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title: "Computers & Security: impact and top papers"
description: "Computers & Security has a 2-year mean citedness of 9.48 and an h-index of 168 in OpenAlex, #8 of 28 tracked information systems journals by citedness. In 2025 it published 416 papers, and its papers received 26,858 citations."
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share_text: "Computers & Security has a 2-year mean citedness of 9.48 and an h-index of 168 in OpenAlex, #8 of 28 tracked information systems journals by citedness. (as of 2026-11-03)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
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window: 2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03
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# Computers & Security

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- category: Information Systems
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 0167-4048
- Journal website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-security
- ISSN portal: https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/0167-4048
- OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/S12529635

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md

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## Key findings

- Computers & Security has a 2-year mean citedness of 9.48 and an h-index of 168 in OpenAlex, #8 of 28 tracked information systems journals by citedness.
- In 2025 it published 416 papers, and its papers received 26,858 citations.
- Computers & Security published 32 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #25 of 480 journals.
- Leading institutions: University of New Brunswick (2), University of Milan (2) and Southeast University (2).
- Countries: China (12), United States (3) and Austria (2).
- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, Computers & Security published 31 papers (1 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “intrusion detection” (3), “anomaly detection” (2) and “cloud security” (2).

## Citation metrics

*Citation metrics (OpenAlex)*

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2-year mean citedness | 9.48 |
| h-index | 168 |
| i10-index | 3,187 |
| Papers in OpenAlex | 9,966 |
| Citations in OpenAlex | 190,390 |
| Rank among tracked information systems journals | [#8 of 28](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journal-metrics/information-systems.md) |

*Papers per year and the citations the journal's papers received that year (OpenAlex)*

| Year | Papers | Citations received |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 337 | 19,960 |
| 2025 | 416 | 26,858 |
| 2024 | 497 | 23,442 |
| 2023 | 496 | 19,524 |
| 2022 | 369 | 15,955 |
| 2021 | 340 | 13,978 |
| 2020 | 333 | 10,865 |
| 2019 | 242 | 8,514 |
| 2018 | 200 | 6,921 |
| 2017 | 182 | 5,289 |
| 2016 | 136 | 4,713 |

2-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's count of citations per paper a journal published in the two previous years, an open counterpart to the journal impact factor (which counts only Web of Science citations); the h-index and i10-index cover all its papers. The figures come from OpenAlex (CC0) and are read again monthly.

Official metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate) and CiteScore (Scopus) are licensed by their owners and not copied here; the publisher shows them on the journal's website. Journal website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-security

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |

*Most frequent keywords, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | intrusion detection | 3 |
| 2 | [anomaly detection](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/anomaly-detection.md) | 2 |
| 3 | cloud security | 2 |
| 4 | cyber-physical security | 2 |
| 5 | [data privacy](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/data-privacy.md) | 2 |
| 6 | AI security | 1 |
| 7 | AndroZoo | 1 |
| 8 | Android malware detection | 1 |
| 9 | Ansible | 1 |
| 10 | AppArmor | 1 |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | [A privacy engineer’s perspective on personal data access: From legal obligations to technical challenges](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105226) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Nicola Leschke, Frank Pallas | University of Salzburg |
| 2026-10-27 | [Vulnerability management: Survey, taxonomy, and challenges](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105215) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Ehab M. Alkhateeb, Saqib Hakak, Arbaaz Dharmavaram et al. | University of New Brunswick; Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity |
| 2026-10-27 | [RiskOnto: An ontology-driven framework for threat modeling, risk reasoning and cyber defense knowledge integration](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105223) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Michael  Adekunle Adelere, Yasser L. Morgan, Luigi Benedicenti | University of New Brunswick; Stevens Institute of Technology |
| 2026-10-26 | [Exploiting CPython’s just-in-time optimization: StencilLeak attack](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105203) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Seehwan Yoo, Youngpil Kim, Chuck Yoo | Korea University; Incheon National University |
| 2026-10-24 | [A cyber-range-based digital twin for common criteria evaluation support: Implementation and validation with MASFAD](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105220) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Bokri Ahmed, Khaled Rahal, Arbia Riahi Sfar et al. | Royal Military Academy; Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| 2026-10-24 | [Beyond membership inference: Distributional leakage in diffusion models](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105214) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Sergio Barezzani, Pasquale Coscia, Stefano Ferrari et al. | University of Milan |
| 2026-10-24 | [How evaluation protocol choices inflate intrusion detection accuracy: A three-dataset systematic study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105218) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Mohammed BERHILI, Omar Chaieb, Mohammed Benabdellah | Mohamed I University |
| 2026-10-24 | [An open-source-based Information Security Management System for scientific computing: A reference implementation and case study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105216) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | I. J. Cabrillo, Miguel Ángel Núñez Vega, Aida Palacio Hoz | Instituto de Física de Cantabria |
| 2026-10-24 | [Intrusion detection datasets for Cyber–Physical Systems: Taxonomy, challenges, and opportunities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105217) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Vagner E. Quincozes, Silvio E. Quincozes, Albuquerque Celio et al. | Universidade Federal do Pampa; Universidade Federal Fluminense; Universidade Politécnica de Lisboa; … |
| 2026-10-23 | [Behavioural continuity does not guarantee cybersecurity risk portability: Evidence from device, intervention, and longitudinal perturbations](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105224) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Chattopadhyay Kausik, Pant Millie | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2026-10-21 | [The evolution of cybersecurity skill demands in the U.S. labor market: A 15-year analysis (2010–2024)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105212) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Joseph H. Schuessler |  |
| 2026-10-21 | [A hybrid static-dynamic analysis for identifying BYOVD vulnerabilities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105194) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Andrea Monzani, Antonio Parata, Davide Netti et al. | University of Milan; EURECOM |
| 2026-10-21 | [AdaGuard: Temporal-leakage-free static–dynamic adaptation for android malware detection under concept drift](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105213) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Linfeng Yang, Zhi Xie, Zhiding Wu et al. | Guangxi University |
| 2026-10-18 | [Dynamic configurations and ecological fit: A fuzzy-set QCA analysis of effective data security governance in summer olympic games (1992–2024)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105219) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Xiaoyu Li, Xinyan Guo | Chengdu Sport University |
| 2026-10-17 | [Hierarchical efficient anonymous authentication system for smart homes](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105188) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Zixun Wang, Jianchang Lai, Zhen Zhao et al. | Southeast University; Xidian University |
| 2026-10-16 | [Dual-level knowledge distillation and gradient projection aided incremental update approach for evolvable intrusion detection system](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105207) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Yuanyi Ma, Dong Jin, Shuangwu Chen et al. | University of Science and Technology of China |
| 2026-10-15 | [ReTrust: Dependency-aware runtime trust management for CI/CD-driven containerized services](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105196) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Canhui Bao, Jin Chen, Ming Zhao et al. | Tianjin Normal University |
| 2026-10-15 | [Robust anomaly detection and resilient estimation under sensor attacks in battery-powered Cyber–Physical Systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105205) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Qizhi He, 范立双, Ran Duan et al. | Harbin Institute of Technology; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Northwestern Polytechnical University |
| 2026-10-14 | [A need for calibration: Self-reported cyber hygiene fails to predict task performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105211) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Saroja Roy Grandhi, Jeremiah D. Still | Old Dominion University |
| 2026-10-14 | [Conceptualizations and boundaries of EU digital sovereignty](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105210) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Laura Macpherson, Daniel J Veit | University of Augsburg |
| 2026-10-14 | [SDE-IG: A robust malware family classification method based on graph invariance learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105201) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Sanfeng Zhang, Zexiang Chen, Fengzhou Zhu | Southeast University |
| 2026-10-14 | [TADR: Threat-Aligned Data Refinement against label-flipping attacks in AI-powered Intrusion Detection Systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105202) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Kiet T. Le, Tuyen T. Nguyen, Minh T. Nguyen et al. | VNU University of Engineering and Technology |
| 2026-10-12 | [ADCSESC-IDF: On-demand higher-order reachability for compositional ADCS domain escalation discovery](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105199) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Yumeng Zhang, Hung Nguyen | Adelaide University; The University of Adelaide |
| 2026-10-10 | [Developing a cyber-resilience framework for UAVs: insights from expert interviews on addressing cybersecurity challenges](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105204) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Khalifa Al-Dosari, Noora Fetais, Nizar Abdelkafi et al. |  |
| 2026-10-08 | [A minimal-access security architecture for processing sensitive health data on shared supercomputing infrastructure](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105195) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Pim Witlox, Gwangmu Lee, Lukas Drescher et al. | ETH Zurich; CSCS - Swiss National Supercomputing Centre |
| 2026-10-08 | [HTTP2DoS: Detecting low-and-slow HTTP/2 DoS attacks with complex transfer-entropy graph-temporal learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105198) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Udi Aharon, Ran Dubin, Amit Z. Dvir et al. | Ariel University |
| 2026-10-08 | [What you see is (not) what you got: The human factor in PDF signature verification](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105191) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Jakob Heher, Emanuel Pichler, Stefan More | Graz University of Technology |
| 2026-10-08 | [FusionXAI-Trojan: Explainable zero-day hardware Trojan detection at the RTL level](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105190) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Sohrab Alam, Jian Wang, Aneesa Bibi | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; University of Malakand |
| 2026-10-08 | [Reflective fusion of document and sentence perspectives for ATT&CK TTP extraction with large language models](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105200) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Jinpeng Li, Yubo Chen, Guodong Lin et al. | Tsinghua University |
| 2026-10-08 | [STC: A Spatio-Temporal Constrained Defense framework for process-calibrated Industrial Control Systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105182) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Xuejun Zong, Meiqi Wang, Lian Lian et al. | Shenyang University of Chemical Technology; University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy |
| 2026-10-05 | [Impaler: Improving adaptability of domain fronting detection with adaptable traffic representation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105183) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Yibo Xie, Youya Li, 戴小苗 et al. | First Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security |
| 2026-10-05 | [FilterMatch: An efficient privacy-preserving inventory matching framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.105193) | [Computers & Security](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security.md) | Zheng Qu, G. Lin, Peiran Wang et al. | Fudan University |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Computers & Security. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-security

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