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International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 371 15 24 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 29
Documents by Best Scientists*: 40
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 47
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.527
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking?

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking focuses on Computer network, Telecommunications, Satellite, Communications satellite and Real-time computing. The Computer network works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Satellite system and Physical layer. Attenuation and Geostationary orbit are some topics wherein Telecommunications research discussed in the journal have an impact.

The Communications satellite study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Wireless. While it focused on Digital Video Broadcasting, it was also able to explore topics like DVB-S2 and Return channel.

  • Computer network (33.63%)
  • Telecommunications (33.48%)
  • Satellite (21.62%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • TCP Hybla: a TCP enhancement for heterogeneous networks (307 citations)
  • DVB‐S2 modem algorithms design and performance over typical satellite channels (231 citations)
  • A survey on mobile satellite systems (141 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking:

The journal articles focus largely on the fields of Computer network, Telecommunications, Satellite, Communications satellite and Digital Video Broadcasting. In addition to Computer network research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Terabit, DVB-RCS, Satellite system and The Internet. The journal publications address concerns in Satellite which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Constellation, Attenuation, Real-time computing and Ka band.

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

  • Computer network
  • Telecommunications
  • The Internet

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking investigates areas of study like Satellite, Computer network, Communications satellite, 5G and Constellation. While Satellite is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Tracking system and Computer hardware. The journal facilitates discussions on Computer network that incorporate concepts from other fields like Throughput and Satellite Internet access.

Topics in Communications satellite explored in International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking were investigated in conjunction with research in Power (physics), Real-time computing and Authentication scheme, Authentication. In it, Frequency assignment, Gateway (computer program), Geostationary orbit, Algorithm and Orbit (control theory) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Constellation research. The study on Telecommunications presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Optical engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A methodology to benchmark flexible payload architectures in a megaconstellation use case (6 citations)
  • Multiple gateway placement in large-scale constellation networks with inter-satellite links (5 citations)
  • An integrated satellite–terrestrial 5G network and its use to demonstrate 5G use cases (3 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 International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Giovanni Emanuele Corazza (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stefano Cioni (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Barry G. Evans (18 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Riccardo De Gaudenzi (16 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 International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking (based on the number of publications) are:

  • German Aerospace Center (56 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • European Space Agency (52 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bologna (45 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • European Space Research and Technology Centre (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Surrey (28 papers) published 3 papers 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, 6.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.60% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.77% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.54% of all publications and 35.09% 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

  • Performance enhancement of overall LEO/MEO intersatellite optical wireless communication systems

    Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed;Mohammed Salah F. Tabbour;Karuppusamy Natarajan

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Clustering strategies for multicast precoding in multibeam satellite systems

    Alessandro Guidotti;Alessandro Vanelli‐Coralli

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • 5G satellite networks for Internet of Things: Offloading and backhauling

    Beatriz Soret;Israel Leyva-Mayorga;Stefano Cioni;Petar Popovski

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Non‐geostationary satellite orbit communications satellite constellations history

    Tom Butash;Peter Garland;Barry G. Evans

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Modeling and Implementation of 5G Edge Caching over Satellite

    Thang Xuan Vu;Yannick Poirier;Symeon Chatzinotas;Nicola Maturo

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • An integrated satellite–terrestrial 5G network and its use to demonstrate 5G use cases

    Barry G. Evans;Ning Wang;Yogaratnam Rahulan;Satish Kumar

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Supervised machine learning for power and bandwidth management in very high throughput satellite systems

    Flor G. Ortiz‐Gómez;Daniele Tarchi;Ramón Martínez;Alessandro Vanelli‐Coralli

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Terminal location method with NLOS exclusion based on unsupervised learning in 5G‐LEO satellite communication systems

    Feng Zhu;Teer Ba;Yuan Zhang;Xiqi Gao

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Link adaptation and SINR errors in practical multicast multibeam satellite systems with linear precoding

    Anxo Tato;Stefano Andrenacci;Eva Lagunas;Symeon Chatzinotas

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • On the secrecy performance of integrated satellite‐aerial‐terrestrial networks

    Guoqiang Cheng;Qingquan Huang;Ruiyang Xing;Min Lin

    (2020)
    7 Citations

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