ResearcherFlow for your literature review
Turn a reading list into a research question.
A folder of PDFs tells you what you collected. A useful review tells you what the evidence supports, where it disagrees, and what to investigate next.
One part of a repeating research cycle
- Observe
- Question
- Analyze
Put it into practice
Start with what you have.
A paper relevant to your topic and a question you want to understand.
- 01
Give one paper a careful first read
Paste its DOI into the free summarizer. Use the contribution, methods, findings and limitations to orient your reading. Open the original paper to check the details; an abstract summary is a starting point.
- 02
Bring the comparison into a workspace
Continue with that paper in a free workspace and add the other sources you want to compare. Give Flow a focused question, such as how two studies measure the same outcome under different conditions.
- 03
Keep the uncertainty in the note
Ask Flow to separate agreement, disagreement and missing evidence. Follow the citations, revise any overstatement, and approve a useful note. Save the unresolved question so the next reading session has a purpose.
A starting prompt for Flow
After adding your sources to a workspace, adapt this to your question.
Compare the papers in this workspace in relation to my research question: [your question]. For each relevant paper, identify the claim, method, supporting evidence and limitations. Cite the sources you use. Separate disagreements from differences in study conditions, and flag anything the available sources do not establish. Suggest one focused follow-up question. Draft a comparison note for my review.
Before you call it done
Check each cited source and the scope of the search. A comparison of the papers in your workspace does not establish that you have found every relevant study or completed a systematic review.
Keep the next question connected.
Bring your papers, notes and experiments into a free workspace. Review what Flow proposes before saving changes.