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International Journal of Wireless Information Networks
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International Journal of Wireless Information Networks

1068-9605

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10776

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 450 12 13 5
Computer Science 904 12 11 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.443
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Wireless Information Networks?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Computer network, Algorithm, Wireless, Real-time computing and Telecommunications. The journal facilitates discussions on Computer network that incorporate concepts from other fields like Wireless network and Distributed computing. The research on Distributed computing featured in International Journal of Wireless Information Networks combines topics in other fields like Wireless Routing Protocol and Dynamic Source Routing.

Algorithm research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Rayleigh fading and Fading. Research on Fading presented in International Journal of Wireless Information Networks concerns the broader topic of Communication channel. Most of the works presented in International Journal of Wireless Information Networks deals with Wireless but it intersects with the subject of Base station.

Studies on Real-time computing discussed in International Journal of Wireless Information Networks link to the field of Code division multiple access. Antenna (radio) and Multipath propagation are all subfields of Telecommunications research that were featured in the journal. Topics in Wireless sensor network were tackled in line with various other fields like Energy consumption, Sensor node, Key distribution in wireless sensor networks, Node (networking) and Efficient energy use.

  • Computer network (42.78%)
  • Algorithm (16.18%)
  • Wireless (15.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Probabilistic Approach to WLAN User Location Estimation (862 citations)
  • Two signaling schemes for improving the error performance of frequency division duplex (FDD) transmission systems using transmitter antenna diversity (344 citations)
  • Internet Connectivity for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks (259 citations)

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

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Computer network, Telecommunications, Communication channel, Wireless and Wireless sensor network. The journal articles focus on Computer network but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Wireless ad hoc network, Mobile wireless sensor network and Wireless network. The journal papers explore topics in Communication channel which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Transmitter, Auto-configuration, Base station and Communications system.

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

  • Computer network
  • Operating system
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Wireless, Computer network, Telecommunications, Algorithm and Wireless sensor network. It focuses on Wireless but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Cloud computing which is concerned with Computer security, Attack surface and Smart objects. Many of the studies tackled connect Computer network with a similar field of study like Wireless network.

Global Positioning System research are fields of study within Telecommunications but they also intertwine with concepts in Position (finance), Communications satellite and Modern life. While Algorithm is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Multiple diffraction, Signal on and Communication channel. The journal explores topics in Wireless sensor network which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Routing (electronic design automation), Grid connection, Data transmission, Sensor node and Energy (signal processing).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Standardization of Propagation Models for Terrestrial Cellular Systems: A Historical Perspective (4 citations)
  • A Comprehensive Review on Swarm Intelligence-Based Routing Protocols in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (2 citations)
  • Evolution and Impact of Wi-Fi Technology and Applications: A Historical Perspective (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 International Journal of Wireless Information Networks (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kaveh Pahlavan (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Vidhyacharan Bhaskar (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mohsen Kavehrad (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael B. Pursley (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xinrong Li (8 papers) published 1 paper 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 Wireless Information Networks (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Oulu (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Clemson University (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing (10 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, 28.95% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.41% of all publications and 70.37% 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

  • Evolution and Impact of Wi-Fi Technology and Applications: A Historical Perspective

    Kaveh Pahlavan;Prashant Krishnamurthy

    (2021)
    106 Citations
  • Wireless Communications for the Hospital of the Future: Requirements, Challenges and Solutions

    Iqrar Ahmed;Heikki Karvonen;Timo Kumpuniemi;Marcos Katz

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • A Network Intrusion Detection Method Based on Deep Multi-scale Convolutional Neural Network

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • An Overview on Position Location: Past, Present, Future

    Seyed Reza Zekavat;R. Michael Buehrer;Gregory D. Durgin;Lisandro Lovisolo

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Standardization of Propagation Models for Terrestrial Cellular Systems: A Historical Perspective

    Harsh Tataria;Katsuyuki Haneda;Andreas F. Molisch;Mansoor Shafi

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Using Time-Location Tags and Watchdog Nodes to Defend Against Node Replication Attack in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks

    Mojtaba Jamshidi;Mehdi Esnaashari;Aso Mohammad Darwesh;Mohammad Reza Meybodi

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • A Survey on Extending the Lifetime for Wireless Sensor Networks in Real-Time Applications

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Proximity Detection During Epidemics: Direct UWB TOA Versus Machine Learning Based RSSI

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Understanding of RF Cloud Interference Measurement and Modeling

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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