International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC)

The conference ranking featured on this page provides a comprehensive evaluation of scientific conferences within the domain of Computer Science. Developed by Research.com, a leading platform in science research recognized for delivering reliable data on scientific contributions across major academic disciplines since 2014, this ranking aims to offer an authoritative reference for researchers, institutions, and professionals seeking insight into the most influential venues in the field.

This ranking is underpinned by a robust, distinctive bibliometric methodology devised by Research.com. Positions are determined using a proprietary score that integrates both the estimated h-index and the number of leading scientists who have actively contributed to each conference during the most recent three-year period. The Impact Score values, which inform this year's assessment, were collected on 2024-11-27, ensuring the data remains current and relevant to the ongoing evolution of Computer Science research.

The evaluation process was extensive, involving the analysis of over 2,742 conferences, which were shortlisted following a meticulous inspection and stringent review of more than 148,739 scientific documents published over the past three years. These publications represent the work of 13,184 distinguished and highly regarded scientists, ensuring that the ranking reflects genuine leadership and innovation within the field.

To ensure full transparency and to support the academic community in assessing the credibility of the ranking, detailed information regarding the scoring algorithm and procedures can be found 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 International Symposium on Wearable Computers (based on the number of publications) are:

• Thad Starner (28 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Gerhard Tröster (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Paul Lukowicz (19 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Oliver Amft (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Kai Kunze (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 7 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at International Symposium on Wearable Computers (based on the number of publications) are:

• Georgia Institute of Technology (42 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Keio University (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 21 less than at the previous edition,
• ETH Zurich (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Passau (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Tokyo (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 12 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 2016 edition, 5.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 5.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.57% of all publications and 22.86% 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.