A large language model-driven scientific literature surveys generation framework based on multi-agents and retrieval-augmented generation
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The escalating volume and complexity of scientific publications have intensified the demand for intelligent literature survey tools. Current systems, whether based on large language models (LLMs) or retrieval augmented generation (RAG), often struggle with terminological accuracy and semantic coherence, limiting their practical adoption. To address this, we propose a novel LLM-driven framework that synergizes multi-agent collaboration with RAG to enhance both the structural coherence of full-document surveys and the factual reliability of generated content. On the SciReviewGen benchmark, our model achieves Recall-Oriented Understudy for Gisting Evaluation (ROUGE)-1/2/L scores of 42.84/16.57/18.25, outperforming strong baselines including Query-weighted Fusion-in-Decoder (QFiD), Fusion-in-Decoder (FiD), BigBird, GPT-4o-mini, and Llama4-17B-16E. The framework also excels in human-aligned evaluation, attaining an LLM-as-judge score of 0.70, surpassing QFiD by +0.29. Ablation studies confirm the critical role of both RAG and multi-agent design: removing RAG reduces ROUGE-2/L by 2.28/3.19, while single-agent ablation further decreases ROUGE-1 by 1.15. Our work not only advances the state of the art in automated literature synthesis but also offers a scalable solution to mounting scholarly information overload.
Source: PeerJ Computer Science
Authors: Ruihua Qi, Haobo Lyu, Weilong Li, Shuqin Chen, Xu Guo
Institution: Dalian University of Foreign Languages
Language: English
Topic: Topic Modeling
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,395
OpenAlex ID: W7162571741