Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Network Security and Intrusion Detection is a research topic within Computer Networks and Communications. Science Explorer counts 72k research works in it since 1952. 20.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and application of techniques, models, and systems for network intrusion detection and defense mechanisms. It covers topics such as machine learning, DDoS attacks, anomaly detection, IoT security, and data mining in the context of cybersecurity. The papers explore various approaches to identifying and mitigating security threats in network environments.
- Intrusion Detection
- Network Security
- Machine Learning
- DDoS Attacks
- Anomaly Detection
- IoT Security
- Cybersecurity
- Data Mining
- Deep Learning
- Botnet Detection
- Research works
- 72k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 15k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +74% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Network Security and Intrusion Detection research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (6.2k and 5.9k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 6.2k works
- 2 India 5.9k works
- 3 United States 2.7k works
- 4 Saudi Arabia 616 works
- 5 United Kingdom 604 works
- 6 Canada 481 works
- 7 Indonesia 456 works
- 8 South Korea 426 works
- 9 ?? 407 works
- 10 Italy 389 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.
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Which institutions lead Network Security and Intrusion Detection research?
By volume in 2022–2025, SRM Institute of Science and Technology publishes the most Network Security and Intrusion Detection research, followed by Vellore Institute of Technology University and Saveetha University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 206 works
- 2 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 183 works
- 3 Saveetha UniversityIndia 155 works
- 4 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 147 works
- 5 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia 134 works
- 6 Chitkara UniversityIndia 127 works
- 7 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 126 works
- 8 State Grid Corporation of China (China)China 110 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 101 works
- 10 Koneru Lakshmaiah Education FoundationIndia 95 works
Who are the leading researchers in Network Security and Intrusion Detection?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Network Security and Intrusion Detection include Ion Stoica, H. Vincent Poor and Seyedali Mirjalili.
- 1 Ion Stoica United States 9.6k citations
- 2 H. Vincent Poor United States 9.5k citations
- 3 Seyedali Mirjalili Australia 7.6k citations
- 4 Philip S. Yu United States 6.6k citations
- 5 Deborah Estrin United States 5.9k citations
- 6 Randy H. Katz United States 5.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Network Security and Intrusion Detection research done?
The largest centres of Network Security and Intrusion Detection research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Williamsburg and Guntur.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WilliamsburgUS · 48.5 works45×
- Guntur26.0 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Network Security and Intrusion Detection than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Network Security and Intrusion Detection?
Among universities, judged by research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Edinburgh Napier University 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 | Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityJordan | 66.8 | 70.6% | 9.6× | 14 | — |
| 2 | Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia | 65.8 | 18.5% | 9.9× | 134 | +421.4% |
| 3 | Edinburgh Napier UniversityUnited Kingdom | 64.6 | 36.6% | 9.8× | 22 | +541.4% |
| 4 | Chitkara UniversityIndia | 64.4 | 14.0% | 12.9× | 127 | +283.9% |
| 5 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 63.2 | 23.2% | 7.3× | 183 | +399.4% |
| 6 | University of the CumberlandsUnited States | 61.1 | 40.6% | 45.0× | 48 | — |
| 7 | Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 60.2 | 15.2% | 13.1× | 70 | +290.2% |
| 8 | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 59.9 | 14.1% | 11.4× | 66 | +754.8% |
| 9 | King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 58.7 | 44.8% | 3.8× | 52 | +223.7% |
| 10 | SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 57.8 | 14.9% | 9.7× | 206 | — |
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 Network Security and Intrusion Detection research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Network Security and Intrusion Detection.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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