Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems

Top Research Topics at Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Artificial intelligence, Fuzzy logic, Mathematical optimization, Pattern recognition and Data mining. Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems focuses on Artificial intelligence but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Machine learning, Computer vision and Natural language processing. Discrete mathematics and Control theory are some topics wherein Fuzzy logic research discussed in Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems have an impact.

Control theory and Fuzzy control system are among the areas of Control theory tackled. The study on Fuzzy number presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Fuzzy classification.

• Artificial intelligence (26.02%)
• Fuzzy logic (23.90%)
• Mathematical optimization (9.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Fuzzy Model Identification Based on Cluster Estimation (2433 citations)
• Generation of Fuzzy Rules by Mountain Clustering (588 citations)
• A multicriteria decision-making method using aggregation operators for simplified neutrosophic sets (422 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems:

The journal articles aim to foster the development of research in Fuzzy logic, Artificial intelligence, Mathematical optimization, Fuzzy number and Fuzzy set. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Fuzzy logic that incorporate concepts from other fields like Data mining and Control theory. Machine learning, Group decision-making, Operator (computer programming) and Pattern recognition are some topics wherein Artificial intelligence research discussed in the journal articles has an impact.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

• Bijan Davvaz (63 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Guiwu Wei (52 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Muhammad Akram (50 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Peide Liu (48 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Cengiz Kahraman (45 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (based on the number of publications) are:

• Islamic Azad University (240 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Beijing Institute of Technology (116 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Central South University (81 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Wuhan University of Technology (73 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 8 less than at the previous edition,
• Sichuan University (70 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous 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, 16.73% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.06% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.91% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.24% of all publications and 71.79% 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.