Comparison
academic-research-skills vs awesome
Verdict
Pick academic-research-skills when license: academic-research-skills is Other, awesome is CC0-1.0; pick awesome when license: awesome is CC0-1.0, academic-research-skills is Other.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | academic-research-skills | awesome |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Active (11d 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
- awesome
- 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources
Stars
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
- awesome
- 484k
Forks
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
- awesome
- 36k
Open issues
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- awesome
- 92
Language
- academic-research-skills
- Python
- awesome
- -
Adopt for
- academic-research-skills
- -
- awesome
- -
Persona
- academic-research-skills
- -
- awesome
- -
Runtime
- academic-research-skills
- -
- awesome
- -
License
- academic-research-skills
- Other
- awesome
- CC0-1.0
Last pushed
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
- awesome
- Jun 30, 2026
Categories
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
- awesome
- LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
- awesome
- Active (82%)
Days since push
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
- awesome
- 11d
Open issues (now)
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- awesome
- 92
Full report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
- awesome
- Trust report
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- License: academic-research-skills is Other, awesome is CC0-1.0.
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude.
- Also covers Data & Retrieval.
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 awesome if…
- License: awesome is CC0-1.0, academic-research-skills is Other.
- Tags unique to awesome: resources, awesome-list.
- More GitHub stars (484k vs 37k) - visibility, not fit.
When NOT to use awesome
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
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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 (sindresorhus/awesome) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (sindresorhus/awesome) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (sindresorhus/awesome) · observed Jun 30, 2026
- License file (CC0-1.0) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: academic-research-skills 37k · awesome 484k (synced Jul 11, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between academic-research-skills and awesome?
- academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. awesome: 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over awesome?
- Choose academic-research-skills over awesome when License: academic-research-skills is Other, awesome is CC0-1.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval.
- When should I choose awesome over academic-research-skills?
- Choose awesome over academic-research-skills when License: awesome is CC0-1.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to awesome: resources, awesome-list; More GitHub stars (484k vs 37k) - visibility, not fit.
- 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 awesome?
- 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 awesome more popular on GitHub?
- awesome has more GitHub stars (484,026 vs 37,300). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are academic-research-skills and awesome open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, awesome: CC0-1.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or awesome?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at academic-research-skills alternatives and awesome alternatives (academic-research-skills markdown twin, awesome 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 awesome?
- academic-research-skills: Very active. awesome: Active. 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 awesome?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: academic-research-skills trust report; awesome trust report.