Journal of Symbolic Computation

Top Research Topics at Journal of Symbolic Computation?

Journal of Symbolic Computation generally zeroes in on subjects such as Discrete mathematics, Algebra, Combinatorics, Polynomial and Algorithm. Topics in Discrete mathematics explored in Journal of Symbolic Computation were investigated in conjunction with research in Polynomial ring, Ideal (set theory), Set (abstract data type), Field (mathematics) and Factorization of polynomials. The studies in Algebra featured incorporate elements of Computation and Pure mathematics.

The Combinatorics research dealing mostly with Degree (graph theory) is the focus of the journal. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Symbolic computation, apply to Theoretical computer science as well.

• Discrete mathematics (33.55%)
• Algebra (33.41%)
• Combinatorics (21.84%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The MAGMA algebra system I: the user language (6044 citations)
• Matrix multiplication via arithmetic progressions (2109 citations)
• Practical graph isomorphism, II (1286 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Symbolic Computation:

The most cited publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Algebra, Discrete mathematics, Polynomial, Algorithm and Combinatorics. While the most cited publications focused on Algebra, they were also able to explore topics like Computation and Pure mathematics. The Discrete mathematics research tackled in the most cited papers is interrelated with Factorization of polynomials which concerns subjects like Factorization.

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

• Algebra
• Programming language
• Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Symbolic Computation covers a variety of subjects, including Pure mathematics, Combinatorics, Polynomial, Algebraic number and Computation. The work on Pure mathematics tackled in it brings together disciplines like Complex plane and Rank (linear algebra). Some problems in Combinatorics that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Plane (geometry) and Group (mathematics).

Journal of Symbolic Computation focuses on Polynomial but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Type (model theory), Degree (graph theory), Holomorphic function, Algorithm and Conservation law. The Algebraic number study which was featured in it aims to expound on the research in Algebra. Issues in Algebra were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Regular expression, Normalization (statistics) and Conjugacy class.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Computing integral bases via localization and Hensel lifting (4 citations)
• Unexpected hypersurfaces with multiple fat points (3 citations)
• Efficient rational creative telescoping (2 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of Symbolic Computation (based on the number of publications) are:

• Hoon Hong (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Josef Schicho (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bernard Mourrain (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• J. Rafael Sendra (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Joris van der Hoeven (18 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Symbolic Computation (based on the number of publications) are:

• French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (111 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (75 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• North Carolina State University (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Waterloo (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Sydney (47 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 2022 edition, 8.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.47% of all publications and 44.12% 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.