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    Classic AI: search, logic & planning· 1984

    Heuristics: Intelligent Search Strategies for Computer Problem Solving

    Pearl (first author) · 1984

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    Canonical treatment of heuristic search theory.

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    1984 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    2,494 citations, as counted by Semantic Scholar logoSemantic Scholar (non-commercial licence)
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    0.301 · computed rank 605 · consensus 0.06, must-read 0.5, citations percentile 0.667 (1980s · classic-ai), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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