Living systematic review
Retrieval-augmented generation
Grounding LLM generation in retrieved documents — retrieval, reranking, graph/recursive indexing, self-correction, and robustness of the retrieve-then-generate pipeline.
664 papers · 1,433 critique receipts · 6,345 benchmark results · updated Jun 18, 2026
Most-superseded baselines
Ranked by how many distinct papers critique or beat each method. These are the standard baselines newer work routinely measures against.
- 1RAG· RAGRAG+: Enhancing Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Application-Aware Reasoning
69 papers critique it · 79 beat it on benchmarks
- 2GraphRAG· RAGA Survey of Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Customized Large Language Models
38 papers critique it · 31 beat it on benchmarks
- 3Self-RAG· Self-RAGSelf-RAG: Learning to Retrieve, Generate, and Critique through Self-Reflection
26 papers critique it · 40 beat it on benchmarks
- 5RAPTOR· RAGRAPTOR: Recursive Abstractive Processing for Tree-Organized Retrieval
7 papers critique it · 21 beat it on benchmarks
- 6FLARE· Self-RAGActive Retrieval Augmented Generation
11 papers critique it · 14 beat it on benchmarks
- 7PoisonedRAG· PoisonedRAGPoisonedRAG: Knowledge Corruption Attacks to Retrieval-Augmented Generation of Large Language Models
12 papers critique it · 13 beat it on benchmarks
- 8HippoRAG 2· RAGFrom RAG to Memory: Non-Parametric Continual Learning for Large Language Models
1 papers critique it · 23 beat it on benchmarks
- 11CRAG· Self-RAGCorrective Retrieval Augmented Generation
11 papers critique it · 11 beat it on benchmarks
- 12ReAct· RAGReAct: Synergizing Reasoning and Acting in Language Models
6 papers critique it · 15 beat it on benchmarks
Sub-problems
Methods that compete on the same benchmarks cluster into distinct sub-problems.
Self-RAG · 245 methods
Self-RAG · FLARE · CRAG · Adaptive-RAG · Iter-RetGen · DRAGIN
MMGraphRAG · 112 methods
MMGraphRAG · Video-RAG · VisRAG · RAG-Anything · KG-RAG · MiniCPM (OCR)
RobustRAG · 62 methods
RobustRAG · TrustRAG · Astute RAG · ReliabilityRAG · PPL · PromptGuard
RetRobust · 60 methods
RetRobust · RAFT · RAAT · Ret-Robust · LLM-Embedder · PA-RAG
PoisonedRAG · 48 methods
PoisonedRAG · Joint-GCG · AgentPoison · BadChain · Context-Agnostic Attack · GARAG
RAG-DDR · 17 methods
RAG-DDR · Emotion-LLaMA · PandaGPT · Video-LLaMA · Video-LLaMA 2 · VideoChat
The frontier
Recent methods not yet superseded in the knowledge base.
- Narrative Knowledge WeaverNarrative Knowledge Weaver: Narrative-Centric Retrieval-Augmented Reasoning for Long-Form Text UnderstandingJun 4, 2026
- Jun 4, 2026
- Jun 4, 2026
- TechGraphRAGTechGraphRAG: An Agentic Graph-Augmented RAG Framework for Technical Literature ReasoningJun 1, 2026
- Beyond Topical SimilarityBeyond Topical Similarity: Contrastive Evidence Retrieval with Interpretable Attention Alignment in RAGMay 31, 2026
- DiscourseFlipDiscourseFlip: An Oblique Discourse-Level Opinion Manipulation Attack against Black-box Retrieval-Augmented GenerationMay 31, 2026
- May 30, 2026
- LegalGraphRAGLegalGraphRAG: Multi-Agent Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Reliable Legal ReasoningMay 27, 2026
- MixRAGRecMixture-of-Experts Knowledge Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Multi-Agent LLM-based RecommendationMay 27, 2026
- SilentRetrievalSilentRetrieval: Hijacking Retrieval-Augmented Generation via Semantically-Preserving Adversarial Data PoisoningMay 27, 2026
- May 27, 2026
- May 27, 2026