AI Research Assistant with Claude

✅ **Recommended:**Use Claudes *Projects* or *Chat with Files* features to store multiple readings, track notes, and refine ideas collaboratively.

- Prompt Article Summary

Summarize this research article in 34 bullet points. Include:

• The main research question or hypothesis
• The methods used
• Key findings and implications
• Limitations or future directions.

Keep the tone objective and academic.

- Prompt Compare Two Sources

Compare these two articles on [insert topic, e.g., climate adaptation or social media behavior].

Identify similarities and differences in:

• Research questions
• Methodologies
• Key conclusions

Create a comparison table showing these differences side-by-side.

- Prompt Literature Review Outline

Create an outline for a short literature review on [insert topic] using the uploaded sources.

Organize it by theme, list 34 main points under each theme, and note where research gaps exist. Format this as an editable document.

- Prompt Extract and Organize Quotes

Extract 5-7 key quotes from this article that support the main argument.

For each quote, provide:

• The quote itself
• Page number (if available)
• A brief explanation of its significance
• Which section of my paper it might support

Pro Tips

• Begin with Summarize this article, then follow up with Now focus specifically on the limitations section.
• Request Include specific page numbers or section references to make it easier to verify and cite properly.
• Always double-check quotes, data, and interpretations through SU Libraries or your instructor's recommended materials. Use Claude as a research aid, not a replacement for critical reading.
• Request specific formats like Create this as an APA-style annotated bibliography or Format this as a table.

- 📁 Projects (School Accounts)

Upload all your course readings, lecture notes, and research materials to a Project. Claude will remember and reference these materials across all conversations in that Projectno need to re-upload.

Example use: Create a PSY 101 Project with your textbook chapters and articles, then ask questions throughout the semester.

- 📑 Multi-Document Analysis

Upload up to 5 documents at once and ask Claude to synthesize information across all of them. Perfect for comparing multiple sources or building comprehensive literature reviews.

Try: I've uploaded three articles on neural networks. Create a synthesis matrix comparing their approaches, datasets, and conclusions.

- 🔍 Web Search Integration

Claude can search the web for current information when needed, providing citations to recent studies, news, or data.

Try: Search for recent 2025 research on climate change adaptation strategies and summarize the key findings.

- 🧠 Extended Thinking

For complex research questions, Claude can use extended thinking to reason through problems more deeply, showing its analytical process as it works.

Try: Use extended thinking to analyze the methodological strengths and weaknesses across these three studies.

- ✏️ Interactive Artifacts

Claude generates editable documents, tables, and outlines in a side panel. You can ask Claude to revise specific sections without starting over.

Try: After generating a literature review outline, say Expand the methodology section with more detail from Article 2.

- 🎨 Use Styles (Custom Instructions)

Create custom styles that tell Claude how you prefer information formattedperfect for maintaining consistency across all your research notes and summaries.

Try: Create a style like Always format summaries with IMRAD structure (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) and include methodology details.