TEXT RETRIEVAL CONFERENCE (TREC)

This ranking provides an authoritative list of scientific conferences in the field of Computer Science, reflecting the depth and breadth of ongoing research and innovation across the discipline. The ranking has been meticulously prepared by Research.com, a leading platform for science research recognized for offering reliable and comprehensive data on scientific contributions since 2014.

The ranking methodology leverages a unique bibliometric score developed exclusively by Research.com. This score takes into account both the estimated h-index and the number of prominent scientists who have presented at the conference over the past three years, thereby providing a nuanced and multifactorial assessment of each conference’s scholarly impact.

The current conference rankings are powered by Impact Score values that were systematically gathered as of November 27, 2024. The evaluation process encompassed a rigorous examination of more than 2,742 conferences. Each conference was selected through a detailed scrutiny of over 148,739 published scientific documents produced within the past three years by a cohort of 13,184 recognized leaders and established experts in Computer Science.

This comprehensive approach ensures that the ranking accurately reflects the most influential scientific forums within the Computer Science community. Further details regarding the methodology and the calculation of ranking scores are transparently outlined 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 Text REtrieval Conference (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ellen M. Voorhees (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Charles L. A. Clarke (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Xueqi Cheng (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Gordon V. Cormack (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hui Fang (34 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 Text REtrieval Conference (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Waterloo (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Amsterdam (58 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Microsoft (49 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 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 66.67% 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.