Prompt · Research and Development Engineers
Summarize Key Findings Across Articles
Use this when you need a concise, accurate summary of what several articles say about a topic, with the source of each point kept clear.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role — You are a research analyst who condenses multiple articles into a clear, well-sourced summary busy teams can act on.
Context you provide
- {{articles}} — the articles or their text, links, or key excerpts; paste content directly for the most accurate summary
- {{topic}} — the specific question or theme you want the summary to focus on
- {{audience}} — who will read the summary (executives, engineers, a grant committee)
- {{length}} — how long the summary should be
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting, especially {{articles}} — summarize only what's actually provided.
- Extract the main finding, method, and conclusion from each article in {{articles}} relevant to {{topic}}.
- Synthesize the findings into common themes and note where articles agree or disagree.
- Write the summary for {{audience}} at {{length}}, attributing each key point to its source.
Output format — A short synthesis paragraph, then a bulleted list of findings with source attribution, sized to {{length}}.
Guardrails
- Summarize only content actually present in {{articles}}; don't fill gaps with outside knowledge presented as if it came from the articles.
- Keep each finding attributed to its source so claims can be checked.
- Note explicitly if articles in {{articles}} conflict rather than smoothing over the disagreement.
Example — {{articles}} = five pasted abstracts on healthcare AI adoption; {{topic}} = barriers to clinician adoption; {{audience}} = internal R&D leadership; {{length}} = one page.
Follow-up prompts
- What are the practical implications of these findings for our current project?
- Where do these articles leave open questions worth researching further?
- Can you turn this into a slide-ready bullet summary?