Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.). This skill should be used when conducting systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, research synthesis, or comprehensive literature searches across biomedical, scientific, and technical domains. Creates professionally formatted markdown documents and PDFs with verified citations in multiple citation styles (APA, Nature, Vancouver, etc.).
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67%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
91%
1.28xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Advisory
Suggest reviewing before use
Optimize this skill with Tessl
npx tessl skill review --optimize ./scientific-skills/literature-review/SKILL.mdMulti-database search workflow
Min 3 databases
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Preprint server included
100%
100%
gget for PubMed/bioRxiv
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JSON combined results
100%
100%
search_databases.py used
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100%
Deduplication applied
100%
100%
Citation ranking applied
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Date searched documented
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Search string documented
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Result counts documented
100%
100%
Review writing with citation verification and PDF output
Template structure used
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100%
Thematic results organization
100%
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No study-by-study summaries
100%
100%
Citation report generated
100%
100%
Single citation style APA
100%
100%
Consistent in-text citations
100%
100%
PDF file generated
100%
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High-citation papers featured
100%
100%
Tier-1 venues noted
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Systematic review protocol with figures and quality assessment
PICO framework used
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Figure generation attempted
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Figure output produced
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PRISMA flow diagram present
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RCT quality tool named
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100%
Observational study quality tool named
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100%
Citation threshold criteria documented
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100%
Venue tier criteria documented
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100%
Thematic synthesis planned
70%
100%
Min 3 databases planned
100%
100%
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