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The 30th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP)

Location: Lexington , United States

Submission deadline: 5/26/2022

Conference dates: 10/30/2022 - 11/2/2022

Research H-index
15

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 142 35 47 10
Computer Science 192 98 131 15

Call for Papers

The conference is soliciting paper submissions with significant research contributions to the field of network protocol research. Both experimental studies as well as formal investigations are equally welcome. Topics traditionally of interest include, but are not limited to:

All aspects of network protocol research including design, specification, verification, implementation, measurement, testing, and analysis.
Protocols for cellular networks, data center networks, Internet of Things, sensor networks, social networks, software-defined networks, vehicular networks, wide area networks, and wireless networks.
Domain-specific solutions, including protocols for network security, routing, user privacy, and network management.
Network protocols meet AI/ML, e.g., application of AI/Machine Learning to improve network protocols and operations; networking and protocols for improving the performance of AI/Machine Learning systems.
Contributions to network architecture, e.g., algorithms and protocols for network virtualization or future Internet architectures.
Contributions to other areas of data communications to the extent that they articulate a strong connection to network protocols, for example by discussing potential implications on the design or performance of certain types of network protocols (e.g., those for supporting large-scale networked scientific computation applications).

Overview

This comprehensive ranking presents a curated list of leading scientific conferences within the field of Engineering and Technology. Developed by Research.com, a prominent authority in science research analytics that has provided reliable data on scholarly contributions since 2014, this ranking is designed to serve as a credible resource for academics, researchers, and professionals seeking well-evaluated conference opportunities.

The position of each conference in the ranking is determined by Research.com's proprietary bibliometric score. This metric is calculated using a combination of the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have contributed to the conference in the past three years. By integrating these factors, the ranking reflects both the quality and the influence of each event within the scientific community.

Impact Score values for the conferences were meticulously gathered as of 2024-11-27, ensuring the most up-to-date and accurate representation of conference performance. The ranking process involved a detailed examination of more than 2,262 conferences, shortlisted through rigorous scrutiny. This selection was informed by an in-depth analysis of over 26,934 scientific documents produced within the last three years by 9,385 leading and highly respected scientists in the domain of Engineering and Technology.

The depth of research and the complexity of analytical processes undertaken by our experts highlight the robustness of this ranking. For a comprehensive overview of the methodology employed in developing the ranking scores, please visit 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 International Conference on Network Protocols (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jun Bi (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Alex X. Liu (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ibrahim Matta (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Don Towsley (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xiaoming Fu (15 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at International Conference on Network Protocols (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tsinghua University (87 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bell Labs (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 2020 edition, 3.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 21.31% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.84% of all publications and 54.10% 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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