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Cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 498 31 26 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 38
Documents by Best Scientists*: 32
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 28
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.873
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Cybersecurity?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Computer security, Information security, Encryption, Process (engineering) and Artificial intelligence. Computer security study tackled is connected to the field of The Internet. In it, Information technology and Information system are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Information security research.

The studies on Encryption discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Theoretical computer science and Cryptography. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Process (engineering), apply to Risk analysis (engineering) as well. The Artificial intelligence study featured in it draws connections with the study of Machine learning.

Research in the field of Computer network was used to conduct the presented Network security study.

  • Computer security (31.35%)
  • Information security (14.29%)
  • Encryption (9.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Survey of intrusion detection systems: techniques, datasets and challenges (192 citations)
  • Cyber-Security for the Controller Area Network (CAN) Communication Protocol (134 citations)
  • A Context-Based Detection Framework for Advanced Persistent Threats (64 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Cybersecurity:

The journal papers mainly tackle studies in Computer security, Network security, Intrusion detection system, Malware and Anomaly detection. Aside from research in Computer security, the published papers also discuss Core (game theory) studies. While the most cited publications focused on Intrusion detection system, they were also able to explore topics like Taxonomy (general), Confidentiality, Business intelligence and Evasion (network security).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Operating system
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Computer network

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Computer security, Artificial intelligence, Software, Machine learning and Process (engineering). Cybersecurity features works in Computer security, more specifically Spoofing attack, and explores their relation to disciplines like Industrial systems. While Artificial intelligence is the focus of Cybersecurity, it also provided insights into the studies of Work (electrical), Relation (database) and Social network.

Topics in Software explored in Cybersecurity were investigated in conjunction with research in Download, Information transfer and Data mining. It facilitates discussions on Machine learning that incorporate concepts from other fields like Range (mathematics) and Scalability. Issues in Process (engineering) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Open source software, Industrial control system, Information security and Data science.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A critical review of intrusion detection systems in the internet of things: techniques, deployment strategy, validation strategy, attacks, public datasets and challenges (10 citations)
  • Deriving invariant checkers for critical infrastructure using axiomatic design principles (4 citations)
  • A PLS blockchain for IoT applications: protocols and architecture (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Cybersecurity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pavlo Skladannyi (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Svitlana Shevchenko (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Volodymyr Sokolov (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peng Liu (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Svitlana Spasiteleva (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Cybersecurity (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (31 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Aviation University (8 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (5 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Singapore Management University (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 10.20% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 56.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.36% of all publications and 18.18% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Cybersecurity

While focusing on academia and research trends in Cybersecurity, it's also imperative to discuss the career opportunities available in this field. Cybersecurity has a broad range of job roles from ethical hackers who identify and fix security vulnerabilities, to chief security officers who develop and implement comprehensive security strategies in organizations. Highly sought-after roles include cybersecurity consultant, cybersecurity analyst, security engineer, and even specialized roles in cybersecurity law and policy have begun emerging due to the increasing importance of data protection legislation. Many professionals choose to enhance their career by acquiring additional credentials such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). If you're interested in teaching Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related topics, this is undoubtedly a career worth exploring. Given the rising importance and demand for cybersecurity experts, a teaching career in this discipline would be highly rewarding. To get a more detailed understanding of teaching careers, particularly those specializing in English and related courses, you can refer to this guide on how to become a high school english teacher in new hampshire. The options are myriad, and the demand for skilled professionals in the domain of Cybersecurity is high. Therefore, pursuing a career in this field not only promises rich career opportunities but also contributes immensely to the digital security of organizations and nations.

Top Publications

  • An emerging threat Fileless malware: a survey and research challenges

    Sudhakar;Sushil Kumar

    (2020)
    100 Citations
  • Cyber risk at the edge: current and future trends on cyber risk analytics and artificial intelligence in the industrial internet of things and industry 4.0 supply chains

    Petar Radanliev;David De Roure;Kevin R. Page;Jason R. C. Nurse

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Machine learning for intrusion detection in industrial control systems : challenges and lessons from experimental evaluation

    M R Gauthama Raman;Chuadhry Mujeeb Ahmed;Aditya Mathur

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Layered obfuscation: a taxonomy of software obfuscation techniques for layered security

    Hui Xu;Yangfan Zhou;Jiang Ming;Michael R. Lyu

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Malware Guard Extension: abusing Intel SGX to conceal cache attacks

    Michael Schwarz;Samuel Weiser;Daniel Gruss;Clémentine Maurice

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • A renewable energy forecasting and control approach to secured edge-level efficiency in a distributed micro-grid

    Raphael Anaadumba;Qi Liu;Bockarie Daniel Marah;Francis Mawuli Nakoty

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • TriCTI: an actionable cyber threat intelligence discovery system via trigger-enhanced neural network

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Enabling data-driven anomaly detection by design in cyber-physical production systems

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Lightning-fast and privacy-preserving outsourced computation in the cloud

    Ximeng Liu;Ximeng Liu;Robert H. Deng;Pengfei Wu;Yang Yang;Yang Yang

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Bin2vec: learning representations of binary executable programs for security tasks

    Shushan Arakelyan;Sima Arasteh;Christophe Hauser;Erik Kline

    (2021)
    14 Citations

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