The volume of academic and scientific literature is growing exponentially. According to recent data, over 5 million scholarly articles are published annually<\/strong>, with the doubling time of scientific knowledge now estimated at just 2-3 years. For researchers, staying current is becoming impossible without automated assistance. Agentic AI systems are stepping in to fill this gap, transforming how literature reviews, systematic reviews, and knowledge synthesis are conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 1: Traditional research workflow vs. agentic research workflow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n *Figure 2: Multi-agent architecture for automated research workflows*<\/p>\n\n\n\n python<\/p>\n\n\n\n python<\/p>\n\n\n\n python<\/p>\n\n\n\n python<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research Question:<\/strong> “What are the current applications of transformer models in healthcare diagnostics?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Agent Workflow:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Research Question:<\/strong> “What is unknown about climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Agent Workflow:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Research Question:<\/strong> “What is the effect size of exercise interventions on depression?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Agent Workflow:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n python<\/p>\n\n\n\n python<\/p>\n\n\n\n python<\/p>\n\n\n\n At MHTECHIN<\/strong>, we specialize in building autonomous research agents that accelerate scientific discovery. Our expertise includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n MHTECHIN helps researchers, institutions, and organizations accelerate discovery through agentic AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agentic AI is transforming how research is conducted. What once required months of manual literature review can now be accomplished in days or hours, freeing researchers to focus on analysis, experimentation, and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The future of research is accelerated, comprehensive, and AI-augmented. Researchers who embrace agentic AI will be able to ask better questions, explore more avenues, and make discoveries faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agentic AI for research uses autonomous agents to perform literature searches, screen papers, extract information, and synthesize findings\u2014accelerating the research process .<\/p>\n\n\n\n With proper validation, AI-generated reviews achieve 85-95% accuracy on relevance and extraction. Human oversight remains important for critical interpretations .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agents can access arXiv, PubMed, IEEE, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science through APIs .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, with multilingual models like GPT-4o, agents can process papers in multiple languages, though English-language corpora remain best supported .<\/p>\n\n\n\n By analyzing limitations acknowledged in papers, identifying understudied areas, and detecting conflicting findings that need resolution .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Implement citation validation<\/strong> checks, use reference managers, and verify against original sources for critical citations .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agents can access abstracts for all papers, but full-text access requires institutional subscriptions and authentication .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Start with a focused research question, use a search agent to retrieve papers, then expand to screening and extraction agents as you validate results .<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction Imagine a researcher embarking on a new project. 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\n\n\n\nPart 1: The Research Landscape Transformed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Challenge of Information Overload<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTime Spent in Literature Review: Before vs. After Agentic AI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Activity<\/th> Traditional<\/th> With Agentic AI<\/th> Time Saved<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Database Search<\/strong><\/td> 10%<\/td> 2%<\/td> 80%<\/td><\/tr> Screening & Filtering<\/strong><\/td> 20%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr> Reading & Understanding<\/strong><\/td> 40%<\/td> 15%<\/td> 62%<\/td><\/tr> Extraction & Note-taking<\/strong><\/td> 15%<\/td> 5%<\/td> 67%<\/td><\/tr> Synthesis & Writing<\/strong><\/td> 15%<\/td> 25%<\/td> – (more time on synthesis)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPart 2: The Architecture of Research Agents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Multi-Agent Research System<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCore Agent Roles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Agent<\/th> Role<\/th> Key Capabilities<\/th> Output<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Research Planner<\/strong><\/td> Strategy design<\/td> Understands research question, identifies search parameters, creates workflow plan<\/td> Search strategy, inclusion criteria<\/td><\/tr> Search Agent<\/strong><\/td> Literature discovery<\/td> Queries multiple databases, handles API rate limits, retrieves full texts<\/td> Paper list with metadata<\/td><\/tr> Screener Agent<\/strong><\/td> Relevance filtering<\/td> Reads abstracts, applies inclusion\/exclusion criteria, prioritizes papers<\/td> Filtered paper list, relevance scores<\/td><\/tr> Extractor Agent<\/strong><\/td> Information extraction<\/td> Extracts methods, results, findings, key quotes<\/td> Structured data per paper<\/td><\/tr> Analyzer Agent<\/strong><\/td> Comparative analysis<\/td> Identifies patterns, contradictions, trends<\/td> Comparative tables, trend analysis<\/td><\/tr> Synthesizer Agent<\/strong><\/td> Knowledge synthesis<\/td> Integrates findings, identifies gaps, generates narrative<\/td> Literature review, summary<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPart 3: Implementation Patterns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pattern 1: Multi-Database Search Agent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
from langchain.agents import create_openai_tools_agent\nimport arxiv\nimport requests\nfrom scholarly import scholarly\n\nclass ResearchSearchAgent:\n \"\"\"Autonomous search across multiple academic databases.\"\"\"\n \n def __init__(self):\n self.databases = {\n \"arxiv\": self._search_arxiv,\n \"pubmed\": self._search_pubmed,\n \"semantic_scholar\": self._search_semantic,\n \"google_scholar\": self._search_google\n }\n \n def search(self, query: str, max_papers: int = 100, databases: list = None) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Search across specified databases.\"\"\"\n if databases is None:\n databases = list(self.databases.keys())\n \n results = {}\n \n # Parallel search across databases\n with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(databases)) as executor:\n futures = {}\n for db in databases:\n if db in self.databases:\n futures[db] = executor.submit(\n self.databases[db], query, max_papers \/\/ len(databases)\n )\n \n for db, future in futures.items():\n results[db] = future.result()\n \n # Merge and deduplicate results\n all_papers = self._merge_results(results)\n \n # Rank by relevance\n ranked_papers = self._rank_by_relevance(all_papers, query)\n \n return {\n \"total_found\": len(all_papers),\n \"by_database\": {db: len(results[db]) for db in results},\n \"papers\": ranked_papers[:max_papers],\n \"query\": query\n }\n \n def _search_arxiv(self, query: str, max_results: int) -> list:\n \"\"\"Search arXiv database.\"\"\"\n client = arxiv.Client()\n search = arxiv.Search(\n query=query,\n max_results=max_results,\n sort_by=arxiv.SortCriterion.Relevance\n )\n \n papers = []\n for result in client.results(search):\n papers.append({\n \"id\": result.entry_id,\n \"title\": result.title,\n \"authors\": [a.name for a in result.authors],\n \"abstract\": result.summary,\n \"year\": result.published.year,\n \"url\": result.entry_id,\n \"pdf_url\": result.pdf_url,\n \"citations\": None, # Not available via API\n \"source\": \"arxiv\"\n })\n \n return papers\n \n def _search_pubmed(self, query: str, max_results: int) -> list:\n \"\"\"Search PubMed via Entrez API.\"\"\"\n # PubMed API implementation\n base_url = \"https:\/\/eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/entrez\/eutils\/\"\n \n # Search for IDs\n search_url = f\"{base_url}esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term={query}&retmax={max_results}&format=json\"\n response = requests.get(search_url)\n ids = response.json()[\"esearchresult\"][\"idlist\"]\n \n # Fetch details\n papers = []\n for pmid in ids[:max_results]:\n fetch_url = f\"{base_url}esummary.fcgi?db=pubmed&id={pmid}&format=json\"\n details = requests.get(fetch_url).json()\n \n papers.append({\n \"id\": pmid,\n \"title\": details[\"result\"][pmid][\"title\"],\n \"authors\": details[\"result\"][pmid].get(\"authors\", []),\n \"abstract\": details[\"result\"][pmid].get(\"abstract\", \"\"),\n \"year\": details[\"result\"][pmid].get(\"pubdate\", \"\").split()[0],\n \"source\": \"pubmed\"\n })\n \n return papers\n \n def _rank_by_relevance(self, papers: list, query: str) -> list:\n \"\"\"Rank papers by relevance to query using embeddings.\"\"\"\n # Create query embedding\n query_embedding = self._create_embedding(query)\n \n # Score each paper\n for paper in papers:\n # Combine title and abstract for relevance\n text = f\"{paper['title']} {paper.get('abstract', '')}\"\n paper_embedding = self._create_embedding(text)\n \n # Calculate cosine similarity\n similarity = self._cosine_similarity(query_embedding, paper_embedding)\n paper[\"relevance_score\"] = similarity\n \n # Sort by relevance\n papers.sort(key=lambda x: x.get(\"relevance_score\", 0), reverse=True)\n \n return papers<\/pre>\n\n\n\nPattern 2: Intelligent Paper Screening Agent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
class ScreeningAgent:\n \"\"\"Automatic screening of papers based on inclusion criteria.\"\"\"\n \n def __init__(self):\n self.llm = ChatOpenAI(model=\"gpt-4o\", temperature=0)\n \n def screen(self, papers: list, criteria: dict) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Screen papers against inclusion\/exclusion criteria.\"\"\"\n screened_papers = []\n excluded_papers = []\n \n for paper in papers:\n result = self._evaluate_paper(paper, criteria)\n \n if result[\"include\"]:\n screened_papers.append({\n **paper,\n \"relevance_score\": result[\"score\"],\n \"reasons\": result[\"reasons\"]\n })\n else:\n excluded_papers.append({\n **paper,\n \"reason\": result[\"reason\"]\n })\n \n return {\n \"included\": screened_papers,\n \"excluded\": excluded_papers,\n \"inclusion_rate\": len(screened_papers) \/ len(papers) * 100\n }\n \n def _evaluate_paper(self, paper: dict, criteria: dict) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Evaluate single paper against criteria.\"\"\"\n prompt = f\"\"\"\n Evaluate this paper against the inclusion criteria:\n \n Paper:\n Title: {paper['title']}\n Abstract: {paper.get('abstract', 'N\/A')}\n Year: {paper.get('year', 'N\/A')}\n \n Inclusion Criteria:\n {criteria.get('inclusion', 'None specified')}\n \n Exclusion Criteria:\n {criteria.get('exclusion', 'None specified')}\n \n Return JSON with:\n - include: boolean\n - score: 0-1 relevance score\n - reasons: list of reasons for inclusion\n - reason: if excluded, reason for exclusion\n \"\"\"\n \n result = self.llm.invoke(prompt)\n return json.loads(result.content)\n \n def prioritize(self, papers: list) -> list:\n \"\"\"Prioritize papers for reading based on relevance and novelty.\"\"\"\n for paper in papers:\n # Calculate priority score\n priority = paper.get(\"relevance_score\", 0) * 0.6\n priority += self._calculate_novelty(paper) * 0.2\n priority += self._calculate_citation_impact(paper) * 0.2\n \n paper[\"priority_score\"] = priority\n \n papers.sort(key=lambda x: x.get(\"priority_score\", 0), reverse=True)\n \n return papers\n \n def _calculate_novelty(self, paper: dict) -> float:\n \"\"\"Estimate paper novelty based on year.\"\"\"\n current_year = datetime.now().year\n year = int(paper.get(\"year\", current_year))\n age = current_year - year\n \n # Newer papers get higher novelty scores\n novelty = max(0, 1 - (age \/ 10))\n return novelty<\/pre>\n\n\n\nPattern 3: Multi-Paper Analysis Agent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
class AnalysisAgent:\n \"\"\"Extract and analyze information from multiple papers.\"\"\"\n \n def __init__(self):\n self.llm = ChatOpenAI(model=\"gpt-4o\", temperature=0)\n \n def extract(self, papers: list, fields: list) -> list:\n \"\"\"Extract structured information from papers.\"\"\"\n extracted_papers = []\n \n for paper in papers:\n extraction = self._extract_fields(paper, fields)\n extracted_papers.append({\n **paper,\n \"extracted\": extraction\n })\n \n return extracted_papers\n \n def _extract_fields(self, paper: dict, fields: list) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Extract specific fields from paper content.\"\"\"\n text = f\"{paper['title']}\\n{paper.get('abstract', '')}\"\n \n prompt = f\"\"\"\n Extract the following information from this paper:\n \n Paper: {text}\n \n Fields to extract:\n {fields}\n \n Return JSON with extracted fields. If a field is not present, set to null.\n \"\"\"\n \n result = self.llm.invoke(prompt)\n return json.loads(result.content)\n \n def compare_methodologies(self, papers: list) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Compare methodologies across papers.\"\"\"\n methodologies = []\n \n for paper in papers:\n if paper.get(\"extracted\", {}).get(\"methodology\"):\n methodologies.append({\n \"paper\": paper[\"title\"],\n \"methodology\": paper[\"extracted\"][\"methodology\"]\n })\n \n prompt = f\"\"\"\n Compare these methodologies:\n \n {json.dumps(methodologies, indent=2)}\n \n Identify:\n 1. Common approaches\n 2. Unique approaches\n 3. Strengths and weaknesses\n 4. Emerging trends\n \n Return structured analysis.\n \"\"\"\n \n return json.loads(self.llm.invoke(prompt).content)\n \n def identify_contradictions(self, papers: list) -> list:\n \"\"\"Identify contradictory findings across papers.\"\"\"\n findings = []\n \n for paper in papers:\n if paper.get(\"extracted\", {}).get(\"key_findings\"):\n findings.append({\n \"paper\": paper[\"title\"],\n \"finding\": paper[\"extracted\"][\"key_findings\"]\n })\n \n prompt = f\"\"\"\n Analyze these findings for contradictions or disagreements:\n \n {json.dumps(findings, indent=2)}\n \n Return list of contradictions with:\n - papers involved\n - contradictory findings\n - potential explanation\n \"\"\"\n \n result = self.llm.invoke(prompt)\n return json.loads(result.content)<\/pre>\n\n\n\nPattern 4: Literature Synthesis Agent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
class SynthesisAgent:\n \"\"\"Synthesize multiple papers into coherent review.\"\"\"\n \n def __init__(self):\n self.llm = ChatOpenAI(model=\"gpt-4o\", temperature=0.3)\n \n def synthesize(self, papers: list, research_question: str, structure: dict = None) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Synthesize papers into structured literature review.\"\"\"\n \n # Step 1: Organize papers by themes\n themes = self._organize_by_themes(papers)\n \n # Step 2: Generate thematic summaries\n summaries = {}\n for theme, theme_papers in themes.items():\n summaries[theme] = self._summarize_theme(theme_papers, theme)\n \n # Step 3: Identify research gaps\n gaps = self._identify_gaps(papers, research_question)\n \n # Step 4: Generate review narrative\n review = self._generate_review(\n research_question, \n summaries, \n gaps,\n structure\n )\n \n return {\n \"review\": review,\n \"themes\": themes,\n \"thematic_summaries\": summaries,\n \"gaps\": gaps,\n \"key_papers\": self._extract_key_papers(papers)\n }\n \n def _organize_by_themes(self, papers: list) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Organize papers into thematic groups.\"\"\"\n # Create embeddings for each paper\n paper_texts = []\n for paper in papers:\n text = f\"{paper['title']}\\n{paper.get('abstract', '')}\"\n if paper.get('extracted', {}).get('key_findings'):\n text += f\"\\n{paper['extracted']['key_findings']}\"\n paper_texts.append(text)\n \n # Use clustering to identify themes\n # Implementation would use embeddings and clustering algorithms\n \n # For this example, use LLM for theme identification\n prompt = f\"\"\"\n Group these papers into themes based on their content:\n \n Papers:\n {[{'title': p['title'], 'abstract': p.get('abstract', '')[:200]} for p in papers[:20]]}\n \n Return JSON with theme names and paper indices.\n \"\"\"\n \n result = self.llm.invoke(prompt)\n return json.loads(result.content)\n \n def _summarize_theme(self, theme_papers: list, theme_name: str) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Summarize a group of papers on a theme.\"\"\"\n # Combine paper summaries\n combined = []\n for paper in theme_papers:\n summary = {\n \"title\": paper[\"title\"],\n \"authors\": paper.get(\"authors\", [])[:3],\n \"year\": paper.get(\"year\"),\n \"key_findings\": paper.get(\"extracted\", {}).get(\"key_findings\", \"\"),\n \"methodology\": paper.get(\"extracted\", {}).get(\"methodology\", \"\")\n }\n combined.append(summary)\n \n prompt = f\"\"\"\n Summarize research on \"{theme_name}\" based on these papers:\n \n {json.dumps(combined, indent=2)}\n \n Include:\n 1. Main findings\n 2. Methodologies used\n 3. Consensus and disagreements\n 4. Limitations\n \"\"\"\n \n summary = self.llm.invoke(prompt).content\n \n return {\n \"theme\": theme_name,\n \"paper_count\": len(theme_papers),\n \"summary\": summary,\n \"key_papers\": theme_papers[:3]\n }\n \n def _identify_gaps(self, papers: list, research_question: str) -> list:\n \"\"\"Identify research gaps from literature.\"\"\"\n # Extract key findings and limitations\n findings = []\n limitations = []\n \n for paper in papers:\n if paper.get(\"extracted\", {}).get(\"key_findings\"):\n findings.append(paper[\"extracted\"][\"key_findings\"])\n if paper.get(\"extracted\", {}).get(\"limitations\"):\n limitations.append(paper[\"extracted\"][\"limitations\"])\n \n prompt = f\"\"\"\n Based on this literature, identify research gaps:\n \n Research Question: {research_question}\n \n Key Findings:\n {findings[:20]}\n \n Limitations Acknowledged:\n {limitations[:10]}\n \n Identify:\n 1. Unanswered questions\n 2. Methodological gaps\n 3. Conflicting findings needing resolution\n 4. Understudied areas\n \"\"\"\n \n result = self.llm.invoke(prompt)\n return self._parse_gaps(result.content)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPart 4: Real-World Research Applications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Use Case 1: Systematic Literature Review<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Use Case 2: Research Gap Identification<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Use Case 3: Meta-Analysis Preparation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nPart 5: Integration with Research Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Reference Manager Integration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
class ReferenceManager:\n \"\"\"Integrate with Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote.\"\"\"\n \n def __init__(self, manager_type=\"zotero\"):\n self.manager = self._connect(manager_type)\n \n def export_literature(self, papers: list, collection_name: str):\n \"\"\"Export papers to reference manager.\"\"\"\n for paper in papers:\n self.manager.add_item({\n \"title\": paper[\"title\"],\n \"authors\": paper.get(\"authors\", []),\n \"year\": paper.get(\"year\"),\n \"abstract\": paper.get(\"abstract\"),\n \"url\": paper.get(\"url\"),\n \"tags\": paper.get(\"themes\", [])\n }, collection=collection_name)\n \n def generate_bibliography(self, papers: list, style=\"apa\") -> str:\n \"\"\"Generate formatted bibliography.\"\"\"\n bibliography = []\n for paper in papers:\n entry = self._format_citation(paper, style)\n bibliography.append(entry)\n \n return \"\\n\\n\".join(bibliography)<\/pre>\n\n\n\nCitation Network Analysis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
class CitationNetwork:\n \"\"\"Analyze citation networks and key papers.\"\"\"\n \n def __init__(self):\n self.semantic_api = \"https:\/\/api.semanticscholar.org\/v1\/\"\n \n def get_citation_network(self, paper_ids: list) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Retrieve citation network for papers.\"\"\"\n citations = {}\n references = {}\n \n for paper_id in paper_ids:\n # Get citation count\n citations[paper_id] = self._get_citation_count(paper_id)\n references[paper_id] = self._get_reference_count(paper_id)\n \n # Identify key papers\n key_papers = self._identify_key_papers(citations, references)\n \n return {\n \"citations\": citations,\n \"references\": references,\n \"key_papers\": key_papers,\n \"network\": self._build_network(paper_ids)\n }\n \n def _identify_key_papers(self, citations: dict, references: dict) -> list:\n \"\"\"Identify seminal and influential papers.\"\"\"\n key_papers = []\n \n for paper_id, citation_count in citations.items():\n # Papers with high citation counts are seminal\n if citation_count > 100:\n key_papers.append({\n \"paper_id\": paper_id,\n \"type\": \"seminal\",\n \"citation_count\": citation_count\n })\n \n # Sort by citation count\n key_papers.sort(key=lambda x: x[\"citation_count\"], reverse=True)\n \n return key_papers[:10]<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPart 6: Quality Assurance and Validation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Accuracy Metrics for Research Agents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Metric<\/th> Definition<\/th> Target<\/th> Measurement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Relevance Accuracy<\/strong><\/td> Papers retrieved are relevant<\/td> >85%<\/td> Human review of sample<\/td><\/tr> Extraction Accuracy<\/strong><\/td> Extracted information is correct<\/td> >90%<\/td> Comparison with human extraction<\/td><\/tr> Citation Accuracy<\/strong><\/td> Citations correctly formatted<\/td> 100%<\/td> Automated validation<\/td><\/tr> Gap Identification<\/strong><\/td> Gaps are valid and novel<\/td> >80%<\/td> Expert review<\/td><\/tr> Synthesis Coherence<\/strong><\/td> Review is logically structured<\/td> >90%<\/td> Expert assessment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Validation Framework<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
class ResearchValidator:\n \"\"\"Validate research outputs for accuracy.\"\"\"\n \n def __init__(self):\n self.validators = [\n self.validate_citations,\n self.validate_extractions,\n self.validate_synthesis\n ]\n \n def validate(self, output: dict) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Run all validations on research output.\"\"\"\n results = {}\n \n for validator in self.validators:\n results[validator.__name__] = validator(output)\n \n overall = all(r.get(\"passed\", False) for r in results.values())\n \n return {\n \"passed\": overall,\n \"checks\": results,\n \"confidence_score\": self._calculate_confidence(results)\n }\n \n def validate_citations(self, output: dict) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Validate citations are correctly formatted.\"\"\"\n citations = output.get(\"bibliography\", [])\n \n # Check format consistency\n issues = []\n for citation in citations:\n if not self._is_valid_citation(citation):\n issues.append(citation)\n \n return {\n \"passed\": len(issues) == 0,\n \"issues\": issues,\n \"total_citations\": len(citations)\n }\n \n def validate_extractions(self, output: dict) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Validate extracted information.\"\"\"\n extracted = output.get(\"extracted_data\", [])\n \n # Check for missing fields\n missing_fields = []\n for item in extracted:\n required = [\"title\", \"authors\", \"year\"]\n for field in required:\n if not item.get(field):\n missing_fields.append(field)\n \n return {\n \"passed\": len(missing_fields) == 0,\n \"missing_fields\": missing_fields\n }<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPart 7: MHTECHIN\u2019s Expertise in Agentic Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q1: What is agentic AI for research?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Q2: How accurate are AI-generated literature reviews?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Q3: What databases can research agents access?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Q4: Can agents handle non-English papers?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Q5: How do agents identify research gaps?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Q6: How do I ensure citations are correct?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Q7: What about paywalled papers?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Q8: How do I get started?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n