Network | Highly Cited Papers in 2025
Network (ISSN: 2673-8732) is an international, open access journal in science and technology for all original research on networks and related fields. It publishes reviews, original research articles, communications, letters, and perspectives. Our aim is to provide an advanced forum for scientists to share their novel ideas and solid research, in order to promote the crucial field of network technology.
The journal publishes all topics of interest involved in the networks area, including, but not limited to, the control and analysis of networks, the design of protocols and architectures of networks, network security and service management, the design of network components, and interdisciplinary aspects of networks.
You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all of the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2025 below:
1. “Enhancing Communication Networks in the New Era with Artificial Intelligence: Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions”
by Mohammed El-Hajj
Network 2025, 5(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5010001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/1/1
2. “State of the Art in Internet of Things Standards and Protocols for Precision Agriculture with an Approach to Semantic Interoperability”
by Eduard Roccatello,Antonino Pagano, Nicolò Levorato and Massimo Rumor
Network 2025, 5(2), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5020014
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/2/14
3. “A Survey on Software Defined Network-Enabled Edge Cloud Networks: Challenges and Future Research Directions”
by Baha Uddin Kazi, Md Kawsarul Islam, Muhammad Mahmudul Haque Siddiqui and
Muhammad Jaseemuddin
Network 2025, 5(2), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5020016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/2/16
4. “Signature-Based Security Analysis and Detection of IoT Threats in Advanced Message Queuing Protocol”
by Mohammad Emran Hashimyar, Mahdi Aiash, Ali Khoshkholghi and Giacomo Nalli
Network 2025, 5(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5010005
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/1/5
5. “GreenNav: Spatiotemporal Prediction of CO2 Emissions in Paris Road Traffic Using a Hybrid CNN-LSTM Model”
by Youssef Mekouar, Imad Saleh and Mohammed Karim
Network 2025, 5(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5010002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/1/2
6. “Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Cloud Data Centers: A Reinforcement Learning-Based Virtual Machine Placement Strategy”
by Abdelhadi Amahrouch, Youssef Saadi and Said El Kafhali
Network 2025, 5(2), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5020017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/2/17
7. “Applying Machine Learning to DEEC Protocol: Improved Cluster Formation in Wireless Sensor Networks”
by Abdulla Juwaied and Lidia Jackowska-Strumillo
Network 2025, 5(3), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5030026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/3/26
8. “GAOR: Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimization for Machine Learning Robustness in Communication Networks”
by Aderonke Thompson and Jani Suomalainen
Network 2025, 5(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5010006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/4/2/11
9. “Exploring the Performance of Transparent 5G NTN Architectures Based on Operational Mega-Constellations”
by Oscar Baselga, Anna Calveras and Joan Adrià Ruiz-de-Azua
Network 2025, 5(3), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5030025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/4/1/5
10. “A Practical Implementation of Post-Quantum Cryptography for Secure Wireless Communication”
by Babatunde Ojetunde, Takuya Kurihara, Kazuto Yano, Toshikazu Sakano and Hiroyuki Yokoyama
Network 2025, 5(2), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/network5020020
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8732/5/2/20