IGARSS 2021 : IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

This comprehensive ranking presents a meticulously curated list of scientific conferences in the field of Ecology and Evolution. The ranking has been developed by Research.com, a prominent platform recognized for its authoritative and reliable data on scientific contributions across all major research disciplines. Since 2014, Research.com has been instrumental in supporting the advancement of science by providing transparent and trusted information, including within the specialized domains of Ecology and Evolution.

The position of each conference in this ranking is determined based on a unique bibliometric score devised by Research.com’s team of experts. This score is calculated using an advanced methodology that incorporates the estimated h-index as well as the number of leading scientists who have participated in the conference during the last three years. Such a multifaceted approach ensures a robust and meaningful assessment of each conference's influence and prestige.

The Impact Score values featured in this ranking were collected on 2024-11-27. The rigorous ranking process entailed a comprehensive examination of more than 435 conferences. These were carefully selected following a thorough review of over 776 scientific documents published in the past three years by a cohort of 8,134 distinguished and respected scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution. This extensive evaluation underscores our commitment to accuracy, depth, and scholarly integrity.

For further insight into the advanced methodology behind this ranking—covering the computation of ranking scores, data sources, and evaluation criteria—please 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 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jiancheng Shi (109 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
• Adriano Camps (97 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Irena Hajnsek (94 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Lorenzo Bruzzone (84 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Gerhard Krieger (67 papers) published 6 papers 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (1137 papers) published 312 papers at the last edition, 239 more than at the previous edition,
• German Aerospace Center (456 papers) published 66 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Goddard Space Flight Center (379 papers) published 58 papers at the last edition, 32 more than at the previous edition,
• Beijing Normal University (356 papers) published 45 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
• Wuhan University (224 papers) published 67 papers at the last edition, 36 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 2016 edition, 7.31% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.05% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 9.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.84% of all publications and 40.19% 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.