Reasoning Topology Matters: Network-of-Thought for Complex Reasoning Tasks
2026 — directed-graph reasoning with heuristic expansion (preprint)
Work
Network-of-Thought (NoT) — typed directed graph of thoughts; frames CoT ⊂ ToT ⊂ NoT.
Huang, F. (2026). Reasoning Topology Matters: Network-of-Thought for Complex Reasoning Tasks. arXiv:2603.20730.
Why we cite it
Recent Network-of-Thought (NoT) label for typed directed graphs with heuristic node expansion — another graph-topology variant alongside GoT. Useful for vocabulary; verify empirically before treating benchmark claims as settled.
Claims we use
- Nested topologies — chain ⊂ tree ⊂ network/graph as a classification ladder.
- Merge-heavy tasks — multi-hop and hypothesis revision motivate non-linear structure.
Author
Corpus stance
Context — preprint; cite topology framing, not headline accuracy numbers, until independently replicated.
Related works
See survey Demystifying Chains, Trees, and Graphs of Thoughts for the established CoT → ToT → GoT line.