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This paper is a result of research made by the authors in the Adaptive and Cooperative Control in Urban Subsystems (ACCUS) project, ARTEMIS 2012-1. SP1-JT1-ARTEMIS-2012-ASP7-Embedded System supporting sustainable urban life, SP1-JT1-ARTEMIS-2012-ASP3: Embedded systems in Smart environments. The authors would like to thank CITSEM (Research Center on Software Technologies and Multimedia Systems for Sustainability, Centro de Investigacion en Tecnologias Software y Sistemas Multimedia para la Sostenibilidad) from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM).

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Shi, LixinAuthorRubio, GregorioCorresponding AuthorFernan Martinez, JoseAuthorGomez, DavidAuthorLi, XinAuthor

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Semantic Registration and Discovery System of Subsystems and Services within an Interoperable Coordination Platform in Smart Cities

Publicated to:Sensors. 16 (7): E955- - 2016-07-01 16(7), DOI: 10.3390/s16070955

Authors: Rubio, Gregorio; Fernan Martinez, Jose; Gomez, David; Li, Xin

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Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Invest Tecnol Software & Sistemas Multimedia, Edificio Arboleda,Campus Sur UPM Ctra Valencia, Madrid 28031, Spain - Author

Abstract

Smart subsystems like traffic, Smart Homes, the Smart Grid, outdoor lighting, etc. are built in many urban areas, each with a set of services that are offered to citizens. These subsystems are managed by self-contained embedded systems. However, coordination and cooperation between them are scarce. An integration of these systems which truly represents a system of systems could introduce more benefits, such as allowing the development of new applications and collective optimization. The integration should allow maximum reusability of available services provided by entities (e.g., sensors or Wireless Sensor Networks). Thus, it is of major importance to facilitate the discovery and registration of available services and subsystems in an integrated way. Therefore, an ontology-based and automatic system for subsystem and service registration and discovery is presented. Using this proposed system, heterogeneous subsystems and services could be registered and discovered in a dynamic manner with additional semantic annotations. In this way, users are able to build customized applications across different subsystems by using available services. The proposed system has been fully implemented and a case study is presented to show the usefulness of the proposed method.

Keywords

ontologysemantic interoperabilityservice discoveryservice registrysubsystem discoverysubsystem registryInformationInfrastructureInternetMiddlewareOntologySemantic interoperabilityService discoveryService registrySubsystem discoverySubsystem registrySystem of systemsThingsWireless sensor networks

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sensors due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position 10/58, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Instruments & Instrumentation.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-19:

  • Google Scholar: 5
  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-19:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 44 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (RUBIO CIFUENTES, GREGORIO) and Last Author (LI, XIN).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been RUBIO CIFUENTES, GREGORIO.