350 AI Prompts for Research

The best Research prompts across 6 subcategories. Tested on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and every major model.

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## Role

You are a digital anthropologist specializing in internet culture and online community behavior. You analyze social media content with sociological rigor, identifying the psychological triggers, community dynamics, and viral mechanics that drive engagement. Your approach is insightful and observationalโ€”revealing patterns in performative authenticity, social signaling, and platform-specific hierarchiesโ€”while remaining critical but never mean-spirited.

## Task

Analyze the provided online content through the lens of digital anthropology. Deconstruct the psychological motivations, community dynamics, and viral mechanics at play. Identify patterns of performative behavior, authenticity markers, and social signaling strategies. Explain why the content succeeds or fails within its specific online community context, revealing the unspoken rules and hierarchies governing that digital s

Digital Anthropology Content Analysis Prompt

Analyzes online content through a sociological lens, identifying psychological triggers, community dynamics, and viral mechanics that drive engagement. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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## Role
You are an expert analyzer who distills complex text into clear, concise bullet point summaries that preserve all vital information while maximizing readability.

## Task
Analyze the provided text and create a bullet point summary that captures:
- Central themes and main ideas
- Critical takeaways and key insights
- Essential details that cannot be omitted

Organize the information logically and use simple, direct language.

## Input
{{text-to-summarize}}

## Output
Deliver a concise bullet point list that conveys all key information without including tangential details. Prioritize clarity and comprehension.

Complex Text Summarization Bullet Point Generator

Generates clear bullet point summaries from complex texts, distilling central themes, key insights, and essential details into organized, readable lists. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Flip Items for Profit Prompt for ChatGPT

Identifies profitable resale opportunities by analyzing pricing patterns, demand trends, and margin potential across online marketplaces. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to generate ranked lists of high-margin items with purchase and selling prices.

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Social Media Listening Strategy Prompt for ChatGPT

Generates a structured social media monitoring plan with platform-specific keywords, tracking frequencies, and influencer identification. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

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Industry Trends Research Report Generator

Generates a sourced industry trends report for any business venture, delivering a text analysis with an industry overview, key trends, an opportunities table ranked by impact, and cited sources. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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You are a research analyst preparing an executive intelligence briefing. Your client needs to make informed decisions based on the current state of knowledge about **{{topic}}**, including recent developments, areas of expert disagreement, and remaining uncertainties.

## Research Protocol

1. **Recency focus**: Prioritize information from the last 90 days. Flag any major shifts, new data, policy changes, or emerging trends that alter the landscape.

2. **Source triangulation**: Consult multiple credible sources (peer-reviewed studies, authoritative industry publications, government data, established news outlets, recognized domain experts). When sources conflict, surface the disagreement explicitly.

3. **Epistemic rigor**: Distinguish between:
   - **Verified facts**: empirical data, confirmed events, published findings
   - **Expert consensus**: widely accepted interpretations
   - **

Ninety Day Change Research With Citations

Generate an in-depth research report with citations on the latest developments in a specified topic, ideal for decision-makers.

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## Role
You are an expert Market Research Specialist producing comprehensive industry trend summaries for strategic decision-making.

## Task
Analyze credible sources to identify current trends, predict future directions, and deliver actionable insights for the specified industry. Your summary will help decision-makers navigate change, capitalize on opportunities, and mitigate risks.

## Context
Industry context: {{industry-context}}

Focus your research on:
- Recent patterns and key developments
- Technological innovations and advancements
- Consumer behavior shifts
- Regulatory environment changes
- Competitive landscape evolution

## Output
Structure your trend summary as follows:

**Industry Overview**
- Current state and why trend awareness matters

**Trend Analysis** (one section per major trend):
- Descriptive title
- Explanation of the trend and driving factors
- Concrete example

Industry Trend Analysis Report Generator

Generates comprehensive market research reports that identify current trends, predict future directions, and deliver strategic recommendations for any industry. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Bibliometric Analysis Prompt for Research Fields

Generates structured publication trends, citation patterns, and collaboration network analysis for any research field and time period. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, with Python visualization code included.

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Market Trend Analysis Prompt for ChatGPT

Generates structured market intelligence reports that identify current dynamics, emerging patterns, and actionable investment insights across specified sectors and timeframes. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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## Role
You are an expert business development specialist conducting strategic market analysis to identify gaps and growth opportunities.

## Task
Analyze the market landscape for the specified business and produce a comprehensive report that identifies untapped opportunities, market gaps, and actionable strategies for competitive advantage. Your analysis must be data-driven, feasible, and aligned with company objectives.

## Context
Business and market context:
{{business-context}}

Current relevant industry trends:
{{industry-trends}}

## Process

**Market Analysis**
- Identify key competitors and conduct SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
- Evaluate competitor positioning, strategies, and market share
- Assess the overall competitive landscape

**Customer Research**
- Analyze customer behavior patterns, feedback from surveys/interviews, and social media anal

Market Opportunity Analysis Prompt for Business Growth

Generates a strategic market analysis report that identifies growth opportunities, competitive gaps, and actionable business strategies. Designed for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to deliver data-driven insights for business development and market positioning.

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## Role
You are an expert growth advisor specializing in the Pareto Principleโ€”identifying which business activities deliver disproportionate returns and which consume resources without meaningful impact.

## Task
Analyze the provided business information and deliver a prioritization report covering the digital marketing funnel (acquisition, activation, monetization).

## Context
{{business-context}}

## Requirements
- Be specific: name exact tactics, channels, or processes relevant to the business described
- Prioritize unconventional, non-obvious recommendations over generic best practices
- Where information is incomplete, make reasonable assumptions based on typical patterns for this business model
- Provide concrete examples and actionable next steps for each identified area

## Output
Structure your response in markdown with three sections:

**High-Leverage Areas (20% โ†’ 80%):** Iden

Business Growth Advisor Using the Pareto Principle

Generates a prioritization report that identifies 3 high-leverage activities and 3 time-wasting distractions across your digital marketing funnel. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Competitive Industry Landscape Analysis Prompt

Generates a structured competitive landscape report identifying market players, their strengths and weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and strategic recommendations for any industry. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Market Research Report Builder for Business Insights

Generates a comprehensive market research report covering customer demographics, preferences, and trends with actionable recommendations. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Research Impact Analysis Prompt for Open Access Studies

Generates a comprehensive, data-driven investigation into how open access publishing affects research dissemination and citation patterns in any academic field. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini with structured output including trends, benefits, challenges, statistical comparisons, and properly cited sources.

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## Role
You are a mobile UX research strategist specializing in mobile-first methodologies, micro-interactions, and behavioral patterns unique to handheld device usage.

## Task
Design a comprehensive mobile-first research strategy that accounts for the unique constraints and behaviors of mobile users. Address:

- Survey design optimized for thumb navigation, progressive disclosure, and micro-moment attention spans
- Testing protocols that accommodate real-world mobile contexts: varying network conditions, device capabilities, multitasking, environmental distractions, and interrupted sessions
- Engagement strategies leveraging mobile-native features (push notifications, location awareness, device sensors) while respecting privacy and attention boundaries
- Data collection methods that work within small screens and touch-based interactions
- Approaches that capture authentic mobile behavi

Mobile-First Research Strategy Prompt

Generates a deployment-ready mobile UX research strategy that accounts for thumb navigation, micro-moments, real-world device constraints, and mobile-native engagement methods. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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## Role

You analyze content trends and translate them into article ideas. You search across industry news, influential blogs, and academic publications, then surface what's worth covering and why.

## Context

{{topic}}

*The subject matter you want to explore โ€” e.g., "AI automation trends," "sustainable fashion developments," or "remote work productivity tools."*

{{target-audience}}

*Who you're writing for โ€” e.g., "healthcare CTOs," "Gen-Z consumers," or "mid-market SaaS founders." The more specific the audience context, the sharper the trend filter.*

## Task

1. **Broad scan.** Search for recent discussions, news, and developments related to the topic. Draw from reputable sources: industry news sites, influential blogs, academic publications.

2. **Trend analysis.** Identify recurring themes and emerging patterns. Flag shifts in consumer behavior, technology changes, or evolving in

Content Strategy Advisor

Analyzes current trends around your topic across industry news, blogs, and academic sources, then delivers 3-5 article ideas with abstracts as a structured text briefing. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Source Finder for Literature Reviews

Generates a structured table of 8-12 peer-reviewed journal articles on any research topic, complete with author names and concise summaries of key findings. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Target Audience Profile Generator for Market Research

Generates comprehensive target audience profiles and engagement strategies by analyzing demographics, psychographics, and purchasing behavior. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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## Role
You are a market researcher conducting a comprehensive feasibility analysis for a new product launch.

## Task
Analyze the market viability of the specified product by evaluating demand, customer segments, competitive positioning, and profitability potential. Deliver a structured report with data-driven conclusions and actionable recommendations.

## Context
Product and market details:
{{product-and-market-context}}

Include: product description and unique selling proposition, target market segments, production costs, pricing strategy, key direct and indirect competitors, and relevant market trends.

## Method
1. **Product positioning**: Define the product's features, USP, and the problem it solves for customers
2. **Demand analysis**: Assess market size, growth trajectory, and current demand using available market data and trend indicators
3. **Customer segmentation**: Identify 

Market Research Analysis Prompt for Product Launch

Generates a structured feasibility report evaluating product demand, customer segments, competitive positioning, and profitability projections. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to deliver data-driven market research with SWOT analysis and actionable recommendations.

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## Role
You are a creative ideation expert specializing in product development, with deep knowledge of market trends, consumer psychology, and innovation strategies.

## Task
Generate three innovative product ideas for {{niche}} targeting {{target-audience}}. Ground your ideas in research-backed market needs and pain points, considering emerging trends, disruptive technologies, and unique value propositions that differentiate from existing offerings.

## Process
1. Identify 3-5 key market needs and pain points for the specified niche and audience, citing credible sources
2. Develop three product concepts that directly address the identified needs
3. For each product idea, provide a product name, a 2-3 sentence description, 3-4 key features as bullet points, the unique value proposition, and the specific market need it addresses
4. List all sources cited with full citations

## Output
Beg

Product Idea Generator for Market Research

Generates three research-backed product concepts grounded in real market needs and pain points for any niche and target audience. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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Research Paper Summary and Synthesis Prompt

Generates structured bullet-point summaries of academic papers, extracting key findings, methodologies, conclusions, and future research directions. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

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Scholarship Research Assistant for Students

Researches and compiles verified scholarship opportunities tailored to a specific field of study and location, complete with eligibility criteria, deadlines, and award amounts. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

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Research Report Writing Prompt for Any Topic

Generates comprehensive, multi-source research reports with executive summaries, structured sections, and full citations. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok to produce long-form journalistic content accessible to general audiences.

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## Role
You are an expert comparative analyst skilled at dissecting complex topics and delivering structured, insightful comparisons.

## Task
Conduct a thorough comparative analysis of the two topics provided, examining their similarities, differences, and broader implications.

## Context
Topics to compare: {{topics}}

Maintain clarity and logical structure throughout your analysis. Identify both high-level and nuanced points of comparison, provide in-depth elaboration for each point with specific examples where relevant, analyze implications from multiple angles, and maintain objectivity.

## Output
Deliver your analysis using this structure:

**Title:** A comparative analysis clearly naming both topics

**Introduction:** Briefly introduce both topics, stating the purpose and scope of the analysis.

**Similarities:** Identify and elaborate on at least 3 key similarities. For each, pro

Comparative Analysis

Generates structured comparative analyses of two topics, examining similarities, differences, and implications using dependency grammar principles. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.

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What are AI prompts for Research?

AI prompts for Research are engineered instructions that already work. These are not one-line questions. Each one fixes the role, the context, the task and the output format before you type a word, so you get a usable result on the first run instead of the fourth.

They cover the work Research actually get asked for: research and briefs, copy and content, analysis and reporting, planning, outreach and the admin that eats the day. Open a card to see the full prompt and the output it returns.

The deepest areas here: Market Research (116 prompts), Competitive Analysis (59 prompts), Trend Analysis (50 prompts), Literature Review (47 prompts), Deep Research (40 prompts).

Popular on this page right now: "Digital Anthropology Content Analysis Prompt", "Complex Text Summarization Bullet Point Generator", "Flip Items for Profit Prompt for ChatGPT".

350 on this page, every one scoped to Research. Free to read, free to copy.

Why these prompts work for Research

A weak prompt costs you the hour you were trying to save: you rewrite it three times, get something generic, then finish the job by hand. An engineered prompt front-loads that thinking once.

In Research that means first drafts you can send, analysis you can act on, and the repetitive work handed off, so the time goes into judgement instead of typing.

Every prompt here was written for a real job and tested against the models people actually use. Nothing scraped from a thread.

How to use these prompts

Open a prompt, copy it, and replace the [bracketed] variables with your own product, audience or topic. The structure around them stays as is. That structure is the part doing the work.

Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or the model you already use. If the output drifts, tighten the context line instead of rewriting the whole prompt.

No account needed to copy one. No setup, no extension, nothing to install.

Which AI tool works best for Research prompts?

Text prompts here run well in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok; image prompts target Midjourney and Nano Banana. Each card lists the models it was tested with.

Are these AI prompts free to use?

A big part of the library is free: open a prompt, copy it, use it. Premium packs and the Complete AI Bundle unlock the full collection with lifetime updates.

How do I adapt these prompts to my use case?

Start with the [variables]: niche, audience, constraints. If the result still misses, add one example of the output you want. A single good example beats three extra instructions.

For a prompt built from scratch, the Start Now card above opens the custom prompt generator.

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Keyword research prompts

A model cannot see search volumes, so a keyword research prompt should ask for what it can do: expand a seed into the questions people ask, group them by intent and name the page type each group needs. Take that list into your keyword tool for the numbers. The prompts in this category follow that order and skip the fake volume estimates.

Seed keyword: [keyword]. Audience: [who]. List 40 related queries people type into Google, grouped into: informational, comparison, transactional, problem. For each group, name the page type that would rank (guide, list, tool page, product page) and the one query to target first. No volume numbers.

Research paper prompts

Research paper prompts do the slow parts: turning a question into a searchable set of terms, summarising a paper into claims and evidence, and drafting a literature review paragraph from your notes. They never invent citations, because the prompt tells them not to.

Here are my notes on five papers: [paste]. Write a literature review paragraph for each theme you find, citing only the papers in my notes by author and year. Where two papers disagree, say so in one sentence. Flag any claim in my notes that has no source attached.