Ad Hoc Networks

Aims & Scope

The Ad Hoc Networks is an international and archival journal providing a publication vehicle for complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in ad hoc and sensor networking areas.

The Ad Hoc Networks considers original, high quality and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of ad hoc and sensor networks.

Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Mobile and Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Sensor Networks Wireless Local and Personal Area Networks Home Networks Ad Hoc Networks of Autonomous Intelligent Systems Novel Architectures for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Self-organizing Network Architectures and Protocols Transport Layer Protocols Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, geocast, etc.) Media Access Control Techniques Error Control Schemes Power-Aware, Low-Power and Energy-Efficient Designs Synchronization and Scheduling Issues Mobility Management Mobility-Tolerant Communication Protocols Location Tracking and Location-based Services Resource and Information Management Security and Fault-Tolerance Issues Hardware and Software Platforms, Systems, and Testbeds Experimental and Prototype Results Quality-of-Service Issues Cross-Layer Interactions Scalability Issues Performance Analysis and Simulation of Protocols.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.8
2024	4.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.210

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3507

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3430

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Internet of things: Vision, applications and research challenges

  Citation: 2726

  Authors: Daniele, Sabrina, Francesco, Imrich

• Underwater acoustic sensor networks: research challenges

  Citation: 2313

  Authors: Ian F., Dario, Tommaso

• A survey on routing protocols for wireless sensor networks

  Citation: 2310

  Authors: Kemal, Mohamed

• Energy conservation in wireless sensor networks: A survey

  Citation: 1883

  Authors: Giuseppe, Marco, Mario, Andrea

• Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs): A survey

  Citation: 1187

  Authors: Ä°lker, Ozgur Koray, Åžamil

• Wireless sensor and actor networks: research challenges

  Citation: 1108

  Authors: Ian F., Ismail H.

• Secure routing in wireless sensor networks: attacks and countermeasures

  Citation: 1019

  Authors: Chris, David

• CRAHNs: Cognitive radio ad hoc networks

  Citation: 998

  Authors: Ian F., Won-Yeol, Kaushik R.

• Strategies and techniques for node placement in wireless sensor networks: A survey

  Citation: 786

  Authors: Mohamed, Kemal

• Mobile ad hoc networking: imperatives and challenges

  Citation: 771

  Authors: Imrich, Marco, Jennifer J.-N.

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