Recent Advances and Future Directions in Literature-Based Discovery

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Main Authors: Kastrin, Andrej, Cestnik, Bojan, Lavrač, Nada
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author Kastrin, Andrej
Cestnik, Bojan
Lavrač, Nada
author_facet Kastrin, Andrej
Cestnik, Bojan
Lavrač, Nada
contents The explosive growth of scientific publications has created an urgent need for automated methods that facilitate knowledge synthesis and hypothesis generation. Literature-based discovery (LBD) addresses this challenge by uncovering previously unknown associations between disparate domains. This article surveys recent methodological advances in LBD, focusing on developments from 2000 to the present. We review progress in three key areas: knowledge graph construction, deep learning approaches, and the integration of pre-trained and large language models (LLMs). While LBD has made notable progress, several fundamental challenges remain unresolved, particularly concerning scalability, reliance on structured data, and the need for extensive manual curation. By examining ongoing advances and outlining promising future directions, this survey underscores the transformative role of LLMs in enhancing LBD and aims to support researchers and practitioners in harnessing these technologies to accelerate scientific innovation.
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spellingShingle Recent Advances and Future Directions in Literature-Based Discovery
Kastrin, Andrej
Cestnik, Bojan
Lavrač, Nada
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
68T50 (Primary) 68-02, 68-06 (Secondary)
A.1; I.2.7
The explosive growth of scientific publications has created an urgent need for automated methods that facilitate knowledge synthesis and hypothesis generation. Literature-based discovery (LBD) addresses this challenge by uncovering previously unknown associations between disparate domains. This article surveys recent methodological advances in LBD, focusing on developments from 2000 to the present. We review progress in three key areas: knowledge graph construction, deep learning approaches, and the integration of pre-trained and large language models (LLMs). While LBD has made notable progress, several fundamental challenges remain unresolved, particularly concerning scalability, reliance on structured data, and the need for extensive manual curation. By examining ongoing advances and outlining promising future directions, this survey underscores the transformative role of LLMs in enhancing LBD and aims to support researchers and practitioners in harnessing these technologies to accelerate scientific innovation.
title Recent Advances and Future Directions in Literature-Based Discovery
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
68T50 (Primary) 68-02, 68-06 (Secondary)
A.1; I.2.7
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12385