Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Networks”

The “Networks” Section provides full coverage of all topics of interest involved in the networking area. The purpose of this Section is to bring together researchers, engineers, and students from academia and industry to present novel ideas and solid research about the theoretical and practical aspects in the application domains of computer communications and networks.

As they are of an Open Access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:

1. “Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection for Distributed Denial of Service Attack in Agriculture 4.0”
by Mohamed Amine Ferrag, Lei Shu, Hamouda Djallel and Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1257; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111257
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1257

2. “Machine Learning in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: A Survey”
by Himanshu Sharma Ahteshamul Haque and Frede Blaabjerg
Electronics 2021, 10(9), 1012; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10091012
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/9/1012

3. “Internet of Things (IoT) Based Indoor Air Quality Sensing and Predictive Analytic—A COVID-19 Perspective”
by Rafia Mumtaz, Syed Mohammad Hassan Zaidi, Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir, Uferah Shafi, Muhammad Moeez Malik, Ayesha Haque, Sadaf Mumtaz and Syed Ali Raza Zaidi
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020184
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/184

4. “Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: Network Design, Implementation and Performance Evaluation”
by Ala’ Khalifeh, Khalid A. Darabkh, Ahmad M. Khasawneh, Issa Alqaisieh, Mohammad Salameh, Ahmed AlAbdala, Shams Alrubaye, Anwar Alassaf, Samer Al-HajAli, Radi Al-Wardat et al.
Electronics 2021, 10(2), 218; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10020218
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/2/218

5. “Ensemble-Based Classification Using Neural Networks and Machine Learning Models for Windows PE Malware Detection”
by Robertas Damaševičius, Algimantas Venčkauskas, Jevgenijus Toldinas and Šarūnas Grigaliūnas
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 485; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040485
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/485

6. “A Recommendation Engine for Predicting Movie Ratings Using a Big Data Approach”
by Mazhar Javed Awan, Rafia Asad Khan, Haitham Nobanee, Awais Yasin, Syed Muhammad Anwar, Usman Naseem and Vishwa Pratap Singh
Electronics 2021, 10(10), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10101215
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/10/1215

7. “A Novel Adaptive Battery-Aware Algorithm for Data Transmission in IoT-Based Healthcare Applications”
by Hina Magsi, Ali Hassan Sodhro, Mabrook S. Al-Rakhami, Noman Zahid, Sandeep Pirbhulal and Lei Wang
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040367
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/367

8. “A Low Area High Speed FPGA Implementation of AES Architecture for Cryptography Application”
by Thanikodi Manoj Kumar, Kasarla Satish Reddy, Stefano Rinaldi, Bidare Divakarachari Parameshachari and Kavitha Arunachalam
Electronics 2021, 10(16), 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10162023
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/16/2023

9. “Machine Learning Approach Equipped with Neighbourhood Component Analysis for DDoS Attack Detection in Software-Defined Networking”
by Özgür Tonkal, Hüseyin Polat, Erdal Başaran, Zafer Cömert and Ramazan Kocaoğlu
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1227; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111227
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1227

10. “Blockchain Technology for Secured Healthcare Data Communication among the Non-Terminal Nodes in IoT Architecture in 5G Network”
by Parvathaneni Naga Srinivasu, Akash Kumar Bhoi, Soumya Ranjan Nayak, Muhammad Raheel Bhutta and Marcin Woźniak
Electronics 2021, 10(12), 1437; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121437
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/12/1437

11. “Android Mobile Malware Detection Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review”
by Janaka Senanayake, Harsha Kalutarage and Mhd Omar Al-Kadri
Electronics 2021, 10(13), 1606; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10131606
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/13/1606

12. “Towards a Blockchain Assisted Patient Owned System for Electronic Health Records”
by Tomilayo Fatokun, Avishek Nag and Sachin Sharma
Electronics 2021, 10(5), 580; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050580
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/580

13. “Masked Face Recognition Using Deep Learning: A Review”
by Ahmad Alzu’bi, Firas Albalas, Tawfik AL-Hadhrami, Lojin Bani Younis and Amjad Bashayreh
Electronics 2021, 10(21), 2666; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2666

14. “A Survey on Applications of Reinforcement Learning in Flying Ad-Hoc Networks”
by Sifat Rezwan and Wooyeol Choi
Electronics 2021, 10(4), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10040449
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/4/449

15. “Blockchain-Based Security Mechanism for the Medical Data at Fog Computing Architecture of Internet of Things”
by Desire Ngabo, Dong Wang, Celestine Iwendi, Joseph Henry Anajemba, Lukman Adewale Ajao and Cresantus Biamba
Electronics 2021, 10(17), 2110; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10172110
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/17/2110

16. “Multi-Layer Latency Aware Workload Assignment of E-Transport IoT Applications in Mobile Sensors Cloudlet Cloud Networks”
by Abdullah Lakhan, Mazhar Ali Dootio, Tor Morten Groenli, Ali Hassan Sodhro and Muhammad Saddam Khokhar
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1719; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141719
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1719

17. “Fake News Data Exploration and Analytics”
by Mazhar Javed Awan, Awais Yasin, Haitham Nobanee, Ahmed Abid Ali, Zain Shahzad, Muhammad Nabeel, Azlan Mohd Zain and Hafiz Muhammad Faisal Shahzad
Electronics 2021, 10(19), 2326; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10192326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/19/2326

18. “Secured Big Data Analytics for Decision-Oriented Medical System Using Internet of Things”
by Amjad Rehman, Khalid Haseeb, Tanzila Saba, Jaime Lloret and Usman Tariq
Electronics 2021, 10(11), 1273; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111273
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/11/1273

19. “Secure Watermarking Schemes and Their Approaches in the IoT Technology: An Overview”
by Raniyah Wazirali, Rami Ahmad, Ahmed Al-Amayreh, Mohammad Al-Madi and Ala’ Khalifeh
Electronics 2021, 10(14), 1744; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10141744
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/14/1744

20. “_INTIME: A Machine Learning-Based Framework for Gathering and Leveraging Web Data to Cyber-Threat Intelligence”
by Paris Koloveas, Thanasis Chantzios, Sofia Alevizopoulou, Spiros Skiadopoulos and Christos Tryfonopoulos
Electronics 2021, 10(7), 818; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10070818
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/7/818