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New dataset tracks scientific research decisions via Git commit histories

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A new dataset and tool called ResearchTrails aims to capture the scientific exploration process by analyzing Git commit histories of research papers. This approach transforms the evolution of a paper into a human research trajectory, providing insights into the decision-making steps involved in scientific discovery. The dataset comprises 599 research trajectories, detailing over 13,000 evidence-grounded research decisions. AI

IMPACT Provides a new methodology for analyzing and understanding the scientific discovery process, potentially informing AI research tools.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a new dataset and tool for analyzing scientific research processes, which falls under research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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New dataset tracks scientific research decisions via Git commit histories

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    "Learning Scientific Exploration from Human Research Decision Trajectories" Papers record the final proposed method and experiment results, not how the authors

    "Learning Scientific Exploration from Human Research Decision Trajectories" Papers record the final proposed method and experiment results, not how the authors get there. We turn the Git commit history of a paper into a human research trajectory and present a dataset containing 5…

    LINKS researchtrails.org/blog researchtrails.org/visualizer

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