Scientific Elements of a Work
The research paper may address a work or works through the lens of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) or through another framework which interests the writer.
Your possible subjects/treatments might be the interplay of literary and scientific elements of a work, an analysis of the science and society of a given work in its time period, a comparative study of two works, historical context of a work, the cultural contexts of a work, science and society of a given work in its time period, a comparative study of two works, historical context of a work, thecultural contexts of a work, how a work is structured (plot twists, images, etc.) to enhance a particular interpretation of the work, or a particular theme dealt with in two or three works, or any range of additional possibilities.