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Systematic literature reviews (SLRs) are essential but labor-intensive due to high publication volumes and inefficient keyword-based filtering. To streamline this process, we evaluate Large Language Models (LLMs) for enhancing efficiency…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-17 Lucas Joos , Daniel A. Keim , Maximilian T. Fischer

Systematic reviews are crucial for evidence-based medicine as they comprehensively analyse published research findings on specific questions. Conducting such reviews is often resource- and time-intensive, especially in the screening phase,…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-02-02 Shuai Wang , Harrisen Scells , Shengyao Zhuang , Martin Potthast , Bevan Koopman , Guido Zuccon

The creation of systematic literature reviews (SLR) is critical for analyzing the landscape of a research field and guiding future research directions. However, retrieving and filtering the literature corpus for an SLR is highly…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Lucas Joos , Daniel A. Keim , Maximilian T. Fischer

Systematic review (SR) is a popular research method in software engineering (SE). However, conducting an SR takes an average of 67 weeks. Thus, automating any step of the SR process could reduce the effort associated with SRs. Our objective…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-09 Aleksi Huotala , Miikka Kuutila , Paul Ralph , Mika Mäntylä

The scientific literature is growing rapidly, making it hard to keep track of the state-of-the-art. Systematic literature reviews (SLRs) aim to identify and evaluate all relevant papers on a topic. After retrieving a set of candidate…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-09 Christian Jaumann , Andreas Wiedholz , Annemarie Friedrich

Systematic reviews traditionally have taken considerable amounts of human time and energy to complete, in part due to the extensive number of titles and abstracts that must be reviewed for potential inclusion. Recently, researchers have…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Kweku Yamoah , Noah Schroeder , Emmanuel Dorley , Neha Rani , Caleb Schutz

Systematic literature review (SLR) is foundational to evidence-based research, enabling scholars to identify, classify, and synthesize existing studies to address specific research questions. Conducting an SLR is, however, largely a manual…

Academic paper review typically requires substantial time, expertise, and human resources. Large Language Models (LLMs) present a promising method for automating the review process due to their extensive training data, broad knowledge base,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Chuanlei Li , Xu Hu , Minghui Xu , Kun Li , Yue Zhang , Xiuzhen Cheng

Background: The use of large language models (LLMs) in the title-abstract screening process of systematic reviews (SRs) has shown promising results, but suffers from limited performance evaluation. Aims: Create a benchmark dataset to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-25 Aleksi Huotala , Miikka Kuutila , Mika Mäntylä

Objectives: An SLR is presented focusing on text mining based automation of SLR creation. The present review identifies the objectives of the automation studies and the aspects of those steps that were automated. In so doing, the various ML…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2023-08-01 Girish Sundaram , Daniel Berleant

This research pioneers the use of fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs), presenting a significant and novel contribution in integrating AI to enhance academic research methodologies. Our…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Teo Susnjak , Peter Hwang , Napoleon H. Reyes , Andre L. C. Barczak , Timothy R. McIntosh , Surangika Ranathunga

Systematic reviews are crucial for synthesizing scientific evidence but remain labor-intensive, especially when extracting detailed methodological information. Large language models (LLMs) offer potential for automating methodological…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Wenqing Zhang , Trang Nguyen , Elizabeth A. Stuart , Yiqun T. Chen

Literature research, vital for scientific work, faces the challenge of surging information volumes exceeding researchers' processing capabilities. We present an automated review generation method based on large language models (LLMs) to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-05-02 Shican Wu , Xiao Ma , Dehui Luo , Lulu Li , Xiangcheng Shi , Xin Chang , Xiaoyun Lin , Ran Luo , Chunlei Pei , Changying Du , Zhi-Jian Zhao , Jinlong Gong

Systematic reviews are a key component of evidence-based medicine, playing a critical role in synthesizing existing research evidence and guiding clinical decisions. However, with the rapid growth of research publications, conducting…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-12-15 Yun-Chung Liu , Rui Yang , Jonathan Chong Kai Liew , Ziran Yin , Henry Foote , Christopher J. Lindsell , Chuan Hong

Objective: This study aims to summarize the usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the process of creating a scientific review. We look at the range of stages in a review that can be automated and assess the current state-of-the-art…

Digital Libraries · Computer Science 2025-05-16 Dmitry Scherbakov , Nina Hubig , Vinita Jansari , Alexander Bakumenko , Leslie A. Lenert

Large language models (LLMs) excel in tasks requiring processing and interpretation of input text. Abstract screening is a labour-intensive component of systematic review involving repetitive application of inclusion and exclusion criteria…

Systematic reviews are fundamental to evidence-based medicine. Creating one is time-consuming and labour-intensive, mainly due to the need to screen, or assess, many studies for inclusion in the review. Several tools have been developed to…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Xinyu Mao , Teerapong Leelanupab , Martin Potthast , Harrisen Scells , Guido Zuccon

Context: Study screening in systematic literature reviews is costly, inconsistency-prone, and risk-asymmetric, since false negatives can compromise validity. Despite rapid uptake of Large Language Models (LLMs), there is limited evidence on…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Gilberto Sussumu Hida , Danilo Monteiro Ribeiro , Erika Yahata

The exponential increase in scientific literature and online information necessitates efficient methods for extracting knowledge from textual data. Natural language processing (NLP) plays a crucial role in addressing this challenge,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Zhyar Rzgar K. Rostam , Gábor Kertész

Conducting systematic reviews is laborious. In the screening or study selection phase, the number of papers can be overwhelming. Recent research has demonstrated that large language models (LLMs) can perform title-abstract screening and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Aleksi Huotala , Miikka Kuutila , Olli-Pekka Turtio , Simo Sipilä , Mika Mäntylä
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