Top Tech Tools to Save Time on Research Papers

There are new tools being developed every day to support improving the way we do research. Here are some tips on how to decrease the time it takes to complete some of these daunting tasks and help you get unstuck. Sometimes learning new software can require more work so think of the pros and cons which each of these tools. Think about your goals and what areas you might get stuck and then find the tech that supports that specific area.

Organizing research papers

1. Mendeley

   1. Organize articles

2. EndNote

   1. Categorizing references

3. Excel/Google Sheets

   1. Keep it simple!

Literature Review

1. Systematic Review Toolbox

   1. Software tools

   2. Constantly updating

   3. Follow on Twitter @srtoolbox

2. Connected Papers

   1. Find papers that have cited by the articles you are already using

   2. Catch newer articles

3. NVivo

   1. Qualitative Research organizing and analysis

Project Management

1. Trello

   1. My personal favorite!

2. Asana

3. Slack

4. Monday

Editing Papers

Grammarly

1. You can add this as a Google Chrome or Google Docs extension to help edit your writing. It can also tell you the “tone” of your writing

Typeset.io

1. Like Microsoft Word but made for research paper writing

Networking and Dissemination

ResearchGate

1. A great spot to find and share your articles

Tracking Views and Readership

Altmetric

1. A comprehensive view of how many people have downloaded your article, tweeted it, or have cited it.

Twitter Analytics

1. If you share your article on Twitter see how many people “engaged” with the content (a.k.a. clicked on it)

This is absolutely not an exhaustive list! Check back in for updates as new software comes out. Post your favorite tech tools for research in the comments below.