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IEEE AFRICON 2021 Conference (AFRICON)

Location: Arusha , Tanzania

Submission deadline: 5/14/2021

Conference dates: 9/13/2021 - 9/15/2021

Research H-index
3

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 634 13 15 3

Call for Papers

AFRICON is an IEEE Region 8 flagship conference on the African continent. IEEE AFRICON 2021 will be held in Arusha, Tanzania, 13 – 15 September 2021. The conference is co-sponsored by IEEE Region 8, the IEEE Tanzania Sub-section and Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology. Topics cover the full area of IEEE, e.g., Communications, Networks, Electronics, Power and Energy, Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Industrial Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, and E-learning. This conference will feature world-class plenary speakers, major technical symposiums, industry and academic panels, workshops, tutorials and invited tracks.

Overview

This ranking presents a comprehensive evaluation of scientific conferences in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, meticulously curated by Research.com, a leading authority in scientific data aggregation and analysis. Since 2014, Research.com has been recognized for providing trusted and extensive information on scientific contributions across all major fields, including Electronics and Electrical Engineering.

The position of each conference in this ranking is determined using a proprietary bibliometric score uniquely developed by Research.com. This score is computed based on the estimated h-index and the count of leading scientists who have participated in the conference over the preceding three years, offering a robust and multidimensional indication of both scholarly impact and community engagement.

Impact Score values featured in this ranking were collected as of 2024-11-27, ensuring timely and up-to-date insight into the scientific landscape. To assemble this ranking, the process entailed a rigorous examination and selection of over 2,204 conferences, with in-depth analysis of 95,378 scientific documents published within the last three years by 6,160 leading and highly respected scientists in the domain of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. This extensive and methodical approach underscores the reliability and depth of the analysis underpinning the results.

To better understand the detailed methodology and criteria employed in the computation of ranking scores, 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.

The top authors publishing at AFRICON (based on the number of publications) are:

  • L.P. Linde (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gerhard P. Hancke (15 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Adisa A. Jimoh (13 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kms Soyjaudah (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M.K. Oolun (12 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 AFRICON (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pretoria (138 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stellenbosch University (94 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Johannesburg (59 papers) published 34 papers at the last edition, 20 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tshwane University of Technology (58 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 14 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of the Witwatersrand (58 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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, 5.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 57.47% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 15.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.58% of all publications and 17.24% 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.

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