Abstract Three Questions Feature
What It Does
Abstract Three Questions helps you quickly understand papers by answering three key questions: What was studied, How it was done, and What was found. It extracts this core information from the full text, saving you time on long reading sessions.
What You Get
The feature analyzes papers from an expert perspective, answering three main questions:
Research Question (What)
First, it tells you what the paper is about:
- What problem or challenge the researchers tackled
- What they hoped to achieve
- Why they did the research
- What's new about their approach
This helps you quickly decide if the paper is relevant to your work.
Research Methods (How)
Then it explains how they did it:
- Their overall approach
- Main techniques and steps
- Data and materials used
- Key parts of their design
- How they measured success
This helps you understand their methods and spot any potential issues.
Research Results (Results)
Finally, it shows what they found:
- Key findings and conclusions
- Important numbers and results
- How it compares to other methods
- What it adds to the field
- Limits and future work
This helps you quickly see the paper's value and how it might help your work.
How to Use It
Using the feature is simple:
- Every new paper gets this analysis automatically (part of basic analysis)
- Results show in the "Abstract Three Questions" tab on the right
- The three-part structure makes it easy to read
When to Use It
The feature helps in many research situations:
Quick Screening When you have many papers to read, this feature helps you pick the most relevant ones in about a minute.
Writing Reviews When preparing literature reviews, use it to pull key points from many papers and spot trends.
Finding Research Topics By looking at multiple papers' three questions, you can quickly see what's hot in a field and where the gaps are.
Conference Prep Before conferences, use it to quickly understand papers you'll discuss.
Teaching Teachers can use it to help students understand papers better.
Key Benefits
Focus on What Matters Targets the three most important parts of papers, avoiding information overload.
Full Text Analysis Looks at the whole paper, not just the abstract, often finding key details the abstract missed.
Standard Format Presents all papers in the same three-question format, making it easy to compare them.
Bilingual Support For English papers, gives analysis in Chinese while keeping key terms in English.
Save Time Turns 30-60 minutes of reading into about a minute of focused understanding.
Best Practices
For the best results:
Read with Purpose Use the three questions as a guide when reading the paper.
Compare Papers Look at multiple papers on the same topic to compare their questions, methods, and results.
Research Planning Use it to spot trends and gaps when planning your research.
Writing Help Learn from how good papers structure their work.
Common Questions
How is this different from the paper's abstract?
The paper's abstract is written by the authors and limited by journal requirements. Our three questions come from AI analysis of the full text, with a standard format that makes it easier to compare papers. It often includes details the abstract missed.
Does it work for all types of papers?
It works best for research papers, but we adjust our approach for theoretical or review papers. The three-question format stays the same, but how we present it might change.
How is this different from AI Analysis?
Think of AI Analysis as a wide-angle lens showing the whole picture, while Abstract Three Questions is like a telescope focusing on three key points. Use both together: start with three questions for the core, then use AI Analysis for the full picture.