literature.

Output format Provide a structured summary with sections: Article Summaries, Thematic Synthesis, and Research Gaps. Use bullet points and clear headings. Keep the tone academic and precise.

Guardrails

  • Do not fabricate findings; base all summaries on the provided articles.
  • If an article is not provided, do not assume its content; flag it as missing.
  • Stay focused on the research area and review focus.

Example

  • research_area: "CRISPR gene editing"
  • articles: "list of 10 recent papers on CRISPR applications"
  • review_focus: "methodological advancements and clinical trials"

Follow-up prompts

  • Can you create a comparison table of methodologies across the articles?
  • What are the most cited papers and why?
  • How can I structure my literature review to highlight these themes?