OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Network and Computer Applications is 55. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	327
Cooperative-centrality enabled investigations on edge-based trustworthy framework for cloud focused internet of things	252
Editorial Board	231
The universal federator: A third-party authentication solution to federated cloud, edge, and fog	207
A dynamic spectrum access scheme for Internet of Things with improved federated learning	189
Efficient solutions to the placement and chaining problem of User Plane Functions in 5G networks	156
Terra: Low-latency and reliable event col	155
A cooperative image object recognition framework and task offloading optimization in edge computing	146
Stackelberg game-based dynamic resource trading for network slicing in 5G networks	131
DC-PUF: Machine learning-resistant PUF-based authentication protocol using dependency chain for resource-constraint IoT devices	128
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for privacy-aware distributed CNN in heterogeneous IoT surveillance systems	107
Analysis of cryptocurrency transactions from a network perspective: An overview	106
Editorial Board	106
SRP: An Efficient Runtime Protection Framework for Blockchain-based Smart Contracts	106
Editorial Board	103
Striking the perfect balance: Multi-objective optimization for minimizing deployment cost and maximizing coverage with Harmony Search	102
Harnessing federated generative learning for green and sustainable Internet of Things	101
Energy-efficient virtual-machine mapping algorithm (EViMA) for workflow tasks with deadlines in a cloud environment	96
NOMA and future 5G & B5G wireless networks: A paradigm	95
A DDoS attack detection method based on IQR and DFFCNN in SDN	92
Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities	92
SFTO-Guard: Real-time detection and mitigation system for slow-rate flow table overflow attacks	88
Hardening of network segmentation using automated referential penetration testing	83
CRAMP: Clustering-based RANs association and MEC placement for delay-sensitive applications	83
BRIP: Towards a privacy-preserving, trustworthy, and transparent ride-sharing system with semantic matching powered by blockchain and IPFS	82

Two formal design solutions for the generalization of network segmentation	82
Mobility-aware fog computing in dynamic networks with mobile nodes: A survey	79
Green grant-free power allocation for ultra-dense Internet of Things: A mean-field perspective	78
A Stochastic Computational Graph with Ensemble Learning Model for solving Controller Placement Problem in Software-Defined Wide Area Networks	77
Community detection in complex network based on an improved random algorithm using local and global network information	75
Intelligent energy management with IoT framework in smart cities using intelligent analysis: An application of machine learning methods for complex networks and systems	74
UAV assisted 5G and beyond wireless networks: A survey	69
Holistic survey on energy aware routing techniques for IoT applications	69
Editorial Board	68
Online dynamic replication and placement algorithms for cost optimization of online social networks in two-tier multi-cloud	68
Touch-based continuous mobile device authentication: State-of-the-art, challenges and opportunities	68
DeFinder: Error-sensitive testing of deep neural networks via vulnerability interpretation	68
Heterogeneous IoT/LTE ProSe virtual infrastructure for disaster situations	67
Caching or not: An online cost optimization algorithm for geodistributed data analysis in cloud environments	67
ALSketch: An adaptive learning-based sketch for accurate network measurement under dynamic traffic distribution	66
Backscatter communication-based wireless sensing (BBWS): Performance enhancement and future applications	66
CE-VNE: Constraint escalation virtual network embedding algorithm assisted by graph convolutional networks	64
Efficient application mapping approach based on grey wolf optimization for network on chip	64
Constrained routing in multi-partite graph to solve VNF placement and chaining problem	64
A survey on data plane programming with P4: Fundamentals, advances, and applied research	63
Securing the Industrial Internet of Things against ransomware attacks: A comprehensive analysis of the emerging threat landscape and detection mechanisms	63
Attenuating majority attack class bias using hybrid deep learning based IDS framework	63
Exploring Blockchain-driven security in SDN-based IoT networks	60
Computation offloading in mobile edge computing networks: A survey	60
OverShard: Scaling blockchain by full sharding with overlapping network and virtual accounts	59
A systematic review on energy efficiency in the internet of underwater things (IoUT): Recent approaches and research gaps	57
Label-aware learning to enhance unsupervised cross-domain rumor detection	57
Holistic resource management in UAV-assisted wireless networks: An optimization perspective	57
Reducing cold start delay in serverless computing using lightweight virtual machines	57
Editorial Board	56