Everything about Ontology (information science)

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Ontology (information science)A 5-minute orientation
2. Skim a recent paper: OntoCS: Advancing Computer Science Education through Ontology-Driven Knowledge Management for Curriculum StandardizationInfluential work since 2022
3. Pick up a classic book: Ontology and the lexiconThe most-reprinted book on the subject
4. Read the landmark paper: SwetoDblp ontology of Computer Science publicationsCited 48 times
5. Go sideways: Ontology engineeringA closely related topic
6. Go sideways: Web Ontology LanguageA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• SwetoDblp ontology of Computer Science publications

  Boanerges Aleman-Meza, Farshad Hakimpour, I. Budak Arpinar · 2007 · Journal of Web Semantics · 48 citations

• The Computer Science Ontology: A Comprehensive Automatically-Generated Taxonomy of Research Areas

  Angelo A. Salatino, Thiviyan Thanapalasingam, Andrea Mannocci · 2020 · Data Intelligence · 48 citations

• Using Ontology Engineering Methods to Improve Computer Science and Data Science Skills

  Svetlana Chuprina, Vassil Alexandrov, Nia Alexandrov · 2016 · Procedia Computer Science · 15 citations

• Automating Computer Science Ontology Extension With Classification Techniques

  Natasha C. Santosa, Jun Miyazaki, Hyoil Han · 2021 · IEEE Access · 5 citations

• An Advanced Analysis of Cloud Computing Concepts Based on the Computer Science Ontology

  Paweł Lula, Octavian Dospinescu, Daniel Homocianu · 2021 · Computers, Materials & Continua · 5 citations

• ONTO-ALIGN: An Ontology-based Framework for Evaluating Curriculum Alignment with Educational Standards in Computer Science

  Chakkrit Snae Namahoot, Kanokkarn Snae Namahoot, Chayan Nuntawong · 2025 · Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management · 2 citations

• Protege ontology in computer science

  L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, К. М. Maksutova, R. S. Niyazova · 2024 · Bulletin of the National Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan · 0 citations

• CSO Classifier 4.0: Software for efficient ontology-based topic annotation in computer science

  Faisal Ramzan, Angelo Salatino, Francesco Osborne · 2026 · SoftwareX · 0 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

• OntoCS: Advancing Computer Science Education through Ontology-Driven Knowledge Management for Curriculum Standardization

  Chakkrit Snae Namahoot · 2025 · Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management · 0 citations

• Publication Performance and Trends in Ontology Research in Computer Science Areas: A Bibliometric Analysis

  Yuh-Shan Ho, Houcemeddine Turki, Mohamed Frikha · 2025 · International Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications · 0 citations

• Ontology-Driven Semantic Information System for Adaptive Assessment in Kazakh-Language Computer Science Education: A Case Study

  Rozamgul Niyazova, Rakhila Turebayeva, Alimbubi Aktayeva · 2026 · Ingénierie des systèmes d information · 0 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Ontology and the lexiconChu-Ren Huang · 2010
• SysML for systems engineeringJon Holt · 2008
• Semantic web for the working ontologistDean Allemang · 2008
• Ontology-Driven Software DevelopmentJeff Z. Pan · 2012
• Understanding Learning In Virtual WorldsMark Childs · 2013
• 📕Ontology Based Interpretation of Natural LanguagePhilipp Cimiano, Christina Unger · 2014
• Handbook on ontologiesSteffen Staab, Rudi Studer · 2009
• Ontology Learning and Population from TextPhilipp Cimiano · 2006

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

🔗 Related topics

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