OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Vehicular Communications is 8. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Joint optimization of trajectory, beamforming, and power allocation in UAV-enabled WPT networks using DRL combined with water-filling algorithm	127
A scalable time-division-based emergency messages broadcast scheme for connected and autonomous vehicles in urban environment	92
Enhancing vehicular NOMA communication security through reconfigurable intelligent surfaces	70
Dynamic positioning of UAVs to improve network coverage in VANETs	66
Hybrid RF/VLC intelligent vehicular communications: A secrecy analysis	54
Measurement-based fading characteristics analysis and modeling of UAV to vehicles channel	54
EPAKA: An efficient and privacy-preserving authenticated key agreement scheme based on physical security for VANET	48
AALB: Application Aware Load Balancing Algorithm for Road Side Units	48
Cognitive UAV-assisted secure and reliable communications based on robust joint trajectory and power control optimization	46
SDN-enabled vehicular networks: Theory and practice within platooning applications	41
Accident reduction through a privacy-preserving method on top of a novel ontology for autonomous vehicles with the support of modular arithmetic	40
Cellular localizability of unmanned aerial vehicles	39
SoVEC: Social vehicular edge computing-based optimum route selection	39
PPORM: A PPO-assisted packet reordering mechanism of heterogeneous VANETs for enhancing goodput and stability in fog computing	36
Joint edge caching and computation offloading for heterogeneous tasks in MEC-enabled vehicular networks	35
A comprehensive survey on SDN and blockchain-based secure vehicular networks	34
Sub-6 GHz V2X-assisted MmWave optimal scheduling for vehicular networks	33
Architecture-based governance for secure-by-design Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems	33
A secure cross-layer architecture for reactive routing in vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communications	33
DSSPS: A dynamic secure service provision scheme in fog-based VANETs	32
Hybrid mutual authentication for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication without the coverage of roadside units	32
Task offloading based on lightweight identity authentication and genetic optimization for the internet of vehicles	32
Light security scheme for Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM)	30
UAV-assisted wireless communications in the 6G-and-beyond era: An extensive survey on characteristics, standardization and regulations, enabling technologies, challenges, and future directions	29
Envelope distribution and Doppler spectrum of V2V channels at 5.9 GHz in mountainous roads	29

Energy-aware joint task assignment and 3D path planning for cooperative multi-UAV networks	28
Blockchain and AI technology convergence: Applications in transportation systems	28
LGTWAFIOD: PUF and Fuzzy extractor based lightweight authentication framework for internet of drones	26
Resource allocation optimization in multiuser OFDM relay-assisted underwater acoustic sensor networks	25
EAGLE: A provably and verifiably secure blockchain-enabled dual-mode authentication scheme using reconfigurable PUFs for V2I communication	24
Secrecy performance evaluation and enhancement of vehicle-to-vehicle communications in the presence of big vehicles	24
Load-aware semi-centralized virtual network embedding for LEO satellite-assisted internet of vehicles	24
A secure authentication framework for IoV based on blockchain and ensemble learning	24
A quantum-secure certificateless aggregate signature protocol for vehicular ad hoc networks	23
Cloud enabled Blockchain-based secured communication in mutual intelligent transportation using neural synchronization	23
Location privacy in VANETs: Provably secure anonymous key exchange protocol based on self-blindable signatures	23
Energy and experimental trust-based task offloading in the domain of connected autonomous vehicles	23
On energy conservation for fixed-wing UAV assisted practical full-duplex relaying with service requirement and bank angle limit	22
A QoS-aware adaptive cross-layer cyber-attack detection algorithm for vehicular networks	22
Conditional privacy-preserving and efficient distributed IoV data sharing scheme based on a hierarchical and zonal blockchain	22
Deep-learning methods for integrated sensing and communication in vehicular networks	21
Shared group session key-based conditional privacy-preserving authentication protocol for VANETs	21
Joint vehicle clustering and dynamic power allocation optimization in sectorized 6G networks for V2X communication	21
Task scheduling of computation-intensive graph jobs in UAV-assisted hybrid vehicular networks	20
Location of fog nodes mounted on fixed-wing UAVs	20
Subchannel assignment for social-assisted UAV cellular networks using dynamic hypergraph coloring	20
DCFH: A dynamic clustering approach based on fire hawk optimizer in flying ad hoc networks	20
Adaptive multi-objective cooperative optimization algorithm for ground-air collaborative mobile edge intelligence offloading	19
QoS-aware heterogeneous spectrum allocation for UAV-assisted emergency communication networks: Coexistence in licensed and unlicensed bands	19
Hybrid routing for safety data with intermittent V2I connectivity	19
PROACT: Parallel multi-miner proof of accumulated trust protocol for Internet of Drones	19
Perception synergy optimization with deep reinforcement learning for cooperative perception in C-V2V scenarios	18
Editorial Board	18
Evaluation platform for 5G vehicular communications	18
Channel-Independent Quantum Mapping-Substitution OFDM-Based Spatial Modulation for Physical-Layer Encryption in VLC Networks	18
Secure and efficient blockchain-assisted group authentication scheme for vehicular digital twin	17
In-vehicle communication cyber security: A comprehensive review of challenges and solutions	17
HEEFO: A lightweight cryptographic trinity for robust UAV communication security	17
A security-enhanced authentication scheme for quantum-key-distribution (QKD) enabled Internet of vehicles in multi-cloud environment	17
Resource allocation and model split for energy-efficient federated split learning in Internet of Vehicles with imperfect CSI	17
Post-quantum cryptography for intelligent transportation systems: An implementation-focused review	16
Unmanned aerial vehicle intrusion detection: Deep-meta-heuristic system	16
Moving target defense approach for secure relay selection in vehicular networks	15
Crowdsourced vehicles and UAVs for last-mile delivery application using blockchain-hosted matching mechanism	15
Futuristic view of the Internet of Quantum Drones: Review, challenges and research agenda	15
Reliability analysis of intelligent transportation system assisted by high altitude platform station: A stochastic modeling and deep reinforcement learning integration	15
Blockchain based optimized data storage with secure communication for Internet of Vehicles considering active, passive, and double spending attacks	15
Editorial Board	14
Machine learning for autonomous vehicle's trajectory prediction: A comprehensive survey, challenges, and future research directions	14
OLSR+: A new routing method based on fuzzy logic in flying ad-hoc networks (FANETs)	14
Quantum federated reinforcement learning-based resource allocation scheme for digital twin-aided D2D groups with NOMA in 6G networks	13
Near optimal scheduling for opportunistic spectrum access over block fading channels in cognitive radio assisted vehicular network	13
Fully distributed multi-agent processing strategy applied to vehicular networks	13
Traffic aware adaptive neighbor discovery for vehicular networks	13
Towards load balancing in IoV system: A vehicle-assisted batch verification scheme	13

Collaborative coverage path planning for UAV swarm for multi-region post-disaster assessment	12
Energy-minimizing 3D circular trajectory optimization of rotary-wing UAV under probabilistic path-loss in constrained hotspot environments	12
A blockchain-empowered decentralized and secure spectrum allocation for wireless vehicular communications	12
A four-dimensional path planning approach for multi-UAV cooperative operations in complex urban environments	12
On the performance of STBC-NOMA assisted overlay cognitive system under CEEs and imperfect SIC	11
Autonomous vehicular overtaking maneuver: A survey and taxonomy	11
NextG-VCP for cyber-physical vehicular health monitoring system (CP-VHMS)	11
ESTAMD: Enhanced Superb Fairy-Wren (SFW)-based trajectory planning for AoI-aware multi-UAV IoT data collection	11
A tutorial on AI-powered 3D deployment of drone base stations: State of the art, applications and challenges	11
Privacy-aware revocation in VANETs with a Blockchain using accumulator	11
DST-IDS: Dynamic spatial-temporal graph-transformer network for in-vehicle network intrusion detection system	11
An adaptive and multi-path greedy perimeter stateless routing protocol in flying ad hoc networks	11
Cost-aware task offloading in vehicular edge computing: A Stackelberg game approach	11
State-of-the-art authentication and verification schemes in VANETs: A survey	11
CANival: A multimodal approach to intrusion detection on the vehicle CAN bus	11
Narrow band of vehicular things communication system using hybrid pelican-beetle swarm optimization approach for intelligent transportation system	11
Hierarchical federated deep reinforcement learning based joint communication and computation for UAV situation awareness	10
Path planning of multi-UAVs based on deep Q-network for energy-efficient data collection in UAVs-assisted IoT	10
Internet of drones security: Taxonomies, open issues, and future directions	10
Congestion-context-aware spatiotemporal detection of malicious flooding in vehicular communication networks	10
Distributed and collaborative system to improve traffic conditions using fuzzy logic and V2X communications	10
Physical layer aspects of terahertz-enabled UAV communications: Challenges and opportunities	10
Privacy-enhanced multi-region data aggregation for Internet of Vehicles	10
Editorial: 2021 Best Paper Awards	10
Deep learning-based receiver structure with superimposed channel estimation for autonomous underwater vehicles	10
Performance analysis of RIS-assisted V2V communication under multipath interference	10
VERCO: A privacy and data-centric architecture for verifiable cooperative maneuvers	10
A comparative analysis of the semi-persistent and dynamic scheduling schemes in NR-V2X mode 2	9
VitroBench: Manipulating in-vehicle networks and COTS ECUs on your bench	9
Backscatter-enabled CR-NOMA based cooperative V2X communication with imperfect CSI	9
FSO communication system for high-speed trains under varying visibility conditions	9
Lightweight anonymous aggregate authentication in VANET based on offline/online certificateless signcryption using one-time key	9
VAIDANSHH: Adaptive DDoS detection for heterogeneous hosts in vehicular environments	9
Orientation of a diffuse reflector for improved coverage in ID-FSOC for vehicular communications	9
Blockchain-based fast handover authentication protocol for Internet of Vehicles in small industrial parks	9
An identity authentication and key agreement protocol for the internet of vehicles based on trusted cloud-edge-terminal architecture	9
A state-of-the-art on federated learning for vehicular communications	9
A hybrid MGO-JAYA based clustered routing for FANETs	9
Advancing connected vehicle security through real-time sensor anomaly detection and recovery	9
BCGS: Blockchain-assisted privacy-preserving cross-domain authentication for VANETs	9
Integrated single target sensing and multiuser communications based on zero-forcing beamforming	9
Editorial Board	8
A coalitional security game against data integrity attacks in autonomous vehicle networks	8
UAV trajectory planning for disaster scenarios	8
The k-hop V2V data offloading using the predicted utility-centric path switching (PUPS) method based on the SDN-controller inside the multi-access edge computing (MEC) architecture	8
GSAAS: A group signature-based anonymous authentication scheme for VANETs	8
Reinforcement learning based scheme for on-demand vehicular fog formation	8
Securing short-packet transmissions via partial NOMA: Performance analysis under keyhole fading	8
Enhanced performance analysis with exact solutions for downlink-NOMA system in vehicular communications	8
LB-CLAS: Lattice-based conditional privacy-preserving certificateless aggregate signature scheme for VANET	8
A data sharing scheme based on blockchain for privacy protection certification of Internet of Vehicles	8
Maximizing the energy efficiency using M-PSO in multi-hop UAV-IRS network for improved post-disaster emergency communication services	8
A metaheuristic MAC protocol for safety applications in cognitive vehicular networks	8
Fairness aware secure energy efficiency maximization for UAV-assisted data collection in backscattering networks	8
R2+1: Integrated vehicle routing, packet routing, and resource allocation for knowledge-defined 5G/6G multimedia internet of vehicles	8
The importance of V2X simulation: An in-depth comparison of intersection control algorithms using a high-fidelity communication simulation	8
Dynamic offloading strategy in SAGIN-based emergency VEC: A multi-UAV clustering and collaborative computing approach	8
Communication-aware path planning in multi-UAV networks: A systematic review and cross-layer analysis	8
Secure energy efficiency maximization for mobile jammer-aided UAV communication: Joint power and trajectory optimization	8