--- title: "Deborah L. McGuinness — author profile and papers · Reasoning" description: "Deborah L. McGuinness, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2021–2026), h-index 55 — affiliations, topics…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/deborah-l-mcguinness/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/deborah-l-mcguinness/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Deborah L. McGuinness # Deborah L. McGuinness Deborah L. McGuinness has 2 papers in our library, in 2021–2026, most of them on [Reasoning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/), [Knowledge graphs & ontologies](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/knowledge-graphs/); often with [Alessandro Oltramari](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/alessandro-oltramari/), [Bin Zhang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/bin-zhang/), [Filip Ilievski](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/filip-ilievski/). 2 papers in our library · 2021–2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5043699777) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7037-4567) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5248328) · [**h-index 55**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5043699777) · [515 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5043699777) · [22,429 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5043699777&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/deborah-l-mcguinness/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 17 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/deborah-l-mcguinness/cited-by/) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #8547](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/86/#star-8547) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Deborah+L.+McGuinness) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Deborah+L.+McGuinness) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Deborah+L.+McGuinness) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Deborah+L.+McGuinness) ## Affiliations [🎓**Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute** Troy · United States 2007–2026 · 205 papersEmployment since 2007 · Professor and Constellation Chair, Director Web Science Research Center, Computer Science and also Cognitive Science*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute/) · [🎓**Stanford University** Stanford · United States 1998–2018 · 49 papersEmployment 1998–2007 · Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, Knowledge Systems Lab Acting Director, Computer Science](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/stanford-university/) · [🏢**AT&T** Bedminster · United States 1988–2007 · 13 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/companies/at-t/) · [🎓**University of Maryland, Baltimore County** Baltimore · United States 2005–2006 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-maryland-baltimore-county/) · [🎓**University of New Brunswick** Fredericton · Canada 1994–1996 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-new-brunswick/) · [🎓**Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey** New Brunswick · United States 1988–1994 · 2 papersEducation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/rutgers-the-state-university-of-new-jersey/) 🏛️**Sullivan Cotter and Associates Inc** Atlanta · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 2023–2024Employment 2023–2024 · Independent Board Director, Board of Directors 🏛️**Bell Laboratories/AT&T Labs Research** Murray Hill · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 1980–1998Employment 1980–1998 · Senior Member of Technical Staff, Artificial Intelligence Principles Dept; Home Information Systems 🏛️**McGuinness Associates** Latham · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 1998Employment since 1998 · CEO 🏛️**Rutgers University - Busch Campus** Piscataway · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 1985–1997Education 1985–1997 · Ph.D., Computer Science From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 10 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 6 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Social Sciences · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/) · [Sociology and Political Science · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/sociology-and-political-science/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Reasoning · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/) · [Knowledge graphs & ontologies · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/knowledge-graphs/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/deborah-l-mcguinness/year/2026/) · [**2021** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/deborah-l-mcguinness/year/2021/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Dimensions of Commonsense Knowledge](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/ilievski-2021-dimensions-commonsense-knowledge/)** *(2021 · 94 citations)* Commonsense knowledge is spread across many resources, such as ConceptNet, ATOMIC, WordNet, Wikidata and Visual Genome. 2. **[Evidence Grounding vs. Memorization: Why Neural Semantics Matter for Knowledge Graph Fact Verification](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/upadhyay-2026-evidence-grounding-vs-memorization-why/)** *(2026)* Verifying a natural-language claim against a knowledge graph requires deciding whether structured triples support or contradict it. ## Co-authors here 5 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Alessandro Oltramari](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/alessandro-oltramari/) - [Bin Zhang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/bin-zhang/) - [Filip Ilievski](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/filip-ilievski/) - [Kaixin Ma](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/kaixin-ma/) - [Pedro Szekely](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/pedro-szekely/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Fact Extraction and VERification Workshop (FEVER)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/fever/): [FEVER 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/fever/2026/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 17 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [2 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/deborah-l-mcguinness/cited-by/). Updated 3 November 2026