How to know if I have done and am doing good research?
I think your question has no answer since &quot;good research&quot; is too broad and ill-defined a term. What do you mean by &quot;good research&quot;? Research that gets cited a lot? Research that gets you your next job? Research to be proud of? Research that moves your field ahead?
The answer to your question will depend on YOUR definition of &quot;good research&quot;. And since this is really hard to do, I would suggest to reframe the question to something like: Is my research helping me to accomplish my goals xyz?