Javier López

11.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
258 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Javier López is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier López has authored 258 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 87 papers in Information Systems and 87 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Javier López's work include Cryptography and Data Security (44 papers), Network Security and Intrusion Detection (38 papers) and Security in Wireless Sensor Networks (38 papers). Javier López is often cited by papers focused on Cryptography and Data Security (44 papers), Network Security and Intrusion Detection (38 papers) and Security in Wireless Sensor Networks (38 papers). Javier López collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Singapore and United States. Javier López's co-authors include Rodrigo Román, Cristina Alcaraz, Jianying Zhou, Masahiro Mambo, Pablo Nájera, Rubén Rı́os, Carmen Fernández-Gago, Juan E. Rubio, Isaac Agudo and Ana Nieto and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Access and IEEE Communications Magazine.

In The Last Decade

Javier López

244 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Mobile edge computing, Fog et al.: A survey and analysis of security threats and challenges

2016 921 citations Rodrigo Román, Javier López et al. profile →
On the features and challenges of security and privacy in distributed internet of things

2013 853 citations Rodrigo Román, Jianying Zhou et al. profile →
Securing the Internet of Things

2011 510 citations Rodrigo Román, Pablo Nájera et al. profile →
A Survey of IoT-Enabled Cyberattacks: Assessing Attack Paths to Critical Infrastructures and Services

2018 278 citations Cristina Alcaraz, Javier López et al. profile →
Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats

2022 181 citations Cristina Alcaraz, Javier López profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Javier López Spain	33	4.3k	2.5k	1.8k	1.1k	1.0k	258	6.7k
Klaus Wehrle Germany	35	3.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	662 0.7×	307	6.0k
Jong Hyuk Park South Korea	50	5.7k 1.3×	4.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	1.5k 1.5×	436	9.8k
Reza M. Parizi United States	40	3.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.8×	818 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	150	7.2k
Jianying Zhou Singapore	39	3.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.5×	741 0.6×	888 0.9×	267	5.7k
Λέανδρος Μαγλαράς United Kingdom	39	3.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	180	6.3k
Sahil Garg Canada	48	3.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.7×	656 0.7×	254	7.3k
Ing-Ray Chen United States	36	4.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	984 0.9×	591 0.6×	181	6.0k
Han‐Chieh Chao Taiwan	51	5.5k 1.3×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	2.8k 2.5×	784 0.8×	457	9.2k
Shancang Li United Kingdom	28	4.2k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.8×	692 0.7×	77	8.1k
Mohamed Amine Ferrag Algeria	38	4.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	898 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	123	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Javier López

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Fernández-Gago, Carmen, et al.. (2025). Trust dynamicity for IoT: How do i trust your social IoT cluster?. Internet of Things. 30. 101529–101529. 1 indexed citations

López, Javier, et al.. (2025). SIBERIA: A Self-Sovereign Identity and Multi-Factor Authentication Framework for Industrial Access. Applied Sciences. 15(15). 8589–8589.

Alcaraz, Cristina & Javier López. (2024). Digital Twin-assisted anomaly detection for industrial scenarios. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 47. 100721–100721.

Alcaraz, Cristina, et al.. (2024). Digital twin communities: an approach for secure DT data sharing. International Journal of Information Security. 24(1). 5 indexed citations

López, Javier, et al.. (2024). Malware similarity and a new fuzzy hash: Compound Code Block Hash (CCBHash). Computers & Security. 142. 103856–103856. 2 indexed citations

Román, Rodrigo, et al.. (2018). Immune System for the Internet of Things Using Edge Technologies. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 6(3). 4774–4781. 27 indexed citations

López, Javier. (2015). Optimización multi-objetivo : Aplicaciones a problemas del mundo real. El Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (National University of La Plata). 3 indexed citations

López, Javier, et al.. (2015). Information Security Practice and Experience : 11th International Conference, ISPEC 2015, Beijing, China, May 5-8, 2015, Proceedings. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations

López, Javier, et al.. (2013). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS 2012). 5 indexed citations

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López, Javier, Roberto Setola, & Stephen D. Wolthusen. (2012). Advances in Critical Infrastructure Protection: Information Infrastructure Models, Analysis, and Defense. Lecture notes in computer science. 6715. 3 indexed citations

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Fernández-Gago, Carmen, et al.. (2012). Service-Oriented Trust and Reputation Architecture. 834. 1 indexed citations

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López, Javier, Roberto Setola, & Stephen D. Wolthusen. (2012). Critical Infrastructure Protection: information infrastructure models, analysis, and defense. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 5 indexed citations

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Grassi, Vincenzo, Raffaela Mirandola, Jorge Cuéllar, & Javier López. (2012). Proceedings of the 3rd international ACM SIGSOFT symposium on Architecting Critical Systems. 2 indexed citations

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Alcaraz, Cristina, Pablo Nájera, Javier López, & Rodrigo Román. (2010). Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things: Do We Need a Complete Integration?. 106 indexed citations

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Nájera, Pablo, et al.. (2009). Security Mechanisms and Access Control Infrastructure for e-Passports and General Purpose e-Documents. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science. 15. 970–991. 7 indexed citations

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López, Javier & Jianying Zhou. (2008). Wireless Sensor Network Security. IOS Press eBooks. 45 indexed citations

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López, Javier, et al.. (2007). Critical Information Infrastructures Security, Second International Workshop, CRITIS 2007, Málaga, Spain, October 3-5, 2007. Revised Papers. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 5141. 1 indexed citations

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López, Javier, Rolf Oppliger, & Günther Pernul. (2005). Why Public Key Infrastructures have failed so far. Internet Research. 15. 3 indexed citations

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Katsikas, Sokratis, et al.. (2005). Trust, Privacy, and Security in Digital Business: Second International Conference, TrustBus 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 22-26, 2005, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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López, Javier, et al.. (2002). Verification of Authentication Protocols using SDL-method. 61–71. 1 indexed citations

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