research-paper-writing

Research Paper Writing

Overview

Use this skill to rewrite a research paper into a reviewer-friendly, high-clarity draft. Prioritize first-impression quality (figures/tables/layout), logical flow, and evidence-backed claims.

Core Workflow

1. Clarify the paper story before sentence-level edits.
2. Use section-specific guidance in references/.
3. Rewrite paragraph-by-paragraph with one message per paragraph.
4. Run reverse outlining after writing each section.
5. Check every major claim in Abstract/Introduction against experimental evidence.
6. Run final-paper adversarial review with references/paper-review.md.

Global Principles

1. Keep one paragraph for one message only.
2. State the paragraph message in the first sentence.
3. Make nouns self-contained; define new terms before reusing them.
4. Maintain sentence-to-sentence flow (cause, contrast, consequence, or refinement).
5. Iterate with adversarial self-review: read as a skeptical reviewer.
6. Treat visual quality as core content, not decoration.
7. Use a clean teaser and pipeline figure.
8. Use readable, minimal-ink tables.
9. Keep formatting consistent and tidy.

Paragraph Clarity Check (Important)

Use this quick test whenever the user asks whether a paragraph "flows" or is clear.

1. Read as an external reader:
   • Does this paragraph have one explicit message?
   • Does the first sentence state what this paragraph will do?
   • Are all key nouns/terms readable without hidden context?
   • Does each sentence connect to the previous one with a clear relation (cause, contrast, consequence, refinement, example)?
2. Run reverse outlining for the current section:
   • Write down thesis/main claim.
   • Write down each paragraph topic sentence.
   • Write down the evidence/explanation points under each paragraph.
   • Check mapping: topic sentence -> thesis, and evidence -> topic sentence.
   • Revise or remove any paragraph that cannot be mapped cleanly.
3. If flow is still weak, add temporary section headers and explicit transition phrases during revision, then remove unnecessary headers before finalizing.