Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming scholarly tasks like search and summarization, but their reliability remains uncertain. Current evaluation metrics for testing LLM reliability are primarily automated approaches that prioritize efficiency and scalability, but lack contextual nuance and fail to reflect how scientific domain experts assess LLM outputs in practice. We developed and validated a schema for evaluating LLM errors in scholarly question-answering systems that reflects the assessment strategies of practicing scientists. In collaboration with domain experts, we identified 20 error patterns across seven categories through thematic analysis of 68 question-answer pairs. We validated this schema through contextual inquiries with 10 additional scientists, which showed not only which errors experts naturally identify but also how structured evaluation schemas can help them detect previously overlooked issues. Domain experts use systematic assessment strategies, including technical precision testing, value-based evaluation, and meta-evaluation of their own practices. We discuss implications for supporting expert evaluation of LLM outputs, including opportunities for personalized, schema-driven tools that adapt to individual evaluation patterns and expertise levels.
An In-Context Schema Understanding Method for Knowledge Base Question Answering
School of Computer Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学计算机科学与技术学院);Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院计算技术研究所)
Integrating knowledge graphs and multilingual scholarly corpora for domain-adaptive LLMs in SSH
Huma-Num, CNRS(人文数字实验室,法国国家科学研究中心);CNR - Institute for Computational Linguistics “A. Zampolli” (CNR-ILC)(意大利国家研究委员会 - 计算语言学“ A. 赞波利”研究所(CNR-ILC));Inria(法国国家信息与自动化研究所);Inist, CNRS(法国国家科学研究中心人文社会科学信息研究所)
Can Language Models Analyze Data? Evaluating Large Language Models for Question Answering over Datasets
School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete(生产工程与管理学院,希腊克里特技术大学);Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas(计算机科学研究所,希腊基础研究与技术研究院)
EvidenceLens: A Claim-Evidence Matrix for Auditing Financial Question Answering
1 School of AI;Advanced Computing, XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China 2 ETSI de Telecomunicaci\' o n, Universidad Polit\' e cnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain IEEE VIS 2026 conditionally accepted version