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Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions

Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions is a research topic within Computer Networks and Communications. Science Explorer counts 5.2k research works in it since 1952. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of Internet of Things (IoT) and social networks, focusing on sustainability, reliability, validity, indoor air quality monitoring, and data analysis. It also delves into the development of IoT applications and wireless sensor networks, as well as the dynamic perspectives on leisure activities within this technological context.

  • Internet of Things
  • Social Networks
  • Sustainability
  • IoT Applications
  • Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Dynamic Perspectives
  • Leisure Activities
  • Reliability and Validity
  • Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
  • Data Analysis
Research works
5.2k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
525
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+50%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
34% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions

Which countries lead Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions research?

By volume, China and Japan publish the most (268 and 129 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 268 works
  2. 2 Japan 129 works
  3. 3 India 118 works
  4. 4 South Korea 105 works
  5. 5 United States 61 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 40 works
  7. 7 ?? 18 works
  8. 8 Germany 16 works
  9. 9 Malaysia 16 works
  10. 10 Taiwan 16 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 34.1%Japan: 16.4%India: 14.9%South Korea: 13.3%6 others listed: 21.3%34%largest
China268 · 34.1%Japan129 · 16.4%India118 · 14.9%South Korea105 · 13.3%6 others listed168 · 21.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions research?

By volume in 2022-now, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute publishes the most Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Who are the leading researchers in Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions include Rui Zhang and Ki‐Hyun Kim.

  1. 1 Rui Zhang Singapore 115k citations
  2. 2 Ki‐Hyun Kim South Korea 108k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions?

The most cited paper in Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions is "A Privacy Awareness System for Ubiquitous Computing Environments" (Marc Langheinrich, 2002), with 429 citations. Next come "Home energy management system based on power line communication" (275) and "A Method for Improving CNN-Based Image Recognition Using DCGAN" (202).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Privacy Awareness System for Ubiquitous Computing Environments Marc Langheinrich 2002 429
2 Home energy management system based on power line communication Young-Sung Son, Topi Pulkkinen, Kyeong-Deok Moon et al. · IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics Aug 2010 275
3 A Method for Improving CNN-Based Image Recognition Using DCGAN Wei Fang, Feihong Zhang, Victor S. Sheng et al. · Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print) Open access 2018 202
4 Basic study on traffic information system using LED traffic lights M. Akanegawa, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Masaki Nakagawa · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2001 198
5 Study on an Agricultural Environment Monitoring Server System using Wireless Sensor Networks Jeong-Hwan Hwang, Changsun Shin, Hyun Yoe · Sensors Open access 8 Dec 2010 192
All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions research done?

The largest centres of Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea) and Daejeon (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Daejeon, Tokyo and Seoul.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 59 works
  2. 2 TokyoJapan 49 works
  3. 3 SeoulSouth Korea 31 works
  4. 4 DaejeonSouth Korea 24 works
  5. 5 Xi'anChina 21 works
  6. 6 ShanghaiChina 17 works
  7. 7 ChennaiIndia 15 works
  8. 8 ChengduChina 14 works
  9. 9 NanjingChina 12 works
  10. 10 BengaluruIndia 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. DaejeonKR · 24.0 works14×
  2. TokyoJP · 49.3 works6.6×
  3. SeoulKR · 31.0 works4.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 10.019.7%9.3×9 +595.9%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions, country by country

Is Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0069% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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