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FPL 2026 — 36th International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL)

Location: Ghent , Belgium

Submission deadline: 3/27/2026

Conference dates: 9/7/2026 - 9/11/2026

Research H-index
15

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 136 24 51 10
Computer Science 178 58 96 14

Call for Papers

FPL is the oldest and largest conference on field-programmable logic and reconfigurable computing. It invites original contributions on FPGA architectures, reconfigurable computing, high-level synthesis, design tools, AI/ML acceleration, high-performance computing, embedded systems. Submissions may take the form of full research papers, extended abstracts and poster presentations reporting theoretical, computational and experimental work, as well as industrial case studies and applications. The meeting brings together researchers, engineers, industry practitioners and students to exchange recent results and discuss emerging directions in the field. Accepted papers are published in the conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore.

Overview

This comprehensive ranking presents a meticulously curated list of scientific conferences in the field of Engineering and Technology. Developed by Research.com—one of the leading websites for science research spanning all major disciplines—this ranking leverages trusted data on scientific contributions, a hallmark of Research.com’s commitment to quality since 2014.

The position of each conference in the ranking is determined using a unique bibliometric score devised by Research.com. This score is the result of an advanced analysis incorporating the estimated h-index and the number of distinguished scientists who have contributed to or presented at each conference over the past three years. The multifaceted approach ensures that only conferences demonstrating substantial impact and sustained excellence in Engineering and Technology are featured.

The Impact Score values included in this ranking reflect data gathered as of 2024-11-27, offering an up-to-date perspective on conference influence. In preparing this authoritative list, our expert team thoroughly examined more than 2,262 conferences. This selection was based on a rigorous evaluation of over 26,934 scientific documents published within the last three years by 9,385 highly respected and leading scientists in the discipline. The scale and detail of this investigation underscore both the depth of research and the analytical rigor underpinning the final ranking.

We invite you to consult our Methodology Page for a comprehensive explanation of the criteria and processes involved in the computation of the ranking scores.

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 Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wayne Luk (45 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hideharu Amano (24 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tsutomu Maruyama (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dirk Koch (17 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • David B. Thomas (17 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 Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Imperial College London (87 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Toronto (52 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Keio University (26 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nanyang Technological University (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 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 2017 edition, 2.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 7.02% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.93% of all publications and 41.23% 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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