How does this skill help with grant writing?

It systematically identifies specific gaps in existing literature, providing the empirical justification required to prove that a proposed study addresses a critical, unmet need in the field.

Does this skill require specialized tools?

It utilizes the standard Read and Grep tools within Claude Code to analyze your research papers, notes, and literature repositories.

What types of research gaps can it detect?

The skill identifies five specific types: knowledge gaps (unstudied areas), methodological gaps (need for better designs), theoretical gaps (untested mechanisms), practice gaps (lack of implementation), and evidence quality gaps (inconsistent results).

Can this be used for doctoral dissertation planning?

Yes, it is specifically designed to help doctoral students find unexplored contexts and understudied populations, ensuring their research provides a novel contribution to their field.

Literature Gap Identifier

Name: Literature Gap Identifier
Author: astoreyai

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数据科学与机器学习

Identifies and prioritizes research gaps from systematic literature reviews to justify new studies and grant proposals.

关于

The Literature Gap Identification skill enables Claude to systematically analyze academic texts and synthesize literature to pinpoint critical voids in existing knowledge. It categorizes research gaps into knowledge, methodological, theoretical, practice, and evidence quality domains, allowing researchers to automate the most rigorous aspects of literature reviews. By identifying patterns of missing data or inconsistent results, it helps users justify new research directions, develop compelling grant proposals, and plan dissertations with high-impact potential.

主要功能

Automates the synthesis of findings to identify consistent weaknesses
Prioritizes identified gaps based on feasibility and critical impact
Generates structured justifications for new research and funding
Analyzes evidence quality and risks of bias in existing studies
Categorizes research voids into five distinct scientific gap types
2 GitHub stars

使用场景

Justifying the need for new research in grant proposals or academic papers
Streamlining the 'Future Research' section of systematic literature reviews
Identifying understudied populations or contexts for dissertation planning

关于

主要功能

Automates the synthesis of findings to identify consistent weaknesses
Prioritizes identified gaps based on feasibility and critical impact
Generates structured justifications for new research and funding
Analyzes evidence quality and risks of bias in existing studies
Categorizes research voids into five distinct scientific gap types
2 GitHub stars

使用场景

Justifying the need for new research in grant proposals or academic papers
Streamlining the 'Future Research' section of systematic literature reviews
Identifying understudied populations or contexts for dissertation planning