Dr Rizwana Mustafa
PhD Students - Struggling to find high quality research papers? You are not alone. With millions of studies, finding high quality, credible, and relevant work can feel overwhelming Here is a structured way to filter out the noise and focus I use this free tool to help filter high quality papers ↳ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝟭 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: answerthis.io/?fpr=rizwana95 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝟱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - Papers with more citations are more likely to be recognized, validated, and widely recognized. ↳ Set your filter to 5 or more citations to avoid early stage or low impact papers. 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 - Lite mode = faster results for quick questions - Pro mode = deeper synthesis and better reasoning 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 - Select Semantic Scholar, PubMed, OpenAlex, or arXiv ↳ Select multiple databases to cross validate findings and avoid source bias. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 - Look for Q1/Q2 rated journals. High quality papers usually cite other high quality papers ↳ If using Q3, Q4, or unranked journals, treat them with caution. They might be preliminary or lack validation. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - Make sure the results are current and relevant. Certainly in fast moving fields. ↳ Filter for the past 5 years to make sure your work stays relevant to current academic research. You can use this tool to help filter high quality papers ↳ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝟭 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: answerthis.io/?fpr=rizwana95 #PhD #ResearchGap #AcademicWriting #LiteratureReview
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Dr Rizwana Mustafa
PhD Students - Struggling to find high quality research papers?
You are not alone.
With millions of studies, finding high quality, credible, and relevant work can feel overwhelming
Here is a structured way to filter out the noise and focus
I use this free tool to help filter high quality papers
↳ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝟭 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: answerthis.io/?fpr=rizwana95
𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝟱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
- Papers with more citations are more likely to be recognized, validated, and widely recognized.
↳ Set your filter to 5 or more citations to avoid early stage or low impact papers.
𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲
- Lite mode = faster results for quick questions
- Pro mode = deeper synthesis and better reasoning
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
- Select Semantic Scholar, PubMed, OpenAlex, or arXiv
↳ Select multiple databases to cross validate findings and avoid source bias.
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀
- Look for Q1/Q2 rated journals. High quality papers usually cite other high quality papers
↳ If using Q3, Q4, or unranked journals, treat them with caution. They might be preliminary or lack validation.
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
- Make sure the results are current and relevant. Certainly in fast moving fields.
↳ Filter for the past 5 years to make sure your work stays relevant to current academic research.
You can use this tool to help filter high quality papers
↳ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝟭 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: answerthis.io/?fpr=rizwana95
#PhD #ResearchGap #AcademicWriting #LiteratureReview
3 months ago | [YT] | 5