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Computer Journal
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Computer Journal

0010-4620

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/comjnl

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 377 116 138 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 146
Documents by Best Scientists*: 174
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 77
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.441
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Computer Journal?

Artificial intelligence, Algorithm, Programming language, Theoretical computer science and Distributed computing are the subjects of interest in the journal. The research on Artificial intelligence featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Natural language processing, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

  • Artificial intelligence (9.66%)
  • Algorithm (9.03%)
  • Programming language (8.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A SIMPLEX METHOD FOR FUNCTION MINIMIZATION (22485 citations)
  • A Rapidly Convergent Descent Method for Minimization (3859 citations)
  • Function minimization by conjugate gradients (3599 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Computer Journal:

The most cited papers facilitate discussions on Algorithm, Artificial intelligence, Programming language, Theoretical computer science and Data mining. The works on Artificial intelligence tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Machine learning, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

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 The Computer Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yi Mu (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Willy Susilo (25 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • M. C. Er (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David J. Evans (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chung-Ming Huang (15 papers) published 1 paper 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 The Computer Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Imperial College London (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (80 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (72 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Universidad de Guanajuato (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Manchester (49 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, 21.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.25% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 5.84% of all publications and 81.44% 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.

Future Research Opportunities and Scope

The study of computer science and its related branches has often surpassed perceived boundaries and opened new research avenues. This expansion of knowledge shows potential for many more research directions. One such emerging area of interest is the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Education. This harmony can help in better understanding and transforming learning methodologies, thus benefiting the education sector as a whole.

As an illustration, making use of AI to help develop art curriculums in schools could bring beautifully unexplored perspectives to traditional education. It would allow teachers to utilize technology effectively and provide a more engaging learning environment. Prospective art educators, may find guidance on the career path from external sources such as learning how to become an elementary art teacher in Michigan.

Similar intersections can be explored in areas of theoretical computing and pattern recognition which have vast implications in security, data analysis, and businesses. The potential for growth and advancement is great, and the community continues to push the boundaries of existing knowledge.

Top Publications

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