Academic research guide

Token compression for research paper analysis

Research papers are long (3,000-10,000 tokens each) and dense. When analyzing papers with LLMs, most of the text is irrelevant to a specific research question. Compression keeps the findings and methodology sections that matter.

By Arjun Shah - Creator of SuperCompress - Updated 2026-07-03

Paper analysis with compression

from supercompress import Compressor
comp = Compressor()

def analyze_paper(paper_text, research_question):
    result = comp.compress(paper_text, research_question)
    return llm.generate(
        f"Research question: {research_question}\nPaper:\n{result.compressed_text}"
    )

Frequently asked questions

Does compression preserve citations?

Yes. Lines containing citations relevant to the research question are preserved.

Can I analyze multiple papers simultaneously?

Yes. Compress each paper independently and combine the compressed results for cross-paper analysis.

Try it yourself

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