IEEE International Requirements Engineering (RE)

This ranking presents a comprehensive evaluation of scientific conferences within the field of Computer Science. Curated by Research.com—one of the foremost platforms for science research coverage across all major academic disciplines—this list offers a trusted perspective backed by robust data on scientific contributions, continuing a legacy of reliability established since 2014.

Conference positions in this ranking are determined by a distinctive bibliometric score developed by Research.com, which integrates the estimated h-index with the count of leading scientists who have appeared at each conference in the preceding three years. This methodology ensures the ranking reflects not only publication impact but also the sustained engagement of top-tier researchers, offering a multilayered measure of prestige and influence.

The current edition of the ranking is based on Impact Score values collected as of 2024-11-27. The rigorous process underpinning this assessment involved the detailed examination of more than 2,742 conferences, meticulously chosen following an in-depth inspection of over 148,739 scientific documents published in the last three years. Contributions from 13,184 respected and established scientists in Computer Science were analyzed to ensure comprehensive and representative coverage of the field.

To understand the full depth of our methodology, including the criteria and computational approaches underlying the ranking scores, readers are encouraged to consult 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 IEEE International Conference on Requirements Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jane Cleland-Huang (20 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Martin Glinz (17 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• John Mylopoulos (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Neil Maiden (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Travis D. Breaux (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than 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 IEEE International Conference on Requirements Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Zurich (23 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• City University London (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Twente (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Open University (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• DePaul University (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 7.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 18.42% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.26% of all publications and 27.63% 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.