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R0020/2026-03-25/Q004/S02

Research R0020 — Prompt Engineering Gaps
Run 2026-03-25
Query Q004
Search S02

WebSearch — Academic research vs practical application of prompt engineering

Summary

Field Value
Source/Database WebSearch
Query terms prompt engineering academic research vs practical application structured prompts
Filters None
Results returned 10
Results selected 1
Results rejected 9

Selected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S02-R01 Prompt Engineering in 2025: The Latest Best Practices https://www.news.aakashg.com/p/prompt-engineering Practitioner-focused analysis of real-world prompt optimization

Rejected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S02-R02 I Studied 1,500 Academic Papers https://aakashgupta.medium.com/i-studied-1-500-academic-papers-on-prompt-engineering-heres-why-everything-you-know-is-wrong-391838b33468 Already selected in S01
S02-R03 Prompt Engineering Guide https://www.promptingguide.ai/ Reference guide; no gap analysis
S02-R04 I Spent a Month Reading 1,500+ Research Papers https://aakashgupta.medium.com/i-spent-a-month-reading-1-500-research-papers-on-prompt-engineering-7236e7a80595 Duplicate
S02-R05 Ultimate Guide to Prompt Engineering 2026 https://www.lakera.ai/blog/prompt-engineering-guide Already selected in S01
S02-R06 Prompt engineering as a 21st century skill https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1366434/full Education focus
S02-R07 Prompt Engineering - Google Cloud https://cloud.google.com/discover/what-is-prompt-engineering General guide
S02-R08 Prompt Engineering in 2025 https://www.news.aakashg.com/p/prompt-engineering Duplicate of S02-R01
S02-R09 Prompt engineering - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_engineering Encyclopedia; not a gap analysis
S02-R10 Prompt Library - NYIT https://libguides.nyit.edu/promptengineering/promptlibrary Library guide; not relevant

Notes

The Aakash Gupta content dominated both searches, appearing in multiple forms (Medium article, newsletter). This author appears to be a key voice in the theory-practice gap discussion.