Count is the wrong KPI. Cover the conversation: seminal work, recent state of the art, adjacent disagreements, and the gap you will enter. A synthesis of 40 well-chosen papers beats 200 summaries.
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Literature Review Anonymous
How many papers should a literature review realistically cover?
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I have 180 PDFs and I am drowning. Is there a realistic target?
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