Soft Computing

Article	Citations
An improved differential evolution algorithm and its application in optimization problem	220
A novel Pythagorean fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS methodology for green supplier selection in the Industry 4.0 era	166
Hunter–prey optimization: algorithm and applications	127
Naive Bayes: applications, variations and vulnerabilities: a review of literature with code snippets for implementation	112
Blockchain for federated learning toward secure distributed machine learning systems: a systemic survey	111
A data-driven approach for intrusion and anomaly detection using automated machine learning for the Internet of Things	101
RETRACTED ARTICLE: COVID-CheXNet: hybrid deep learning framework for identifying COVID-19 virus in chest X-rays images	99
An improved Yolov5 real-time detection method for small objects captured by UAV	98
Jerk-bounded trajectory planning for rotary flexible joint manipulator: an experimental approach	94
An improved grid search algorithm to optimize SVR for prediction	93
A practical study of active disturbance rejection control for rotary flexible joint robot manipulator	90
Recent advances and applications of surrogate models for finite element method computations: a review	90
An efficient technique for object recognition using Shi-Tomasi corner detection algorithm	87
IoT-based traffic prediction and traffic signal control system for smart city	86
Extension of TOPSIS model to the decision-making under complex spherical fuzzy information	85
Hybrid Aquila optimizer with arithmetic optimization algorithm for global optimization tasks	84
EDAS method for probabilistic linguistic multiple attribute group decision making and their application to green supplier selection	79
Machine learning and deep learning methods for intrusion detection systems: recent developments and challenges	79
An improved version of salp swarm algorithm for solving optimal power flow problem	75
Shrimp closed-loop supply chain network design	75
Group decision-making framework under linguistic q-rung orthopair fuzzy Einstein models	75
Flood hazards susceptibility mapping using statistical, fuzzy logic, and MCDM methods	74
A new decision-making model using complex intuitionistic fuzzy Hamacher aggregation operators	73
An innovative waste management system in a smart city under stochastic optimization using vehicle routing problem	72
A modified failure modes and effects analysis using interval-valued spherical fuzzy extension of TOPSIS method: case study in a marble manufacturing facility	71

Deep learning approaches for detecting DDoS attacks: a systematic review	67
Hybrid meta-heuristic algorithms for a supply chain network considering different carbon emission regulations using big data characteristics	66
Recent trends in knowledge graphs: theory and practice	63
Pythagorean fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS integrated approach for transportation management through a new distance measure	62
Metaheuristic approaches to design and address multi-echelon sugarcane closed-loop supply chain network	60
Using deep learning approach and IoT architecture to build the intelligent music recommendation system	60
GRP and CRITIC method for probabilistic uncertain linguistic MAGDM and its application to site selection of hospital constructions	59
Forecasting stock price using integrated artificial neural network and metaheuristic algorithms compared to time series models	59
Multi-UAV reconnaissance task allocation for heterogeneous targets using grouping ant colony optimization algorithm	59
Chaotic gaining sharing knowledge-based optimization algorithm: an improved metaheuristic algorithm for feature selection	58
Regional feature fusion for on-road detection of objects using camera and 3D-LiDAR in high-speed autonomous vehicles	58
A workload clustering based resource provisioning mechanism using Biogeography based optimization technique in the cloud based systems	57
A hybrid CEEMD-GMM scheme for enhancing the detection of traffic flow on highways	57
T-spherical fuzzy TODIM method for multi-criteria group decision-making problem with incomplete weight information	56
Extended PROMETHEE method with Pythagorean fuzzy sets for medical diagnosis problems	55
A novel interval-valued fuzzy soft decision-making method based on CoCoSo and CRITIC for intelligent healthcare management evaluation	54
RETRACTED ARTICLE: India perspective: CNN-LSTM hybrid deep learning model-based COVID-19 prediction and current status of medical resource availability	54
Adaptive opposition slime mould algorithm	52
An inventory model for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with preservation technology and multiple credit periods-based trade credit financing via particle swarm optimization	52
Experimental investigation and comparative machine-learning prediction of compressive strength of recycled aggregate concrete	51
Cyber-attack detection in healthcare using cyber-physical system and machine learning techniques	51
Designing a closed-loop supply chain network considering multi-task sales agencies and multi-mode transportation	50
A novel analytical approach to micro-polar nanofluid thermal analysis in the presence of thermophoresis, Brownian motion and Hall currents	49
Real-time image enhancement for an automatic automobile accident detection through CCTV using deep learning	48
Exploratory cuckoo search for solving single-objective optimization problems	48
An image encryption scheme based on finite-time cluster synchronization of two-layer complex dynamic networks	47
RETRACTED ARTICLE: A MobileNet-based CNN model with a novel fine-tuning mechanism for COVID-19 infection detection	46
Improving security using SVM-based anomaly detection: issues and challenges	46
Island-based Cuckoo Search with elite opposition-based learning and multiple mutation methods for solving optimization problems	46
Multi-level parallel scheduling of dependent-tasks using graph-partitioning and hybrid approaches over edge-cloud	45
Estimating unknown parameters in uncertain differential equation by maximum likelihood estimation	45
Bi-heuristic ant colony optimization-based approaches for traveling salesman problem	45
Maximum entropy of random permutation set	44
Modeling and analysis of unsteady second-grade nanofluid flow subject to mixed convection and thermal radiation	44
Feature selection by using chaotic cuckoo optimization algorithm with levy flight, opposition-based learning and disruption operator	44
Improvement of the approximations and accuracy measure of a rough set using somewhere dense sets	43
Skeleton-based human activity recognition using ConvLSTM and guided feature learning	43
RETRACTED ARTICLE: A new emergency response of spherical intelligent fuzzy decision process to diagnose of COVID19	43
Three-class brain tumor classification using deep dense inception residual network	42
Ship detection based on deep learning using SAR imagery: a systematic literature review	42
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Evolving deep convolutional neutral network by hybrid sine–cosine and extreme learning machine for real-time COVID19 diagnosis from X-ray images	41
Picture fuzzy WASPAS technique and its application in multi-criteria decision-making	40
Development of a Lévy flight and FDB-based coyote optimization algorithm for global optimization and real-world ACOPF problems	40
Weighted interval-valued dual-hesitant fuzzy sets and its application in teaching quality assessment	39
Multiple attribute decision-making based on different types of Dombi aggregation operators under Fermatean fuzzy information	39
Deep reinforcement learning for multi-objective placement of virtual machines in cloud datacenters	39
Enhancing wind power monitoring through motion deblurring with modified GoogleNet algorithm	39
Uncertainty measurements for Pythagorean fuzzy set and their applications in multiple-criteria decision making	38
Applications of improved spherical fuzzy Dombi aggregation operators in decision support system	38
A new imputation method based on genetic programming and weighted KNN for symbolic regression with incomplete data	38

Distance education tool selection using novel spherical fuzzy AHP EDAS	38
Advances of metaheuristic algorithms in training neural networks for industrial applications	38
Convergence analysis of beetle antennae search algorithm and its applications	38
Fuzzy superior mandelbrot sets	38
More reliable predictions of clear-water scour depth at pile groups by robust artificial intelligence techniques while preserving physical consistency	38
A novel multi-objective optimization algorithm for the integrated scheduling of flexible job shops considering preventive maintenance activities and transportation processes	37
Estimation of ultimate bearing capacity of driven piles in c-φ soil using MLP-GWO and ANFIS-GWO models: a comparative study	36
Multi-scale generative adversarial network for image super-resolution	36
An improved multi-criteria emergency decision-making method in environmental disasters	35
Blockchain multi-objective optimization approach-enabled secure and cost-efficient scheduling for the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) in fog-cloud system	35
Use of optimal control in studying the dynamical behaviors of fractional financial awareness models	34
Prediction of the dynamic pressure distribution in hydraulic structures using soft computing methods	34
A novel framework for image-based plant disease detection using hybrid deep learning approach	34
Constructing chaos-based hash function via parallel impulse perturbation	34
Dilated CNN for abnormality detection in wireless capsule endoscopy images	33
An adaptive traffic routing approach toward load balancing and congestion control in Cloud–MANET ad hoc networks	33
GMO: geometric mean optimizer for solving engineering problems	33
Deep neural network hyper-parameter tuning through twofold genetic approach	33
Fuzzy TOPSIS and fuzzy VIKOR in selecting green suppliers for sponge iron and steel manufacturing	32
Military object detection in defense using multi-level capsule networks	32
New aggregation operators on group-based generalized intuitionistic fuzzy soft sets	32
Climate and land use change induced future flood susceptibility assessment in a sub-tropical region of India	32
Selection principles in the context of soft sets: Menger spaces	32
Plant disease detection based on a deep model	32
On bipolar fuzzy soft topology with decision-making	31
Performance enhancement of meta-heuristics through random mutation and simulated annealing-based selection for concurrent topology and sizing optimization of truss structures	31
An improved thermodynamic simulated annealing-based approach for resource-skewness-aware and power-efficient virtual machine consolidation in cloud datacenters	31
W-shaped surfaces to the nematic liquid crystals with three nonlinearity laws	31
AI-based recommendation model for effective decision to maximise ROI	31
Ensemble classification for intrusion detection via feature extraction based on deep Learning	31
Multi-objective learning backtracking search algorithm for economic emission dispatch problem	31
Investigation and prioritization of risk factors in the collision of two passenger trains based on fuzzy COPRAS and fuzzy DEMATEL methods	31
A ranking method based on Muirhead mean operator for group decision making with complex interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy numbers	31
Image encryption algorithm based on genetic operations and chaotic DNA encoding	30
Cubic fuzzy Heronian mean Dombi aggregation operators and their application on multi-attribute decision-making problem	30
Assessing the agility of hospitals in disaster management: application of interval type-2 fuzzy Flowsort inference system	30
Improved YOLOv5 network method for remote sensing image-based ground objects recognition	30
A novel x-shaped binary particle swarm optimization	30
Neighborhood opposition-based differential evolution with Gaussian perturbation	30
Short-term stock trends prediction based on sentiment analysis and machine learning	30
Past present future: a new human-based algorithm for stochastic optimization	30
A new color image encryption technique using DNA computing and Chaos-based substitution box	30
Real-time sign language framework based on wearable device: analysis of MSL, DataGlove, and gesture recognition	30
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Enhanced bat algorithm for COVID-19 short-term forecasting using optimized LSTM	29
Short text similarity measurement methods: a review	29
Image processing-based automatic detection of asphalt pavement rutting using a novel metaheuristic optimized machine learning approach	29
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Picture fuzzy set-based decision-making approach using Dempster–Shafer theory of evidence and grey relation analysis and its application in COVID-19 medicine selection	29
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Optimization model design of cross-border e-commerce transportation path under the background of prevention and control of COVID-19 pneumonia	29
Energy-efficient green ant colony optimization for path planning in dynamic 3D environments	29
Memory-assisted adaptive multi-verse optimizer and its application in structural shape and size optimization	29
Exponential negation of a probability distribution	29
Risk evaluation model for failure mode and effect analysis using intuitionistic fuzzy rough number approach	29
Software defect prediction employing BiLSTM and BERT-based semantic feature	28
A novel machine learning method for estimating football players’ value in the transfer market	28
Imputation of missing precipitation data using KNN, SOM, RF, and FNN	28
Optimization of stability of humanoid robot NAO using ant colony optimization tuned MPC controller for uneven path	28
Application of nature inspired soft computing techniques for gene selection: a novel frame work for classification of cancer	28
Bipolar fuzzy soft information applied to hypergraphs	28
Rainfall prediction using generative adversarial networks with convolution neural network	28
An integrated Fuzzy MCDM approach for modelling and prioritising the enablers of responsiveness in automotive supply chain using Fuzzy DEMATEL, Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS	28
Artificial lizard search optimization (ALSO): a novel nature-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm	28
MRI brain tumor segmentation and prediction using modified region growing and adaptive SVM	28
Task scheduling in cloud computing using hybrid optimization algorithm	28
A review on type-2 fuzzy neural networks for system identification	28
Some new entropies and divergence measures of intuitionistic fuzzy sets based on Archimedean t-conorm and application in supplier selection	28
Development of integrated deep learning and machine learning algorithm for the assessment of landslide hazard potential	27
Low contrast enhancement technique for color images using interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets with contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization	27
Route planning method for cross-border e-commerce logistics of agricultural products based on recurrent neural network	27
Toward soft real-time stress detection using wrist-worn devices for human workspaces	27
A hybrid whale optimization algorithm with artificial bee colony	27
Interval-valued belief entropies for Dempster–Shafer structures	27
An improved particle swarm optimization algorithm for inverse kinematics solution of multi-DOF serial robotic manipulators	27
A novel incremental cost consensus approach for distributed economic dispatch over directed communication topologies in a smart grid	27
Clustering based on whale optimization algorithm for IoT over wireless nodes	27
Enhanced binary genetic algorithm as a feature selection to predict student performance	27
An intrusion detection system for wireless sensor networks using deep neural network	27
Logarithmic spiral search based arithmetic optimization algorithm with selective mechanism and its application to functional electrical stimulation system control	26
An adaptive particle swarm optimization-based hybrid long short-term memory model for stock price time series forecasting	26
A hybrid chaotic map with coefficient improved whale optimization-based parameter tuning for enhanced image encryption	26
MOTEO: a novel multi-objective thermal exchange optimization algorithm for engineering problems	26

A hybrid GEP and WOA approach to estimate the optimal penetration rate of TBM in granitic rock mass	26
Modified whale optimization algorithm for solving unrelated parallel machine scheduling problems	26
Prediction of daily suspended sediment load (SSL) using new optimization algorithms and soft computing models	26
Double-hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic term set-based decision framework for multi-attribute group decision-making	26
Bonferroni mean operators of generalized trapezoidal hesitant fuzzy numbers and their application to decision-making problems	26
Anti-coronavirus optimization algorithm	25
Blockchain technology and IoT-edge framework for sharing healthcare services	25
Intrusion detection in networks using cuckoo search optimization	25
GLUE uncertainty analysis of hybrid models for predicting hourly soil temperature and application wavelet coherence analysis for correlation with meteorological variables	25
Methods for solving LR-bipolar fuzzy linear systems	25
Offline handwritten Gurumukhi word recognition using eXtreme Gradient Boosting methodology	25
A classification method in machine learning based on soft decision-making via fuzzy parameterized fuzzy soft matrices	25
Green supplier selection in new era for sustainability: A novel method for integrating big data analytics and a hybrid fuzzy multi-criteria decision making	25
Two-echelon vehicle routing problem with time windows and simultaneous pickup and delivery	25
Assessment of green economic efficiency in China using analytical hierarchical process (AHP)	25
A novel design and performance improvement of symmetric multilevel inverter with reduced switches using genetic algorithm	25
Investigation of different MPPT techniques based on fuzzy logic controller for multilevel DC link inverter to solve the partial shading	25
Fine retinal vessel segmentation by combining Nest U-net and patch-learning	25
Modified ant colony optimization with improved tour construction and pheromone updating strategies for traveling salesman problem	25
Energy-aware and carbon-efficient VM placement optimization in cloud datacenters using evolutionary computing methods	25
A review on TOPSIS method and its extensions for different applications with recent development	25
An empirical study toward dealing with noise and class imbalance issues in software defect prediction	24
Hybrid optimisation-based robust watermarking using denoising convolutional neural network	24
An integrated approach for sustainable development of wastewater treatment and management system using IoT in smart cities	24
Solving engineering optimization problems using an improved real-coded genetic algorithm (IRGA) with directional mutation and crossover	24
Approximation operators and accuracy measures of rough sets from an infra-topology view	24
A goal programming-based fuzzy best–worst method for the viable supplier selection problem: a case study	24
$$(\alpha , \beta , \gamma )$$-cut set based ranking approach to solving bi-matrix games in neutrosophic environment	24
Band selection using spectral and spatial information in particle swarm optimization for hyperspectral image classification	24
Reaching sustainability through collection center selection considering risk: using the integration of Fuzzy ANP-TOPSIS and FMEA	24
Investigation of green production inventory problem with selling price and green level sensitive interval-valued demand via different metaheuristic algorithms	24
A novel approach to MADM problems using Fermatean fuzzy Hamacher prioritized aggregation operators	24
A New single switch DC-DC converter for PEM fuel cell-based electric vehicle system with an improved beta-fuzzy logic MPPT controller	24
Multiple attribute decision making based on q-rung orthopair fuzzy Hamacher Muirhead mean operators	23
Research on a hybrid prediction model for stock price based on long short-term memory and variational mode decomposition	23
The modified PRP conjugate gradient algorithm under a non-descent line search and its application in the Muskingum model and image restoration problems	23
DenseNet-II: an improved deep convolutional neural network for melanoma cancer detection	23
Solution for flow shop scheduling problems using chaotic hybrid firefly and particle swarm optimization algorithm with improved local search	23
Extended base-criterion method based on the spherical fuzzy sets to evaluate waste management	23
A deep learning approaches and fastai text classification to predict 25 medical diseases from medical speech utterances, transcription and intent	23
ModPSO-CNN: an evolutionary convolution neural network with application to visual recognition	23
Dynamics of traveling wave solutions arising in fiber optic communication of some nonlinear models	23
Routing and scheduling of intelligent autonomous vehicles in industrial logistics systems	23
Decision-making from multiple uncertain experts: case of distribution center location selection	23
Short-term photovoltaic power generation predicting by input/output structure of weather forecast using deep learning	23
Deep learning models for detecting respiratory pathologies from raw lung auscultation sounds	22
Prediction of groundwater fluctuation based on hybrid ANFIS-GWO approach in arid Watershed, India	22
Novel similarity measures, entropy of intuitionistic fuzzy sets and their application in software quality evaluation	22
ILF-LSTM: enhanced loss function in LSTM to predict the sea surface temperature	22
An interval-valued green production inventory model under controllable carbon emissions and green subsidy via particle swarm optimization	22
Fusion of modern meta-heuristic optimization methods using arithmetic optimization algorithm for global optimization tasks	22
Arabic (Indian) digit handwritten recognition using recurrent transfer deep architecture	22
An intelligent cybersecurity system for detecting fake news in social media websites	22
Theoretical justifications for the empirically successful VIKOR approach to multi-criteria decision making	22
Machine learning for KPIs prediction: a case study of the overall equipment effectiveness within the automotive industry	22
Topic modeling combined with classification technique for extractive multi-document text summarization	22
On the classification of bug reports to improve bug localization	22
A novel deep transfer learning models for recognition of birds sounds in different environment	22
Performance comparison of wavelets-based machine learning technique for forecasting agricultural commodity prices	22
Zone scheduling optimization of pumps in water distribution networks with deep reinforcement learning and knowledge-assisted learning	22
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Developing an energy-efficient ubiquitous agriculture mobile sensor network-based threshold built-in MAC routing protocol (TBMP)	22
Two-way threshold-based intelligent water drops feature selection algorithm for accurate detection of breast cancer	22
A comparative study of nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms using a three-phase hybrid approach for gene selection and classification in high-dimensional cancer datasets	22
An adaptive fuzzy inference approach for color image steganography	22
Pythagorean fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making approach based on Spearman rank correlation coefficient	21
Virtual inertia control in islanded microgrid by using robust model predictive control (RMPC) with considering the time delay	21
A study of a lock fuzzy EPQ model with deterioration and stock and unit selling price-dependent demand using preservation technology	21
A fuzzy production inventory control model using granular differentiability approach	21
A robust smart card and remote user password-based authentication protocol using extended chaotic maps under smart cities environment	21
An air quality forecasting model based on improved convnet and RNN	21
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Optimization using the firefly algorithm of ensemble neural networks with type-2 fuzzy integration for COVID-19 time series prediction	21
A biometric cryptosystem scheme based on random projection and neural network	21
Modified EDAS method for MCDM in robotic agrifarming with picture fuzzy soft Dombi aggregation operators	21
Brain tumor magnetic resonance image classification: a deep learning approach	21
Heat transfer relation-based optimization algorithm (HTOA)	21
IoT-based smart environment using intelligent intrusion detection system	21
An evolutionary trajectory planning algorithm for multi-UAV-assisted MEC system	21
Surrogate models for the compressive strength mapping of cement mortar materials	21
Gait-based person fall prediction using deep learning approach	21
Dynamic GAN for high-quality sign language video generation from skeletal poses using generative adversarial networks	21
Deep neural networks for COVID-19 detection and diagnosis using images and acoustic-based techniques: a recent review	21
A novel hybrid firefly–whale optimization algorithm and its application to optimization of MPC parameters	21
A new approach for spherical fuzzy TOPSIS and spherical fuzzy VIKOR applied to the evaluation of hydrogen storage systems	21
A high-quality feature selection method based on frequent and correlated items for text classification	21
Design of sliding mode controller for sensor/actuator fault with unknown input observer for satellite control system	21
Dropout prediction model in MOOC based on clickstream data and student sample weight	20
Extension of MEREC-CRADIS methods with double normalization-case study selection of electric cars	20
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Analysis of MRI brain tumor images using deep learning techniques	20
Similarity measures based on the generalized distance of neutrosophic Z-number sets and their multi-attribute decision making method	20
Flower pollination algorithm parameters tuning	20
A multiple ant colony system with random variable neighborhood descent for the dynamic vehicle routing problem with time windows	20
Emperor penguin optimization algorithm- and bacterial foraging optimization algorithm-based novel feature selection approach for glaucoma classification from fundus images	20
Real-time monitoring system for early prediction of heart disease using Internet of Things	20
4PL routing problem using hybrid beetle swarm optimization	20
Machine learning in recycling business: an investigation of its practicality, benefits and future trends	20