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Distributed Computing
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Distributed Computing

0178-2770

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/446

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 485 43 57 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 43
Documents by Best Scientists*: 57
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 52
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.809
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Distributed Computing?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Drilling, Petroleum engineering, Theory of computation, Geotechnical engineering and Marine engineering. The study of Drilling, which falls within the realm of Mechanical engineering, was the main focus of the presentations. The Petroleum engineering study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Drilling fluid.

The research on Theory of computation featured in it combines topics in other fields like Theoretical computer science and Distributed computing.

  • Drilling (14.92%)
  • Petroleum engineering (14.58%)
  • Theory of computation (6.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • On interprocess communication: Part I: Basic formalism (797 citations)
  • The Torus Routing Chip (755 citations)
  • Probabilistic clock synchronization (553 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Distributed Computing:

The most cited papers investigate studies in Theory of computation, Distributed computing, Theoretical computer science, Algorithm and Computer communication networks. The subject of Upper and lower bounds, which is connected to the field of Combinatorics and Binary logarithm, serves as the foundation of the Theory of computation research featured in the most cited papers. The journal articles hold forums on Theoretical computer science that merge themes from other disciplines such as Correctness and Graph (abstract data type).

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

  • Law
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Operating system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Theory of computation, Combinatorics, Distributed algorithm, Discrete mathematics and Medical education. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Theory of computation, it also covered topics in Theoretical computer science, Time complexity, Network topology, Bounded function and Asynchronous communication. Computational complexity theory and Correctness are some topics wherein Theoretical computer science research discussed in Distributed Computing have an impact.

The study of Combinatorics encompasses disciplines such as Omega, as well as fields such as Upper and lower bounds, all of which overlap with one another. Topics in Distributed algorithm were tackled in line with various other fields like Directed graph and Spanning tree. The majority of Discrete mathematics studies presented zero in on Disjoint sets.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Time-space trade-offs in population protocols for the majority problem. (9 citations)
  • Optimal extension protocols for byzantine broadcast and agreement (4 citations)
  • Almost global problems in the LOCAL model (3 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 Distributed Computing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • 英晴 天野 (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henk Nijmeijer (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • 政生 柳澤 (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • 望 戸川 (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • 利典 細川 (51 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 Distributed Computing (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Halliburton (248 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Baker Hughes (234 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Royal Dutch Shell (184 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Equinor (129 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Weatherford International (126 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, 51.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 48.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 2.33% of all publications and 48.84% 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.

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Career Opportunities in Distributed Computing

As Distributed Computing emerges as a promising and rapidly evolving discipline, a variety of career opportunities are opening up in academia, research, and industry. Depending on one's interest and expertise, potential roles may include systems analyst, data scientist, software engineer, or research scientist. Additionally, for those with a passion for education and computer science, becoming a high school teacher is also a viable route. For instance, if you are interested in teaching in the state of South Dakota, you can review this comprehensive guide: how to become a high school art teacher in South Dakota. Regardless of the chosen path, a career in Distributed Computing offers the chance to be at the forefront of technological advancement and innovation.

Top Publications

  • Adding concurrency to smart contracts

    Thomas D. Dickerson;Paul Gazzillo;Maurice Herlihy;Eric Koskinen

    (2020)
    364 Citations
  • Reaching Consensus for Asynchronous Distributed Key Generation

    (2021)
    88 Citations
  • Shape formation by programmable particles

    Giuseppe Antonio Di Luna;Paola Flocchini;Nicola Santoro;Giovanni Viglietta

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Demand-aware network designs of bounded degree

    Chen Avin;Kaushik Mondal;Stefan Schmid

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Detecting cliques in CONGEST networks

    Artur Czumaj;Christian Konrad

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Distributed exploration of dynamic rings

    G. Di Luna;S. Dobrev;P. Flocchini;Nicola Santoro

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • The canonical amoebot model: algorithms and concurrency control

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Time-space trade-offs in population protocols for the majority problem.

    Petra Berenbrink;Robert Elsässer;Tom Friedetzky;Dominik Kaaser

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Sublinear-time distributed algorithms for detecting small cliques and even cycles

    Talya Eden;Nimrod Fiat;Orr Fischer;Fabian Kuhn

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Redundancy in distributed proofs

    Laurent Feuilloley;Pierre Fraigniaud;Juho Hirvonen;Ami Paz

    (2021)
    17 Citations

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