Discover Research Gaps Instantly
Automatically analyze academic literature to find under-explored areas, methodological gaps, and opportunities for new contributions in your research domain.
How It Works
Get started with Identify Research Gaps in three simple steps.
Discover research gaps in your field.
Enter a research topic to identify gaps
Key Features
Everything you need to get the most out of Identify Research Gaps.
Automated Literature Scanning
The AI scans academic databases to identify what has been studied and what remains under-explored in your area.
Gap Categorization
Gaps are categorized by type — theoretical, methodological, empirical, or contextual — so you can target specific contribution types.
Opportunity Scoring
Each identified gap includes an assessment of research opportunity and potential impact.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Find Papers
Stop switching between databases. Find relevant papers from ArXiv, PubMed, Google Scholar, and more — all in one search. Filter, sort, and organize results effortlessly.
Brainstorm Research Questions
Stuck on what to research? Let AI help you brainstorm, refine, and explore research questions based on your field, interests, and existing literature.
Find Novel Research Questions
Discover truly original research questions with AI-powered novelty scoring. Each question is checked against existing literature and scored from 0 to 10 for novelty.
Reading Assistant
Upload PDFs and let AI help you understand complex papers. Get summaries, explanations of methodology, key findings extraction, and answers to your questions — all with inline citations.
Ask Audio Notes
Record your research thoughts on the go. The AI transcribes, organizes, and helps you develop audio notes into structured research content.
Find Citations
Find the right citations for your claims, arguments, and literature review. The AI searches across databases to find supporting sources and helps you build a strong citation list.
Extract Data
Automatically extract tables, figures, key findings, and structured data from research papers. Save hours of manual data extraction with AI-powered document processing.
Zotero
Connect your Zotero library and have AI-powered conversations about your entire reference collection. Search, analyze, and discover connections across your papers.
Mendeley
Connect your Mendeley account and have intelligent conversations about your research documents. Search by title, author, or year across your entire library.