Winter Simulation Conference 2022 (WSC)

This ranking presents a comprehensive evaluation of scientific conferences within the field of Computer Science, curated by Research.com, a leading platform recognized for providing trusted data and in-depth analysis on scientific achievements across all major fields since 2014. Leveraging a foundation of academic rigor and credibility, this ranking aims to assist researchers, institutions, and decision-makers in identifying the most impactful and reputable conferences in Computer Science.

The ranking methodology is grounded in a unique bibliometric score developed by Research.com. This score is determined based on a combination of the estimated h-index of the conference and the number of leading scientists who have presented at the conference over the three most recent years. Such an approach ensures a balanced assessment reflecting both quantitative impact and the qualitative caliber of contributors.

For the 2024 edition, Impact Score values were collected as of 2024-11-27. The ranking process involved the meticulous examination of over 2,742 conferences, selected after a careful and rigorous review of more than 148,739 scientific documents published in the past three years by 13,184 prominent and respected scientists in the discipline. This extensive analysis underscores the depth of research and the expertise applied to ensure that the ranking accurately represents the current landscape of Computer Science conferences.

For those interested in a detailed explanation of the scoring system and review procedures, more information is 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 Winter Simulation Conference (based on the number of publications) are:

• Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (52 papers) published 19 papers at the last edition, 17 more than at the previous edition,
• Barry L. Nelson (45 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Navonil Mustafee (34 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
• Simon J. E. Taylor (34 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• Andreas Tolk (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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 Winter Simulation Conference (based on the number of publications) are:

• Georgia Institute of Technology (105 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
• IBM (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
• North Carolina State University (87 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 21 more than at the previous edition,
• Brunel University London (78 papers) published 33 papers at the last edition, 26 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Rostock (59 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 18 more 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 2018 edition, 7.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 8.79% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.32% of all publications and 45.79% 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.