Show HN: I built a tool that finds gaps in medical research

(researchthegap.com)

2 points | by rohma_said 12 hours ago ago

2 comments

  • codingdave 12 hours ago ago

    OK, but why launch it as a web page? Different people inputting the same topics are just going to be repeating each other's work. And people who are in a position to engage in new research to resolve the gaps are highly likely to already know their own fields well enough to not need this tool.

    It would seem to make more sense for this to be a background process, publishing its results.

    • rohma_said 11 hours ago ago

      I have actually thought about this where a researcher would mark a certain pair as "work in progress" so that others can avoid the possible overlap but I didn't want to complicate things at least for now. As for "researchers already know what's missing" I feel like this could be like a bird's eye view of a certain disease or procedure, like trying to complete a painting something like r/place but for medical papers!