International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) (CSCL)

This page presents a comprehensive ranking of scientific conferences in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities, meticulously compiled by Research.com—a leading authority in science research and data analysis across all major disciplines since 2014. Renowned for delivering trusted, evidence-based insights into scientific contributions, Research.com applies rigorous standards to ensure the reliability and authority of its rankings.

The position of each conference in this ranking is determined using a unique bibliometric score developed by Research.com’s expert team. This score is computed utilizing a combination of the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have contributed to or participated in the conference over the last three years. Such a multifaceted approach ensures a nuanced and holistic assessment of conference impact and influence within the discipline.

The current ranking incorporates Impact Score values collected as of 2024-11-27. The evaluation process was thorough and robust, involving an initial consideration of over 1,700 recent scientific documents published by 6,602 distinguished scholars in Social Sciences and Humanities. Following an exhaustive review and detailed inspection, more than 450 conferences were selected for in-depth examination and scoring, reflecting the highest standards of scholarly review and data integrity.

Every aspect of the ranking process—from conference selection to score calculation—has been shaped by in-depth analysis and expert oversight, underscoring Research.com’s commitment to providing credible and actionable information to the academic community. For a comprehensive explanation of the methodology used in developing the bibliometric scores and selecting the conferences, please refer to 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing at Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (based on the number of publications) are:

• Gerry Stahl (21 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Frank Fischer (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• James D. Slotta (13 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Carolyn Penstein Rosé (11 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Pierre Dillenbourg (10 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (based on the number of publications) are:

• Drexel University (26 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (23 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Indiana University (21 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Toronto (19 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (18 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous 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 2015 edition, 10.13% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.21% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 18.31% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.24% of all publications and 23.24% 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.