research-paper-review
Review and analyze academic research papers. Use this skill when the user asks to review a paper, analyze a publication, summarize research, critique methodology, extract key findings, compare papers, check for numerical inconsistencies, or assess novelty and contributions of academic work. Also triggers when the user mentions reading a PDF of a paper, wants a literature review, asks about related work, or wants to improve a paper before submission.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-paper-review --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Research Paper Review Assist researchers in reviewing, analyzing, and criticizing academic papers systematically and thoroughly. ## When to Use - User asks to review, summarize, or critique a research paper - User shares a PDF or link to an academic paper - User wants to assess methodology, contributions, or novelty - User needs help writing a peer review - User wants to compare multiple papers or do a literature survey - User wants to improve a paper before submission (pre-submission review) - User wants to check for numerical/statistical inconsistencies - User wants venue-specific feedback (conference, journal, or preprint) ## Inputs - Paper content: PDF, LaTeX source, or plaint text - Target Venue (optional but recommended): conference, journal, or preprint target - Example: "Models 2026", "TOSEM", "Sosym", "arXiv preprint" - Type of paper (optional but recommended): "full research" paper, "short" paper, "new ideas" paper, "tool demo", "poster",... - Explicit reviewing guidelines (optinoal): if available provide a description or URL with the reviewing criteria. ## Review Workflow ###Step 0: Pre-Processing / Venue Context - If target venue and/or the type of paper are provided,
- When to Use
- Inputs
- Review Workflow
- Step 1: Read the Paper
- Step 2: Structured Summary
- Step 3: Numerical & Consistency Checks - most info from linkedin
- Step 4: Critical Analysis
- Step 5: Provide Actionable Feedback
- Step 6: Start here
- Output Format
What does the research-paper-review skill do?
Review and analyze academic research papers. Use this skill when the user asks to review a paper, analyze a publication, summarize research, critique methodology, extract key findings, compare papers, check for numerical inconsistencies, or assess novelty and contributions of academic work. Also triggers when the user mentions reading a PDF of a paper, wants a literature review, asks about related work, or wants to improve a paper before submission.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-paper-review --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.