Research gap is missing information or unexplored research directions that can serve as a motivation for early stage research to contribute to as a part of their thesis. But the million dollar question is what is a research gap and how to identify research gaps based on literature review?
Every more perplexing is the concept of trying to find something that doesn't exist- the gap in research. In this video, we go over the definition of research gap, why should the early stage researchers identify it, what are some of the categories of research gaps, common pitfalls and what to do next once you have identified the gaps.