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Journal of Systems Science and Complexity
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Journal of Systems Science and Complexity

1009-6124

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11424

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 396 23 31 7
Computer Science 656 34 40 8
Engineering and Technology 933 21 33 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 145
Documents by Best Scientists*: 184
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.807
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Systems Science & Complexity?

The concepts of Complex system, Control theory, Mathematical optimization, Applied mathematics and Nonlinear system are tackled in Journal of Systems Science & Complexity. In the journal, Mathematical analysis, Control (management), Multi-agent system, Algorithm and Complex network are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Complex system research. Control theory research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Bounded function and Stability (probability).

The journal features Mathematical optimization research that overlaps with concepts in Convergence (routing). The Applied mathematics study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Estimator. More specifically, the research on Estimator in the journal is related to Asymptotic distribution.

  • Complex system (38.96%)
  • Control theory (19.13%)
  • Mathematical optimization (14.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Studying Complex Adaptive Systems (599 citations)
  • Consensus control for leader-following multi-agent systems with measurement noises (153 citations)
  • CRUDE OIL PRICE FORECASTING WITH TEI@I METHODOLOGY ∗ (121 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Systems Science & Complexity:

The published articles primarily tackle Complex system, Control theory, Mathematical optimization, Mathematical analysis and Applied mathematics. Complex system research discussed in the journal papers aims to provide more information in the subject of Artificial intelligence. While Control theory is the key highlight in the most cited publications, thet also covered some subjects on Function (mathematics) and Discrete time and continuous time.

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

  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Complex system, Applied mathematics, Control theory, Nonlinear system and Estimator. Complex system is the main point of discussion in Journal of Systems Science & Complexity but it also connects with fields such as

  • Theoretical computer science, which have a strong connection to Complex network,
  • Control system together with Network packet.. Many of the studies tackled connect Applied mathematics with a similar field of study like Markov chain.

Most of the works presented in it deals with Control theory but it intersects with the subject of Bounded function. Journal of Systems Science & Complexity focuses on Nonlinear system research which is adjacent to topics in Optimal control. The research on Estimator featured in it combines topics in other fields like Function (mathematics) and Consistency (statistics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Passive Filtering for Nonlinear Singularly Perturbed PDT-Switched Systems and Its Application (13 citations)
  • Fractal Solitons, Arbitrary Function Solutions, Exact Periodic Wave and Breathers for a Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation by Using Bilinear Neural Network Method (13 citations)
  • The Complex Dynamics of Hepatitis B Infected Individuals with Optimal Control. (8 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 Journal of Systems Science & Complexity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shouyang Wang (43 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Kin Keung Lai (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xiao-Shan Gao (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Huanshui Zhang (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dingkang Wang (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Systems Science & Complexity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (319 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shandong University (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Beihang University (42 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Beijing Institute of Technology (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Science and Technology of China (40 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 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, 0.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.16% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.32% of all publications and 36.64% 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.

Top Publications

  • Adaptive Tracking Control for Output-Constrained Switched MIMO Pure-Feedback Nonlinear Systems with Input Saturation

    (2023)
    88 Citations
  • Fully Actuated System Approach for 6DOF Spacecraft Control Based on Extended State Observer

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Research on the Trajectory Tracking Control of a 6-DOF Manipulator Based on Fully-Actuated System Models

    (2022)
    24 Citations
  • New Lyapunov-Krasovskii Functional for Stability Analysis of Linear Systems with Time-Varying Delay

    Huichao Lin;Hongbing Zeng;Wei Wang

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Statistical Identification of Important Nodes in Biological Systems

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Quantum Algorithm for Boolean Equation Solving and Quantum Algebraic Attack on Cryptosystems

    Yu-Ao Chen;Xiao-Shan Gao

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Cross-Entropy Loss for Recommending Efficient Fold-Over Technique

    Lin-Chen Weng;Ahmed M. Elsawah;Ahmed M. Elsawah;Kai-Tai Fang;Kai-Tai Fang

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • A Two-Dimensional Approach to Iterative Learning Control with Randomly Varying Trial Lengths

    Chen Liu;Dong Shen;Jinrong Wang;Jinrong Wang

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Nonlinear Model Predictive Control-Based Guidance Algorithm for Quadrotor Trajectory Tracking with Obstacle Avoidance

    Chunhui Zhao;Dong Wang;Jinwen Hu;Quan Pan

    (2021)
    15 Citations

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