Recommendation for conference participation strategy

An analysis of Hungary-related Scopus conference proceedings based on citation impact and international concentration (2021–2024)

Abstract

This study provides a scientometric analysis of the Hungarian conference proceedings indexed by Scopus between 2021 and 2024, focussing on records appearing in a volume with a single ISBN. The aim is to identify which conferences should be considered for future participation and which should be treated with caution. The analysis assesses citation performance, indexing in the Web of Science (WoS), concentration of authors and institutions, and disciplinary distribution. Particular attention is paid to the problem of insularity, where a single country dominates author contributions. Based on the results, we provide concrete recommendations for the strategic selection of conferences: conferences should be avoided if they have a high proportion of uncited Hungarian contributions, have no WoS indexing or the national or institutional author dominance exceeds 67. The attached table with its colour-coded indicators enables institutions to assess the scientific quality of conferences to support publication planning and research policy development.