Steps to finish your review of literature and tips to make it with good quality.

1. (D2) Mohamed Ateia
Civil and Environmental Eng. Dept.
Tokyo Institute of Technology

2. Literature
Review
When?
How?
Why?
What?
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Literature Review is the Startingpoint of any research.

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It is the step where you read around
your research topic, using both
primary and secondary sources.
Journal
Papers
Theses
Conference
publications
Books
Journal
Reviews
Websites

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3- Meta-analysis
 Quantitatively combines the results of studies
that are the result of a systematic literature
review.
 Capable of performing a statistical analysis of
the pooled results of relevant studies.
1- Narrative Review
 Selective review of the literature that broadly
covers a specific topic.
 Does not follow strict systematic methods to
locate and synthesize articles.
2- Systematic Review
 Utilizes exacting search strategies to make
certain that the maximum extent of relevant
research has been considered.
 Original articles are methodologically appraised
and synthesized.

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To
• Ensure you have a thorough understanding of the topic
• Identify potential areas for research
• Identify similar work done within the area
• Identifying knowledge gaps that demand further
investigation
• Compare previous findings
• Critique existing findings and suggest further studies
• Can help also you develop your research question

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Logicalprogression
Broad Knowledge
Specific Target

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Topic 1
Topic 3Topic 2
L.R.

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2- Keywords
1- Language
English
Japanese
3- Databases
webofknowledge.com
Sciencedirect.com
Google Scholar
Google.com

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Keep tracking the papers and try to understand !!!

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*Create Citation Report*
Use this tool to be always updated with recently published papers related to your
topic
Use it with the key papers related to your topic (ask seniors or supervisors)

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Authors have their own opinions on the topic and may try to find studies
that support their viewpoint and overlook conflicting studies.
The approach to analyzing the collected information is often subjective
and disorganized.
The authors’ opinions may be mixed together with evidence.
Authors may simply count the number of studies on each side of an issue
and then espouse the view presented by the majority without considering
the strength of each study
oe.g., quality, research design used, the effect size, and sample size.

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