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Journal of Web Semantics
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Journal of Web Semantics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 367 52 58 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 56
Documents by Best Scientists*: 61
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 91
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.64
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Web Semantics?

Journal of Web Semantics mostly deals with topics like Information retrieval, World Wide Web, Semantic Web, Ontology (information science) and Semantic Web Stack. Information retrieval studies presented include RDF, SPARQL, Semantic search, OWL-S and Semantic similarity. The studies in RDF featured incorporate elements of Scalability and Web Ontology Language.

World Wide Web, which encompasses Data Web, Linked data, Web standards, Web modeling and Web service, is the main subject of it. While the journal focused on Linked data, it was also able to explore topics like Data integration and Data mining. The Semantic Web works featured in Journal of Web Semantics incorporate elements from Context (language use), Description logic, Data science and Natural language processing.

The Ontology (information science) study which was featured in the journal aims to expound on the research in Artificial intelligence. While work presented in Journal of Web Semantics provided substantial information on Semantic Web Stack, it also covered topics in Social Semantic Web and Semantic computing. The studies on Social Semantic Web discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Web intelligence and Web development.

  • Information retrieval (42.83%)
  • World Wide Web (39.86%)
  • Semantic Web (38.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pellet: A practical OWL-DL reasoner (2131 citations)
  • DBpedia - A crystallization point for the Web of Data (1685 citations)
  • From SHIQ and RDF to OWL: the making of a Web Ontology Language (1358 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Web Semantics:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Semantic Web, Information retrieval, World Wide Web, Social Semantic Web and Ontology (information science). The works on Semantic Web tackled in the published papers bring together disciplines like Context (language use), Description logic and Data mining. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Social Semantic Web, it also covers topics in Semantic grid, Semantic Web Stack and Semantic search.

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Programming language
  • The Internet

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Web Semantics focuses largely on the fields of Information retrieval, Knowledge base, Automatic summarization, Ontology (information science) and Knowledge graph. Language model, Data access, SQL and Factor (programming language) are some topics wherein Information retrieval research discussed in Journal of Web Semantics have an impact. Knowledge base research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Relationship extraction, Description logic, Open Biomedical Ontologies and Class (computer programming).

The research on Ontology (information science) featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Software versioning and State (computer science). Topics in Concept drift were tackled in line with various other fields like Artificial intelligence and Semantic Web. The study of World Wide Web serves as the foundation of the Semantic Web research discussed in Journal of Web Semantics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Entity Summarization: State of the Art and Future Challenges (2 citations)
  • Handling redundant processing in OBDA query execution over relational sources (1 citations)
  • FarsBase-KBP: A knowledge base population system for the Persian Knowledge Graph (1 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 Web Semantics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ian Horrocks (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steffen Staab (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James A. Hendler (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christian Bizer (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Axel Polleres (11 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 Journal of Web Semantics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National University of Ireland, Galway (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • VU University Amsterdam (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Manchester (22 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, 18.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 23.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 30.77% of all publications and 30.77% 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.

Becoming an Art Teacher: An Interdisciplinary Career Path

While the Journal of Web Semantics focuses primarily on topics such as information retrieval, World Wide Web, Semantic Web, and Ontology, it is worth noting the interdisciplinary potential of these studies. For instance, the knowledge and skills obtained from studying such subjects can have potential applications in various fields, including education.

Let's consider the career path of an art teacher. Data science and Natural Language Processing, both topics featured in the Journal of Web Semantics, can prove highly beneficial in this role. Data science can assist in understanding patterns and trends in student behavior and learning, allowing for the development of more effective teaching strategies. Similarly, Natural Language Processing can be used in the creation of educational tools and software that facilitate interactive learning, such as virtual art tutorial apps that understand and respond to learners' inputs.

If you're intrigued by the prospect of utilizing these technologies and concepts in education—more specifically, in pursuing a career as an art teacher—we recommend reviewing the following resource on how to become an art teacher in Arkansas. This guide provides comprehensive details about the necessary educational background, skills, and experiences required for this profession.

In summary, the pursuit of knowledge in Semantic Web and related technologies opens up a multitude of interdisciplinary career paths. It will not only offer opportunities in typical tech-focused sectors but can also unlock potential roles in diverse fields like education.

Top Publications

  • A Study of the Quality of Wikidata

    (2021)
    74 Citations
  • The Internet of Musical Things Ontology

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • GTFS-Madrid-Bench: A benchmark for virtual knowledge graph access in the transport domain

    David Chaves-Fraga;Freddy Priyatna;Andrea Cimmino;Jhon Toledo

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • SemML: Facilitating development of ML models for condition monitoring with semantics

    Baifan Zhou;Baifan Zhou;Baifan Zhou;Yulia Svetashova;Yulia Svetashova;Andre Gusmao;Ahmet Soylu;Ahmet Soylu;Ahmet Soylu

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • From tabular data to knowledge graphs: A survey of semantic table interpretation tasks and methods

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • Schema aware iterative Knowledge Graph completion

    Kemas Wiharja;Kemas Wiharja;Jeff Z. Pan;Jeff Z. Pan;Martin J. Kollingbaum;Yu Deng

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Towards the next generation of the LinkedGeoData project using virtual knowledge graphs

    Linfang Ding;Guohui Xiao;Albulen Pano;Claus Stadler

    (2021)
    31 Citations
  • Large-scale relation extraction from web documents and knowledge graphs with human-in-the-loop

    Petar Ristoski;Anna Lisa Gentile;Alfredo Alba;Daniel Gruhl

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • No one is perfect: Analysing the performance of question answering components over the DBpedia knowledge graph

    Kuldeep Singh;Ioanna Lytra;Arun Sethupat Radhakrishna;Saeedeh Shekarpour

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • DTN: Deep triple network for topic specific fake news detection

    Jinshuo Liu;Chenyang Wang;Chenxi Li;Ningxi Li

    (2021)
    23 Citations

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