Analyze the quality of citations in a research paper
This skill helps evaluate whether a research paper is a strong reading target for a research student. It supports a triage decision based on publication signal, citation interpretation, methodological quality, and follow-up reading value.
The goal is not to fully review the paper. The goal is to support a practical reading decision:
Use this skill when:
This skill is especially useful in:
Do not use this skill when:
If the user only wants a simple summary, provide a normal summary instead of this triage workflow.
Prefer at least one of the following:
Optional but helpful:
If the user provides only partial information, proceed cautiously and lower confidence where needed.
The output must be:
Follow this workflow in order.
Determine the best available paper identity from the user’s input or the tool output.
If the identity is uncertain:
Infer the likely topic and the user’s likely research purpose if provided.
Examples:
This context affects whether a paper is worth deep reading.
Evaluate:
Do not overstate venue quality if uncertain.
Use the available evidence to judge whether the paper appears to be:
Use references/citation-signals.md for interpretation rules.
Use the rubric in references/evaluation-rubric.md to evaluate:
If the paper seems weak, shallow, or uncertain, do not stop there.
Inspect its references or related papers and identify:
Return the final report using the template in references/output-template.md.
Always end with exactly one final recommendation:
Lower confidence when:
When confidence is low:
references/citation-signals.mdreferences/evaluation-rubric.mdreferences/output-template.mdSee:
examples/example-input-1.mdexamples/example-output-1.md