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IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security

IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1951. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the management of wireless mobility, handoff decision algorithms, and network selection in heterogeneous wireless networks. It covers topics such as mobility support, vertical handover, SIP, TLS, mobile IP, and the challenges and solutions related to seamless connectivity in wireless communication.

  • Mobility Support
  • Handoff Decision Algorithms
  • Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
  • IP Mobility
  • Vertical Handover
  • Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
  • Transport Layer Security (TLS)
  • IEEE 802.11
  • Mobile IP
  • Network Selection
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-46%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (250 and 194 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 250 works
  2. 2 India 194 works
  3. 3 United States 157 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 63 works
  5. 5 Germany 60 works
  6. 6 Japan 56 works
  7. 7 South Korea 37 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 31 works
  9. 9 France 24 works
  10. 10 ?? 23 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: 27.9%India: 21.7%United States: 17.6%Indonesia: 7.0%6 others listed: 25.8%28%largest
China250 · 27.9%India194 · 21.7%United States157 · 17.6%Indonesia63 · 7.0%6 others listed231 · 25.8%

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

Which institutions lead IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Tsinghua University publishes the most IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security research, followed by Virginia Tech and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tsinghua UniversityChina 16 works
  2. 2 Virginia TechUnited States 15 works
  3. 3 Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteSouth Korea 10 works
  4. 4 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 10 works
  5. 5 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 9 works
  6. 6 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia 6 works
  7. 7 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 6 works
  8. 8 Jain UniversityIndia 6 works
  9. 9 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 6 works
  10. 10 Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsHungary 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security?

The most-cited researchers publishing on IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security include Ian F. Akyildiz, John P. A. Ioannidis and Xuemin Shen.

  1. 1 Ian F. Akyildiz United States 8.2k citations
  2. 2 John P. A. Ioannidis United States 8k citations
  3. 3 Xuemin Shen Canada 5.1k citations
  4. 4 Mérouane Debbah France 4.3k citations
  5. 5 Victor C. M. Leung Canada 3.7k citations
  6. 6 E. Bertin France 3.3k citations

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

Where is IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security research done?

The largest centres of IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Bengaluru (India) and Chennai (India).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 86 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 21 works
  3. 3 Bengaluru India 20 works
  4. 4 Chennai India 19 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 18 works
  6. 6 Changsha China 17 works
  7. 7 Seoul South Korea 15 works
  8. 8 Blacksburg United States 15 works
  9. 9 Coimbatore India 13 works
  10. 10 Daejeon South Korea 13 works
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Where is the best place to study IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security?

Among universities, judged by research, National University of Defense Technology, Tsinghua University and Virginia Tech 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.

0%10%20%mean 8.975%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →National University of Defense Technology: 10, 14.0%Tsinghua University: 16, 15.6%Virginia Tech: 14, 1.1%Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications: 9, 5.2%Tsinghua UniversityNational University …Beijing University o…Virginia Tech
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 67.814.0%9.6×10 +3.8%
2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 66.515.6%6.3×16 -26.7%
3 Virginia TechUnited States 54.11.1%20.4×14 -64.6%
4 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 39.45.2%10.9×9 -73.4%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008.

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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.

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.