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IVA 2026 — 26th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (co-located with ACII 2026) (IVA)

Location: Puebla , Mexico

Submission deadline: 4/10/2026

Conference dates: 9/7/2026 - 9/11/2026

Research H-index
12

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 231 45 104 14

Call for Papers

IVA is the annual ACM conference on the design, implementation and evaluation of embodied and conversational virtual agents. It invites original contributions on intelligent virtual agents, embodied conversational agents, social robotics, nonverbal behaviour, affective computing, dialogue systems, human-agent interaction. Submissions may take the form of full research papers, extended abstracts and poster presentations reporting theoretical, computational and experimental work, as well as industrial case studies and applications. The meeting brings together researchers, engineers, industry practitioners and students to exchange recent results and discuss emerging directions in the field. Accepted papers are published in the conference proceedings (ACM).

Overview

This comprehensive ranking presents a meticulous evaluation of scientific conferences in the field of Computer Science, developed to serve as a reliable resource for researchers, academics, and institutions seeking authoritative data on conference impact and credibility. The ranking has been prepared by Research.com, a leading platform acclaimed for its extensive coverage of science research across all major fields, including Computer Science, and for delivering trusted insights into scientific contributions since 2014.

The conference positions featured in this ranking are determined by a unique bibliometric score, expertly crafted by Research.com. This score is calculated through an advanced methodology that incorporates the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have participated in each conference over the past three years. This approach ensures a balanced and robust evaluation of each conference's scientific influence and the prominence of its contributors.

To achieve this rigorous analysis, the ranking process entailed a comprehensive examination of more than 2,742 carefully selected conferences. These were chosen following a detailed inspection and rigorous review of over 148,739 scientific documents published within the previous three years, representing the work of 13,184 renowned scientists recognized for their contributions to Computer Science. The Impact Score values presented in this ranking were meticulously gathered as of 2024-11-27, offering the most current perspective on conference impact.

For a comprehensive understanding of the analytical processes and criteria applied in developing these ranking scores, we invite you to consult the full details 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.

The top authors publishing at Intelligent Virtual Agents (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jonathan Gratch (42 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stefan Kopp (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Catherine Pelachaud (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Timothy Bickmore (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stacy Marsella (30 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at Intelligent Virtual Agents (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Southern California (76 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Northeastern University (44 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Twente (41 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bielefeld University (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Télécom ParisTech (23 papers) absent 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 2017 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 6.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.95% of all publications and 27.87% 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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