As a Ph.D. candidate who enters a new research area that differs from the research topic in the master period (e.g. shift form crop breeding to soil ecology), how to quickly know the new research area landscape and find a research gap in this new area?
The best start is to choose keywords on the subject you are interested in. Then search the web of science for that word. You will see how many studies are available on that subject in your field.
Dear Yi Xu,
At the beginning of your Ph.D. research, you can read as many as possible different articles related to your field as well as interest. Thereafter, you will definitely have an idea of what/how to formulate your research question/objectives.
Cheers
Yi Xu
Dear Researcher,
Collect literature related to your topic. Go through them. Start reviewing them. You will get to know a lot about your topic. You will learn what has been done related to that topic and the gaps existing in that area of study.
You can take the help of researchers who pursued researches in that topic or related topics. In this case, platforms like RG can be super beneficial.
Last but not the least, developing a strong bond with the research guide can be beneficial in all these respects.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Anamitra.
Review the literature and start to collect information about each new terminology you may be introduced to, during the reading.
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