Towards Explainable RAG: Interpreting the Influence of Retrieved Passages on Generation: An Evidence Synthesis on Measurement Uncertainty And Sensitivity Analysis

This evidence-synthesis article examines reliable retrieval-augmented generation through the focal contribution “Towards Explainable RAG: Interpreting the Influence of Retrieved Passages on Generation” and nine author-disjoint, topically matched studies. The analysis is organized around measurement uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. Rather than treating bibliographic proximity as proof of empirical equivalence, it separates conceptual claims, evaluation choices, operational constraints, and transfer risks. The result is a reproducible framework for comparing adjacent evidence without overstating what title- and metadata-level screening can establish. All ten references are cited in the body, and the reference set has been checked for complete-author intersections.

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