7-Step Process of Literature Review for PhD

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In this video, Dr Tahir Yaqub explains the process of doing a literature review for a PhD. The process is divided into 7 steps and each step is explained one-by-one. While explaining these 7 steps, tips and tricks are described in details. The 7 steps are the following:
1. Find Keywords
2. Find literature and researchers
3. Qualify literature for reading
4. Put it on a timeline
5. Break it down
6. Build a story by making links
7. Find gaps and link to your work
All of these steps will be are explained in this video. What tools you may use to find keywords, what you will get and what you should find yourself or by asking your PhD supervisor.
How to reduce the amount of literature you get if doing a simple keyword search.
How you should be doing a search in Google scholar or other scientific databases such as IEEE Explore and ProQuest.
Where to look for advanced search operators in Google. An article from Joshua Hardwick has been recommended which enlists 42 Google search operators.
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This was great -thank you for sharing it as it was very helpful. I am at the lit review point of my dissertation and have struggled trying to figure out how to get started with it and to structure it as it is overwhelming. This gave me some great ideas and tips.

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Thank you sir.., this video is very helpful to researchers who would like to write literature by own. Nice explanation sir.

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Good narration of the concept of Literature review.....more important is linking it with the methodology of creating a true research paper or thesis is appreciable !!

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Finally got what I was looking for.Thank you Sir.
Can you please make video on how to organised literature review readings for research proposals or thesis or journals?

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Welcome Saatish. Will do that after some time..

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Sir, very useful video for all of us, thank you for this , can you make some video on preparing synopsys of phd topic? It will also very useful for us.

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[@MdAthick]

Dear sir. Thank you for the informative video. Please suggest how to organize the information gathered from numerous research articles (i.e literature matrix) , a template will help a lot.

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Will do that if get time

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Thank you very much, sir

[@samadux]

This is very insightful. My question is...what kind of paper should be read for the literature review; research papers or review articles?

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Both however review papers IFF you could find will help you more quickly complete the review

[@MuhammadKhalid-jw1gd]

When looking for the literature in step three, how do you decide when to stop looking for more literature and move to step four?

[@umarkarimi1425]

What are the items that one should focus on research papers while writing research proposal?

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[@rajeshdhyani3114]

Dear Sir, Thanks a lot for guidance. Pls. also suggest how can I get open access to Journals related to productivity and quality management system. It will great help

[@digitidea]

Thanks this is not my field Rajesh..sorry for that but now Google scholar is having many free journals

[@souravmukherjee01]

Thanks for the great lecture. Very helpful. I have two questions if you could elaborate them. (1) How to find the impact factor of these papers? Any software available which can give me a good narrow down result? (2) Relevancy score of the papers?

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[@michaeloseiappiah7003]

Good and exact one I am looking. Please can you help me with how to find a topic for a PhD. Any clue on how to find my research topic for my prospective PhD

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Thanks Sir. What is a good range (number of pages) for the literature review chapter?

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10 pages

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Sir, Pl make a video on How to do systematic literature review

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Shivani I tried to show you the 7 Step systematic process but I think I failed Teriibly!...

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@@digitidea No Sir, Actually I am confused...I want to know how systematic literature review is different from literature review.

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Sir can you make a video to read LR by using the above steps with example

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[@sworld1264]

Sir can you guide me how to write a literature review in the PHDthersis

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This is what I tried but I think i failed?

[@AdeyemiAlabi]

@digitidea
Literature review is usually the easiest way to get lost in research. I Have so many questions as I am about to begin my PhD in wind farm modelling and control.
1. At what stage do I begin to download the literature that have searched for using keywords and advanced search? Is it before I qualify them or after? Would you advise I download all literature from my search of various databases before qualifying them.
2. About how many literature would you suggest is adequate for a good literature review?
3. Also do you have any suggestions as to how to manage the process. I mean in terms of downloading, categorizing, folder management etc.. the way I do it is to have a folder for read and unread. I'll like to hear more productive ways to do it.
4. How much time would be proper to use in studying a relevant literature say an article from a journal? I sometimes get drawn in as I find words or concepts I didn't know before reading the paper and then I pause reading and try to understand those concepts, ideas or words by googling them or reading scientific blogs about the topic and sometimes in the process I encounter another word or concept I have to try to understand. At the end of the day, I might have gone so deep on just one concept or idea from just 1 paper that I haven't even finished reading. Sometimes this can happen so many times in one paper.
How long will you advise I try to spend on a paper?
5. What method would you advise I use in taking note of my review? Is there a software or template that one can use take note of findings associated with each literature?
6. When is the best time to write your literature review chapter? as you study? Or after you are done studying?
I know I have many questions 😃. I will really appreciate if I can get a detailed response.

[@digitidea]

Qualify first, then start downloading and reading.
When download, also download the bibtex reference and put in single file.
For journal paper, 5 hrs, generally avoid reading conference papers until they also have a journal associated.
Take snap shot of important PARAGRAPHS on Evernote using webclipper (watch my video on how)
Regards

[@AdeyemiAlabi]

Thank you very much sir for your response.
The 5hrs your suggested for reading journals does that include time I use to try to understand concepts I didn't get from the paper. The way I get drawn in as I described earlier is it best practise? Or am I doing it wrong?.
Thanks a lot sir about the video on Evernote could you help me with the link to that please?

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Dr pls upload video how to write resech methodology.

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If you mean research proposal, there is a video but if you mean research methodology, I will make sometime in future.

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Sir please upload a video of research methodology ..

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Sir, what if there are no enough previous research papers relevant to the topic?? And should the theory from the textbooks be added in the review of literature section or in the introduction???please help

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Could you suggest best site to review a literature

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Being a final yr student,wanted to know about literature review,how to fill gap between precious review literature papers by finding a solution for problem?how to came to know wheather someone has done or not?

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[@ankitaghosh538]

Sir if I m doing lit rvw for my PhD thesis then I hv to only go through prvsly done thesises only or I can also go through rsrch papers ?

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Both but Research papers are a must

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I have gone through your latex introduction video's, very informative video's sir.

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How to overcome the issue of lost in literature review.

[@digitidea]

Rajesh the whole purpose of this video is to save you being lost in literature review.

[@vjpdinesh7485]

Sir I am having doubt regarding finding research gap what is that

[@digitidea]

I have explained this in some other video I don't remember which one..Just watch the videos in the Playlist "PhD".

[@somnathchanda1250]

Good though

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Sir I will like to know how to find a post-Docteral opportunity in Australia. Thanks, Dr may Allah subhanahu wataala reword you abondantly

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Hello Auwal Thanks and for post-doc, it depends on your field of research but you can visit Australian Research Council (ARC) websites and also try contacting university professors in your field

[@jhaak1370]

How to maintain the records of my literature review

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start writing this chapter...

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I have enjoyed your lecture. Please how many papers should be published from one dissertation?

[@digitidea]

min 3 I would say

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[@muhammadashfaq2422]

Great lecture. One question ..is it necessary that a researcher find a gap. Can it be possible that he can do a research just to add to the prevalent research. Like ' the study would add to the prevalent research on .......
Need your expert view?

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Normally that would be eligible for the Award of Master by research

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@@digitidea you mean for phd we must dig deep to find a gap?

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How can do I write fish parasitology research proposal for ph. D admission. I am selected for ph. D admission if help me I would be very grateful.

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SEM is for the literature subject also

[@digitidea]

Sorry dont understand

[@dddecoragra609]

I mean to say that is it applicable for the English literature subject also??

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how i download key word extension

[@digitidea]

Type the name in google then press "Add to chrome"

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@@digitidea name for example my research work on psychology topic which extension I use

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Literature review is done before or after research topic/research propsal selection?

[@digitidea]

Research proposal then literature review then research topic

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@@digitidea Research gap means research problem on which research will be done? How can we propose something if we havn't done the literature review or found the research gap?

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Do you think it is necessary to write a short summary of each relevant paper i'm reading?

[@digitidea]

no

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@@digitidea if so how can i go through these already read papers as there is a chance to forget the details later? As this is a time consuming process, don't you think it will be useful in future for quick recap and thesis writing?

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Even I also wants to know..

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Hi, Mr.Tahir
Is there any chances that the Google Scholar might show an article from a predatory journals ?

[@digitidea]

not sure what you are talking about!sorry

[@mayur_old4397]

Google scholar will only show research papers which are authentic and from reputed journals. And there is no chance of getting a deceptive research paper?

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Assalamualaikum sir.....Mashaallah very well explained in depth of literature review....i need your help i want to write research paper for the first time I'm from commerce background.....please help...jazakallah khair

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