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Most Influential SIGIR 1989 Paper · 2026-03 edition

A Neural Network For Probabilistic Information Retrieval

K. L. Kwok

Venue
ACM SIGIR Conference (SIGIR) 1989
Recognition
Most Influential SIGIR 1989 Paper (Rank No. 4)
Edition
2026-03
Impact factor
5
Certificate ID
c2834e9d07e6cf60

Abstract

This paper demonstrates how a neural network may be constructed, together with learning algorithms and modes of operation, that will provide retrieval effectiveness similar to that of the probabilistic indexing and retrieval model based on single terms as document components.

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