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Neural Processing Letters
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Neural Processing Letters

1370-4621

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11063

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 245 53 105 15
Computer Science 249 169 186 22
Engineering and Technology 530 27 42 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 266
Documents by Best Scientists*: 325
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 72
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.672
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Neural Processing Letters?

Neural Processing Letters covers a variety of subjects, including Computational intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Artificial neural network, Complex system and Pattern recognition. While the journal focused on Computational intelligence, it was also able to explore topics like Recurrent neural network, Data mining, Convergence (routing), Exponential stability and Algorithm. Machine learning and Computer vision are some topics wherein Artificial intelligence research discussed in it have an impact.

The research on Artificial neural network tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Lyapunov function, Control theory, Nonlinear system, Mathematical optimization and Applied mathematics. The presented studies in Control theory, Linear matrix inequality and Stability (learning theory) fall within the purview of Control theory but it also intertwines with topics in Synchronization (computer science). The work on Complex system addressed in it expands to the thematically related Topology.

In the journal, Feature (computer vision) and Cluster analysis are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Pattern recognition research.

  • Computational intelligence (63.28%)
  • Artificial intelligence (47.44%)
  • Artificial neural network (43.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Least Squares Support Vector Machine Classifiers (7059 citations)
  • Differential Evolution Training Algorithm for Feed-Forward Neural Networks (475 citations)
  • Growing Grid — a self-organizing network with constant neighborhood range and adaptation strength (296 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Neural Processing Letters:

The main points discussed in the published papers deal with Artificial neural network, Computational intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Complex system and Algorithm. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Artificial neural network, it also covers topics in Convergence (routing), Exponential stability, Mathematical optimization and Control theory. The journal publications with studies in Artificial intelligence featured incorporate elements of Machine learning and Pattern recognition.

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Machine learning

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Neural Processing Letters mainly cover the fields of Computational intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Artificial neural network, Complex system and Pattern recognition. The research on Computational intelligence presented in Neural Processing Letters often intersects with areas of study such as

  • Algorithm which is related to area like Noise,
  • Applied mathematics and related Stability (probability).. The studies on Artificial intelligence discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Machine learning and Computer vision.

The journal holds forums on Artificial neural network that merges themes from other disciplines such as Function (mathematics), Convergence (routing) and Lyapunov function, Nonlinear system. Complex system research presented in Neural Processing Letters encompasses a variety of subjects, including Stability (learning theory), Recurrent neural network, Exponential stability and Synchronization. It addresses concerns in Pattern recognition which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Pixel and Fuzzy logic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Canonical Correlation Analysis Based Hyper Basis Feedforward Neural Network Classification for Urban Sustainability (115 citations)
  • Robust Passivity and Stability Analysis of Uncertain Complex-Valued Impulsive Neural Networks with Time-Varying Delays (16 citations)
  • Nonlinear Neural Network Based Forecasting Model for Predicting COVID-19 Cases. (11 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 Neural Processing Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jinde Cao (32 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Haifeng Hu (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tommy W. S. Chow (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tingwen Huang (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M. Syed Ali (15 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as 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 Neural Processing Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Southeast University (58 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University of Science and Technology (42 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sun Yat-sen University (40 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • City University of Hong Kong (29 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, 5.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.62% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.10% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.61% of all publications and 62.68% 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

  • A Survey of Encoding Techniques for Signal Processing in Spiking Neural Networks

    Daniel Auge;Julian Hille;Julian Hille;Etienne Mueller;Alois C. Knoll

    (2021)
    204 Citations
  • Switching-Like Event-Triggered State Estimation for Reaction–Diffusion Neural Networks Against DoS Attacks

    Unknown

    (2023)
    173 Citations
  • Learning Multi-level Deep Representations for Image Emotion Classification

    Tianrong Rao;Xiaoxu Li;Min Xu

    (2020)
    162 Citations
  • Finite-Time Mittag-Leffler Stability of Fractional-Order Quaternion-Valued Memristive Neural Networks with Impulses

    A. Pratap;Ramachandran Raja;Jehad O. Alzabut;Joseph Dianavinnarasi

    (2020)
    105 Citations
  • Analysis of Markovian Jump Stochastic Cohen–Grossberg BAM Neural Networks with Time Delays for Exponential Input-to-State Stability

    (2023)
    100 Citations
  • Further Results on Input-to-State Stability of Stochastic Cohen–Grossberg BAM Neural Networks with Probabilistic Time-Varying Delays

    A. Chandrasekar;T. Radhika;Quanxin Zhu

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • DRFS: Detecting Risk Factor of Stroke Disease from Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques

    S. Pradeepa;K. R. Manjula;S. Vimal;Mohammad S. Khan

    (2020)
    54 Citations

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