Wow, you're quick. I remember seeing you ask for video ideas just a few hours before uploading this.

I’m aiming to turn in my dissertation draft in three weeks. I cannot believe I didn’t know about connected papers until just now! Your tips in this video would have saved me weeks worth of hours and too much erroneous thinking that I wasn’t cut out for this 🤦🏼‍♀️ Even though I’m coming across this late in my doctoral journey, it gives me renewed spirit to continue scholarly writing beyond graduation…thank you 🙏🏻

Just started my PhD and I have to say your videos are very reassuring and very much appreciated!

It's interesting that you say you save the methods to last. I always read the methods FIRST (once I've identified that it's a paper of interest). If you don't read the methods first, then you basically have to take at face value what the authors say about their work (until you eventually read the methods). The methods let you answer questions like "are they using good controls?" "Are they using appropriate measures?" "Do the experimental manipulations jibe with their claims?" It helps me contextualize everything else they say. But I'm also in a social science - cognitive science / experimental psychology - so maybe there are differences among disciplines about where it makes sense to start.

Extraction of data into a spreadsheet while you are reading the paper I think is very helpful and in this way whenever you need details of the paper you can just easily go through your speed sheet instead of reading the whole of the paper again.

when I have decided I like the title and abstract of a paper, I read the discussion. The discussion gives me an overview of the results and their meaning/implications/and how they fit in the context of the current literature, the real science of the study. i can look at the figures if I want the details.

A huge "Thank you" for this video. I asked the question "How to read a paper" to a teacher at the university a few years ago and didn't get a satisfying answer. Your video has given me the exact information I need. This fall I'm going to be a PhD student, and your pieces of advice are a great help to me.

I cannot thank you enough! I just started my phd and due to the pandemic social distancing, you are a savior...

Glad that you are growing. Started when you had around 7k and now it is 3x. Love the community we are!

He's a machine! Love this channel, and when he says: years and papers lol. My favorite academics are currently ANZAC-area-folks lol

I just started PhD and have been wondering the most efficient way to read research papers. This video is just in time. Thanks!!!!!

This video is a good starting point for me since I planned to start my Phd sooner

I am writing my undergraduate thesis and you channel is one of the things that motivates me to do something for my thesis.

As a beginning PhD student this was very helpful, thank you!

I'm just an average undergrad but our professor is grooming us to carry on Doctoral degree =) New subscriber here. Your videos are very engaging.

man i am so glad youtube finally threw me onto academic youtube instead of studygram youtube. i am doing my masters and looking to continue academia with a phd and as a researcher. insane helpful. thanks

Andy, I can say nothing more than " Thank you for making me more knowledgeable, wiser, and SMARTER :)

It would be super useful to see the spreadsheet template you mentioned in another video that you used to summarise findings based on different categories. Mainly how many categories and how much info per category, Cheers!

Thank you so much , I’m still doing my masters degree 😅 and it’s the first time for me to actually research and write academically for real

Thank you so much for those resources, connectedpapers blew my mind

Thanks again, Andrew! Lots and loads of eye-openers to me in times of dealing (struggling actually) with my Literature Review. A massive thanks. Not only your delivery is keeping my focus and eyes peeled, also your top-notch beard :) I wish I had one like yours haha. Peace!

I have tried lateral & it is useful

It was so helpful, but based on your request, yes there is another way, Beginning with abstract, keywords, introduction, headings , beginning sentences, and conclusions. Regards.Dr Jaafar Almashaal

Thank you Andy for another amazing video

Just discovered your page yesterday and I must say that you are a blessing sir.

Thank you so much Andy. A video in time

Thank you Andy. Your walkthrough guide has been an incredible video for me to set the precedent tone for my research paper. I appreciate your work.

Very useful ideas and practical lived experiences. Thanks Andy.

God bless you! This is just brilliant! Thank you

I cant believe I am in year 4 and this is the first I have heard of any of these.

All I can say is Thank you!

Google has created a similar tool for multiple articles called pinpoint. Not sure which one is best yet. Lateral seems to have more functions, but pinpoint is more user-friendly.

I have to say I enjoyed your Video, Andy!

Thanks a lot for your advices! You are a real storyteller. I love your videos, I'm starting my PhD and they are super helpful and you transmit it so good.

Andy, you are the best

Thank you Andy for this information.

Hi Andy! Great video. I have a couple of questions: What is your approach to finding papers just for a reference? And how do you deal with following up on citations in a paper, do you always follow them to the "primary source" or do you cite a few papers that all talk about the same thing even if some of them cite others in turn? I find myself loosing track of what I'm reading and I have a million tabs with papers open because I'm following the references within papers.. it's a rabbit hole!

Great one, It helps me a lot.

Very useful video. Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom.

Thanks a lot Andy. These are great tools

THIS is the video I needed!

Hi. I am working on 4-5 different projects (including collaborations). It’s hard to keep track of experimental data, writings and papers, while working in the lab for most part of the day. Do you have any suggestions to help me with that?

Be aware that these tools are good but not perfect especially when the subject is rather obscure. I did a search on a paper I wrote with all three tools, and they missed a citation that Google Scholar found and none of the supposed related papers that were found were actually related to my article. So, use the tools as a help, not as a final solution.

from Morocco, thanks!

Very helpful video Andy. Thank you

Great video and information before starting research although I am still thinking my research topic.

Thank you so much , that was really helpful

Figuring out you shouldn't read a paper from start to finish but start reading the discussion and conclusion first feels like learning a cheat code. Same thing with learning to not write your own paper in order

Great video, amazing info. Well done

Man, you churned that out quickly since the poll.

watched the entire video just for the beard. Damn bro you is on fuego!!!

Great video, help me a lot.

You are awesome!

Thanks Andy

Thank you immensely

Dear Andy, thank you for all your wonderful, and above all useful, contributions, which bring us students many useful tips and open up new dimensions when using AI tools. In the future, could you also introduce an AI tool to help interpret statistical results obtained in SPSS, R, etc. .... It is usually a problem how to write text correctly in e.g. APA style etc. Thanks for all the good work, I look forward to new sequels.

Thank you very much sir 🙏🙏

Thanks a lot sir

Thanks

Can you address how we find 'the best papers to read' in the first place

I don’t know if you can edit the video transcript, but around 1:59 point your name comes across as Andrew S Dalton. Just thought you might want to change that, if you can.

U're tremendous

Thanks!

Thanks I am doing a test of Lateral io now, and wonder how can i add my zotero files to it, I had to downlad the 2 i was testing directly to my pc first! I am sure I can quickly find on PC somehow without having to download!

How would you incorporate AI in research?

How could I claim the Bonus ebooks and cheatsheets: Study focus ebook, morning ritual ebook, etc? Thanks

please provide link for thoes search modifiers

Hello. Thank you very much for your videos. Do you think that Obsidian can be used for the same function as connected papers/researchrabbit/litmaps ? Do you think Obsidian can be as performant as these 3 app ?

SIR i have a question, does doing phd destroys your social life ?? (i mean having no relationships or partner)

Can we do research without having book. Using Google

Hello. As I'm about to do my PhD. I have a topic in mind related to prevalence of genetic disease but after some reviews I found that the community/groups in that area are understudied. So can I focus on that study? And do I have to search for similar articles related to prevalence in other community/areaas?

How to use lateral as i am new user?

NO WAY! 03:55 We belched at the same time.😄

How to remain focused: try reading the "Chicken paper" without laughing

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Then why don't we just structure the paper differently to make it easier for readers to read?

Hi. Is there anyone who wants to be reading article partners? I aim to read at least one article for one day.