# A History of the Metropolis–Hastings Algorithm

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-history-of-the-metropolis-hastings-algorithm/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | David B. Hitchcock |
| Citations | 96 |
| DOI | 10.1198/0003130032413 |
| Fields | Computer Science,Mathematics |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2049696832 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2003 |

## Paper authors

- [David B. Hitchcock](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-b-hitchcock/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Mathematics](https://scholariq.org/topics/mathematics/)

## Paper topics

- [Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference](https://scholariq.org/topics/bayesian-modeling-and-causal-inference/)
- [Statistical Methods and Inference](https://scholariq.org/topics/statistical-methods-and-inference/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.