OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Sensors is 105. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A Review on Biosensors and Recent Development of Nanostructured Materials-Enabled Biosensors	976
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS): Principles, Construction, and Biosensing Applications	551
Classification of Skin Disease Using Deep Learning Neural Networks with MobileNet V2 and LSTM	436
Pelican Optimization Algorithm: A Novel Nature-Inspired Algorithm for Engineering Applications	404
Machine Learning in Agriculture: A Comprehensive Updated Review	363
Deep-Emotion: Facial Expression Recognition Using Attentional Convolutional Network	342
Sensor and Sensor Fusion Technology in Autonomous Vehicles: A Review	339
Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things Frameworks in the Industry Revolution 4.0: A Systematic Literature Review	324
Semiconductor Gas Sensors: Materials, Technology, Design, and Application	316
MRI-Based Brain Tumor Classification Using Ensemble of Deep Features and Machine Learning Classifiers	307
Comparing YOLOv3, YOLOv4 and YOLOv5 for Autonomous Landing Spot Detection in Faulty UAVs	272
A Review on Early Forest Fire Detection Systems Using Optical Remote Sensing	271
Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Technology: A Review	260
Ten Years of Lateral Flow Immunoassay Technique Applications: Trends, Challenges and Future Perspectives	238
The Importance of Respiratory Rate Monitoring: From Healthcare to Sport and Exercise	229
A Survey of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Applied for Prediction of Plant Leaf Diseases	224
A Machine Learning Approach to Diagnosing Lung and Colon Cancer Using a Deep Learning-Based Classification Framework	217
Early Detection and Classification of Tomato Leaf Disease Using High-Performance Deep Neural Network	214
Design of Ultra-Narrow Band Graphene Refractive Index Sensor	207
LSTM Networks Using Smartphone Data for Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition in Smart Homes	204
Deep Learning in Human Activity Recognition with Wearable Sensors: A Review on Advances	203
UAV-YOLOv8: A Small-Object-Detection Model Based on Improved YOLOv8 for UAV Aerial Photography Scenarios	202
A Review of Recent Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors Applications for Civil Engineering Structural Health Monitoring	200
Recent Advances in Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Sensing	199
Predictive Maintenance and Intelligent Sensors in Smart Factory: Review	197

A Survey of Autonomous Vehicles: Enabling Communication Technologies and Challenges	193
Study and Investigation on 5G Technology: A Systematic Review	187
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Sensors: Physics, Materials, and Applications	182
Deep Learning Techniques for Speech Emotion Recognition, from Databases to Models	181
Face Mask Wearing Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLO-v4	181
Green IoT and Edge AI as Key Technological Enablers for a Sustainable Digital Transition towards a Smart Circular Economy: An Industry 5.0 Use Case	178
Survey of Explainable AI Techniques in Healthcare	177
Roadmap of Terahertz Imaging 2021	174
Review of Wearable Devices and Data Collection Considerations for Connected Health	172
A Modified Sparrow Search Algorithm with Application in 3d Route Planning for UAV	172
Enabling Technologies for Urban Smart Mobility: Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges	170
Advances in Sensor Technologies in the Era of Smart Factory and Industry 4.0	170
Evaluation of the Azure Kinect and Its Comparison to Kinect V1 and Kinect V2	166
Review on Conductive Polymer/CNTs Nanocomposites Based Flexible and Stretchable Strain and Pressure Sensors	165
A Review of Indirect Tool Condition Monitoring Systems and Decision-Making Methods in Turning: Critical Analysis and Trends	165
Crack Detection and Comparison Study Based on Faster R-CNN and Mask R-CNN	164
A Review of RFID Sensors, the New Frontier of Internet of Things	163
Path Planning for Autonomous Mobile Robots: A Review	161
Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Detection Using Electrochemical Immunosensor	159
Breast Cancer Classification from Ultrasound Images Using Probability-Based Optimal Deep Learning Feature Fusion	157
Performance Evaluation of Deep CNN-Based Crack Detection and Localization Techniques for Concrete Structures	154
An Overview of Autonomous Vehicles Sensors and Their Vulnerability to Weather Conditions	154
Review of Weed Detection Methods Based on Computer Vision	152
Heart Rate Variability in Psychology: A Review of HRV Indices and an Analysis Tutorial	151
Towards Aircraft Maintenance Metaverse Using Speech Interactions with Virtual Objects in Mixed Reality	151
Explainable COVID-19 Detection Using Chest CT Scans and Deep Learning	151
Comprehensive Review on Wearable Sweat-Glucose Sensors for Continuous Glucose Monitoring	150
6G Enabled Smart Infrastructure for Sustainable Society: Opportunities, Challenges, and Research Roadmap	148
Wearable Sensor-Based Real-Time Gait Detection: A Systematic Review	146
Diabetic Retinopathy Fundus Image Classification and Lesions Localization System Using Deep Learning	146
MQTTset, a New Dataset for Machine Learning Techniques on MQTT	143
A Survey on AI-Driven Digital Twins in Industry 4.0: Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Robotics	142
Ventilation Diagnosis of Angle Grinder Using Thermal Imaging	141
Federated Learning in Edge Computing: A Systematic Survey	141
Design, Modeling and Implementation of Digital Twins	141
An Experimental Analysis of Attack Classification Using Machine Learning in IoT Networks	136
Impact of COVID-19 on IoT Adoption in Healthcare, Smart Homes, Smart Buildings, Smart Cities, Transportation and Industrial IoT	134
A Hybrid Intrusion Detection Model Using EGA-PSO and Improved Random Forest Method	133
IoT and Interpretable Machine Learning Based Framework for Disease Prediction in Pearl Millet	133
Graph-Based Deep Learning for Medical Diagnosis and Analysis: Past, Present and Future	132
Review on Comparison of Different Energy Storage Technologies Used in Micro-Energy Harvesting, WSNs, Low-Cost Microelectronic Devices: Challenges and Recommendations	131
Soft Grippers for Automatic Crop Harvesting: A Review	128
Chemical Gas Sensors: Recent Developments, Challenges, and the Potential of Machine Learning—A Review	127
MSFT-YOLO: Improved YOLOv5 Based on Transformer for Detecting Defects of Steel Surface	127
An IoT-Based Smart Home Automation System	126
Early Detection of Plant Viral Disease Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Deep Learning	126
Exploring the Full Potentials of IoT for Better Financial Growth and Stability: A Comprehensive Survey	126
Fine-Tuned DenseNet-169 for Breast Cancer Metastasis Prediction Using FastAI and 1-Cycle Policy	125
COVID-19 Detection from Chest X-ray Images Using Feature Fusion and Deep Learning	125
Toward the Next Generation of Digitalization in Agriculture Based on Digital Twin Paradigm	124

Learning for a Robot: Deep Reinforcement Learning, Imitation Learning, Transfer Learning	124
Metal-Oxide Based Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Their Applications in Electrical and Electrochemical Sensors	123
Deep Learning-Based Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things towards Effective Energy Management for Smart Buildings	123
Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio: Recent Advances and Future Challenge	123
A Review of EEG Signal Features and Their Application in Driver Drowsiness Detection Systems	123
Smart Devices and Wearable Technologies to Detect and Monitor Mental Health Conditions and Stress: A Systematic Review	121
Human Activity Recognition via Hybrid Deep Learning Based Model	120
Brain Tumor/Mass Classification Framework Using Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Based Isolated and Developed Transfer Deep-Learning Model	120
Latest Research Trends in Fall Detection and Prevention Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review	117
Pain and Stress Detection Using Wearable Sensors and Devices—A Review	117
Current State of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Early Plant Disease Detection: A Review	115
Internet of Things: Evolution, Concerns and Security Challenges	114
Blockchain for Electronic Voting System—Review and Open Research Challenges	114
Microfluidic Point-of-Care (POC) Devices in Early Diagnosis: A Review of Opportunities and Challenges	114
A Framework for Malicious Traffic Detection in IoT Healthcare Environment	113
An Efficient Metaheuristic-Based Clustering with Routing Protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks	112
Survey on Security Threats in Agricultural IoT and Smart Farming	112
Internet of Things: Security and Solutions Survey	111
The Rise of Wearable Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review	110
Real Time Pear Fruit Detection and Counting Using YOLOv4 Models and Deep SORT	109
Improved Metaheuristics-Based Clustering with Multihop Routing Protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks	108
Promising MPPT Methods Combining Metaheuristic, Fuzzy-Logic and ANN Techniques for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic	108
Deep Learning for Smart Healthcare—A Survey on Brain Tumor Detection from Medical Imaging	108
A Validation of Six Wearable Devices for Estimating Sleep, Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Adults	107
Advances in Plant Disease Detection and Monitoring: From Traditional Assays to In-Field Diagnostics	107
A Systematic Review of Advanced Sensor Technologies for Non-Destructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring	107
Edge-Computing Architectures for Internet of Things Applications: A Survey	107
Advanced Feature Extraction and Selection Approach Using Deep Learning and Aquila Optimizer for IoT Intrusion Detection System	107
An Industrial IoT-Based Blockchain-Enabled Secure Searchable Encryption Approach for Healthcare Systems Using Neural Network	106
Recognition of Leaf Disease Using Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network by Applying Feature Reduction	106
A Review of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors from the Developers’ Perspectives	105
A Review on Mental Stress Assessment Methods Using EEG Signals	105
Design and Numerical Analysis of a Graphene-Coated SPR Biosensor for Rapid Detection of the Novel Coronavirus	105
A Survey of Human Activity Recognition in Smart Homes Based on IoT Sensors Algorithms: Taxonomies, Challenges, and Opportunities with Deep Learning	105
SPADs and SiPMs Arrays for Long-Range High-Speed Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)	105
Ambient Assisted Living: A Review of Technologies, Methodologies and Future Perspectives for Healthy Aging of Population	105