Information Sciences

Article	Citations
Gradient-based optimizer: A new metaheuristic optimization algorithm	548
K-means clustering algorithms: A comprehensive review, variants analysis, and advances in the era of big data	446
Fractal sorting matrix and its application on chaotic image encryption	316
An enhanced fast non-dominated solution sorting genetic algorithm for multi-objective problems	309
Root mean square error or mean absolute error? Use their ratio as well	229
Cross-plane colour image encryption using a two-dimensional logistic tent modular map	215
An Adaptive Polyploid Memetic Algorithm for scheduling trucks at a cross-docking terminal	213
Combining unsupervised and supervised learning in credit card fraud detection	198
Approximating XGBoost with an interpretable decision tree	196
CNN-based encoder-decoder networks for salient object detection: A comprehensive review and recent advances	185
Consensus of large-scale group decision making in social network: the minimum cost model based on robust optimization	181
A novel graph convolutional feature based convolutional neural network for stock trend prediction	174
Fuzzy best-worst method based on triangular fuzzy numbers for multi-criteria decision-making	165
A survey on facial emotion recognition techniques: A state-of-the-art literature review	157
A novel triple-image encryption and hiding algorithm based on chaos, compressive sensing and 3D DCT	153
Policy Iteration Reinforcement Learning-based control using a Grey Wolf Optimizer algorithm	143
RTFN: A robust temporal feature network for time series classification	142
Dynamic graph convolutional network for long-term traffic flow prediction with reinforcement learning	141
Exploiting dynamic spatio-temporal correlations for citywide traffic flow prediction using attention based neural networks	140
Score function based on concentration degree for probabilistic linguistic term sets: An application to TOPSIS and VIKOR	139
Sliding-mode surface-based adaptive actor-critic optimal control for switched nonlinear systems with average dwell time	138
JKT: A joint graph convolutional network based Deep Knowledge Tracing	134
An efficient approach for encrypting double color images into a visually meaningful cipher image using 2D compressive sensing	129
HOBA: A novel feature engineering methodology for credit card fraud detection with a deep learning architecture	129
Feature selection using Fisher score and multilabel neighborhood rough sets for multilabel classification	129

Attribute reduction with fuzzy rough self-information measures	127
Conflicting evidence combination from the perspective of networks	125
A new approach for classifying coronavirus COVID-19 based on its manifestation on chest X-rays using texture features and neural networks	123
Detection of stealthy false data injection attacks against networked control systems via active data modification	122
A distributed sensor-fault detection and diagnosis framework using machine learning	121
A novel IoT network intrusion detection approach based on Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization Convolutional Neural Network	121
Reinforcement Learning-based control using Q-learning and gravitational search algorithm with experimental validation on a nonlinear servo system	121
Augmented Skeleton Based Contrastive Action Learning with Momentum LSTM for Unsupervised Action Recognition	120
Hybrid-triggered-based security controller design for networked control system under multiple cyber attacks	120
A privacy image encryption algorithm based on piecewise coupled map lattice with multi dynamic coupling coefficient	120
A reinforcement learning level-based particle swarm optimization algorithm for large-scale optimization	113
GGA: A modified genetic algorithm with gradient-based local search for solving constrained optimization problems	110
A new fractional one dimensional chaotic map and its application in high-speed image encryption	108
Dynamic event-triggered security control for networked control systems with cyber-attacks: A model predictive control approach	107
Multi-strategy particle swarm and ant colony hybrid optimization for airport taxiway planning problem	107
A novel fuzzy rough set model with fuzzy neighborhood operators	106
Bayesian optimization based dynamic ensemble for time series forecasting	106
Image encryption algorithm based on a 2D-CLSS hyperchaotic map using simultaneous permutation and diffusion	105
A cluster-based oversampling algorithm combining SMOTE and k-means for imbalanced medical data	104
Deep embedded multi-view clustering with collaborative training	104
RSMOTE: A self-adaptive robust SMOTE for imbalanced problems with label noise	103
RCSMOTE: Range-Controlled synthetic minority over-sampling technique for handling the class imbalance problem	103
A multi-stage evolutionary algorithm for multi-objective optimization with complex constraints	103
Co-evolutionary competitive swarm optimizer with three-phase for large-scale complex optimization problem	101
Autoencoder-based deep metric learning for network intrusion detection	100
A problem-specific non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm for supervised feature selection	100
Using support vector regression and K-nearest neighbors for short-term traffic flow prediction based on maximal information coefficient	99
MHAT: An efficient model-heterogenous aggregation training scheme for federated learning	99
The improved AdaBoost algorithms for imbalanced data classification	98
A novel decision-making approach based on three-way decisions in fuzzy information systems	98
EHDHE: Enhancing security of healthcare documents in IoT-enabled digital healthcare ecosystems using blockchain	98
Multimodal medical image fusion based on joint bilateral filter and local gradient energy	96
A novel oversampling technique for class-imbalanced learning based on SMOTE and natural neighbors	96
Facial expression recognition with grid-wise attention and visual transformer	96
An efficient surrogate-assisted hybrid optimization algorithm for expensive optimization problems	95
An ensemble of differential evolution and Adam for training feed-forward neural networks	94
Semi-supervised adversarial discriminative learning approach for intelligent fault diagnosis of wind turbine	94
DP-SLAM: A visual SLAM with moving probability towards dynamic environments	94
An incremental learning mechanism for object classification based on progressive fuzzy three-way concept	93
Blockchain-based public auditing and secure deduplication with fair arbitration	93
Group consensus via pinning control for a class of heterogeneous multi-agent systems with input constraints	92
An image encryption algorithm based on new chaos and diffusion values of a truth table	91
Spatiotemporal chaos in improved cross coupled map lattice and its application in a bit-level image encryption scheme	91
A novel ensemble deep learning model with dynamic error correction and multi-objective ensemble pruning for time series forecasting	90
Resilient adaptive control of switched nonlinear cyber-physical systems under uncertain deception attacks	90
Discovering high utility-occupancy patterns from uncertain data	88
Estimating priorities from relative deviations in pairwise comparison matrices	87
A machine learning and genetic algorithm-based method for predicting width deviation of hot-rolled strip in steel production systems	87
A reinforcement learning approach for dynamic multi-objective optimization	87
Corporate finance risk prediction based on LightGBM	86

An improvement of rough sets’ accuracy measure using containment neighborhoods with a medical application	86
SocialLGN: Light graph convolution network for social recommendation	86
Event-triggered predictive control for networked control systems with DoS attacks	85
Trajectory prediction for heterogeneous traffic-agents using knowledge correction data-driven model	84
Multi-class financial distress prediction based on support vector machines integrated with the decomposition and fusion methods	83
A clustering- and maximum consensus-based model for social network large-scale group decision making with linguistic distribution	82
BBAS: Towards large scale effective ensemble adversarial attacks against deep neural network learning	82
Generalized combination rule for evidential reasoning approach and Dempster–Shafer theory of evidence	82
Towards secure and practical consensus for blockchain based VANET	81
A consensus process based on regret theory with probabilistic linguistic term sets and its application in venture capital	81
Influence maximization in social networks using graph embedding and graph neural network	80
AF2GNN: Graph convolution with adaptive filters and aggregator fusion for hyperspectral image classification	78
A type-3 logic fuzzy system: Optimized by a correntropy based Kalman filter with adaptive fuzzy kernel size	77
Research on AI security enhanced encryption algorithm of autonomous IoT systems	77
A novel wrapper-based feature subset selection method using modified binary differential evolution algorithm	77
Fixed-time adaptive fuzzy control for uncertain strict feedback switched systems	77
Application of adaptive reliability importance sampling-based extended domain PSO on single mode failure in reliability engineering	77
Heterogeneous comprehensive learning and dynamic multi-swarm particle swarm optimizer with two mutation operators	77
Missing value imputation in multivariate time series with end-to-end generative adversarial networks	76
Multi-objective prediction intervals for wind power forecast based on deep neural networks	76
A community detection algorithm based on graph compression for large-scale social networks	76
Multi-modal fusion network with complementarity and importance for emotion recognition	75
Deconv-transformer (DecT): A histopathological image classification model for breast cancer based on color deconvolution and transformer architecture	75
Sustainable supplier selection using an intuitionistic and interval-valued fuzzy MCDM approach based on cumulative prospect theory	74
A novel prediction model for the inbound passenger flow of urban rail transit	74
Interval type-2 fuzzy sets improved by Simulated Annealing for locating the electric charging stations	74
An encrypted coverless information hiding method based on generative models	74
Differential evolution with adaptive mutation strategy based on fitness landscape analysis	74
Double hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic entropy-based TODIM approach using evidential theory	74
Design of fuzzy system-fuzzy neural network-backstepping control for complex robot system	74
A three-way decision based construction of shadowed sets from Atanassov intuitionistic fuzzy sets	73
Distributed adaptive fixed-time formation control for second-order multi-agent systems with collision avoidance	73
Output synchronization of wide-area heterogeneous multi-agent systems over intermittent clustered networks	73
Multi-view subspace clustering via partition fusion	73
On The Role of Community Structure in Evolution of Opinion Formation: A New Bounded Confidence Opinion Dynamics	72
2D eπ-map for image encryption	72
Multi-stage consistency optimization algorithm for decision making with incomplete probabilistic linguistic preference relation	72
Adapting H-infinity controller for the desired reference tracking of the sphere position in the maglev process	72
A dynamic group MCDM model with intuitionistic fuzzy set: Perspective of alternative queuing method	71
FaultFace: Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network (DCGAN) based Ball-Bearing failure detection method	70
PPCL: Privacy-preserving collaborative learning for mitigating indirect information leakage	70
Distributed adaptive security consensus control for a class of multi-agent systems under network decay and intermittent attacks	70
BARF: A new direct and cross-based binary residual feature fusion with uncertainty-aware module for medical image classification	70
A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of uncertain group decision making from 1980 to 2019	70
Attention-based bidirectional GRU networks for efficient HTTPS traffic classification	69
Digital image steganography: A literature survey	69
A hierarchical deep convolutional neural network and gated recurrent unit framework for structural damage detection	69
Time works well: Dynamic time warping based on time weighting for time series data mining	69
Dynamic event-triggered model-free adaptive control for nonlinear CPSs under aperiodic DoS attacks	69
Leader-follower consensus control for linear multi-agent systems by fully distributed edge-event-triggered adaptive strategies	68
Multiple images encryption based on 3D scrambling and hyper-chaotic system	68
Advantages of direct input-to-output connections in neural networks: The Elman network for stock index forecasting	68
A dynamical spatial-temporal graph neural network for traffic demand prediction	67
Self directed learning based workload forecasting model for cloud resource management	67
An efficient consensus reaching framework for large-scale social network group decision making and its application in urban resettlement	67
A three-way decision approach with probabilistic dominance relations under intuitionistic fuzzy information	67
Region-edge-based active contours driven by hybrid and local fuzzy region-based energy for image segmentation	67
A fitness-based adaptive differential evolution algorithm	67
An efficient interval many-objective evolutionary algorithm for cloud task scheduling problem under uncertainty	67
Multi-strategy competitive-cooperative co-evolutionary algorithm and its application	67
A novel one-dimensional chaotic map generator and its application in a new index representation-based image encryption scheme	67
Identifying influential nodes in complex networks: Effective distance gravity model	66
Multi-label classification with weighted classifier selection and stacked ensemble	66
GNN-based long and short term preference modeling for next-location prediction	65
A benefit-to-cost ratio based approach for portfolio selection under multiple criteria with incomplete preference information	65
Multiple attribute group decision making based on advanced linguistic intuitionistic fuzzy weighted averaging aggregation operator of linguistic intuitionistic fuzzy numbers	65
A privacy-preserving aggregation scheme based on negative survey for vehicle fuel consumption data	65
Multi-criteria group decision-making for portfolio allocation with consensus reaching process under interval type-2 fuzzy environment	65
Analysis and application of Aczel-Alsina aggregation operators based on bipolar complex fuzzy information in multiple attribute decision making	64
Enhancing artificial bee colony algorithm with multi-elite guidance	64
Efficient hierarchical surrogate-assisted differential evolution for high-dimensional expensive optimization	64
PSO-sono: A novel PSO variant for single-objective numerical optimization	63
An efficient blockchain-based privacy preserving scheme for vehicular social networks	63
Unsupervised attribute reduction for mixed data based on fuzzy rough sets	63
Rumor2vec: A rumor detection framework with joint text and propagation structure representation learning	63
Transfer learning based intrusion detection scheme for Internet of vehicles	62
Cascade multiscale residual attention CNNs with adaptive ROI for automatic brain tumor segmentation	62
Deep features to detect pulmonary abnormalities in chest X-rays due to infectious diseaseX: Covid-19, pneumonia, and tuberculosis	62
Large-scale water quality prediction with integrated deep neural network	62
Adaptive neural self-triggered bipartite secure control for nonlinear MASs subject to DoS attacks	62

Feature-specific mutual information variation for multi-label feature selection	61
Fairness and accuracy in horizontal federated learning	61
Three-way decisions based multi-attribute decision making with probabilistic dominance relations	61
Surrogate models in evolutionary single-objective optimization: A new taxonomy and experimental study	61
A novel multi-scale fusion framework for detail-preserving low-light image enhancement	61
A novel three-way group investment decision model under intuitionistic fuzzy multi-attribute group decision-making environment	61
Self-triggered finite-time control for discrete-time Markov jump systems	61
On the estimation of pareto front and dimensional similarity in many-objective evolutionary algorithm	61
A new QoS prediction model using hybrid IOWA-ANFIS with fuzzy C-means, subtractive clustering and grid partitioning	61
How to process local and global consensus? A large-scale group decision making model based on social network analysis with probabilistic linguistic information	60
Clustering mixed numerical and categorical data with missing values	60
PlexNet: A fast and robust ECG biometric system for human recognition	60
A new classification and ranking decision method based on three-way decision theory and TOPSIS models	60
An efficient Pareto-based feature selection algorithm for multi-label classification	60
SLC-GAN: An automated myocardial infarction detection model based on generative adversarial networks and convolutional neural networks with single-lead electrocardiogram synthesis	60
Federated against the cold: A trust-based federated learning approach to counter the cold start problem in recommendation systems	60
Fairness-aware large-scale collective opinion generation paradigm: A case study of evaluating blockchain adoption barriers in medical supply chain	60
Multi-objective scheduling of priority-based rescue vehicles to extinguish forest fires using a multi-objective discrete gravitational search algorithm	60
Explainability of artificial intelligence methods, applications and challenges: A comprehensive survey	60
Dynamical behaviors and control measures of rumor-spreading model in consideration of the infected media and time delay	59
An interactive knowledge-based recommender system for fashion product design in the big data environment	59
Feature selection for label distribution learning via feature similarity and label correlation	59
Multiattribute decision making based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy values, score function of connection numbers, and the set pair analysis theory	59
Modeling and analysis of rumor propagation in social networks	59
A review of green shop scheduling problem	59
Adaptive neural finite-time hierarchical sliding mode control of uncertain under-actuated switched nonlinear systems with backlash-like hysteresis	59
A novel image encryption scheme based on pseudo-random coupled map lattices with hybrid elementary cellular automata	58
Fixed-time synchronization of fuzzy neutral-type BAM memristive inertial neural networks with proportional delays	58
An efficient anti-quantum lattice-based blind signature for blockchain-enabled systems	58
A trustworthiness-based vehicular recruitment scheme for information collections in Distributed Networked Systems	58
Novel image encryption scheme based on chaotic signals with finite-precision error	58
AI-HydRa: Advanced hybrid approach using random forest and deep learning for malware classification	57
Efficient human motion prediction using temporal convolutional generative adversarial network	57
EFR-CSTP: Encryption for face recognition based on the chaos and semi-tensor product theory	57
Pruning Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Architectures with Evolution Strategy	57
Two-stage differential evolution with novel parameter control	57
Design alternative assessment and selection: A novel Z-cloud rough number-based BWM-MABAC model	57
Class-specific information measures and attribute reducts for hierarchy and systematicness	57
BMW-TOPSIS: A generalized TOPSIS model based on three-way decision	57
HAN, image captioning, and forensics ensemble multimodal fake news detection	57
A q-rung orthopair fuzzy decision-making model with new score function and best-worst method for manufacturer selection	57
Multi-view spectral clustering for uncertain objects	56
STMTO: A smart and trust multi-UAV task offloading system	56
Multi-step-ahead stock price index forecasting using long short-term memory model with multivariate empirical mode decomposition	56
Attention based spatiotemporal graph attention networks for traffic flow forecasting	56
Advanced predictive control for GRU and LSTM networks	56
SMOTE-RkNN: A hybrid re-sampling method based on SMOTE and reverse k-nearest neighbors	56
A dual-population algorithm based on alternative evolution and degeneration for solving constrained multi-objective optimization problems	56
Multivariate energy forecasting via metaheuristic tuned long-short term memory and gated recurrent unit neural networks	55
Edge computing and its role in Industrial Internet: Methodologies, applications, and future directions	55
LBAC: A lightweight blockchain-based access control scheme for the internet of things	55
EEG-based cross-subject emotion recognition using Fourier-Bessel series expansion based empirical wavelet transform and NCA feature selection method	55
Hip-DE: Historical population based mutation strategy in differential evolution with parameter adaptive mechanism	55
Lattice-valued overlap and quasi-overlap functions	55
Hybrid-triggered interval type-2 fuzzy control for networked systems under attacks	54
Multi-aspect renewable energy forecasting	54
Multiregional co-evolutionary algorithm for dynamic multiobjective optimization	54
Uncertain database retrieval with measure – Based belief function attribute values under intuitionistic fuzzy set	54
A hybrid data-level ensemble to enable learning from highly imbalanced dataset	54
Three-way decision based on third-generation prospect theory with Z-numbers	54
Prescribed performance based model-free adaptive sliding mode constrained control for a class of nonlinear systems	54
Double-encrypted watermarking algorithm based on cosine transform and fractional Fourier transform in invariant wavelet domain	54
Convolutional attention neural network over graph structures for improving the performance of aspect-level sentiment analysis	53
Fusion of heterogeneous attention mechanisms in multi-view convolutional neural network for text classification	53
A new unified image encryption algorithm based on a lifting transformation and chaos	53
Sliding-mode surface-based decentralized event-triggered control of partially unknown interconnected nonlinear systems via reinforcement learning	53
Fractal-based belief entropy	53
Determination of journeys order based on graph’s Wiener absolute index with bipolar fuzzy information	53
Key escrow-free attribute based encryption with user revocation	53
A new prediction strategy for dynamic multi-objective optimization using Gaussian Mixture Model	53
Reversible data hiding method for multi-histogram point selection based on improved crisscross optimization algorithm	53
Adaptive neural network asymptotic control design for MIMO nonlinear systems based on event-triggered mechanism	53
Robust feature learning for adversarial defense via hierarchical feature alignment	52
Users’ mobility enhances information diffusion in online social networks	52
Modeling the dynamics of rumor diffusion over complex networks	52
Detection, estimation, and compensation of false data injection attack for UAVs	52
DSAGAN: A generative adversarial network based on dual-stream attention mechanism for anatomical and functional image fusion	52
Multiattribute decision making based on Fermatean hesitant fuzzy sets and modified VIKOR method	52
A shadowed set-based TODIM method and its application to large-scale group decision making	51
Preserving privacy while revealing thumbnail for content-based encrypted image retrieval in the cloud	51
Three-way multi-attribute decision making under hesitant fuzzy environments	51
A novel approach to create synthetic biomedical signals using BiRNN	51
Adaptive fuzzy asymptotical tracking control of nonlinear systems with unmodeled dynamics and quantized actuator	51
An ensemble of a boosted hybrid of deep learning models and technical analysis for forecasting stock prices	51
Fault tolerant sampled-data H	51
Learning robust affinity graph representation for multi-view clustering	50
Feature reduction for imbalanced data classification using similarity-based feature clustering with adaptive weighted K-nearest neighbors	50
TAGCN: Station-level demand prediction for bike-sharing system via a temporal attention graph convolution network	50
Efficient key-dependent dynamic S-boxes based on permutated elliptic curves	50
Fixed-time time-varying formation tracking for nonlinear multi-agent systems under event-triggered mechanism	50
Shield attitude prediction based on Bayesian-LGBM machine learning	50
Observer-based proportional derivative fuzzy control for singular Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems	50
Automated arrhythmia detection with homeomorphically irreducible tree technique using more than 10,000 individual subject ECG records	49
Targeting customers for profit: An ensemble learning framework to support marketing decision-making	49
Multiscale deep bidirectional gated recurrent neural networks based prognostic method for complex non-linear degradation systems	49