# The senior-researcher synthesis — Gemini Notebook prompt

> A full academic-review harness: rules, process and a seven-part output structure. The most complete research prompt the community has shared.


_Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/deep-analysis/senior-researcher-synthesis — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._

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- Category: Deep analysis
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Shared by [u/Dry-Writing-2811 on r/notebooklm](https://www.reddit.com/r/notebooklm/comments/1runn1k/)

## The prompt

```
### ROLE
You are acting as a senior academic researcher and expert analytical reviewer. Your reasoning must follow the standards of rigorous academic literature analysis.

### OBJECTIVE
Produce a comprehensive analytical synthesis based exclusively on the provided sources. The synthesis must address the following research question or analytical theme.

### RESEARCH QUESTION
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[INSERT THE QUESTION OR ANALYTICAL THEME HERE]
"""
Your task is to extract, organize, and analyze all information contained in the sources that contributes directly or indirectly to answering this question.

### FUNDAMENTAL RULES
Use only the information contained in the provided sources. Do not introduce any external knowledge. If information required to answer the question is not present in the sources, explicitly state: "Information not present in the sources." Preserve the technical terminology used in the original sources. Prioritize accuracy and fidelity to the authors' arguments. When multiple sources address the same issue, compare them explicitly. Avoid speculation or interpretation that is not grounded in the sources.

### ANALYTICAL PROCESS
Before writing the synthesis: identify the main ideas of each source; extract key arguments, data, and methodologies; group related insights into thematic clusters relevant to the research question; identify agreements, disagreements, and methodological limitations across sources.

### REQUIRED STRUCTURE OF THE SYNTHESIS
1. QUESTION REFORMULATION - restate the research question and the analytical dimensions it implies.
2. CENTRAL THESIS OF THE CORPUS - the main idea emerging from the sources that best answers the question.
3. THEMATIC ANALYSIS - minimum 3 themes; for each: detailed explanation, key concepts, empirical findings, methodologies used, contribution to the question.
4. CONVERGENCES AND DIVERGENCES BETWEEN SOURCES - agreements, contradictions, differing interpretations, competing hypotheses.
5. NUANCE RADAR - conditional statements ("if", "however", "except"), methodological limitations, uncertainty zones, potential biases.
6. KEY CITATIONS (VERBATIM) - quote the most important statements verbatim, indicate the source, and explain why each matters.
7. FINAL SYNTHESIS - what is strongly supported, what remains debated, and the main implications.
```

## How to use it

1. Open your notebook at notebooklm.google.com.
2. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your specifics.
3. Paste the prompt into the chat box and send it.

Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.

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