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DeepResearch_Eco: A Recursive Agentic Workflow for Complex Scientific Question Answering in Ecology

D'Souza, J.; Sander, E. K.; Aioanei, A.

2025-07-18 ecology
10.1101/2025.07.14.664755 bioRxiv
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We introduce DeepResearchEco, a novel agentic LLM-based system for automated scientific synthesis that supports recursive, depth- and breadth-controlled exploration of original research questions--enhancing search diversity and nuance in the retrieval of relevant scientific literature. Unlike conventional retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, DeepResearch enables user-controllable synthesis with transparent reasoning and parameter-driven configurability, facilitating high-throughput integration of domain-specific evidence while maintaining analytical rigor. Applied to 49 ecological research questions, DeepResearch achieves up to a 21-fold increase in source integration and a 14.9-fold rise in sources integrated per 1,000 words. High-parameter settings yield expert-level analytical depth and contextual diversity. Source code available at: https://github.com/sciknoworg/deep-research.

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