--- title: "Herbert A. Simon — author profile and papers · Reasoning" description: "Herbert A. Simon, Carnegie Mellon University: 2 papers on Elamur Research (1956–1959), h-index 163 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/herbert-a-simon/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/herbert-a-simon/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Herbert A. Simon # Herbert A. Simon Herbert A. Simon has 2 papers in our library, in 1956–1959, most of them on [Reasoning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/); often with [Allen Newell](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/allen-newell/). 2 papers in our library · 1956–1959 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5108357701) · [**h-index 163**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5108357701) · [851 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5108357701) · [178,353 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5108357701&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/herbert-a-simon/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 63 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/herbert-a-simon/cited-by/) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #2210](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/23/#star-2210) 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=Herbert+A.+Simon) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Herbert+A.+Simon) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Herbert+A.+Simon) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Herbert+A.+Simon) ## Affiliations [🎓**Carnegie Mellon University** Pittsburgh · United States 1951–2025 · 319 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/carnegie-mellon-university/) · [💡**RAND Corporation** Santa Monica · United States 1899–2007 · 10 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/thinktanks/rand-corporation/) · [🎓**Illinois Institute of Technology** Chicago · United States 1943–1978 · 5 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/illinois-institute-of-technology/) · [🎓**University of California, Berkeley** Berkeley · United States 1962–2004 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-california-berkeley/) · [🎓**University of Chicago** Chicago · United States 1937–2004 · 3 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-chicago/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 5 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 2 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/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Reasoning · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/) ## Works by year ### 1950s [**1959** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/herbert-a-simon/year/1959/) · [**1956** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/herbert-a-simon/year/1956/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[The logic theory machine: A complex information processing system](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/newell-1956-logic-theory-machine-complex-information/)** *(1956 · 875 citations)* Note: The supplied PDF extraction contains only empty page markers (pp. 1–64) and no text. This summary is based on the paper's widely documented content and has not been checked against the source. Please verify it, especially any figures, before adding it to the library. 2. **[Report on a general problem-solving program](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/newell-1959-report-general-problem-solving-program/)** *(1959 · 482 citations)* This draft report by Newell, Shaw and Simon, a working manuscript dated December 1958, explains how computer programs can serve as theories of problem solving, both in the abstract and in human thinkers. ## Co-authors here 1 co-author with a page, the most papers together first. - [Allen Newell](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/allen-newell/) ×2 ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - IEEE Transactions on Information Theory - IFIP Congress ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 63 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [22 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/herbert-a-simon/cited-by/). Updated 3 November 2026