# Variations of the Similarity Function of TextRank for Automated Summarization

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.03606 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1602.03606/

## Key facts

- Cited by 27 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 11 Feb 2016.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

This article presents new alternatives to the similarity function for the TextRank algorithm for automatic summarization of texts. We describe the generalities of the algorithm and the different functions we propose. Some of these variants achieve a significative improvement using the same metrics and dataset as the original publication.