Comparison
academic-research-skills vs prompt-patterns
Verdict
Pick academic-research-skills when tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; pick prompt-patterns when tags unique to prompt-patterns: chatgpt, github-copilot, stable-diffusion.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | academic-research-skills | prompt-patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Dormant (1207d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of today · github_public_v1 |
| Security (OSV) | No lockfile As of today · none | No lockfile As of today · none |
Tagline
- academic-research-skills
- Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize
- prompt-patterns
- Prompt 编写模式：如何将思维框架赋予机器，以设计模式的形式来思考 prompt
Stars
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
- prompt-patterns
- 3.1k
Forks
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
- prompt-patterns
- 198
Open issues
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- prompt-patterns
- 0
Language
- academic-research-skills
- Python
- prompt-patterns
- -
Adopt for
- academic-research-skills
- -
- prompt-patterns
- -
Persona
- academic-research-skills
- -
- prompt-patterns
- -
Runtime
- academic-research-skills
- -
- prompt-patterns
- -
License
- academic-research-skills
- Other
- prompt-patterns
- -
Last pushed
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
- prompt-patterns
- Mar 22, 2023
Categories
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
- prompt-patterns
- Computer Vision, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
- prompt-patterns
- Dormant (18%)
Days since push
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
- prompt-patterns
- 1207d
Open issues (now)
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- prompt-patterns
- 0
Full report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
- prompt-patterns
- Trust report
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude.
- Also covers Data & Retrieval.
- More GitHub stars (37k vs 3.1k) - visibility, not fit.
When NOT to use academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
Choose prompt-patterns if…
- Tags unique to prompt-patterns: chatgpt, github-copilot, stable-diffusion.
- Also covers Computer Vision.
- Leaner open-issue backlog (0).
When NOT to use prompt-patterns
- Last GitHub push was 1208 days ago (dormant maintenance, Mar 22, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on prompt-patterns.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- License file (Other) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (phodal/prompt-patterns) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (phodal/prompt-patterns) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (phodal/prompt-patterns) · observed Mar 22, 2023
- License file (unknown) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: academic-research-skills 37k · prompt-patterns 3.1k (synced Jul 11, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between academic-research-skills and prompt-patterns?
- academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. prompt-patterns: Prompt 编写模式：如何将思维框架赋予机器，以设计模式的形式来思考 prompt. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over prompt-patterns?
- Choose academic-research-skills over prompt-patterns when Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval; More GitHub stars (37k vs 3.1k) - visibility, not fit.
- When should I choose prompt-patterns over academic-research-skills?
- Choose prompt-patterns over academic-research-skills when Tags unique to prompt-patterns: chatgpt, github-copilot, stable-diffusion; Also covers Computer Vision; Leaner open-issue backlog (0).
- When should I avoid academic-research-skills?
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
- When should I avoid prompt-patterns?
- Last GitHub push was 1208 days ago (dormant maintenance, Mar 22, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on prompt-patterns. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
- Is academic-research-skills or prompt-patterns more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 3,095). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are academic-research-skills and prompt-patterns open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub.
- Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or prompt-patterns?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at academic-research-skills alternatives and prompt-patterns alternatives (academic-research-skills markdown twin, prompt-patterns markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, academic-research-skills or prompt-patterns?
- academic-research-skills: Very active. prompt-patterns: Dormant. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for academic-research-skills and prompt-patterns?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: academic-research-skills trust report; prompt-patterns trust report.