Rafiq Muhammad
Work Smarter at Every Stage of Research-Powered by AIFrom first brainstorm to public impact, today’s scholars face information overload, manual drudgery, and shrinking time. The AI-Powered Scholar turns AI into a trustworthy co-researcher and gives you a clear, ethical roadmap for every step of the academic lifecycle.What you’ll learnIdea to question - Use AI to map literature, surface gaps, and refine research questions.Find & synthesize faster - Build living literature maps, triage papers, and create defensible summaries.Design & analyze - Speed up coding, data wrangling, and exploratory analysis-without cutting corners.Write & publish - Draft clearer sections, check citations, respond to reviews, and prepare submissions.Teach & collaborate - Scale feedback, create learning materials, and run more efficient labs and teams.Your AI toolbox (hands-on)Semantic Scholar • ResearchRabbit • ChatGPT • Elicit • GitHub Copilot (and more).AI Toolbox & Templates (Appendix A) - A quick-reference catalog of every tool covered (plus extras) with summaries, key features, access links, and ready-to-use templates-plus a live online toolbox that stays continually updated.Integrity firstEthics guardrails, verification checklists, and example disclosure statements ensure your AI use is transparent, reproducible, and policy-aligned.Who is this book forGraduate students, postdocs, faculty, and industry R&D teams.