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ACM/IFIP International Middleware Conference (Middleware)

Location: Québec City , Canada

Submission deadline: 11/20/2021

Conference dates: 11/7/2022 - 11/11/2022

Research H-index
12

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 314 34 45 11

Call for Papers

Original submissions of research papers on a diverse range of topics are sought, particularly those identifying new research directions. The topics of the interest for the conference include, but are not limited to:

Cloud and data centers
Virtualization, auto-scaling, provisioning, and scheduling
Data-intensive computing (big data) and data analytics
Stream Processing
Middleware Systems for Machine learning
Mobile and pervasive systems and services
Middleware techniques for Internet-of-Things, smart cities
Fog, Edge computing
Middleware for cyber-physical and Real-time systems
Energy and power-aware techniques
Event-based, publish/subscribe, and peer-to-peer solutions
Networking, network function virtualization, software-defined networking
Middleware for multimedia Systems
Fault tolerance and Consistency
Blockchains
Middleware support for security and privacy
Monitoring, resource management and analysis
Programming abstractions and paradigms for middleware
Critical reviews of middleware paradigms, e.g., object models, aspect orientation, etc.
Methodologies and tools for middleware systems design, implementation, verification, and evaluation
Serverless, Function-as-a-Service computing

Overview

This comprehensive ranking presents a curated list of scientific conferences in the field of Computer Science, offering valuable insights into the most influential venues for scholarly exchange and dissemination of research. Developed by Research.com, a leading platform renowned for providing reliable and extensive data on scientific achievements across all major disciplines since 2014, this ranking aims to support researchers, academics, and institutions in identifying premier conferences that shape the landscape of Computer Science.

The position of each conference within this ranking is determined by a unique bibliometric score meticulously formulated by Research.com. This score is calculated based on two primary metrics: the estimated h-index of the conference and the number of distinguished scientists who have contributed to the event over the preceding three years. Together, these measures provide a holistic assessment of both the scientific impact and reputation of each conference. The Impact Score values included in this listing reflect data collected as of 2024-11-27, ensuring the results presented are current and relevant.

The process of ranking involved an exhaustive evaluation of more than 2,742 conferences, selected following a rigorous review of over 148,739 scientific documents published within the last three years. This analysis encompassed the contributions of 13,184 respected and leading scientists in Computer Science, underscoring the depth and breadth of research and expert scrutiny that underpin the final rankings.

For those interested in understanding the detailed procedure and criteria underpinning the computation of ranking scores, a comprehensive outline is available on our Methodology Page.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each conference is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing at ACM/IFIP/USENIX international conference on Middleware (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gustavo Alonso (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Valérie Issarny (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nikolaos Georgantas (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Pietzuch (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jean Bacon (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at ACM/IFIP/USENIX international conference on Middleware (based on the number of publications) are:

  • IBM (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions at the conference edition to all articles published within that conference. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the conference.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2014 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 100.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of conferences they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same conference from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the conference in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing at a conference. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a conference, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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