What citation styles can I use for my review?

The skill supports all major academic styles including APA, Nature, Vancouver, Chicago, IEEE, and more, ensuring consistency across in-text citations and reference lists.

Does it generate PRISMA flow diagrams for systematic reviews?

Yes, generating visual elements like PRISMA flow diagrams or thematic synthesis maps is a mandatory part of the workflow using the integrated scientific-schematics tool.

Can I export the final literature review to PDF?

Absolutely. After synthesizing findings in Markdown, the skill provides scripts to generate a professionally formatted PDF with a table of contents and properly rendered figures.

Which academic databases does this skill support?

The skill supports a wide range of databases including PubMed, PMC, arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, and Semantic Scholar, covering biomedical, technical, and general scientific fields.

How does the skill handle citation accuracy?

It includes a dedicated verification phase that checks every DOI against CrossRef metadata to ensure titles, authors, and publication dates are 100% accurate before finalizing the document.

Literature Review & Research Synthesis

Name: Literature Review & Research Synthesis
Author: unerue

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Data Science & ML

Conducts systematic academic literature reviews across multiple scientific databases with verified citations and automated document generation.

This skill enables researchers to perform rigorous, systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses directly within Claude Code. It automates the complex workflow of searching multiple academic databases—including PubMed, arXiv, and Semantic Scholar—while handling deduplication, thematic synthesis, and quality assessment using frameworks like PICO. The skill ensures academic integrity through automated DOI verification and enhances reports with mandatory, publication-quality scientific schematics and PRISMA diagrams, producing professionally formatted Markdown and PDF documents in various citation styles like APA and Nature.

Key Features

01Multi-database academic search integration (PubMed, bioRxiv, arXiv, Semantic Scholar)

02AI-powered generation of scientific schematics and PRISMA flow diagrams

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04Automated citation verification and formatting for APA, Nature, Vancouver, and more

05Systematic screening workflow including deduplication and inclusion/exclusion tracking

06Professional Markdown-to-PDF conversion with built-in thematic synthesis templates

Use Cases

01Performing systematic meta-analyses to evaluate the efficacy of biomedical interventions

02Writing the literature review section for peer-reviewed research papers or academic theses

03Investigating the state-of-the-art and identifying research gaps in technical and scientific domains

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add unerue/skills literature-review

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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