Shahid, HafsaAshraf, HumairaUllah, AtaBand, Shahab S.Elnaffar, Said2022-09-142022-09-14© 20222022Shahid, H., Ashraf, H., Ullah, A., Band, S. S., & Elnaffar, S. (2022). Wormhole attack mitigation strategies and their impact on wireless sensor network performance: A literature survey. International Journal of Communication Systems, doi:10.1002/dac.531110745351https://doi.org/10.1002/dac.5311http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12519/698Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of hundreds of small sensors that collect and report data. During data sharing, these WSNs become vulnerable to numerous security threats, including the deadly ones. Mitigating this risk is a real challenge, especially in a low-resource environment such as a WSN. In this work, using a systematic literature review, we surveyed a large body of research (28 studies) that focused on mitigating wormhole security attacks. Through this study, we evaluate the impact of many proposed security schemes and their impact on the WSN's performance. We compare schemes for effectiveness and pinpoint the limitations. We also analyze the various parameters and metrics used in them and highlight the open research challenges in the field. © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.enLicense to reuse the abstract has been secured from John Wiley and Sons and Copyright Clearance Center.attack detectionattack preventionresourcewormhole attackWSNArticleCopyright : © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.