IEEE VISSOFT International Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis (VISSOFT)

This comprehensive ranking presents the leading scientific conferences in the field of Computer Science, providing a valuable resource for researchers, academics, and industry professionals seeking insights into the most impactful venues within the discipline. Compiled by Research.com—one of the foremost websites delivering trusted data on scientific research across all major fields, including Computer Science—this ranking draws upon a decade of experience in evaluating scientific contributions since 2014.

The placement of each conference within the ranking is determined by a unique bibliometric score, a proprietary metric designed and maintained by Research.com. This score is meticulously calculated utilizing two principal criteria: the estimated h-index attributed to the conference, and the number of leading scientists who have presented their research at the conference over the preceding three years. These two factors together provide a nuanced and robust assessment of each conference's scientific impact and reputation within the academic community.

Impact Score values provided in this ranking were gathered on 2024-11-27, ensuring the data reflects the most recent and relevant contributions in the evolving landscape of Computer Science research. The rigorous process underlying the compilation of this ranking involved a thorough inspection and evaluation of over 2,742 conferences, each selected following detailed review. This comprehensive analysis encompassed more than 148,739 scientific documents published during the past three years, authored by 13,184 leading and well-respected scientists specializing in Computer Science.

This approach exemplifies the depth of research and the complexity of the analytical processes undertaken by experts to ensure a fair and authoritative ranking. For those interested in a deeper understanding of the methodology and criteria employed to compute the ranking scores, further details are 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing at Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Alexandru Telea (2 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Dennie Reniers (1 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Lucian Voinea (1 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Glauco de Figueiredo Carneiro (1 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Martin Beck (1 papers) published 1 paper 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Groningen (2 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Kent State University (1 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (1 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (1 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Texas A&M University (1 papers) published 1 paper 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 2011 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 64.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 35.71% 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.