OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Network and Computer Applications is 51. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
C-PFL: A committee-based personalized federated learning framework	266
Performance modelling and optimal stage assignment for multistage P4 switches	244
Editorial Board	218
A dynamic spectrum access scheme for Internet of Things with improved federated learning	203
The universal federator: A third-party authentication solution to federated cloud, edge, and fog	171
Terra: Low-latency and reliable event col	164
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for privacy-aware distributed CNN in heterogeneous IoT surveillance systems	134
DC-PUF: Machine learning-resistant PUF-based authentication protocol using dependency chain for resource-constraint IoT devices	121
A cooperative image object recognition framework and task offloading optimization in edge computing	119
Cooperative-centrality enabled investigations on edge-based trustworthy framework for cloud focused internet of things	116
Stackelberg game-based dynamic resource trading for network slicing in 5G networks	116
Editorial Board	114
Efficient solutions to the placement and chaining problem of User Plane Functions in 5G networks	110
Editorial Board	104
SRP: An Efficient Runtime Protection Framework for Blockchain-based Smart Contracts	104
Editorial Board	102
Integrated probabilistic clustering and Deep Reinforcement Learning for bias mitigation and device heterogeneity of Federated Learning in edge networks	99
CRAMP: Clustering-based RANs association and MEC placement for delay-sensitive applications	99
A gateway-assisted blockchain-based authentication scheme for internet-of-things	94
Green grant-free power allocation for ultra-dense Internet of Things: A mean-field perspective	94
Holistic survey on energy aware routing techniques for IoT applications	87
Striking the perfect balance: Multi-objective optimization for minimizing deployment cost and maximizing coverage with Harmony Search	87
Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities	85
Hardening of network segmentation using automated referential penetration testing	83
SFTO-Guard: Real-time detection and mitigation system for slow-rate flow table overflow attacks	78

Mobility-aware fog computing in dynamic networks with mobile nodes: A survey	78
Two formal design solutions for the generalization of network segmentation	77
NOMA and future 5G & B5G wireless networks: A paradigm	73
A DDoS attack detection method based on IQR and DFFCNN in SDN	73
Community detection in complex network based on an improved random algorithm using local and global network information	73
Harnessing federated generative learning for green and sustainable Internet of Things	73
BRIP: Towards a privacy-preserving, trustworthy, and transparent ride-sharing system with semantic matching powered by blockchain and IPFS	72
Energy-efficient virtual-machine mapping algorithm (EViMA) for workflow tasks with deadlines in a cloud environment	71
Intelligent energy management with IoT framework in smart cities using intelligent analysis: An application of machine learning methods for complex networks and systems	71
A Stochastic Computational Graph with Ensemble Learning Model for solving Controller Placement Problem in Software-Defined Wide Area Networks	69
Editorial Board	68
DeFinder: Error-sensitive testing of deep neural networks via vulnerability interpretation	68
Label-aware learning to enhance unsupervised cross-domain rumor detection	67
Reducing cold start delay in serverless computing using lightweight virtual machines	66
A systematic review on energy efficiency in the internet of underwater things (IoUT): Recent approaches and research gaps	63
SAKA: Scalable authentication and key agreement scheme with configurable key evolution in edge-fog-multicloud computing environments	63
Intelligent routing optimization for SDN based on PPO and GNN	63
Constrained routing in multi-partite graph to solve VNF placement and chaining problem	60
Attenuating majority attack class bias using hybrid deep learning based IDS framework	60
Holistic resource management in UAV-assisted wireless networks: An optimization perspective	60
ALSketch: An adaptive learning-based sketch for accurate network measurement under dynamic traffic distribution	59
CE-VNE: Constraint escalation virtual network embedding algorithm assisted by graph convolutional networks	59
Exploring Blockchain-driven security in SDN-based IoT networks	55
Backscatter communication-based wireless sensing (BBWS): Performance enhancement and future applications	53
Caching or not: An online cost optimization algorithm for geodistributed data analysis in cloud environments	52
Heterogeneous IoT/LTE ProSe virtual infrastructure for disaster situations	51