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RCIS 2022 - 16th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science

RCIS 2022 - 16th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS)

Name: Research Challenges in Information Science
Start: 2022-05-17
End: 2022-05-20
Location: Barcelona

Location: Barcelona , Spain

Conference dates: 5/17/2022 - 5/20/2022

Research H-index

Official website

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name	Position	Best Scientists	Publications	D-Index
Computer Science	616	15	14	6

Call for Papers

RCIS aims to bring together scientists, researchers, engineers and practitioners from a wide range of information science fields and to provide opportunities for knowledge sharing and dissemination.
Topics of Interest
RCIS 2022 welcomes submissions from the whole spectrum of the information science field. The list of themes and topics includes, but is not limited to:

Information Systems and their Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Model-Driven Engineering
Data-Driven Evolution
Method Engineering
User-Oriented Approaches
Social Computing and Social Network Analysis
User-Centred Design
Collaborative Computing
Human Factors in Information Systems
Data and Information Management
Databases and Information
Information Search and Discovery
Information Security and Risk Management
Conceptual Modelling and Ontologies
Enterprise Management and Engineering
Business Process Engineering and Management
Process Mining
Enterprise Modelling
Digital Transformation
Domain-specific IS Engineering
E-Health, E-Government, E-Commerce
Web-Based Applications and Services
Smart Cities
Industry 4.0
Digital Humanities
Data Science
Big Data & Business Analytics
Decision Information Systems
Knowledge Discovery and Management
Information and Value Management
Information Infrastructures
Cyber-Physical Systems
Web Information Systems
Grid Computing and Cloud Computing
Internet of Things
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
Reflective Research and Practice
Research Methodologies in Information Science
Impact of Information on the Enterprise and the Individual
Lifecycle Models
Design Science and Rationale
Action Research and Case Studies in Information Science

Submission Process

The proceedings of RCIS 2022 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing series. Papers shall be formatted according to the Springer LNCS/LNBIP conference proceedings template (for LaTeX and Word): https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines.

Papers that have already been accepted or are currently under review for other conferences or journals will not be considered for publication at RCIS 2022. Papers should be in English and must be associated to one of the following categories:

Technical solution papers (max 16 pages Springer) present solutions that are novel or significantly improve existing approaches. A technical solution paper must include a preliminary validation of the proposed solution, and results must be stated clearly enough so that it is possible to validate them in follow-up research.

Evaluation papers (max 16 pages Springer) evaluate existing problem situations or validate proposed solutions through scientific means, i.e., by empirical studies, experiments, case studies, simulations, mathematical proofs, etc. The research method must be sound and appropriate.

Industrial practice and experience papers (max 16 pages Springer) thoroughly present problems or challenges encountered in practice, elaborate on success or failure with existing approaches, or report on industrial practice (e.g., methods and tools). A paper in this category shall provide a clear context, detail the problem or the industrial practice, and explain the lessons learned.

Please note that the maximum length of the paper includes references, appendices, etc.

In addition to the main research track, RCIS 2022 invite submissions to the following tracks: Forum, Doctoral Consortium, Research Projects, Tutorials, and Workshops.

The submission site for all types of submissions is https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rcis2022.

By submitting a paper, the authors agree that at least one of them will register to the conference and present the paper. The appearance of a paper in the Springer proceedings is dependent on the registration of one author within the early registration deadline on March 25, 2022.

We adopt a single-blind review format, meaning that the author names are included in the paper itself under the paper title.

Overview

This page presents a comprehensive ranking of scientific conferences within the field of Computer Science. The ranking has been meticulously compiled by Research.com, recognized as one of the foremost websites dedicated to science research across all major disciplines. Since 2014, Research.com has provided trusted and authoritative data concerning scientific contributions, with a particular emphasis on Computer Science.

The position of each conference in the ranking is determined by a distinctive bibliometric score developed by Research.com. This unique score is calculated using a combination of the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have contributed to each conference during the past three years. These Impact Score values were gathered on 2024-11-27, ensuring that the ranking reflects the most up-to-date and robust data available.

Arriving at this ranking involved a rigorous and comprehensive process. More than 2,742 conferences were considered, each selected following detailed inspection and critical analysis. This examination encompassed over 148,739 scientific documents published within the last three years, contributed by 13,184 renowned and well-respected scientists in the domain of Computer Science. Such an extensive and thorough approach has enabled the production of a ranking that reflects the true impact and prestige of each conference.

Further details on the methodology used for computing the ranking scores—including specifics about the bibliometric score calculation and the criteria for conference selection—are available 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing at Research Challenges in Information Science (based on the number of publications) are:

John Mylopoulos (15 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
Oscar Pastor (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
Rebecca Deneckere (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
Jean Vanderdonckt (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
Xavier Franch (9 papers) absent 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 Research Challenges in Information Science (based on the number of publications) are:

University of Paris (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
University of Toulouse (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
Polytechnic University of Valencia (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
University of Grenoble (14 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
University of Trento (14 papers) published 2 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 2017 edition, 3.51% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 43.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 1.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.55% of all publications and 40.00% 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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