OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Network and Computer Applications is 53. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	285
SRP: An Efficient Runtime Protection Framework for Blockchain-based Smart Contracts	252
A profit-effective function service pricing approach for serverless edge computing function offloading	215
MPC	189
Hierarchical mixture of vital feature experts for mobile target coverage optimization in directional sensor networks	183
Stackelberg game-based dynamic resource trading for network slicing in 5G networks	164
C-PFL: A committee-based personalized federated learning framework	162
Cooperative-centrality enabled investigations on edge-based trustworthy framework for cloud focused internet of things	145
Editorial Board	144
Terra: Low-latency and reliable event col	136
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for privacy-aware distributed CNN in heterogeneous IoT surveillance systems	133
Enhancement and optimization of FlexE technology within metro transport networks	132
Securing edge based smart city networks with software defined Networking and zero trust architecture	129
DC-PUF: Machine learning-resistant PUF-based authentication protocol using dependency chain for resource-constraint IoT devices	126
A cooperative image object recognition framework and task offloading optimization in edge computing	125
A dynamic spectrum access scheme for Internet of Things with improved federated learning	124
The universal federator: A third-party authentication solution to federated cloud, edge, and fog	106
Performance modelling and optimal stage assignment for multistage P4 switches	103
Editorial Board	102
Energy-efficient virtual-machine mapping algorithm (EViMA) for workflow tasks with deadlines in a cloud environment	102
Editorial Board	102
A Stochastic Computational Graph with Ensemble Learning Model for solving Controller Placement Problem in Software-Defined Wide Area Networks	101
Intelligent energy management with IoT framework in smart cities using intelligent analysis: An application of machine learning methods for complex networks and systems	95
Hardening of network segmentation using automated referential penetration testing	95
Two formal design solutions for the generalization of network segmentation	94

Community detection in complex network based on an improved random algorithm using local and global network information	91
A gateway-assisted blockchain-based authentication scheme for internet-of-things	91
CRAMP: Clustering-based RANs association and MEC placement for delay-sensitive applications	89
Holistic survey on energy aware routing techniques for IoT applications	84
Striking the perfect balance: Multi-objective optimization for minimizing deployment cost and maximizing coverage with Harmony Search	84
SFTO-Guard: Real-time detection and mitigation system for slow-rate flow table overflow attacks	83
NOMA and future 5G & B5G wireless networks: A paradigm	81
Green grant-free power allocation for ultra-dense Internet of Things: A mean-field perspective	80
Integrated probabilistic clustering and Deep Reinforcement Learning for bias mitigation and device heterogeneity of Federated Learning in edge networks	75
A DDoS attack detection method based on IQR and DFFCNN in SDN	75
BRIP: Towards a privacy-preserving, trustworthy, and transparent ride-sharing system with semantic matching powered by blockchain and IPFS	75
Mobility-aware fog computing in dynamic networks with mobile nodes: A survey	74
Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities	70
Harnessing federated generative learning for green and sustainable Internet of Things	68
Editorial Board	65
SAKA: Scalable authentication and key agreement scheme with configurable key evolution in edge-fog-multicloud computing environments	64
Caching or not: An online cost optimization algorithm for geodistributed data analysis in cloud environments	63
Intelligent routing optimization for SDN based on PPO and GNN	60
Label-aware learning to enhance unsupervised cross-domain rumor detection	60
Online dynamic replication and placement algorithms for cost optimization of online social networks in two-tier multi-cloud	59
DeFinder: Error-sensitive testing of deep neural networks via vulnerability interpretation	58
ALSketch: An adaptive learning-based sketch for accurate network measurement under dynamic traffic distribution	58
Constrained routing in multi-partite graph to solve VNF placement and chaining problem	57
CE-VNE: Constraint escalation virtual network embedding algorithm assisted by graph convolutional networks	54
Efficient application mapping approach based on grey wolf optimization for network on chip	54
Heterogeneous IoT/LTE ProSe virtual infrastructure for disaster situations	54
A systematic review on energy efficiency in the internet of underwater things (IoUT): Recent approaches and research gaps	53
Backscatter communication-based wireless sensing (BBWS): Performance enhancement and future applications	53