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International Journal of Sensor Networks
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International Journal of Sensor Networks

1748-1279

Published by: Inderscience Publishers

http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijsnet

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 482 8 14 4
Computer Science 749 30 56 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 85
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.349
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Sensor Networks?

International Journal of Sensor Networks focuses on Wireless sensor network, Computer network, Wireless network, Key distribution in wireless sensor networks and Real-time computing. The Wireless sensor network works featured in International Journal of Sensor Networks incorporate elements from Distributed computing, Energy consumption, Node (networking), Algorithm and Efficient energy use. Most of the works presented in International Journal of Sensor Networks deals with Distributed computing but it intersects with the subject of Cluster analysis.

The studies on Computer network discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Wireless and Wireless ad hoc network. The Wireless ad hoc network study featured in International Journal of Sensor Networks draws connections with the study of Mobile ad hoc network. It addresses concerns in Wireless network which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Computer security, Distributed algorithm, Sensor array and Embedded system.

International Journal of Sensor Networks aims to address concerns in Key distribution in wireless sensor networks, specifically in the areas of Mobile wireless sensor network, Sensor node, Visual sensor network and Brooks–Iyengar algorithm. While International Journal of Sensor Networks focused on Wireless Routing Protocol, it was also able to explore topics like Link-state routing protocol and Dynamic Source Routing. The Dynamic Source Routing study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Static routing.

  • Wireless sensor network (87.95%)
  • Computer network (42.53%)
  • Wireless network (25.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Minimising the effect of WiFi interference in 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks (176 citations)
  • Improving network lifetime using sensors with adjustable sensing ranges (120 citations)
  • Energy-efficient connected-coverage in wireless sensor networks (116 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Sensor Networks:

The journal publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Wireless sensor network, Wireless network, Computer network, Key distribution in wireless sensor networks and Efficient energy use. The most cited articles explore topics in Wireless sensor network which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Distributed computing, Energy consumption, Real-time computing, Sensor array and Embedded system. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Wireless network, it also covers topics in Algorithm, Software deployment, Reliability (computer networking) and Network packet.

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

  • Computer network
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Operating system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Sensor Networks is organized to address concerns in the fields of Wireless sensor network, Computer network, Real-time computing, Artificial intelligence and Node (networking). In addition to Wireless sensor network research, International Journal of Sensor Networks aims to explore topics under Wireless, Energy (signal processing), Base station, Algorithm and Efficient energy use. The presented Real-time computing research provided insight into the related

  • Inertial measurement unit which is related to area like Particle filter, Dead reckoning, Baud and Decision tree,
  • Energy consumption most often made with reference to Radio-frequency identification..

Node (networking) research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Kalman filter, Energy balanced and Routing protocol. The featured Routing protocol studies mainly concentrate on End-to-end delay but also cover areas of interest in Wireless network and Wireless ad hoc network. The presented research on Wireless network deals specifically with Relay but it also addresses topics in Physical layer.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Towards green computing: intelligent bio-inspired agent for IoT-enabled wireless sensor networks (4 citations)
  • A petri nets based approach for the optimisation of surveillance patrols (1 citations)
  • Smart speed advisory system for drivers with priority assignment for smart city (1 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 Sensor Networks (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Yang Xiao (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Weili Wu (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yucai Zhou (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tong Wang (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Victor C. M. Leung (7 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 Sensor Networks (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (33 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Alabama (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Texas at Dallas (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Beijing Jiaotong University (11 papers) absent 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, 17.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.70% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.52% of all publications and 82.61% 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

  • Hidden Markov model based rotate vector reducer fault detection using acoustic emissions

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • An improved DV-Hop algorithm based on differential simulated annealing evolution

    (2022)
    11 Citations
  • Task scheduling for mobile edge computing enabled crowd sensing applications

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Hidden Markov model based rotate vector reducer fault detection using acoustic emissions

    Haibo An;Wei Liang;Yinlong Zhang;Jindong Tan

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Automated real-time anomaly detection of temperature sensors through machine-learning

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Protection of surveillance recordings via blockchain-assisted multimedia security

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Parallel cuckoo search for cognitive wireless sensor networks

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Protection of surveillance recordings via blockchain-assisted multimedia security

    Zhaowei Ma;Li Zhu;F. Richard Yu;Jeremy James

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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