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Information Foraging Theory

Information Foraging Theory is a cognitive science framework that models how humans search for information in complex environments by adapting decision-making strategies from animal foraging behavior to optimize the acquisition of valuable information with minimal effort.

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Information theory in ecology

Ramón Margalef · DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) · 1958 · 2.1K citations

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Information and its use by animals in evolutionary ecology

Sasha R. X. Dall, Luc-Alain Giraldeau, Ola Olsson et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2005 · 1.4K citations

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‘Infotaxis’ as a strategy for searching without gradients

Massimo Vergassola, Emmanuel Villermaux, Boris I. Shraiman · Nature · 2007 · 905 citations

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Leaders in Social Networks, the Delicious Case

Linyuan Lü, Yi‐Cheng Zhang, Chi Ho Yeung et al. · PLoS ONE · 2011 · 873 citations · Full text

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Humans use directed and random exploration to solve the explore–exploit dilemma.

Robert C. Wilson, Andra Geana, J.M. White et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 2014 · 656 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MB
    Margaret Burnett

    Oregon State University, United States

    11 publications · 446 citations

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  2. PP
    Peter Pirolli

    Palo Alto Research Center, United States

    9 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. DP
    David Piorkowski

    Oregon State University, United States

    7 publications · 313 citations

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  4. RB
    Rachel Bellamy

    IBM (United States), United States

    6 publications · 287 citations

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  5. LA
    Leif Azzopardi

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 156 citations

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Institutions

242

  1. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    12 h-index

    52 publications

    2K citations

  2. Palo Alto Research Center

    Palo Alto, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    2K citations

  5. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. University of Memphis

    Memphis, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    323 citations

  7. Mississippi State University

    Starkville, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    361 citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    296 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    8 publications · 581 citations

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  2. Behavioural Processes

    5 publications · 190 citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 968 citations

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  4. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    4 publications · 348 citations

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  5. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

    3 publications · 120 citations

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