Research status and progress of intelligent screening for titles and abstracts in systematic reviews_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors：

ZHOU Yanxi ¹ , QIN Xuan ^2,3,4 , YAO Minghong ^2,3,4 , MA Yu ^2,3,4 , MEI Fan ^2,3,4 ,  LI Ling ^2,3,4 ,  SUN Xin ^1,2,3,4

1. West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
2. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
3. NMPA Key Laboratory for Real World Data Research and Evaluation in Hainan, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;
4. Sichuan Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;

Corresponding?author：

LI Ling, Email: liling@wchscu.cn; SUN Xin, Email: sunxin@wchscu.cn

Keywords：

Intelligent screening; Artificial intelligence; Algorithms; Systematic reviews; Literature screening; Titles and abstracts

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10.7507/1672-2531.202504157

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Systematic reviews (SRs) serve as a core methodology in evidence-based medicine (EBM), providing critical evidence for clinical practice and health decision-making. However, the manual screening of titles and abstracts in SRs is labor-intensive and time-consuming, becoming a major bottleneck in research efficiency. Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), have introduced new opportunities and transformations in this field. This article provided an overview of the current status of intelligent screening for titles and abstracts in SRs, with a focus on the application and effectiveness of LLMs. It aims to provide recommendations for users and developers, facilitating the better integration of automation algorithms into the SR process.

Citation： ZHOU Yanxi, QIN Xuan, YAO Minghong, MA Yu, MEI Fan, LI Ling, SUN Xin. Research status and progress of intelligent screening for titles and abstracts in systematic reviews. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2026, 26(1): 83-92. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202504157 Copy

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29. Currie GL, Angel-Scott HN, Colvin L, et al. Animal models of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a machine-assisted systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Biol, 2019, 17(5): e3000243.
30. Gates A, Guitard S, Pillay J, et al. Performance and usability of machine learning for screening in systematic reviews: a comparative evaluation of three tools. Syst Rev, 2019, 8(1): 278.
31. Lam J, Howard BE, Thayer K, et al. Low-calorie sweeteners and health outcomes: a demonstration of rapid evidence mapping (rEM). Environ Int, 2019, 123: 451-458.
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49. Dunn AG, Arachi D, Bourgeois FT. Identifying clinical study types from PubMed metadata: the active (machine) learning approach. Stud Health Technol Inform, 2015, 216: 867-71.
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51. Hashimoto K, Kontonatsios G, Miwa M, et al. Topic detection using paragraph vectors to support active learning in systematic reviews. J Biomed Inform, 2016, 62: 59-65.
52. Ouzzani M, Hammady H, Fedorowicz Z, et al. Rayyan-a web and mobile app for systematic reviews. Syst Rev, 2016, 5(1): 210.
53. Ajiji P, Cottin J, Picot C, et al. Feasibility study and evaluation of expert opinion on the semi-automated meta-analysis and the conventional meta-analysis. Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 2022, 78(7): 1177-1184.
54. Bekhuis T, Tseytlin E, Mitchell KJ, et al. Feature engineering and a proposed decision-support system for systematic reviewers of medical evidence. PLoS One, 2014, 9(1): e86277.
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56. Huang KC, Chiang IJ, Xiao F, et al. PICO element detection in medical text without metadata: are first sentences enough. J Biomed Inform, 2013, 46(5): 940-946.
57. Matwin S, Kouznetsov A, Inkpen D, et al. A new algorithm for reducing the workload of experts in performing systematic reviews. J Am Med Inform Assoc, 2010, 17(4): 446-453.
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59. van Lissa CJ. Mapping phenomena relevant to adolescent emotion regulation: a text-mining systematic review. Adolesc Res Rev, 2022, 7(1): 127-139.
60. Lecun Y, Bengio Y, Hinton G. Deep learning. Nature, 2015, 521(7553): 436-444.
61. Hinton GE, Salakhutdinov RR. Reducing the dimensionality of data with neural networks. Science, 2006, 313(5786): 504-507.
62. Cohen JD, Servan-Schreiber D, Mcclelland JL. A parallel distributed processing approach to automaticity. Am J Psychol, 1992, 105(2): 239-269.
63. Duponchel L, Rocha de Oliveira R, Motto-Ros V. Large language models (such as ChatGPT) as tools for machine learning-based data insights in analytical chemistry. Anal Chem, 2025, 97(13): 6956-6961.
64. Vaswani A, Shazeer N, Parmar N, et al. Attention is all you need. Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems. Long Beach, California, USA: Curran Associates Inc, 2017: 6000-6010.
65. Guo E, Gupta M, Deng J, et al. Automated paper screening for clinical reviews using large language models: data analysis study. J Med Internet Res, 2024, 26: e48996.
66. Issaiy M, Ghanaati H, Kolahi S, et al. Methodological insights into ChatGPT's screening performance in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol, 2024, 24(1): 78.
67. Landschaft A, Antweiler D, Mackay S, et al. Implementation and evaluation of an additional GPT-4-based reviewer in PRISMA-based medical systematic literature reviews. Int J Med Inform, 2024, 189: 105531.
68. Li M, Sun J, Tan X. Evaluating the effectiveness of large language models in abstract screening: a comparative analysis. Syst Rev, 2024, 13(1): 219.
69. Matsui K, Utsumi T, Aoki Y, et al. Human-comparable sensitivity of large language models in identifying eligible studies through title and abstract screening: 3-layer strategy using GPT-3. 5 and GPT-4 for systematic reviews. J Med Internet Res, 2024, 26: e52758.
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