To produce a paper from 2,046 resources, you should transition from a broad search to a . Managing over 2,000 sources manually is nearly impossible; you will need specialized software to screen, organize, and distill this volume into a cohesive argument. 1. Organize and Screen Your Resources
: Explain how you searched and selected your 2,046 resources. Results : Present the data you extracted. Discussion : Interpret what the findings mean for the field. Conclusion : Summarize and suggest future research. 4. Technical Formatting
: Use Elicit or Consensus to ask specific questions across your library (e.g., "What are the common findings on [Topic]?"). They can provide evidence-based summaries with direct citations.
If your paper involves complex formulas or specific formatting, use Overleaf (for LaTeX) or Microsoft Word with a citation plugin to ensure every one of your cited sources is perfectly formatted.
Synthesis is about creating a "conversation" between your sources rather than summarizing them one by one.
Instead of reading 2,000 papers, use AI to find common themes.
: SciSummary or Scholarcy can generate key takeaways or "flashcards" for hundreds of papers at once, identifying gaps and contrasting results. 3. Synthesize into a Draft
: Create a table with your core themes as columns and sources as rows. This makes it easy to see where authors agree or disagree.
