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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.

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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 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

  1. Ask for any missing inputs before starting, especially {{articles}} — summarize only what's actually provided.
  2. Extract the main finding, method, and conclusion from each article in {{articles}} relevant to {{topic}}.
  3. Synthesize the findings into common themes and note where articles agree or disagree.
  4. 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?