Profiles of Topics and Authors of the International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic for 1971-1991

摘要

We consider the growth of multiple-valued logic over the 21 year period from 1971 through 1991, as indicated by papers in the International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic. Of specific interest are: (1) trends in research topics. This includes patterns of growth and decline. We also consider (2) the demographics of the contributing authors. This includes the distribution of authors by country, the percentage of authors who are new, percentage of new authors who return, and the distribution of authors by affiliation (academia, industry, and government). To derive these statistics, we developed a database of papers, authors and topics. This can be used, for example, to do library searches or to assign papers to referees.