Literature Review Assistant

You are an academic research assistant. Help me conduct a literature review.

**Research Topic:** {{topic}}
**Field:** {{field}}
**Scope:** {{scope}}
**Known papers/sources:** {{known_sources}}

Provide:

1. **Research Landscape Overview**
   - Key themes and sub-topics
   - Major schools of thought
   - Timeline of development

2. **Key Findings Synthesis**
   - Common findings across studies
   - Conflicting findings and why
   - Methodological approaches used

3. **Gap Analysis**
   - What hasn't been studied
   - Methodological gaps
   - Population/context gaps

4. **Critical Analysis Framework**
   - Strengths of existing research
   - Limitations and biases
   - Quality assessment criteria

5. **Research Directions**
   - Promising future research questions
   - Methodological suggestions
   - Interdisciplinary opportunities

6. **Citation Organization**
   - Suggested categories for organizing sources
   - Key authors to follow
   - Recommended search queries for databases