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NCA 2021 : IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA)

Location: Online

Submission deadline: 9/27/2021

Conference dates: 11/23/2021 - 11/23/2021

Research H-index
7

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 524 24 40 7

Call for Papers

The IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA) is seeking articles concerning fundamental research and practical experience reports. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Theory of Network Computing
Autonomic Network Computing
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
High Speed Networks/Protocols and Middleware
Routing Mechanisms
Overlay Networks/Peer-to-Peer Systems
System Area Networks (SAN)/Clusters
Performance Modeling/Quality of Services (QoS) Issues
Web Caching and Switching
Dependable Wide, Local, and System Area Networks
Network Security
Intrusion-Tolerant Networked Systems
Scalable and Dependable Servers and Data Centers
Middleware for Dependable Network Computing
Self* (Configuring, Healing, Optimizing, Protecting, Organizing, Aware)
Platforms for Network Computing
Network Protocols: Verification and Validation
Autonomic Network Computing for Achieving Self* Properties and Applications Availability
Seamless and Virtual Capabilities for Implementing Self* Properties
Software Defined Networking (SDN): Principles and Implementation
Designing Highly-Available and Secure SDN
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV): Design and Optimization
Network Cloud Computing
Machine Learning Techniques for Cloud Resources Management
Big Data in Clouds for IoT
Future Internet and Communicating Objects
Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANET)
Sensor Networks
Fog/Edge Computing
Energy-Efficient Computation and Communication
Applications to Real and/or Complex Problems, Practical Experiences and Prototypes
Programming Environments for Distributed Systems
Blockchain
Byzantine Fault Tolerance
Web and Mobile Security

Overview

This page presents a comprehensive ranking of scientific conferences in the field of Computer Science, meticulously compiled and maintained by Research.com, one of the foremost authorities in providing reliable data on scientific research and contributions across all major disciplines since 2014. Recognized for rigorous standards and trusted expertise, Research.com has developed an exclusive bibliometric scoring system that underpins this ranking, ensuring the highest level of accuracy and objectivity.

The position of each conference in the ranking is determined by a proprietary bibliometric score, uniquely created by Research.com. This score is calculated through an advanced analysis combining the estimated h-index of the conference and the number of leading scientists who have participated in each conference over the preceding three years. The result is a nuanced measure intended to reflect both the scholarly impact and the reputation of each event within the Computer Science community.

Impact Score values in this ranking were gathered as of 2024-11-27, reflecting the most current and comprehensive data available. The ranking process itself was exceptionally thorough, encompassing an initial review of over 2,742 conferences. These venues were selected following extensive inspection and rigorous scrutiny of more than 148,739 scientific documents published during the latest three-year period by 13,184 of the field’s most distinguished and respected scientists.

The methodology deployed for establishing these rankings underscores a commitment to depth of research and analytical rigor, ensuring that users can trust the results to identify preeminent venues for scientific communication and collaboration in Computer Science. Further details regarding the intricate procedures, criteria, and computational models used in determining these rankings are available for review 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 Network Computing and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Benoît Garbinato (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Emmanuelle Anceaume (8 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Luis Silva (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chryssis Georgiou (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yann Busnel (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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 Network Computing and Applications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Monash University (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Coimbra (11 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • RMIT University (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (9 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 2018 edition, 9.38% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.24% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 8.62% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 29.31% of all publications and 44.83% 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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