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academic-researcher

Academic research assistant for literature reviews, paper analysis, and scholarly writing. Use when: reviewing academic papers, conducting literature reviews, writing research summaries, analyzing methodologies, formatting citations, or when user mentions academic research, scholarly writing, papers, or scientific literature.

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About academic-researcher

The academic-researcher skill serves as a comprehensive assistant for scholarly work, streamlining the process of literature reviews, paper analysis, and academic writing. It addresses the challenges researchers face in organizing complex information, understanding diverse methodologies, and maintaining rigorous citation standards. By providing structured guidance and clear frameworks, this skill helps users efficiently extract insights from academic papers, identify research gaps, and produce high-quality summaries or reports.

Its main features include detailed frameworks for analyzing research papers, covering research questions, methodologies, key findings, interpretations, and study limitations. It offers structured literature review templates with thematic synthesis, identification of gaps, and well-defined conclusions. The skill also supports multiple citation formats, including APA, MLA, and Chicago, ensuring consistency and adherence to academic standards. Additionally, it emphasizes precise and formal language, structured argumentation, and logical flow, making it a versatile tool for scholarly writing across disciplines.

This skill is ideal for researchers, graduate students, and academic professionals who need assistance with reviewing papers, summarizing research, or drafting proposals. It can be used when preparing literature reviews, writing research summaries, analyzing methodologies, or formatting citations. By offering structured guidance and expert-level frameworks, it streamlines complex academic tasks, reduces errors, and helps users produce well-organized, academically rigorous outputs.

FAQ

When should I use the academic-researcher skill?

Use this skill when conducting literature reviews, summarizing research papers, analyzing methodologies, structuring academic arguments, formatting citations, identifying research gaps, or writing research proposals.

Which citation formats are supported?

The skill provides guidance for formatting citations in APA (7th edition), MLA (9th edition), and Chicago (17th edition) styles.

Is this skill suitable for all academic disciplines?

Yes, it is designed to support research and writing across multiple disciplines, offering general frameworks that can be adapted to specific fields.

Does the skill handle generating research data or experimental results?

No, the skill focuses on analyzing existing literature and structuring academic writing; it does not generate original data or conduct experiments.

Are there any requirements for using this skill effectively?

Users should have access to relevant academic papers or sources and a basic understanding of research methodologies to fully leverage the analysis frameworks and writing guidance.

Install academic-researcher

Download and extract the skill files to your .claude/skills/ directory.

Quick Setup:

  1. Copy the skill folder to .claude/skills/
  2. Claude will automatically detect and use the skill