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Research theme
AI-Assisted Discovery
The AI-Assisted Discovery theme comprises 1,051 papers in this corpus published between 1982 and 2026. Work here is dominated by Design Science, Empirical Study, Experimental. 5 open research gaps have been surfaced in this area.
Methodology profile
- Design Science249 (24%)
- Empirical Study212 (20%)
- Experimental132 (13%)
- Case Study106 (10%)
- Literature Review88 (8%)
- Benchmarking76 (7%)
Research domains
- Literature Discovery277 (26%)
- Data Analysis169 (16%)
- Research Productivity131 (12%)
- Human-AI Collaboration127 (12%)
- Knowledge Synthesis111 (11%)
- Academic Writing101 (10%)
Frequent sub-topics
LLM-based content coding for competitive dynamics measurement · 1specification format effects when switching from human to AI developers · 1Generative AI for course material navigation and information seeking · 1LLM financial forecasting evaluation · 1AI applications in sustainable public transportation with human-in-the-loop synthesis · 1IS dissertation trends and GenAI-assisted keyword extraction · 1generative AI effects on student learning and metacognition · 1student-AI interaction patterns in learning · 1
Open research gaps
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- The authors identify that existing LLMs fall short in the financial field due to "disparities between general text data and financial text data," and note that "there is only a limited number of finan
- The authors identify that "evidence remains limited regarding how rubric design and LLM configurations influence reliability across performance levels." The study also suggests need for further invest
- The authors identify a gap in understanding preference factors between GenAI tools and traditional search engines for academic help-seeking, and call for improved fluency and reliability of both ChatG
Representative papers
- Autonomous chemical research with large language modelsDaniil A. Boiko · 2023 · 809 citations
- Accelerating scientific discovery with Co-ScientistJuraj Gottweis · 2026 · 9 citations
- SciSciGPT: advancing human–AI collaboration in the science of scienceErzhuo Shao · 2025 · 6 citations
- Mapping the Challenges of HCI: An Application and Evaluation of ChatGPT for Mining Insights at ScaleJonas Oppenlaender · 2026 · 5 citations
- Artificial Intelligence agents for biological research: a surveyCong Qi · 2026 · 3 citations
- Intelligent Semantic Search for Academic Journals Using AI and NLP TechniquesShireen Fathi Malo · 2025 · 3 citations
- Evaluating and Enhancing Large Language Models for Novelty Assessment in Scholarly Publications2025 · 3 citations
- The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Developing Cognitive and Research Talent Among Postgraduate StudentsAsem Mohammed Ibrahim · 2026 · 1 citations