# Open-domain Question Answering on NaturalQuestions standard (test)

Source: [Open-domain Question Answering on NaturalQuestions standard (test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/open-domain-question-answering-on-naturalquestions-standard-test>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:30:50.468Z

Evaluation of model performance on the standard test split of the NaturalQuestions dataset for Open-domain Question Answering, measured using Accuracy.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Open-domain Question Answering |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | NaturalQuestions standard (test) |
| Metric | Accuracy |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 12 of 12 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/open-domain-question-answering-on-naturalquestions-standard-test.md?metric=Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ours (theory-guided context selection strategy) | 45.5 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| ReMem | 45.3 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| ExpRAG | 45.1 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| DC | 45 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| BM25 | 44.6 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| Zero | 44.2 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| ReMem | 39.8 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| Ours (theory-guided context selection strategy) | 39.7 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| ExpRAG | 39.4 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| DC | 39.3 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| BM25 | 38.9 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |
| Zero | 38.5 | Not recorded | 698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c |

### Ours (theory-guided context selection strategy)

Accuracy: 45.5. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec4838905.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ReMem

Accuracy: 45.3. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec4838904.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6927dae8d6b0dd3342930bb5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ExpRAG

Accuracy: 45.1. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec4838903.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6927dae8d6b0dd3342930bb5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DC

Accuracy: 45. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec4838902.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77f11e209131cea7628c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### BM25

Accuracy: 44.6. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec4838901.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zero

Accuracy: 44.2. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec4838900.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ReMem

Accuracy: 39.8. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec48388fe.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6927dae8d6b0dd3342930bb5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Ours (theory-guided context selection strategy)

Accuracy: 39.7. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec48388ff.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ExpRAG

Accuracy: 39.4. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec48388fd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6927dae8d6b0dd3342930bb5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DC

Accuracy: 39.3. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec48388fc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa77f11e209131cea7628c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### BM25

Accuracy: 38.9. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec48388fb.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Zero

Accuracy: 38.5. Result ID: 6996402f5698665ec48388fa.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698abbd5c97a0b3e3b5de20c.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Llama-3.1-8B"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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