arXiv:2606.17041v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Meta-analysis is a demanding form of evidence synthesis that combines literature retrieval, PI/ECO-guided study selection, and statistical aggregation. Its structured, verifiable workflow makes it an ideal substrate for evaluating systematic scientific reasoning, yet existing benchmarks lack ground truth across the full retrieval-screening-synthesis pipeline. We introduce MetaSyn, a dataset of 442 expert-curated meta-analyses from Nature Portfolio journals. Each entry pairs a research question with PI/ECO criteria, a retrieval corpus of 140k PubM
The rapid advancement of LLMs is pushing the development of agentic systems capable of complex reasoning, making robust benchmarking essential for progress and deployment.
This development indicates a significant step towards creating more reliable and capable AI agents, particularly for knowledge-intensive white-collar tasks, by providing a crucial benchmark for systematic scientific reasoning.
The availability of MetaSyn provides a standardized, expert-curated dataset that allows for more rigorous evaluation and accelerates the development of LLM agents designed for complex analytical tasks like meta-analysis.
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Improved performance and reliability of LLM agents in synthesizing complex information.
Increased automation of research synthesis processes, enhancing the efficiency of evidence-based decision-making in various fields.
The emergence of fully autonomous scientific discovery frameworks, potentially accelerating breakthroughs across multiple disciplines.
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