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IEEE Systems Journal
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IEEE Systems Journal

1932-8184

Published by: IEEE

http://ieeesystemsjournal.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 42 419 771 53
Computer Science 81 345 531 47
Engineering and Technology 165 115 177 35

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 807
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1169
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 27
SCIMAGO H-index: 114
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.276
Impact Factor: 4.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at IEEE Systems Journal?

IEEE Systems Journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Computer network, Distributed computing, Control theory, Mathematical optimization and Electronic engineering. The concepts on Computer network presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Wireless and Cloud computing. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Control theory, it also covered topics in AC power, Microgrid and Electric power system.

Optimization problem is part of Mathematical optimization studies tackled in it. While it focused on Wireless sensor network, it was also able to explore topics like Key distribution in wireless sensor networks and Real-time computing.

  • Computer network (17.93%)
  • Distributed computing (10.10%)
  • Control theory (9.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Design Techniques and Applications of Cyberphysical Systems: A Survey (463 citations)
  • Health-CPS: Healthcare Cyber-Physical System Assisted by Cloud and Big Data (458 citations)
  • Towards a Conceptual Framework for Resilience Engineering (329 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at IEEE Systems Journal:

The most cited publications primarily focus on research topics in Computer network, Electric power system, Computer security, Control theory and Mathematical optimization. The journal articles address concerns in Computer network which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Wireless, Wireless ad hoc network, Cloud computing and Distributed computing. Issues in Control theory were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Control engineering, Distributed generation and AC power.

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Computer network
  • Operating system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Control theory, Computer network, Mathematical optimization, Algorithm and Electronic engineering. Topics in Control theory were tackled in line with various other fields like Fault (power engineering) and Microgrid, Voltage. The studies in Computer network featured incorporate elements of Wireless and Cloud computing.

The main emphasis of the journal is the subject of Mathematical optimization, focusing on Optimization problem. The concepts on Electronic engineering presented in IEEE Systems Journal can also apply to other research fields, including MIMO and Telecommunications link.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Secure Beamforming for Cognitive Satellite Terrestrial Networks With Unknown Eavesdroppers (29 citations)
  • Blockchain for IoT-Based Healthcare: Background, Consensus, Platforms, and Use Cases (28 citations)
  • Network-Constrained Joint Energy and Flexible Ramping Reserve Market Clearing of Power- and Heat-Based Energy Systems: A Two-Stage Hybrid IGDT–Stochastic Framework (26 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 IEEE Systems Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mohammad S. Obaidat (70 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Neeraj Kumar (28 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sudip Misra (26 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues (21 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Laurence T. Yang (21 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 IEEE Systems Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (48 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (45 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (44 papers) published 18 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Xidian University (40 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (37 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than 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, 16.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.13% of all publications and 57.84% 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.

Top Publications

  • An Experimental Estimation of Hybrid ANFIS–PSO-Based MPPT for PV Grid Integration Under Fluctuating Sun Irradiance

    Neeraj Priyadarshi;Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban;Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen;Frede Blaabjerg

    (2020)
    383 Citations
  • A Review of the Measures to Enhance Power Systems Resilience

    Maedeh Mahzarnia;Mohsen Parsa Moghaddam;Payam Teimourzadeh Baboli;Pierluigi Siano

    (2020)
    334 Citations
  • Blockchain for IoT-Based Healthcare: Background, Consensus, Platforms, and Use Cases

    Partha Pratim Ray;Dinesh Dash;Khaled Salah;Neeraj Kumar

    (2021)
    330 Citations
  • System Design and Realization of a Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station

    Samir M. Shariff;Mohammad Saad Alam;Furkan Ahmad;Yasser Rafat

    (2020)
    217 Citations
  • BLE Beacons for Indoor Positioning at an Interactive IoT-Based Smart Museum

    Petros Spachos;Konstantinos N. Plataniotis

    (2020)
    172 Citations
  • A Provably Secure and Efficient Identity-Based Anonymous Authentication Scheme for Mobile Edge Computing

    Xiaoying Jia;Debiao He;Neeraj Kumar;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

    (2020)
    170 Citations

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