Mobile Agent-Based Network Management
Mobile Agent-Based Network Management is a research topic within Computer Networks and Communications. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 10.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of mobile agent technology for network management, security, and fault tolerance in distributed systems. It explores applications in Internet and wireless computing, integration with SNMP and Java platform, and the use of XML-based management. The research also delves into the challenges and future directions of mobile agent technology in network management.
- Mobile Agents
- Network Management
- Security
- Distributed Systems
- Fault Tolerance
- Internet Applications
- SNMP
- Java Platform
- Wireless Computing
- XML-Based Management
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -50% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mobile Agent-Based Network Management research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (591 and 253 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 591 works
- 2 United States 253 works
- 3 India 188 works
- 4 Germany 79 works
- 5 Japan 64 works
- 6 Indonesia 62 works
- 7 United Kingdom 56 works
- 8 France 49 works
- 9 Italy 45 works
- 10 Brazil 36 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Mobile Agent-Based Network Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications publishes the most Mobile Agent-Based Network Management research, followed by National University of Defense Technology and Beijing Jiaotong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 25 works
- 2 National University of Defense Technology China 17 works
- 3 Beijing Jiaotong University China 16 works
- 4 China Academy of Space Technology China 12 works
- 5 Tsinghua University China 11 works
- 6 Beihang University China 10 works
- 7 Beijing Institute of Technology China 10 works
- 8 Xidian University China 9 works
- 9 Film Independent United States 8 works
- 10 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mobile Agent-Based Network Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mobile Agent-Based Network Management include Ian F. Akyildiz, Rajkumar Buyya and MengChu Zhou.
- 1 Ian F. Akyildiz 8.2k citations
- 2 Rajkumar Buyya 7.8k citations
- 3 MengChu Zhou 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mobile Agent-Based Network Management research done?
The largest centres of Mobile Agent-Based Network Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Changsha (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Changsha, Beijing and Xi'an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChangshaCN · 32.1 works3.5×
- BeijingCN · 182.4 works2.8×
- Xi'anCN · 35.8 works2.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mobile Agent-Based Network Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Mobile Agent-Based Network Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xidian University and National University of Defense 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 74.0 | 29.1% | 21.6× | 25 | -78.8% |
| 2 | Xidian University China | 47.7 | 33.2% | 6.2× | 8 | -85.2% |
| 3 | National University of Defense Technology China | 46.8 | 17.5% | 11.6× | 17 | -52.4% |
| 4 | Tsinghua University China | 45.0 | 33.1% | 3.0× | 11 | -71.1% |
| 5 | Beijing Jiaotong University China | 42.2 | 11.1% | 13.8× | 16 | -77.3% |
| 6 | Beihang University China | 41.8 | 29.8% | 5.0× | 10 | -72.7% |
| 7 | Beijing Institute of Technology China | 20.2 | 15.4% | 4.5× | 10 | -87.2% |
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 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 50% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.
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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.