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IEEE/ION PLANS 2023 (PLANS)

Location: Monterey , Canada

Conference dates: 4/24/2023 - 4/27/2023

Research H-index
13

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 176 24 39 9
Engineering and Technology 69 7 21 7
Computer Science 467 19 31 8

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The PLANS conference is a four day conference with 1 day dedicated to tutorials and three days to technical sessions.

The tutorials provide attendees with the opportunity to learn about navigation technology from well-known industry experts. A variety of tutorials are offered to serve the professional needs of both newcomers and those well versed in the field of navigation. This year's tutorials include a wide range of navigation subjects from core navigation fundamentals to in-depth classes about the latest technologies.

Twenty-four half-day technical sessions are offered over a three day period, with four sessions running simultaneously each morning and afternoon. At the technical sessions scientists, researchers and engineers from around the world present their latest work in the field of navigation. The presentations range from fundamental research, to applications, to field test results. The topics include sensors, systems, optimal integration of multiple sensors, and novel or emerging technologies used in the field of navigation.

In parallel with the sessions we host a technical exhibit at which navigation equipment component and system suppliers show their current products and most recent technical innovations. You can expect to see the latest, most innovative navigation products and services from top navigation companies, highlighted in the exhibit hall.

Overview

This ranking provides a comprehensive evaluation of scientific conferences in the field of Computer Science, presenting an authoritative resource for researchers, academics, and professionals seeking insights into the most influential venues within the discipline. Developed by Research.com—one of the leading websites dedicated to science research across all major fields and a trusted provider of data on scientific contributions since 2014—this ranking is the result of a rigorous and expertly conducted analysis.

The position of each conference in the ranking is determined based on a unique bibliometric score formulated by Research.com. This score integrates both the estimated h-index and the number of distinguished scientists who have participated in the conference over the past three years, offering a multifaceted view of scientific impact and leadership. The included Impact Score values were collected as of 2024-11-27, ensuring the relevance and timeliness of the data.

The ranking process encompassed the comprehensive examination of over 2,742 scientific conferences, each selected following detailed inspection and stringent evaluation criteria. This undertaking involved in-depth analysis of more than 148,739 scientific documents published in the last three years by a cohort of 13,184 leading and highly regarded scientists in the area of Computer Science. The result is a meticulously curated list that underscores both the breadth and depth of scholarly activity in the field.

For an in-depth explanation of the methodology and criteria used to compute the ranking scores, please visit 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 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Boris Pervan (14 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • David M. Bevly (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jianye Liu (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mathieu Joerger (8 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yuwei Chen (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (based on the number of publications) are:

  • German Aerospace Center (21 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ohio University (18 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Air Force Research Laboratory (17 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Calgary (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beihang University (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 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 2016 edition, 6.82% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 16.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.51% of all publications and 33.33% 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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