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Why are some papers annotated with a thumbprint icon? How do these work?
The thumbprint icon denotes information personalized to you. It shows how this paper or author may relate to you or interest you amongst a set of results. Semantic Scholar generates these insights from several inputs, such as the papers saved in your library, those who authored these papers, the citation graph, and recently published papers. This feature is currently under development, and you will only see these if you browse Semantic Scholar while logged in.