Comparison
academic-research-skills vs LongCite
Verdict
Pick academic-research-skills when license: academic-research-skills is Other, LongCite is Apache-2.0; pick LongCite when license: LongCite is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | academic-research-skills | LongCite |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Dormant (557d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization 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
- LongCite
- LongCite: Enabling LLMs to Generate Fine-grained Citations in Long-context QA
Stars
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
- LongCite
- 520
Forks
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
- LongCite
- 30
Open issues
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- LongCite
- 9
Language
- academic-research-skills
- Python
- LongCite
- Python
Adopt for
- academic-research-skills
- -
- LongCite
- -
Persona
- academic-research-skills
- -
- LongCite
- -
Runtime
- academic-research-skills
- -
- LongCite
- -
License
- academic-research-skills
- Other
- LongCite
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
- LongCite
- Dec 31, 2024
Categories
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
- LongCite
- Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
- LongCite
- Dormant (18%)
Days since push
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
- LongCite
- 557d
Owner type
- academic-research-skills
- User
- LongCite
- Organization
Full report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
- LongCite
- Trust report
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- License: academic-research-skills is Other, LongCite is Apache-2.0.
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, 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 LongCite if…
- License: LongCite is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other.
- Tags unique to LongCite: benchmark, citation-generation, fine-tuning, llm.
- Also covers Evaluation & Observability.
When NOT to use LongCite
- Last GitHub push was 558 days ago (dormant maintenance, Dec 31, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on LongCite.
- Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers.
- 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 (THUDM/LongCite) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (THUDM/LongCite) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (THUDM/LongCite) · observed Dec 31, 2024
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: academic-research-skills 37k · LongCite 520 (synced Jul 11, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between academic-research-skills and LongCite?
- academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. LongCite: LongCite: Enabling LLMs to Generate Fine-grained Citations in Long-context QA. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over LongCite?
- Choose academic-research-skills over LongCite when License: academic-research-skills is Other, LongCite is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval.
- When should I choose LongCite over academic-research-skills?
- Choose LongCite over academic-research-skills when License: LongCite is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to LongCite: benchmark, citation-generation, fine-tuning, llm; Also covers Evaluation & Observability.
- 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 LongCite?
- Last GitHub push was 558 days ago (dormant maintenance, Dec 31, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on LongCite. Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. 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 LongCite more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 520). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are academic-research-skills and LongCite open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, LongCite: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or LongCite?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at academic-research-skills alternatives and LongCite alternatives (academic-research-skills markdown twin, LongCite 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 LongCite?
- academic-research-skills: Very active. LongCite: 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 LongCite?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: academic-research-skills trust report; LongCite trust report.