AI Prompts for Academic Research and Study

"Read the following 3 abstracts from recent papers regarding [Topic]. Synthesize their findings into a single, cohesive paragraph that highlights where their conclusions align and where they contradict each other. [Insert Abstracts]"

"Draft a comprehensive outline for a federal grant proposal requesting $[Amount] to study [Specific Phenomenon]. Include standard sections: Specific Aims, Background/Significance, Preliminary Data, Research Design/Methods, and Broader Impacts. Detail what the review committee is looking for in the 'Significance' section."

"Take the following dense, highly technical Methodology section from a research paper and rewrite it so a journalist with no scientific background could accurately report on *how* the study was conducted. [Insert Text]"

"My current research question is too broad: "[Insert Broad Question]". Use the FINER criteria (Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical, Relevant) to help me narrow this down into 3 distinct, highly specific, and testable hypotheses."

"Based on the following Introduction, Methods, and Results sections of my paper, draft a strict 250-word Abstract. It must contain 4 distinct sentences: The objective, the methods, the primary result (with p-value if applicable), and the ultimate conclusion. [Insert Text]"

"Take the following unwieldy bibliography list and precisely format it according to strict APA 7th Edition guidelines. Alphabetize the list and ensure DOIs are formatted as active URLs. [Insert List]"

"Draft a formal 'Response to Reviewers' letter. Reviewer 2 claimed that our sample size of [N] was too small to draw conclusions. Draft a polite, evidence-based rebuttal explaining that an a priori power analysis demonstrated this sample was sufficient to detect a large effect size, citing standard statistical conventions."

"Review my proposed experimental design for testing [Hypothesis]. I will use an independent samples t-test on [Describe Groups]. Please ruthlessly critique this design. Identify potential confounding variables, selection biases, or issues with measurement validity I may have overlooked."

"I am presenting a poster at the [Name] Conference. Provide a strict structural layout mapping out the 6-8 sections I need (e.g., Abstract, Intro, Methods, Visuals, Results). Crucially, assign an estimated word count limit to each section so I don't overcrowd the poster with unbroken text."

"I am beginning research in the sub-field of [Specific Niche Topic]. Identify the 5 most commonly cited, foundational 'seminal' papers/books published in the last 30 years that every researcher in this specific niche is expected to have read. Explain in one sentence why each is important."

"Draft a 1.5-page cover letter applying for a [Tenure-Track/Postdoc] position at [University Name] in the [Department]. Structure it to highlight my research trajectory (past work -> current dissertation -> future funding potential), my teaching philosophy, and why this specific university's resources/faculty align with my goals."

"I am confused about which statistical test to run. My independent variable is [Categorical/Continuous with X levels] and my dependent variable is [Categorical/Continuous]. The data is [normally distributed / skewed]. Tell me exactly which statistical test (e.g., ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, Chi-Square) is the most appropriate, and write the R or Python code to run it."