academic-research-skills

Multi-source literature search, citation verification, MeSH search strategy, citation file management (.nbib/.ris/.bib conversion), and reference management (BibTeX, related articles, ID conversion) via MCP tools (PubMed, CrossRef, arXiv). Use when the user needs coordinated multi-step literature workflows beyond a single MCP call.

Add strict Nature/CNS citations to manuscript text by splitting long passages into citable segments, searching only accepted flagship and subjournal titles from Nature Portfolio, the AAAS Science family, and Cell Press, filtering by publication time range, and exporting one reference-manager-ready output by default. Use this skill whenever the user asks to input text and automatically get references, add citations to a paragraph/manuscript, find Nature-series or CNS support for statements, create text-to-reference correspondence, "分段引用", "自动给出引用", "Nature系列引用", "CNS及子刊", "支撑文献", "补引用", "找引用", or export EndNote/RIS/ENW/Zotero RDF.

Prepare, audit, or revise Nature-ready Data Availability statements, data repository plans, dataset citations, and FAIR metadata checklists for manuscripts. Use when the user asks about Nature data availability, research data sharing, repository selection, accession numbers, restricted or sensitive data, source data, supplementary datasets, DataCite-style dataset references, FAIR metadata for academic publication, or Chinese-to-English data availability wording for Chinese-speaking authors preparing Nature-family submissions.

Submission-grade Nature/high-impact journal figure workflow for Python or R. Use whenever the user asks to create, revise, audit, or polish manuscript figures, multi-panel scientific plots, figures4papers-style matplotlib plots, or journal-ready SVG/PDF/TIFF outputs, especially for Nature-family or other high-impact journals. Before plotting, define the figure's conclusion, evidence logic, export needs, and review risks. If the user has not chosen Python or R, ask "Python or R?" and stop. Use only the selected backend for figure generation, previewing, exporting, and QA. Supports matplotlib/seaborn and ggplot2/patchwork/ComplexHeatmap. Not for dashboards or Illustrator/Figma-first infographics.

Build a complete but efficient Nature-style Chinese PPTX presentation from a scientific paper, preprint, PDF, article text, abstract, figure legends, or reading notes. Use this skill whenever the user asks to make slides/PPT/PPTX for journal club, group meeting, paper sharing, thesis seminar, lab meeting, department report, or academic presentation from a research paper, not only medical papers. It identifies the paper type and argument, selects only the figures needed for the story, writes Chinese slide content and speaker notes, creates the actual .pptx deck, and runs an explicit self-review/corrective revision loop focused on figure quality, text overflow prevention, and non-template visual design before delivery.

Polish, restructure, or translate academic prose into Nature-leaning English using writing-strategy principles, curated Nature/Nature Communications article patterns, and phrase-level support from Academic Phrasebank. Use whenever the user asks to polish a manuscript paragraph, abstract, introduction, results, discussion, conclusion, title, methods section, or Chinese academic draft for publication-quality English.

Build full-paper Chinese-English side-by-side, figure/table-aware, source-grounded Markdown readers for journal or conference papers from PDF, DOI, arXiv, publisher HTML, or pasted text. Use whenever the user asks to translate or read a paper, make 中英文对照/原文对照/全文翻译解读, extract figures or tables into the right positions, preserve figure/table placement near relevant prose, or keep exact source anchors for every block. This skill must not degrade into a summary-only output unless the user explicitly asks for a summary.

Draft, audit, or revise point-by-point reviewer response letters for Nature-family manuscript revisions. Use when the user provides reviewer comments, editor decision letters, revision notes, response drafts, or asks how to respond to major/minor revision requests, rebuttal letters, response to reviewers, peer-review reports, 审稿意见回复, 逐点回复, 修回信, 大修回复, 小修回复, or 如何回复 reviewer.

Draft, restructure, or plan Nature-style manuscript sections from author-provided claims, results, figures, notes, or Chinese drafts. Use when the user wants to write or rebuild an abstract, introduction, results narrative, discussion, conclusion, title, or full manuscript argument rather than only polish finished prose.

Convert scientific papers, theses, technical reports, source code, figures, or research manuscripts into evidence-grounded Chinese invention patent drafts. Use when an AI agent must extract patentable technical contributions, map every claimed feature to source evidence, preserve core formulas as editable Office Math, generate claim-aligned flowcharts and methodology figures, compare a paper with an existing patent, audit support and consistency, or deliver separate Chinese DOCX files for claims, specification, abstract, and abstract figure.

Simulate a Nature-style reviewer assessment from the referee perspective rather than an author rebuttal. Use when the user wants a pre-submission review, reviewer report, peer-review style critique, novelty/significance/technical soundness assessment, reviewer-style manuscript evaluation, 审稿人视角评估, 预审稿意见, or Nature reviewer report. Return 3 reviewer reports plus a cross-review synthesis, grounded only in the local Nature reviewer source basis. Also trigger on general pre-submission review requests during academic writing even without the word "Nature", such as getting a mock peer review for any journal, critiquing a draft as a reviewer would, assessing novelty/rigor before submission, and Chinese phrasings like 审稿人视角、模拟审稿、预审、帮我审一下论文、投稿前自审、审稿意见模拟、找论文问题.

Perform advanced search on CNKI with field filters like author, title, journal, date range, source category (SCI/EI/CSSCI/北大核心). Use when user needs precise filtered search beyond simple keywords.

Download a paper PDF/CAJ from CNKI. Requires user to be logged in. Use when user wants to download a specific paper.

Export paper from CNKI and push to Zotero, or save as RIS file. Use when user wants to save a paper to Zotero or export citation data.

Query journal indexing/inclusion status on CNKI - check which databases include a journal (北大核心, CSSCI, CSCD, SCI, EI, etc.), get impact factors and evaluation data. Use when user asks about a journal's level, indexing, or ranking.

Search for journals/publications on CNKI by name, ISSN, CN, or sponsor. Use when the user wants to find a specific journal or browse publications.

Browse journal issues, view table of contents, and download original TOC PDF from CNKI. Use when user wants to see papers in a specific journal issue or download the original cover/TOC pages.

Navigate CNKI search result pages (next/previous/specific page) or change sort order. Use when user wants to see more results or change sorting.

Extract full paper details from a CNKI paper page including title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, fund, classification. Use when the user needs detailed information about a specific paper.

Parse current CNKI search results page into structured paper data (title, authors, journal, date, citations). Use after a search has been performed and you need to extract the results.

Search CNKI (中国知网) for papers by keyword. Use when the user wants to find academic papers on a topic.

Perform advanced Google Scholar search with filters - author, journal, date range, exact phrase, title-only. Constructs proper URL parameters from natural language. Use for precise filtered searches.

Find papers that cite a given Google Scholar paper. Tracks citation chains using data-cid (cluster ID). Use when user wants to see who cited a specific paper.

Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX. Gets citation data from Google Scholar's cite dialog, then pushes to Zotero desktop. Supports single or batch export.

Get full-text access links for a Google Scholar paper - PDF, DOI, Sci-Hub, and publisher links. Use when user wants to read or download a paper's full text.

Navigate Google Scholar search result pages. Use when user wants to see more results or go to a specific page.

Search Google Scholar for academic papers by keywords. Returns results with title, authors, journal, year, citation count, and full-text links. Use when the user wants to search Google Scholar.

Performs advanced search on IEEE Xplore with filters like author, title, publication, year, DOI. Use when the user wants filtered academic paper search.

Downloads PDF from IEEE Xplore articles. Requires institutional or subscriber access. Use when the user wants to download a paper PDF by article number.

Exports citations from IEEE Xplore in RIS, BibTeX, or plain text format. Supports pushing to Zotero. Use when the user wants to export or save citation data for papers.

Browses a journal or conference on IEEE Xplore — views info, impact factor, latest articles, and specific issues. Use when the user asks about a journal/conference or wants to browse its contents.

Navigates pages, changes sort order, or adjusts results per page on IEEE Xplore search results. Use when the user wants to go to the next page, sort by date or citations, or change results per page.

Extracts full metadata from an IEEE Xplore article page (abstract, authors, keywords, DOI, references, PDF link). Use when the user wants details about a specific paper.

Re-parses the currently open IEEE Xplore search results page. Internal skill used by other skills to extract structured data without navigation.

Searches for academic papers on IEEE Xplore. Use when the user wants to find papers by keyword on IEEE Xplore.

Searches IEEE SA (standards.ieee.org) for IEEE/ANSI standards. Use when the user wants to find IEEE standards, or when searching for IEC/ISO standard counterparts in the IEEE ecosystem.

Perform advanced PubMed search with field qualifiers - author, title, journal, MeSH, date range, article type. Constructs proper PubMed query syntax from natural language. Use for precise filtered searches.

Export PubMed paper(s) to Zotero or save as RIS file. Supports single paper by PMID or batch export from search results. Use when user wants to save papers to their reference manager.

Find full-text download links for a PubMed paper by PMID - DOI, PMC open access, Sci-Hub, and publisher links. Use when user wants to read or download a paper's full text.

Navigate PubMed search result pages or change sort order. Use when user wants to see more results or change ordering.