Structuring Scientific Innovation: A Framework for Modeling and Discovering Impactful Knowledge Combinations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.18865v3
• Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:52:38 GMT
• Title: Structuring Scientific Innovation: A Framework for Modeling and Discovering Impactful Knowledge Combinations
• Authors: Junlan Chen, Kexin Zhang, Daifeng Li, Yangyang Feng, Yuxuan Zhang, Bowen Deng,
• Abstract summary: We propose a structured approach that emphasizes the role of method combinations in shaping disruptive insights.<n>We introduce a contrastive learning-based mechanism to identify distinguishing features of historically disruptive method combinations.<n>Second, we propose a reasoning-guided Monte Carlo search algorithm that leverages the chain-of-thought capability of LLMs to identify promising knowledge recombinations.
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• Abstract: The emergence of large language models offers new possibilities for structured exploration of scientific knowledge. Rather than viewing scientific discovery as isolated ideas or content, we propose a structured approach that emphasizes the role of method combinations in shaping disruptive insights. Specifically, we investigate how knowledge unit--especially those tied to methodological design--can be modeled and recombined to yield research breakthroughs. Our proposed framework addresses two key challenges. First, we introduce a contrastive learning-based mechanism to identify distinguishing features of historically disruptive method combinations within problem-driven contexts. Second, we propose a reasoning-guided Monte Carlo search algorithm that leverages the chain-of-thought capability of LLMs to identify promising knowledge recombinations for new problem statements.Empirical studies across multiple domains show that the framework is capable of modeling the structural dynamics of innovation and successfully highlights combinations with high disruptive potential. This research provides a new path for computationally guided scientific ideation grounded in structured reasoning and historical data modeling.

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