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Journal of the ACM
Computer science
Among the 50 computer science journals in this index it has the 11th highest h-index and the 32nd highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
Where its authors come from
Share of the 148 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 57% |
| Germany | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 18% |
| Canada | 11% |
| France | 10% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 100% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs | 28% |
| Logic, programming, and type systems | 7% |
| Advanced Graph Theory Research | 7% |
| Cryptography and Data Security | 5% |
| Game Theory and Voting Systems | 5% |
| Distributed systems and fault tolerance | 5% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- The Bitcoin Backbone Protocol: Analysis and Applications (2024, 133 citations)
- Rate-independent Computation in Continuous Chemical Reaction Networks (2023, 51 citations)
- Optimal Auctions through Deep Learning: Advances in Differentiable Economics (2023, 45 citations)
- An Efficient Quantum Factoring Algorithm (2024, 41 citations)
- A Logical Approach to Type Soundness (2024, 33 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0004-5411):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
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