Question 1

Which countries lead IoT Networks and Protocols research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.3k and 883 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead IoT Networks and Protocols research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications publishes the most IoT Networks and Protocols research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Southeast University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in IoT Networks and Protocols?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on IoT Networks and Protocols include Frede Blaabjerg, H. Vincent Poor and Huan Liu.

Question 4

Where is IoT Networks and Protocols research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of IoT Networks and Protocols research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Chennai (India) and Xi'an (China).

Question 5

Where is the best place to study IoT Networks and Protocols?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Is IoT Networks and Protocols research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are IoT Networks and Protocols.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in IoT Networks and Protocols?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in IoT Networks and Protocols is "Edge Computing: Vision and Challenges" (Weisong Shi, Jie Cao, Quan Zhang et al., 2016), with 8,577 citations. Next come "Internet of Things for Smart Cities" (6,330) and "Scaling Up MIMO: Opportunities and Challenges with Very Large Arrays" (4,645).