International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)

The scientific conference ranking presented on this page offers a comprehensive evaluation of conferences within the field of Engineering and Technology. This ranking has been meticulously prepared by Research.com, a leading platform recognized for delivering trusted and insightful data on scientific contributions across all major fields, including Engineering and Technology, since 2014.

The position of each conference in the ranking is determined through a unique bibliometric score developed by Research.com. This score is computed by integrating the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have actively participated in the conference over the previous three years. This sophisticated approach ensures that the ranking reflects both the scientific impact and the prestige garnered by these conferences in the global research community.

The current ranking incorporates Impact Score values gathered as of 2024-11-27. The rigorous assessment process encompassed the examination of more than 2,262 conferences, which were selected following an exhaustive review and critical evaluation of over 26,934 scientific documents published in the last three years. In total, contributions from 9,385 leading and well-respected scientists in Engineering and Technology were analyzed to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the ranking.

For those interested in a more detailed account of the methodologies utilized for computing the ranking scores, we encourage you 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 International Conference on Software Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Barry Boehm (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tien N. Nguyen (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Tao Xie (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Denys Poshyvanyk (45 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Thomas Zimmermann (43 papers) published 4 papers 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 International Conference on Software Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Carnegie Mellon University (259 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Microsoft (246 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• IBM (199 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• North Carolina State University (148 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Irvine (142 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 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 2021 edition, 7.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 6.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.31% of all publications and 59.54% 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.