 Suppose that a researcher is searching for academic articles about comic books and feminism during the civil rights movement, but can't seem to find any that connect all of these topics. After searching multiple databases, they find several articles about feminist comic books and others about feminism during the civil rights movement, but none that put these topics in conversation with each other. The researcher has identified a research gap, or in other words, a research topic which has not been addressed. As you browse articles related to your own research topic, think about the questions that haven't been answered, the questions that have yet to be explored. Identifying research gaps is a great way to come up with potential research questions.