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Future Internet
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Future Internet

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 173 186 261 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 265
Documents by Best Scientists*: 349
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 75
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.762
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Future Internet?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Computer network, The Internet, Computer security, Artificial intelligence and Cloud computing. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Computer network, apply to Wireless as well. The Internet studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of World Wide Web.

Computer security research discussed connects with the study of Internet privacy. The Artificial intelligence works featured in Future Internet incorporate elements from Machine learning and Pattern recognition. The Cloud computing study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Distributed computing.

  • Computer network (14.40%)
  • The Internet (14.24%)
  • Computer security (12.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Smart cities and the future internet: towards cooperation frameworks for open innovation (694 citations)
  • The Street Network Evolution of Crowdsourced Maps: OpenStreetMap in Germany 2007-2011 (277 citations)
  • Smart cities at the forefront of the future internet (252 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Future Internet:

The main points discussed in the journal articles deal with Computer security, The Internet, Computer network, Cloud computing and World Wide Web. While the most cited articles focused on The Internet, they were also able to explore topics like Face (sociological concept), Smart city, Knowledge management and Internet privacy. While work presented in the published papers provide substantial information on Computer network, it also covers topics in Denial-of-service attack and Distributed computing.

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • The Internet
  • Operating system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses on Artificial intelligence, Context (language use), Computer network, Data science and Process (engineering). Future Internet explores topics in Artificial intelligence which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Machine learning and Pattern recognition. The Machine learning research dealing mostly with Artificial neural network is the focus of it.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Characterization of the Teaching Profile Within the Framework of Education 4.0 (6 citations)
  • Digital Communication Tools and Knowledge Creation Processes for Enriched Intellectual Outcome—Experience of Short-Term E-Learning Courses during Pandemic (6 citations)
  • Protection from ‘Fake News’: The Need for Descriptive Factual Labeling for Online Content (5 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 Future Internet (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Andrea Guazzini (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Vasileios Gkioulos (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mirko Duradoni (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Symeon Papavassiliou (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Romano Fantacci (6 papers) published 2 papers 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 Future Internet (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Athens University of Economics and Business (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cagliari (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Imperial College London (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last 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, 94.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 78.57% 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.

Expansion into Educational Research

In addition to the journal's focus on technology and internet studies, Future Internet has also broadened its research areas towards educational topics. Highlighting this, some of its most cited articles revolve around modern educational strategies, knowledge creation processes, and tackling misinformation in the digital age, essential knowledge for academic professionals such as English teachers. For those contemplating to venture into a career in education in Colorado, understanding these modern pedagogical concepts rooted in technology might be beneficial. To achieve this successfully, learning how to become an english teacher in colorado through guides and academic resources may be a practical first step. Understanding the intersection of education and technology is becoming increasingly pertinent in today's digital age, both in educating the next generation and advancing one's professional journey. This merging of education and technology-oriented topics propels Future Internet at the frontier of academic journals, providing an invaluable and diverse resource to researchers worldwide.

Top Publications

  • IoT for Smart Cities: Machine Learning Approaches in Smart Healthcare—A Review

    Taher M. Ghazal;Mohammad Kamrul Hasan;Muhammad Turki Alshurideh;Haitham M. Alzoubi

    (2021)
    616 Citations
  • RDTIDS: Rules and Decision Tree-Based Intrusion Detection System for Internet-of-Things Networks

    Mohamed Amine Ferrag;Leandros A. Maglaras;Ahmed Ahmim;Makhlouf Derdour

    (2020)
    222 Citations
  • Blockchain and Fog Based Architecture for Internet of Everything in Smart Cities

    Parminder Singh;Anand Nayyar;Avinash Kaur;Uttam Ghosh

    (2020)
    192 Citations
  • An Updated Survey of Efficient Hardware Architectures for Accelerating Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

    Maurizio Capra;Beatrice Bussolino;Alberto Marchisio;Muhammad Shafique

    (2020)
    188 Citations
  • Generative AI in Medicine and Healthcare: Promises, Opportunities and Challenges

    (2023)
    135 Citations
  • Prediction of Energy Production Level in Large PV Plants through AUTO-Encoder Based Neural-Network (AUTO-NN) with Restricted Boltzmann Feature Extraction

    (2023)
    129 Citations
  • COVID-19 Epidemic as E-Learning Boost? Chronological Development and Effects at an Austrian University against the Background of the Concept of "E-Learning Readiness"

    (2020)
    114 Citations
  • A Lightweight Blockchain-Based IoT Identity Management Approach

    (2021)
    109 Citations
  • Digital Twin—Cyber Replica of Physical Things: Architecture, Applications and Future Research Directions

    (2022)
    107 Citations
  • Blockchain-Based Cloud-Enabled Security Monitoring Using Internet of Things in Smart Agriculture

    (2022)
    101 Citations

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