Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Network and Computer Applications is 14. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Cooperative-centrality enabled investigations on edge-based trustworthy framework for cloud focused internet of things278
Editorial Board256
SRP: An Efficient Runtime Protection Framework for Blockchain-based Smart Contracts230
A profit-effective function service pricing approach for serverless edge computing function offloading186
Efficient solutions to the placement and chaining problem of User Plane Functions in 5G networks174
C-PFL: A committee-based personalized federated learning framework143
Editorial Board141
The universal federator: A third-party authentication solution to federated cloud, edge, and fog130
Terra: Low-latency and reliable event col129
A cooperative image object recognition framework and task offloading optimization in edge computing125
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for privacy-aware distributed CNN in heterogeneous IoT surveillance systems124
Enhancement and optimization of FlexE technology within metro transport networks121
Performance modelling and optimal stage assignment for multistage P4 switches112
DC-PUF: Machine learning-resistant PUF-based authentication protocol using dependency chain for resource-constraint IoT devices111
A dynamic spectrum access scheme for Internet of Things with improved federated learning108
Stackelberg game-based dynamic resource trading for network slicing in 5G networks108
Securing edge based smart city networks with software defined Networking and zero trust architecture108
Editorial Board103
Editorial Board99
CRAMP: Clustering-based RANs association and MEC placement for delay-sensitive applications94
Green grant-free power allocation for ultra-dense Internet of Things: A mean-field perspective91
Striking the perfect balance: Multi-objective optimization for minimizing deployment cost and maximizing coverage with Harmony Search90
Hardening of network segmentation using automated referential penetration testing89
Two formal design solutions for the generalization of network segmentation86
A Stochastic Computational Graph with Ensemble Learning Model for solving Controller Placement Problem in Software-Defined Wide Area Networks84
A gateway-assisted blockchain-based authentication scheme for internet-of-things83
Integrated probabilistic clustering and Deep Reinforcement Learning for bias mitigation and device heterogeneity of Federated Learning in edge networks80
SFTO-Guard: Real-time detection and mitigation system for slow-rate flow table overflow attacks78
Holistic survey on energy aware routing techniques for IoT applications77
Intelligent energy management with IoT framework in smart cities using intelligent analysis: An application of machine learning methods for complex networks and systems76
BRIP: Towards a privacy-preserving, trustworthy, and transparent ride-sharing system with semantic matching powered by blockchain and IPFS76
Community detection in complex network based on an improved random algorithm using local and global network information76
Energy-efficient virtual-machine mapping algorithm (EViMA) for workflow tasks with deadlines in a cloud environment75
NOMA and future 5G & B5G wireless networks: A paradigm72
Mobility-aware fog computing in dynamic networks with mobile nodes: A survey72
Harnessing federated generative learning for green and sustainable Internet of Things69
A DDoS attack detection method based on IQR and DFFCNN in SDN68
Editorial Board67
Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities67
Intelligent routing optimization for SDN based on PPO and GNN66
Caching or not: An online cost optimization algorithm for geodistributed data analysis in cloud environments64
SAKA: Scalable authentication and key agreement scheme with configurable key evolution in edge-fog-multicloud computing environments64
Heterogeneous IoT/LTE ProSe virtual infrastructure for disaster situations60
Efficient application mapping approach based on grey wolf optimization for network on chip60
ALSketch: An adaptive learning-based sketch for accurate network measurement under dynamic traffic distribution57
Label-aware learning to enhance unsupervised cross-domain rumor detection55
Constrained routing in multi-partite graph to solve VNF placement and chaining problem54
A systematic review on energy efficiency in the internet of underwater things (IoUT): Recent approaches and research gaps54
CE-VNE: Constraint escalation virtual network embedding algorithm assisted by graph convolutional networks53
OverShard: Scaling blockchain by full sharding with overlapping network and virtual accounts52
Securing the Industrial Internet of Things against ransomware attacks: A comprehensive analysis of the emerging threat landscape and detection mechanisms51
Backscatter communication-based wireless sensing (BBWS): Performance enhancement and future applications50
Reducing cold start delay in serverless computing using lightweight virtual machines50
A survey on data plane programming with P4: Fundamentals, advances, and applied research48
DeFinder: Error-sensitive testing of deep neural networks via vulnerability interpretation48
Exploring Blockchain-driven security in SDN-based IoT networks47
Holistic resource management in UAV-assisted wireless networks: An optimization perspective46
Online dynamic replication and placement algorithms for cost optimization of online social networks in two-tier multi-cloud43
Computation offloading in mobile edge computing networks: A survey43
Attenuating majority attack class bias using hybrid deep learning based IDS framework43
Addressing security requirements in industrial IoT: A robust three-factor authentication scheme with enhanced features42
AI for AI-based intrusion detection as a service: Reinforcement learning to configure models, tasks, and capacities42
Editorial Board42
Secure event-triggered control for vehicle platooning against dual deception attacks41
Spectrum allocation method for millimeter-wave train-ground communication in high-speed rail based on multi-agent attention41
AntCom: An effective and efficient anti-tracking system with dynamic and asymmetric communication channel40
Editorial Board40
Editorial Board40
Variational Deep Clustering approaches for anomaly-based cyber-attack detection40
A comprehensive survey on reinforcement-learning-based computation offloading techniques in Edge Computing Systems38
Fatriot: Fault-tolerant MEC architecture for mission-critical systems using a SmartNIC38
Device and network driven cellular networks architecture and mobility management technique for fog computing-based mobile communication system37
FlexMon: A flexible and fine-grained traffic monitor for programmable networks37
Knowledge reuse in edge computing environments37
Data reconstruction applications for IoT air pollution sensor networks using graph signal processing36
Privacy-preserving and Verifiable Federated Learning with weighted average aggregation in edge computing36
Energy-efficient performance optimization in Kubernetes microservices using Generalized Stochastic Petri Net36
ReinFog: A Deep Reinforcement Learning empowered framework for resource management in edge and cloud computing environments36
Optimizing disaster response with UAV-mounted RIS and HAP-enabled edge computing in 6G networks35
A dynamic state sharding blockchain architecture for scalable and secure crowdsourcing systems35
Comprehensive phishing detection: A multi-channel approach with variants TCN fusion leveraging URL and HTML features35
Deep Reinforcement Learning based reliable spectrum sensing under SSDF attacks in Cognitive Radio networks35
ST-MemA: Leveraging Swin Transformer and memory-enhanced LSTM for encrypted traffic classification34
Artificial intelligence-enhanced zero-knowledge proofs for privacy-preserving digital forensics in cloud environments33
Optimizing the quality of information of networked machine learning agents33
Enhancement of cellular networks via an improved clustering technique with D2D communication for mission-critical applications32
Intelligent congestion control in 5G URLLC Software-Defined Networks using adaptive resource management via Reinforced Dueling Deep Q-Networks31
A bargain game theory assisted interest packet forwarding strategy for information centric network31
Balancing function performance and cluster load in serverless computing: A reinforcement learning solution30
Quality-aware multi-task allocation based on location importance in mobile crowdsensing30
Intelligent aerial video streaming: Achievements and challenges30
Survey of prominent blockchain development platforms30
ELA-RCP: An energy-efficient and load balanced algorithm for reliable controller placement in software-defined networks30
Editorial Board30
Towards IT/OT integration in industry digitalization: A comprehensive survey29
Towards blockchain-IoT based shared mobility: Car-sharing and leasing as a case study29
Privacy-preserving trajectory data publication: A distributed approach without trusted servers29
An online service provisioning strategy for container-based cloud brokers28
Socially-aware and energy-efficient resource allocation and power control for D2D multicast content distribution28
An online bi-objective scheduling algorithm for service provisioning in cloud computing28
A review of graph-powered data quality applications for IoT monitoring sensor networks28
Network Coding-based Resilient Routing for Maintaining Data Security and Availability in Software-Defined Networks28
Efficient privacy-preserving ML for IoT: Cluster-based split federated learning scheme for non-IID data27
A lightweight SEL for attack detection in IoT/IIoT networks27
RVC: A reputation and voting based blockchain consensus mechanism for edge computing-enabled IoT systems27
EBDL: Effective blockchain-based covert storage channel with dynamic labels27
A state lossless scheduling strategy in distributed stream computing systems27
Comprehensive review on congestion detection, alleviation, and control for IoT networks27
Skin lesion classification using modified deep and multi-directional invariant handcrafted features26
Firm social management system for supporting IoT users in application environment26
CPSketch: A ‘couple’ sketch-based heavy flow detection method26
Editorial Board26
DQN-based intelligent controller for multiple edge domains26
CPS: Cross-interface network Partitioning and Scheduling towards QoS-aware data flow delivery in multimedia IoT26
Device-to-device communication in 5G heterogeneous network based on game-theoretic approaches: A comprehensive survey26
Large-scale web tracking and cookie compliance: Evaluating one million websites under GDPR with AI categorization25
Controller load optimization strategies in Software-Defined Networking: A survey25
A comprehensive plane-wise review of DDoS attacks in SDN: Leveraging detection and mitigation through machine learning and deep learning25
DNCCQ-PPO: A dynamic network congestion control algorithm based on deep reinforcement learning for XQUIC24
Broadcast/multicast delivery integration in B5G/6G environments24
Design, implementation, and performance evaluation of an earliest-deadline-first packet scheduling scheme in P4 hardware switches23
An efficient and lightweight identity-based scheme for secure communication in clustered wireless sensor networks23
Unfolding the blockchain era: Timeline, evolution, types and real-world applications23
Task scheduling of cloud computing system by frilled lizard optimization with time varying expansion mixed function oscillation and horned lizard camouflage strategy23
MUSE: MUlti-lead Sub-beat ECG for remote AI based atrial fibrillation detection23
Energy-efficient hierarchical dynamic depth adjustment routing protocol for UWSN with distributed sink mobility and semantic self-healing23
A survey on security issues in IoT operating systems22
Data transmission reduction using prediction and aggregation techniques in IoT-based wireless sensor networks22
Recent advances in energy management for Green-IoT: An up-to-date and comprehensive survey22
A novel secure and distributed architecture for privacy-preserving healthcare system22
AI-enhanced blockchain technology: A review of advancements and opportunities21
Distributed enhanced multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition for cluster analysis in wireless sensor network21
Blockchain for the metaverse: Recent advances, taxonomy, and future challenges21
ParallelC-Store: A committee structure-based reliable parallel storage mechanism for permissioned blockchain sharding21
TridentShell: An enhanced covert and scalable backdoor injection attack on web applications21
Efficient congestion control scheme based on caching strategy in NDN20
DBASC: Decentralized blockchain-based architecture with integration of smart contracts for secure communication in VANETs20
Multipoint communication using a fog-robotic coordinated nodal conveying system for wireless networks20
Bitcoin attacks: A comprehensive study20
Network traffic feature representation with contrastive learning for traffic engineering in hybrid software defined networks20
Neglected infrastructures for 6G—Underwater communications: How mature are they?20
Predictive safe delivery with machine learning and digital twins collaboration for decentralized crowdsourced systems20
Dynamic and adaptive scheduling of cognitive sensors for collaborative target tracking in energy-efficient iot environments20
End-to-end active queue management with Named-Data Networking19
Evolving techniques in cyber threat hunting: A systematic review19
Next-generation AI for advanced threat detection and security enhancement in DNS over HTTPS19
A robust authentication scheme for remote diagnosis and maintenance in 5G V2N19
Light up that Droid! On the effectiveness of static analysis features against app obfuscation for Android malware detection19
Node cooperation for workload offloading in a fog computing network via multi-objective optimization19
REPS-AKA3: A secure authentication and re- authentication protocol for LTE networks19
Active RIS-assisted task partitioning and offloading for industrial edge computing18
Lurking in the shadows: Unsupervised decoding of beaconing communication for enhanced cyber threat hunting18
DAPNEML: Disease-diet associations prediction in a NEtwork using a machine learning based approach18
Energy and density-based stable election routing protocol for wireless IoT network18
NTP-INT: Network traffic prediction-driven in-band network telemetry for high-load switches18
Clear data, clear roads: Imputing missing data for enhanced intersection flow of connected autonomous vehicles18
Review of healthcare industry 4.0 application-based blockchain in terms of security and privacy development attributes: Comprehensive taxonomy, open issues and challenges and recommended solution17
Preemptive admission control mechanism for strict QoS guarantee to life-saving emergency traffic in wireless LANs17
A survey of longitudinal changes in cellular network architecture: The good, the bad, and the ugly17
SSBM: A spatially separated boxes-based multi-tab website fingerprinting model17
TD-RA policy-enforcement framework for an SDN-based IoT architecture17
MTD-FRD: Malicious traffic detection method based on feature representation and conditional diffusion model17
Editorial Board17
USAGE : Uncertain flow graph and spatio-temporal graph convolutional network-based saturation attack detection method17
A Contextual Multi-Armed Bandit approach for NDN forwarding16
Living on the edge: A survey of Digital Twin-Assisted Task Offloading in safety-critical environments16
Security and privacy of industrial big data: Motivation, opportunities, and challenges16
5G/6G-enabled metaverse technologies: Taxonomy, applications, and open security challenges with future research directions16
A comprehensive survey on channel hopping and scheduling enhancements for TSCH networks16
OpenDriver: An open-road driver state detection benchmark16
An open-source implementation and validation of 5G NR configured grant for URLLC in ns-3 5G LENA: A scheduling case study in industry 4.0 scenarios16
On challenges of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks: A comprehensive survey of requirements, applications, and security issues16
The convergence of Digital Twins and Distributed Ledger Technologies: A systematic literature review and an architectural proposal16
Task offloading paradigm in mobile edge computing-current issues, adopted approaches, and future directions16
A survey of privacy-preserving offloading methods in mobile-edge computing16
DIMY: Enabling privacy-preserving contact tracing16
Synchronizing real-time and high-precision LDoS defense of learning model-based in AIoT with programmable data plane, SDN16
A cost aware topology formation scheme for latency sensitive applications in edge infrastructure-as-a-service paradigm16
Blockchain for unmanned underwater drones: Research issues, challenges, trends and future directions16
Towards defining industry 5.0 vision with intelligent and softwarized wireless network architectures and services: A survey16
Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) for smart agriculture: A review of architectures, technologies and solutions15
Dynamic resource management in integrated NOMA terrestrial–satellite networks using multi-agent reinforcement learning15
Seamless remote roaming activation in LoRaWAN via an API-driven gateway bridge service15
Multi-Batches Revenue Maximization for competitive products over online social network15
A progressive learning method on unknown protocol behaviors15
A service function chain mapping scheme based on functional aggregation in space-air-ground integrated networks15
MATE: A multi-agent reinforcement learning approach for Traffic Engineering in Hybrid Software Defined Networks15
A deep density based and self-determining clustering approach to label unknown traffic15
Deep Neural Networks meet computation offloading in mobile edge networks: Applications, taxonomy, and open issues15
Multi-UAV aided energy-aware transmissions in mmWave communication network: Action-branching QMIX network15
Community Detection method based on Random walk and Multi objective Evolutionary algorithm in complex networks15
Anomalous state detection in radio access networks: A proof-of-concept14
Exploiting web content semantic features to detect web robots from weblogs14
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