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Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues

Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues

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Computer Science
Brazil
2026

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Computer Science

D-Index
116
Citations
46139
World Ranking
181
National Ranking
1

Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 1,045 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to Internet of Things and vehicular communications
  • 2011 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues is affiliated with the Federal University of Piauí in Brazil and has a research focus spanning multiple areas within computer science and engineering. Their primary fields of study include Computer Science with 689 publications and Engineering with 349 publications. Within these broader domains, Rodrigues has conducted significant work in subfields such as Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of current technology areas, including:

  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection

Recent publications by Rodrigues reflect involvement in various domains of Internet of Things (IoT), health monitoring, smart systems, and reinforcement learning. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Cyber-physical systems architectures for industrial internet of things applications in Industry 4.0: A literature review" (2020), published in Journal of Manufacturing Systems
  • "Internet of Things for In-Home Health Monitoring Systems: Current Advances, Challenges and Future Directions" (2021), published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "A deep learning-based social distance monitoring framework for COVID-19" (2020), published in Sustainable Cities and Society
  • "A Smart Waste Management Solution Geared towards Citizens" (2020), published in Sensors
  • "RLProph: a dynamic programming based reinforcement learning approach for optimal routing in opportunistic IoT networks" (2020), published in Wireless Networks

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Ashok Kumar Das, Ahmad Almogren, Ikram Ud Din, Deepak Gupta, and Ricardo A. L. Rabêlo. Their work has been disseminated extensively in prominent journals and conferences, such as:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
  • Sensors

Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues has also published several books through Springer International Publishing. These include titles focused on smart healthcare and cyber-security:

  • Internet of Medical Things for Smart Healthcare (2020)
  • Proceedings of First International Conference on Computing, Communications, and Cyber-Security (IC4S 2019) (2020)
  • Proceedings of Second International Conference on Computing, Communications, and Cyber-Security (2021)
  • Proceedings of Third International Conference on Computing, Communications, and Cyber-Security (2022)

Recognition of their professional contributions includes the IEEE Fellow accolade awarded in 2020 for work related to the Internet of Things and vehicular communications, and membership as an ACM Senior Member since 2011.

Best Publications

  • Mobile-health

    Bruno M.C. Silva;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues;Isabel de la Torre Díez;Miguel López-Coronado

  • A novel deep learning based framework for the detection and classification of breast cancer using transfer learning

    Sana Ullah Khan;Naveed Islam;Zahoor Jan;Ikram Ud Din

  • Methodological ReviewMobile-health: A review of current state in 2015

    Bruno M.C. Silva;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues;Isabel de la Torre Díez;Miguel López-Coronado

  • Smart technologies for promotion of energy efficiency, utilization of sustainable resources and waste management

    Sandro Nižetić;Nedjib Djilali;Agis Papadopoulos;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues

  • Cloud Computing Applications for Smart Grid: A Survey

    Samaresh Bera;Sudip Misra;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues

  • Identifying pneumonia in chest X-rays: A deep learning approach

    Amit Kumar Jaiswal;Prayag Tiwari;Sachin Kumar;Deepak Gupta

  • Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring

    Luís M. L. Oliveira;Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues

  • Cyber-physical systems architectures for industrial internet of things applications in Industry 4.0: A literature review

    Diego G.S. Pivoto;Luiz F.F. de Almeida;Rodrigo da Rosa Righi;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues

  • Enabling Technologies for the Internet of Health Things

    Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues;Dante Borges De Rezende Segundo;Heres Arantes Junqueira;Murilo Henrique Sabino

  • LoRaWAN — A low power WAN protocol for Internet of Things: A review and opportunities

    Jonathan de Carvalho Silva;Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues;Antonio M. Alberti;Petar Solic

  • 5G D2D Networks: Techniques, Challenges, and Future Prospects

    Rafay Iqbal Ansari;Chrysostomos Chrysostomou;Syed Ali Hassan;Mohsen Guizani

  • A comprehensive survey on network anomaly detection

    Gilberto Fernandes;Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues;Luiz Fernando Carvalho;Jalal F. Al-Muhtadi

  • Edge Computing in the Industrial Internet of Things Environment: Software-Defined-Networks-Based Edge-Cloud Interplay

    Kuljeet Kaur;Sahil Garg;Gagangeet Singh Aujla;Neeraj Kumar

  • Design and Analysis of Secure Lightweight Remote User Authentication and Key Agreement Scheme in Internet of Drones Deployment

    Mohammad Wazid;Ashok Kumar Das;Neeraj Kumar;Athanasios V. Vasilakos

  • BHEEM: A Blockchain-Based Framework for Securing Electronic Health Records

    Jayneel Vora;Anand Nayyar;Sudeep Tanwar;Sudhanshu Tyagi

  • Energy meters evolution in smart grids: A review

    Danielly B. Avancini;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues;Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues;Simion G.B. Martins;Ricardo A.L. Rabêlo

  • From Delay-Tolerant Networks to Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Networks

    Paulo Rogerio Pereira;Augusto Casaca;Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues;Vasco N. G. J. Soares

  • A Reference Model for Internet of Things Middleware

    Mauro A. A. da Cruz;Joel Jose P. C. Rodrigues;Jalal Al-Muhtadi;Valery V. Korotaev

  • GeoSpray: A geographic routing protocol for vehicular delay-tolerant networks

    Vasco N. G. J. Soares;Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues;Farid Farahmand

  • Metaheuristic Scheduling for Cloud: A Survey

    Chun-Wei Tsai;Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues

  • Communications in Computer and Information Science

    L.M.C.C. Pedro;J.J.P.C. Rodrigues;Henrique Martins

  • Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI)

    Sabu M Thampi;Michal Wozniak;Oge Marques;Dilip Krishnaswamy

Frequent Co-Authors

Neeraj Kumar
Neeraj Kumar Thapar University
Jaime Lloret
Jaime Lloret Universitat Politècnica de València
Guangjie Han
Guangjie Han Hohai University
Lei Shu
Lei Shu Nanjing Agricultural University
Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque
Victor Hugo C. de Albuquerque Universidade Federal do Ceará
Pascal Lorenz
Pascal Lorenz University of Upper Alsace
Ashok Kumar Das
Ashok Kumar Das International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
Jalal Al-Muhtadi
Jalal Al-Muhtadi King Saud University
Deepak Gupta
Deepak Gupta Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT)
Ashish Khanna
Ashish Khanna Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (MAIT)

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