Comparison
academic-research-skills vs graph-of-thoughts
Verdict
Pick academic-research-skills when tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; pick graph-of-thoughts when tags unique to graph-of-thoughts: graph-of-thoughts, graph-structures, graphs, large-language-models.
Markdown twin · academic-research-skills alternatives · graph-of-thoughts alternatives
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | academic-research-skills | graph-of-thoughts |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of 1d · github_public_v1 | Slowing (108d since push) As of 1d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of 1d · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 1d · github_public_v1 |
| Security (OSV) | No lockfile As of 1d · none | No lockfile As of 1d · none |
Tagline
- academic-research-skills
- Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize
- graph-of-thoughts
- Official Implementation of "Graph of Thoughts: Solving Elaborate Problems with Large Language Models"
Stars
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
- graph-of-thoughts
- 2.8k
Forks
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
- graph-of-thoughts
- 217
Open issues
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- graph-of-thoughts
- 7
Language
- academic-research-skills
- Python
- graph-of-thoughts
- Python
Adopt for
- academic-research-skills
- -
- graph-of-thoughts
- -
Persona
- academic-research-skills
- -
- graph-of-thoughts
- -
Runtime
- academic-research-skills
- -
- graph-of-thoughts
- -
License
- academic-research-skills
- Other
- graph-of-thoughts
- Other
Last pushed
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
- graph-of-thoughts
- Mar 24, 2026
Categories
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
- graph-of-thoughts
- LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
- graph-of-thoughts
- Slowing (36%)
Days since push
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
- graph-of-thoughts
- 108d
Open issues (now)
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- graph-of-thoughts
- 7
Owner type
- academic-research-skills
- User
- graph-of-thoughts
- Organization
Full report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
- graph-of-thoughts
- 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 2.8k) - 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 graph-of-thoughts if…
- Tags unique to graph-of-thoughts: graph-of-thoughts, graph-structures, graphs, large-language-models.
- Leaner open-issue backlog (7).
When NOT to use graph-of-thoughts
- Last GitHub push was 109 days ago (slowing maintenance, Mar 24, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on graph-of-thoughts.
- 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 (spcl/graph-of-thoughts) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (spcl/graph-of-thoughts) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (spcl/graph-of-thoughts) · observed Mar 24, 2026
- License file (Other) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: academic-research-skills 37k · graph-of-thoughts 2.8k (synced Jul 11, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between academic-research-skills and graph-of-thoughts?
- academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. graph-of-thoughts: Official Implementation of "Graph of Thoughts: Solving Elaborate Problems with Large Language Models". See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over graph-of-thoughts?
- Choose academic-research-skills over graph-of-thoughts when Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval; More GitHub stars (37k vs 2.8k) - visibility, not fit.
- When should I choose graph-of-thoughts over academic-research-skills?
- Choose graph-of-thoughts over academic-research-skills when Tags unique to graph-of-thoughts: graph-of-thoughts, graph-structures, graphs, large-language-models; Leaner open-issue backlog (7).
- 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 graph-of-thoughts?
- Last GitHub push was 109 days ago (slowing maintenance, Mar 24, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on graph-of-thoughts. 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 graph-of-thoughts more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 2,816). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are academic-research-skills and graph-of-thoughts open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, graph-of-thoughts: Other).
- Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or graph-of-thoughts?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at academic-research-skills alternatives and graph-of-thoughts alternatives (academic-research-skills markdown twin, graph-of-thoughts 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 graph-of-thoughts?
- academic-research-skills: Very active. graph-of-thoughts: Slowing. 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 graph-of-thoughts?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: academic-research-skills trust report; graph-of-thoughts trust report.