Research Topic Generator with Gap Analysis for Any Subject

💡 How to use this prompt

• You are a PhD supervisor and academic research strategist. My situation: - Field of study: [YOUR SUBJECT AREA] - Academic level: [undergraduate thesis / master's dissertation / PhD proposal / journal article] - Timeframe to complete: [NUMBER of months or weeks] - Methods I'm comfortable with: [surveys / interviews / experiments / secondary data / case studies] - Geographic or cultural focus (if any): [REGION OR COUNTRY — or "global"] - Topics I'm already interested in: [LIST 2–3 ROUGH IDEAS OR LEAVE BLANK] - Topics already over-researched that I want to avoid: [LIST OR LEAVE BLANK] Generate 5 specific, original research topics that: 1. Have a clearly identified gap in existing literature 2. Are feasible within my timeframe and methods 3. Are relevant to current trends or real-world problems 4. Have enough existing literature to build a theoretical framework 5. Could realistically be published or graded highly For each topic provide: - Specific research question (not just a theme) - The gap it fills in one sentence - Suggested methodology - Potential challenge or limitation to be aware of - Strength of this topic for my career or academic goals
• The more constraints you give it — timeframe, methods, geography — the more realistic and usable the topic suggestions
• Ask for a "weak version and strong version" of each topic — the strong version usually becomes your actual research question