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Applied Ontology
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Applied Ontology

1570-5838

Published by: IOS Press

http://www.iospress.nl/journal/applied-ontology/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 690 13 20 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 16
Documents by Best Scientists*: 22
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.822
Impact Factor: 3.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Ontology?

Applied Ontology is mainly concerned with subjects like Ontology (information science), Knowledge management, Upper ontology, Information retrieval and Process ontology. It focuses on Ontology (information science) but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as World Wide Web, Software engineering and Data science. The journal tackles research in Semantic Web as part of the general discipline of World Wide Web, however, it also discusses concepts in Summit.

The study on Knowledge management presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Variety (cybernetics). The featured Upper ontology studies mainly concentrate on Ontology-based data integration but also cover areas of interest in Ontology Inference Layer. The journal facilitated presentations on Process ontology research, particularly Suggested Upper Merged Ontology, Ontology components, Formal ontology and IDEF5.

The work on Suggested Upper Merged Ontology tackled in Applied Ontology brings together disciplines like OWL-S and Natural language processing. The research on Applied ontology featured in Applied Ontology combines topics in other fields like Epistemology and Ontology. Aside from investigating topics in Mereology under Epistemology, it also explores concepts in Perspective (graphical) and Function (engineering).

  • Ontology (information science) (50.55%)
  • Knowledge management (17.09%)
  • Upper ontology (17.09%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Web Service Modeling Ontology (1075 citations)
  • Ontological realism: A methodology for coordinated evolution of scientific ontologies (220 citations)
  • MIREOT: The minimum information to reference an external ontology term (131 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Ontology:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Ontology (information science), Knowledge management, Process ontology, Software engineering and Epistemology. Aside from investigating topics in Open Biomedical Ontologies, Ontology-based data integration and Upper ontology under Ontology (information science), the published papers also explore concepts in Development (topology). The journal articles facilitate discussions on Epistemology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Relevance (information retrieval) and Basic Formal Ontology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Programming language
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Epistemology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Ontology (information science), Data science, Systematic review, Programming language and World Wide Web. The concepts on Ontology (information science) presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Theoretical computer science, Knowledge management, Iterative and incremental development, Traceability and Legal domain. It facilitates the exploration of Systematic review in relation to the field of Smart campus.

The journal facilitates discussions in Semantics (computer science), Identifier and Event calculus as part of the larger field of Programming language, however, it also tackles fields such as RuleML. The World Wide Web works featured in the journal incorporate elements from State (computer science) and Knowledge graph.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Arabic ontology – an Arabic wordnet with ontologically clean content (6 citations)
  • EEPSA as a core ontology for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings (1 citations)
  • A systematic literature review on semantic models for IoT-enabled smart campus (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal 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 in Applied Ontology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael Gruninger (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mike Bennett (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kenneth Baclawski (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Riichiro Mizoguchi (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Barry Smith (8 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Applied Ontology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Toronto (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University at Buffalo (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Northeastern University (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Turin (8 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

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, 18.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.77% of all publications and 46.15% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal 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 journal 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 in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, 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.

How to Apply Ontology Research in Teaching

In addition to its wide-ranging research applications like Software Engineering, Knowledge Management, and Process Ontology, the principles of Applied Ontology can also be beneficial in the field of education – specifically in adjusting and enhancing teaching methodologies. By harnessing the ability of Ontology to structure complex sets of data and information, educators can develop more specific and efficient strategies targeting the individual needs of students. For instance, a high school history teacher could use ontology to organize historical events, figures, and ideas into an interconnected web of knowledge, creating a more holistic educational experience for their students. Applying ontology to teaching provides an opportunity to deviate from classical rote learning, and it allows students to understand the relationships between different historical factors more effectively, thus enhancing their overall understanding and retention of the subject matter. So, how can a teacher integrate ontology research into their teaching practice? On our website, those aspiring to be a history teacher can find a comprehensive guide on how to structure their teaching according to ontology principles how to become a high school history teacher in Alabama. This guide provides not only professional requirements for becoming a history teacher in Alabama but also dives deep into the pedagogical methodology backed by ontology research. Therefore, by integrating applied ontology into teaching practices, educators can create a more engaging learning environment, making complex subjects more understandable and memorable for their students. Successful integration of ontology not only enhances teaching methodologies but it can also enrich students' learning outcomes significantly.

Top Publications

  • UFO: Unified Foundational Ontology

    Unknown

    (2021)
    166 Citations
  • YAMATO: Yet-another more advanced top-level ontology

    Riichiro Mizoguchi;Stefano Borgo

    (2021)
    91 Citations
  • DOLCE: A descriptive ontology for linguistic and cognitive engineering1

    Stefano Borgo;Roberta Ferrario;Aldo Gangemi;Nicola Guarino

    (2021)
    72 Citations
  • Events, their names, and their synchronic structure

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • SAREF4health: Towards IoT standard-based ontology-driven cardiac e-health systems

    João L. R. Moreira;Luís Ferreira Pires;Marten van Sinderen;Laura Daniele

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Ontology Development is Consensus Creation, Not (Merely) Representation

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • TUpper: A top level ontology within standards

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Location ontologies based on mereotopological pluralism

    Bahar Aameri;Michael Grüninger

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Ontology summit 2020 communiqué: Knowledge graphs

    Ken Baclawski;Michael Bennett;Gary Berg-Cross;Todd Schneider

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Aging Neuro-Behavior Ontology

    Fernando Martínez-Santiago;M. Rosario García-Viedma;John A. Williams;John A. Williams;Luke T. Slater;Luke T. Slater

    (2020)
    7 Citations

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