Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1960. 21.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) and communications, covering topics such as DSRC standards, V2X communications, security analysis, intelligent transportation systems, LTE-V, Internet of Vehicles, routing protocols, VANET security, and cooperative vehicular safety.
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
- DSRC Standards
- V2X Communications
- Security Analysis
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- LTE-V
- Internet of Vehicles
- Routing Protocols
- VANET Security
- Cooperative Vehicular Safety
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1960
- In the world top 10%
- 4.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +49% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.8k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.8k works
- 2 India 1.1k works
- 3 United States 620 works
- 4 Germany 221 works
- 5 South Korea 206 works
- 6 United Kingdom 173 works
- 7 Canada 167 works
- 8 Japan 151 works
- 9 Italy 145 works
- 10 France 129 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications publishes the most Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) research, followed by Beijing Jiaotong University and SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 53 works
- 2 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 48 works
- 3 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 44 works
- 4 Xidian UniversityChina 40 works
- 5 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 38 works
- 6 Southeast UniversityChina 36 works
- 7 Tongji UniversityChina 34 works
- 8 Tsinghua UniversityChina 31 works
- 9 Beihang UniversityChina 30 works
- 10 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) include Robert W. Heath, Mohamed‐Slim Alouini and Xuemin Shen.
- 1 Robert W. Heath United States 7.1k citations
- 2 Mohamed‐Slim Alouini Saudi Arabia 5.9k citations
- 3 Xuemin Shen Canada 5.1k citations
- 4 Zhu Han United States 4.7k citations
- 5 Dusit Niyato Singapore 4.5k citations
- 6 Andreas F. Molisch United States 4.3k citations
- 7 Fei–Yue Wang China 4.2k citations
- 8 Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo United States 3.8k citations
- 9 Mohsen Guizani Qatar 3.7k citations
- 10 Victor C. M. Leung Canada 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) research done?
The largest centres of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China).
Where is the best place to study Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)?
Among universities, judged by research, Xidian University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and SRM Institute 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.
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 | Xidian UniversityChina | 72.3 | 31.0% | 8.6× | 40 | +203.6% |
| 2 | Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 72.1 | 22.3% | 13.7× | 53 | +176.3% |
| 3 | SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia | 65.7 | 25.3% | 8.3× | 44 | +142.9% |
| 4 | Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina | 63.9 | 17.5% | 12.3× | 48 | +104.1% |
| 5 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 60.7 | 29.4% | 6.0× | 38 | +149.9% |
| 6 | Soonchunhyang UniversitySouth Korea | 59.4 | 33.1% | 14.8× | 9 | +166.8% |
| 7 | COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan | 58.4 | 31.4% | 6.2× | 9 | +465.7% |
| 8 | Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia | 58.2 | 19.9% | 7.6× | 26 | +213.8% |
| 9 | Chongqing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 57.8 | 25.6% | 11.5× | 21 | +68.2% |
| 10 | King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 57.3 | 52.1% | 2.4× | 8 | +303.8% |
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 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs).
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Which topics inside it are moving
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