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literature-search
GitHub提供系统文献综述的方法论，涵盖搜索策略设计、筛选标准制定、PRISMA流程执行及结果综合，适用于撰写背景或进行学术调研。
Trigger Scenarios
conducting literature reviews
writing background sections
Install
npx skills add aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw --skill literature-search -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "literature-search",
"metadata": {
"author": "researchclaw",
"version": "1.0",
"category": "experiment",
"priority": "2",
"references": "adapted from K-Dense-AI\/claude-scientific-skills",
"trigger-keywords": "literature,review,systematic,PRISMA,search,database,PubMed,arXiv,citation",
"applicable-stages": "3,4,5,6"
},
"description": "Systematic literature review methodology including search strategy, screening, and synthesis. Use when conducting literature reviews or writing background sections."
}
Literature Search Best Practice
Search Strategy Design
- Define research question using PICO framework (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome)
- Identify 2-4 core concepts from the research question
- List synonyms, abbreviations, and related terms for each concept
- Combine terms with Boolean operators: AND (between concepts), OR (within synonyms)
- Select at least 3 complementary databases relevant to the domain:
- Biomedical: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science
- Computer science: arXiv, Semantic Scholar, DBLP, ACL Anthology
- Interdisciplinary: Google Scholar, OpenAlex
- Document exact search strings for reproducibility
Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
- Define date range (e.g., last 5-10 years for rapidly evolving fields)
- Specify language restrictions (typically English)
- Specify publication types (peer-reviewed, preprints, conference papers)
- Define study design requirements (RCTs, observational, computational)
- Set domain-specific filters (species, methodology, sample size)
- Document all criteria BEFORE screening begins
PRISMA Methodology
- Record total hits from each database before deduplication
- Remove duplicates and record count
- Screen titles and abstracts against inclusion criteria (record excluded count)
- Full-text review of remaining papers (record excluded with reasons)
- Report final included studies with PRISMA flow diagram
- For scoping reviews, use PRISMA-ScR extension
Screening and Quality Assessment
- Use two-pass screening: title/abstract first, then full text
- Apply quality assessment tools appropriate to study type:
- RCTs: Cochrane Risk of Bias tool
- Observational: Newcastle-Ottawa Scale
- ML papers: check reproducibility, dataset validity, statistical rigor
- Extract data systematically using a predefined extraction form
Synthesis Approaches
- Narrative synthesis: Organize findings thematically, identify patterns and contradictions
- Meta-analysis: Pool quantitative results when studies are sufficiently homogeneous
- Gap analysis: Explicitly identify what is NOT covered in the literature
- Summarize key findings per theme with supporting citation counts
- Highlight conflicting results and possible explanations
- End with clear statement of research gaps that motivate your study
Version History
- e2e23c9 Current 2026-07-25 07:47
