Ad Hoc Networks

Papers
(The median citation count of Ad Hoc Networks is 4. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
MBC-SS: A multi-band cooperative sidelink scheme for NR V2X networks153
Corrigendum to “Federated Learning assisted framework to periodically identify user communities in urban space” [Ad Hoc Networks 163 (2024) pp. 1-21/103589]143
JamBIT: RL-based framework for disrupting adversarial information in battlefields121
TemsRoute: A temporally and socially aware routing framework for delay-tolerant networks103
BFL-SC: A blockchain-enabled federated learning framework, with smart contracts, for securing social media-integrated internet of things systems93
Residual multiscale attention based modulated convolutional neural network for radio link failure prediction in 5G84
LESCA: LightwEight Stream Cipher Algorithm for emerging systems75
Hybrid fusion of Pietra–Ricci index detector information for cooperative spectrum sensing73
Gas sensing in industry. A case study: Train hangar72
Editorial Board71
Generative adversarial network to detect unseen Internet of Things malware70
Performance of STAR-RIS-aided cooperative NOMA networks under Nakagami-m67
Newton-interpolation-based zk-SNARK for Artificial Internet of Things65
Performance evaluation of CNN-based pedestrian detectors for autonomous vehicles65
CollOR: Distributed collaborative offloading and routing for tasks with QoS demands in multi-robot system63
A secure and efficient certificateless signature scheme for Internet of Things63
Multi-label active learning from crowds for secure IIoT63
Reliable and cost-efficient session provisioning in CRNs using spectrum sensing as a service62
Fuzzy-AHP based optimal RSU deployment (Fuzzy-AHP-ORD) approach using road and traffic analysis in VANET57
A privacy-preserving authentication scheme based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography and using Quotient Filter in fog-enabled VANET55
Wireless communication protocols in smart agriculture: A review on applications, challenges and future trends54
Time–frequency fusion for enhancement of deep learning-based physical layer identification51
An efficient energy saving scheme using reinforcement learning for 5G and beyond in H-CRAN50
Indoor tracking using auxiliary particle filter and deep learning in wireless sensor networks49
Integrated network-computing resource allocation and optimized scheduling for cyber physical production system47
Authentication and security challenges for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A survey46
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for network routing in integrated access backhaul networks45
Enabling an inter-operator roaming capability in LoRaWAN networks44
vServiceInspector: Introspection-assisted evolutionary bag-of-ngram approach to detect malware in cloud servers44
Performance analysis and optimization of frequency division duplex based virtual full-duplex communication systems43
Interference management for coexisting Internet of Things networks over unlicensed spectrum42
Special issue: Selected papers from COMSNETS 202041
High-precision Time Synchronization Algorithm for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks based on Bidirectional Pseudo-range Measurements41
Editorial Board40
Sum rate maximization for RSMA aided small cells edge users using meta-learning variational quantum algorithm40
A delay-tolerant network approach to satellite pickup and delivery scheduling38
Energy-efficient multi-hop LoRa broadcasting with reinforcement learning for IoT networks38
CRT-based group rekeying with efficient dynamically aggregate signature for IoMT38
LETM-IoT: A lightweight and efficient trust mechanism for Sybil attacks in Internet of Things networks37
Communication architecture and operations for SDR-enabled UAVs network in disaster-stressed areas37
Protect your data and I’ll rank its utility: A framework for utility analysis of anonymized mobility data for smart city applications37
FogJam: A Fog Service for Detecting Traffic Congestion in a Continuous Data Stream VANET37
An adaptive and cooperative MAC protocol for safety applications in cognitive radio enabled vehicular Ad-hoc networks36
Federated Learning-based Misbehaviour detection on an emergency message dissemination scenario for the 6G-enabled Internet of Vehicles36
Energy-efficient clustering and path planning for UAV-assisted D2D cellular networks36
Flexible zero trust architecture for the cybersecurity of industrial IoT infrastructures36
A CrowdSensing-based approach for proximity detection in indoor museums with Bluetooth tags35
Dwell time estimation at intersections for improved vehicular micro cloud operations35
ADAPT: An Adaptive Directional Antenna Protocol for medium access control in Terahertz communication networks34
ENSING: Energy saving based data transmission in Internet of Drones for 3D connectivity in 6G networks33
RPL-TSCH cross-layer design for improve quality of service in LLNs of IIoT33
High-throughput and energy-efficient data gathering in heterogeneous multi-channel wireless sensor networks using genetic algorithm33
Machine learning attack detection based-on stochastic classifier methods for enhancing of routing security in wireless sensor networks32
Design and implementation for a UAV-based streaming media system32
An incentive mechanism based on a Stackelberg game for mobile crowdsensing systems with budget constraint32
A security optimization scheme for data security transmission in UAV-assisted edge networks based on federal learning31
Enhancing longevity: Sustainable channel modeling for wireless-powered implantable BANs30
A new delay-based broadcast suppression mechanism for efficient emergency messages dissemination in CAVs environment30
Joint hierarchical placement and configuration of edge servers in C-V2X30
THz band drone communications with practical antennas: Performance under realistic mobility and misalignment scenarios29
Instant on-demand charging strategy with multiple chargers in wireless rechargeable sensor networks29
Machine learning for 5G security: Architecture, recent advances, and challenges29
Editorial Board29
A smart contract-based 6G-enabled authentication scheme for securing Internet of Nano Medical Things network29
BitCover: Enhanced BitTorrent for interactive VoD streaming over 5G and WiFi-Direct28
Adaptive link quality routing protocol for UASNs with double forwarding modes28
Editorial Board28
Privacy computing meets metaverse: Necessity, taxonomy and challenges28
The partial cloud member replacement for reconstructing vehicular clouds in VANETs: Reactive and proactive schemes28
WITHDRAWN: A privacy-preserving authentication scheme based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography and using Quotient Filter in VANET28
Probabilistic and distributed traffic control in LPWANs27
ADRP-DQL: An adaptive distributed routing protocol for underwater acoustic sensor networks using deep Q-learning27
Editorial Board27
Capacity and delay analysis of multi-hop wireless networks27
A Lightweight_PAEKS-based energy scheduling model considering priority in MicroGrid27
Cost optimization of UAV-MEC network calculation offloading: A multi-agent reinforcement learning method26
MOANS DV-Hop: An anchor node subset based localization algorithm for wireless sensor networks26
Efficient configuration for multi-objective QoS optimization in wireless sensor network26
Optimum power allocation for an energy harvesting wireless communication system considering energy storage losses25
HWMP-based secure communication of multi-agent systems25
Travel Hopping Enabled Resource Allocation (THEResA) and delay tolerant networking through the use of UAVs in railroad networks25
Interlocking IT/OT security for edge cloud-enabled manufacturing24
Routing in Delay-Tolerant Networks under uncertain contact plans24
A novel method for spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks using fractional GWO CS optimization23
Deep embedded median clustering for routing misbehaviour and attacks detection in ad-hoc networks23
Age of information is not just a number: Status updates against an eavesdropping node23
V2X application server and vehicle centric distribution of commitments for V2V message authentication23
On improving the cooperative localization performance for IoT WSNs23
A cross layer based cooperative broadcast protocol for multichannel VANET22
Security of underwater and air–water wireless communication: State-of-the-art, challenges and outlook22
Editorial Board22
A coarse to accurate noise-tolerant positioning evaluation for mobile target based on modified genetic algorithm22
Enhancing IIoT networks protection: A robust security model for attack detection in Internet Industrial Control Systems22
Editorial for special issue on “D-Sense: Algorithms, systems and applications of distributed sensing”22
Resource allocation for multiple RISs assisted NOMA empowered D2D communication: A MAMP-DQN approach22
Editorial Board21
Bandwidth partitioning in random-access Poisson networks: Stability, throughput and delay21
An Hybrid Heuristic optimal relay selection strategy for energy efficient multi hop cooperative cellular communication21
Comparative study of novel packet loss analysis and recovery capability between hybrid TLI-µTESLA and other variant TESLA protocols21
Traffic based power consumption and node deployment in green LTE-A cellular networks21
Joint robust 3D trajectory and communication design for dual-UAV enabled secure communications in probabilistic LoS channel21
MRPSO-Loc: Multi-targets UHF RFID localization system based on MRPSO algorithm20
WSN-based wildlife localization framework in dense forests through optimization techniques20
Editorial Board20
An adaptive social-aware device-to-device communication mechanism for wireless networks20
Regularized constrained total least squares localization for underwater acoustic sensor networks using angle-delay-doppler measurements20
ICMH-CHR: An intra-cluster multi-hop based cluster head rotation protocol for wireless sensor networks20
Blockchain-based vehicular ad-hoc networks: A comprehensive survey20
Detection and Mitigation of Clock Deviation in the Verification & Validation of Drone-aided Lifting Operations20
A novel and lightweight wireless communication scheme for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks20
Mobile association scheme based on auction algorithm in heterogeneous wireless networks19
Joint resource allocation and UAV placement in UAV-assisted Wireless Powered Sensor Networks using TDMA and NOMA19
Joint computation offloading and resource allocation in space-air-terrestrial integrated networks for IoT Applications19
An edge computing and distributed ledger technology architecture for secure and efficient transportation19
Proof of Evaluation-based energy and delay aware computation offloading for Digital Twin Edge Network19
Deployment of UAV-BSs for on-demand full communication coverage19
Optimizing UAV-UGV coalition operations: A hybrid clustering and multi-agent reinforcement learning approach for path planning in obstructed environment19
Reliability and bandwidth aware routing in SDN-based fog computing for IoT applications18
Age and energy aware data collection scheme for urban flood monitoring in UAV-assisted Wireless Sensor Networks18
Defending edge computing based metaverse AI against adversarial attacks18
Editorial Board18
An innovative multi-agent approach for robust cyber–physical systems using vertical federated learning18
ALSNAP: Attention-based long and short-period network security situation prediction18
Vehicular edge cloud computing content caching optimization solution based on content prediction and deep reinforcement learning18
Editorial Board18
A review of on-device machine learning for IoT: An energy perspective18
A survey of cyber security threats and solutions for UAV communications and flying ad-hoc networks18
Editorial Board17
Inferring mobile applications usage from DNS traffic17
Improved junction-based routing for VANETs using a Bio-inspired route stability approach17
D2D routing aided networking for efficient energy consumption management of wireless IoT17
Joint spectrum sensing and D2D communications in Cognitive Radio Networks using clustering and deep learning strategies under SSDF attacks17
EDRP-GTDQN: An adaptive routing protocol for energy and delay optimization in wireless sensor networks using game theory and deep reinforcement learning17
EVRP: A novel geometrical based energy efficient eye vision routing protocol for wireless sensor networks based on the k-means algorithm17
Resource and trajectory optimization for UAV-assisted MEC communication systems over unlicensed spectrum band17
DV-Hop-based localization algorithm using optimum anchor nodes subsets for wireless sensor network16
Cross-layer UAV network routing protocol for spectrum denial environments16
Task-driven charger placement and power allocation for wireless sensor networks16
Distributed topology control of multiple ISAC-UAVs for mobile search teams in unknown 3-D terrains16
A new energy-efficient and temperature-aware routing protocol based on fuzzy logic for multi-WBANs16
Whale optimization-orchestrated Federated Learning-based resource allocation scheme for D2D communication16
A trustworthy data collection scheme based on active spot-checking in UAV-Assisted WSNs16
Bio-inspired multi-hop clustering algorithm for FANET16
Task offloading strategy and scheduling optimization for internet of vehicles based on deep reinforcement learning16
Multiple hypothesis testing in cognitive IoT sensor network16
A two-context-aware approach for navigation: A case study for vehicular route recommendation16
Editorial Board16
LB-OPAR: Load balanced optimized predictive and adaptive routing for cooperative UAV networks16
Verifying trust over IoT-ad hoc network-based applications under uncertainty15
Physical layer authentication in the internet of vehicles through multiple vehicle-based physical attributes prediction15
Security in wireless body area networks via anonymous authentication: Comprehensive literature review, scheme classification, and future challenges15
A spectral clustering-based deployment strategy for roadside units in vehicular edge computing environments15
On the performance of Zenoh in Industrial IoT Scenarios15
Strategic deployment of RSUs in urban settings: Optimizing IEEE 802.11p infrastructure15
Enhancing quality of service through federated learning in edge-cloud architecture15
Collecting large volume data from wireless sensor network by drone15
Greedy cooperative cache placement for mobile edge networks with user preferences prediction and adaptive clustering15
iTRPL: An intelligent and trusted RPL protocol based on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning15
Enhancing MPTCP performance in wireless networks with PRS-MPTCP15
RGSO-UAV: Reverse Glowworm Swarm Optimization inspired UAV path-planning in a 3D dynamic environment14
DIVE: A distributed ID assignment and topology discovery protocol for underwater acoustic networks14
Editorial Board14
Deep reinforcement learning for the computation offloading in MIMO-based Edge Computing14
URNFresh: Age-of-infomation-based 60 GHz UAV relay networks for video surveillance in linear environments14
Li-Wi: An upper layer hybrid VLC-WiFi network handover solution14
Editorial Board14
Approximation schemes for age of information minimization in UAV grid patrols13
Positioning aerial relays to maintain connectivity during drone team missions13
Trust secure data aggregation in WSN-based IIoT with single mobile sink13
A novel integrated quantum-resistant cryptography for secure scientific data exchange in ad hoc networks13
Energy efficient and coverage aware grey wolf optimizer based clustering process for Software-defined wireless sensor networks13
AI-optimized elliptic curve with Certificate-Less Digital Signature for zero trust maritime security13
Coexistence of NR-U operators in multichannel scenarios: Fair cooperation or endless struggle for channel resources13
Energy efficient deployment of aerial base stations for mobile users in multi-hop UAV networks13
Distributed Detecting of Critical Nodes for Maximization of Connected Components in Wireless Multi-hop Networks13
FLAV: Federated Learning for Autonomous Vehicle privacy protection13
Fuzzy cluster-based multi-node charging strategy in mobile sensor networks13
Buffer-aided relay selection for secure communication in two-hop wireless networks with limited packet lifetime13
Data-driven cell-free scheduler13
A weighted hybrid indoor positioning method based on path loss exponent estimation12
Deep reinforcement learning in NOMA-assisted UAV networks for path selection and resource offloading12
A game-theoretic approach of cyberattack resilient constraint-following control for cyber–physical systems12
BFSearch: Bloom filter based tag searching for large-scale RFID systems12
Deep learning with synthetic data for wireless NLOS positioning with a single base station12
STAG: A novel interaction-aware path prediction method based on Spatio-Temporal Attention Graphs for connected automated vehicles12
Anomaly detection framework to prevent DDoS attack in fog empowered IoT networks12
Trends and challenges in energy-efficient UAV networks12
An IPSO-assisted DNN operation scheme in UAV-mounted MEC networks12
High-integrity based cooperative file transmission at urban intersections using pure V2V communication12
NMSFRA: Heterogeneous routing protocol for balanced energy consumption in mobile wireless sensor network12
THz-enabled UAV communications: Motivations, results, applications, challenges, and future considerations12
ECU-IoHT: A dataset for analyzing cyberattacks in Internet of Health Things12
A comprehensive survey on authentication and secure key management in internet of things: Challenges, countermeasures, and future directions11
A Meta Meeting Mountain based opportunistic message forwarding strategy11
FFP: A Force Field Protocol for the tactical management of UAV conflicts11
Self-detection based fault diagnosis for wireless sensor networks11
Editorial Board11
Multi-user motion state task offloading strategy for load balancing in mobile edge computing networks11
EMBN-MANET: A method to Eliminating Malicious Beacon Nodes in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) based Mobile Ad-Hoc Network11
Reduced network forwarding with controller enabled named software defined Internet of Mobile Things11
Mobility-aware Vehicular Cloud formation mechanism for Vehicular Edge Computing environments11
Cost-effective live video streaming for internet of connected vehicles using heterogeneous networks11
Status-aware and energy-efficient data aggregation for inter-tidal monitoring systems11
Impact of urban environments on FANET communication: A comparative study of propagation models11
UAV relay network deployment through the area with barriers11
Towards a robust FANET: Distributed node importance estimation-based connectivity maintenance for UAV swarms11
RSSI-based fingerprint localization in LoRaWAN networks using CNNs with squeeze and excitation blocks11
A secure three-factor authentication scheme for multi-gateway wireless sensor networks based on elliptic curve cryptography11
Multi-attribute weighted convolutional attention neural network for multiuser physical layer authentication in IIoT11
A hybrid and self-adaptive QoS and QoE-driven RAT selection strategy for IoT devices10
UAV-assisted task offloading system using dung beetle optimization algorithm & deep reinforcement learning10
Editorial Board10
Intelligent agent based virtual clustering and multi-context aware routing for congestion mitigation in secure RPL-IoT environment10
Privacy Preserving Three-factor Authentication Protocol for Secure Message Forwarding in Wireless Body Area Networks10
Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning based resource management in SWIPT enabled cellular networks with H2H/M2M co-existence10
Characteristics analysis and suppression strategy of energy hole in wireless sensor networks10
IEEE 802.11ay enabled integrated mmWave radar detection and wireless communications10
A Hybrid Charging Scheme for Non-deterministic Mobile Nodes aimed at minimizing the number of dead nodes10
Mission-based PTR triangle for multi-UAV systems flight planning10
An optimizing geo-distributed edge layering with double deep Q-networks for predictive mobility-aware offloading in mobile edge computing10
A comprehensive survey on clustering in vehicular networks: Current solutions and future challenges10
A novel coverage-aware task allocation scheme in Cooperative Mobile Crowd Sensing10
Metaheuristic Algorithms for 6G wireless communications: Recent advances and applications10
Editorial Board10
A compendium of radio resource management in UAV-assisted next generation computing paradigms10
Vehicle task offloading strategy based on DRL in communication and sensing scenarios10
Remediation of chaos in cognitive Internet of Things sensor network10
A 5G-TSN joint resource scheduling algorithm based on optimized deep reinforcement learning model for industrial networks10
Distributed sparsity-based non-linear regression with multiple kernels in wireless sensor networks10
A privacy-preserving route planning scheme for the Internet of Vehicles10
Latency-aware computation offloading and DQN-based resource allocation approaches in SDN-enabled MEC10
A schedulability-aware routing algorithm for time sensitive network based on improved ant colony algorithm10
Voronoi diagrams and tree structures in HRP-EE: Enhancing IoT network lifespan with WSNs10
Fractional function energy efficiency optimization in wireless networks: A graph convolutional network approach10
Fairness-aware task offloading and load balancing with delay constraints for Power Internet of Things9
HPS: A Hybrid Proactive Scheduler with adaptive channel selection for industrial 6TiSCH networks9
A novel resource allocation method based on supermodular game in EH-CR-IoT networks9
A pipeline approach for privacy preservation against poisoning attacks in a Mobile Edge Computing environment9
PLLM-CS: Pre-trained Large Language Model (LLM) for cyber threat detection in satellite networks9
Novel MAC protocol for handling correlation and dynamics of medical traffic in WBANs9
Q-learning-Based Opportunistic Routing with an on-site architecture in UASNs9
A dynamic method to protect user privacy against traffic-based attacks on smart home9
Non-Terrestrial UAV Clients for Beyond 5G Networks: A Comprehensive Survey9
Geographic Position based Hopless Opportunistic Routing for UAV networks9
Tamper-proof access control for IoT clouds using enclaves9
Multi-objective-derived energy efficient routing in wireless sensor network using adaptive black hole-tuna swarm optimization strategy9
A branch-and-price approach to a variant of the cognitive radio resource allocation problem9
Blockchain and trust-based clustering scheme for the IoV9
K-means online-learning routing protocol (K-MORP) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) adhoc networks9
An RTS–CTS based medium access control protocol for full-duplex wireless local area networks9
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