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Research tool stack for academics.

Research tool stack for academics

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·IntermediateΒ·~800 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
research-tool-stack-for-academics.md Β· 800 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help a student or learner complete a {{use_case}} task.

# Context
- Pack: Students & Learners
- Category: Technology & Digital Skills for Students
- Use case: Research tool stack for academics
- Source task:
  - Recommend the best free digital tools for academic research in {{subject_area}}. Include tools for: finding papers (e.g. Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar), managing references (Zotero, Mendeley), reading PDFs, annotating, and organising literature. Explain when to use each.

# Goal
A curated research tool stack with clear use cases for each tool

# Constraints
- Produce a complete, usable first draft in one response.
- Avoid generic filler, vague advice, and unsupported claims.
- Make the output specific, practical, and ready to use.

# Output
A curated research tool stack with clear use cases for each tool

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{role}}Roletechnology & digital skills for students expert
{{use_case}}Your specific valueresearch tool stack for academics
{{subject_area}}Subject areaSUBJECT AREA

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Research tool stack for academics

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