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DTCRS: Dynamic Tree Construction for Recursive Summarization

Guanran Luo, Zhongquan Jian, Wentao Qiu, Meihong Wang, Qingqiang Wu · Apr 8, 2026 · Citations: 0

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Abstract

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) mitigates the hallucination problem of Large Language Models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge. Recursive summarization constructs a hierarchical summary tree by clustering text chunks, integrating information from multiple parts of a document to provide evidence for abstractive questions involving multi-step reasoning. However, summary trees often contain a large number of redundant summary nodes, which not only increase construction time but may also negatively impact question answering. Moreover, recursive summarization is not suitable for all types of questions. We introduce DTCRS, a method that dynamically generates summary trees based on document structure and query semantics. DTCRS determines whether a summary tree is necessary by analyzing the question type. It then decomposes the question and uses the embeddings of sub-questions as initial cluster centers, reducing redundant summaries while improving the relevance between summaries and the question. Our approach significantly reduces summary tree construction time and achieves substantial improvements across three QA tasks. Additionally, we investigate the applicability of recursive summarization to different question types, providing valuable insights for future research.

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Evidence snippet: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) mitigates the hallucination problem of Large Language Models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge.

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Evidence snippet: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) mitigates the hallucination problem of Large Language Models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge.

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Evidence snippet: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) mitigates the hallucination problem of Large Language Models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge.

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Evidence snippet: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) mitigates the hallucination problem of Large Language Models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge.

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Evidence snippet: It then decomposes the question and uses the embeddings of sub-questions as initial cluster centers, reducing redundant summaries while improving the relevance between summaries and the question.

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Evidence snippet: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) mitigates the hallucination problem of Large Language Models (LLMs) by incorporating external knowledge.

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Research Brief

Deterministic synthesis

We introduce DTCRS, a method that dynamically generates summary trees based on document structure and query semantics. HFEPX signals include Long Horizon with confidence 0.20. Updated from current HFEPX corpus.

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Key Takeaways

  • We introduce DTCRS, a method that dynamically generates summary trees based on document structure and query semantics.
  • Abstract shows limited direct human-feedback or evaluation-protocol detail; use as adjacent methodological context.

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Research Summary

Contribution Summary

  • We introduce DTCRS, a method that dynamically generates summary trees based on document structure and query semantics.

Why It Matters For Eval

  • Abstract shows limited direct human-feedback or evaluation-protocol detail; use as adjacent methodological context.

Researcher Checklist

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