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    Search, retrieval & recommendation· 1975

    A Vector Space Model for Automatic Indexing

    Gerard Salton (first author) · 1975

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    DOI 10.1145/361219.361220OpenAlex W2165612380

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    Why it matters

    Established vector representations and similarity-based document retrieval, foundational to modern search.

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    First released
    1975 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    7,522 citations, as counted by OpenAlex (CC0)
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    Score
    0.479 · computed rank 259 · consensus 0.49, must-read 0.5, citations percentile 0.806 (1970s · all domains), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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    • Readability check: pass: The vector space model of retrieval; short. (AI draft (Claude), not yet reviewed, 2026-10-29)

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