IEEE Transactions on Communications

Article	Citations
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Communications: A Tutorial	1157
Joint Radar and Communication Design: Applications, State-of-the-Art, and the Road Ahead	760
Beamforming Optimization for Wireless Network Aided by Intelligent Reflecting Surface With Discrete Phase Shifts	689
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Based Index Modulation: A New Beyond MIMO Paradigm for 6G	458
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Meets OFDM: Protocol Design and Rate Maximization	411
Intelligent Reflecting Surface: Practical Phase Shift Model and Beamforming Optimization	374
Scalable Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	355
Channel Estimation for RIS-Empowered Multi-User MISO Wireless Communications	333
Federated Learning With Blockchain for Autonomous Vehicles: Analysis and Design Challenges	242
Artificial-Noise-Aided Secure MIMO Wireless Communications via Intelligent Reflecting Surface	199
Physics-Based Modeling and Scalable Optimization of Large Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces	199
Two-Timescale Channel Estimation for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Wireless Communications	179
RIS-Aided Wireless Communications: Prototyping, Adaptive Beamforming, and Indoor/Outdoor Field Trials	168
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Two–Way Communications: Performance Analysis and Optimization	167
Hardware Impaired Ambient Backscatter NOMA Systems: Reliability and Security	162
A Deep Learning Framework for Optimization of MISO Downlink Beamforming	161
Resource Allocation for IRS-Assisted Full-Duplex Cognitive Radio Systems	161
Joint Trajectory and Resource Allocation Design for Energy-Efficient Secure UAV Communication Systems	155
Deep Learning for mmWave Beam and Blockage Prediction Using Sub-6 GHz Channels	153
Resource Allocation in Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted NOMA Systems	151
Joint Precoding Optimization for Secure SWIPT in UAV-Aided NOMA Networks	146
Towards Optimal Power Control via Ensembling Deep Neural Networks	146
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Cognitive Radio System	145
Terahertz Band Communication: An Old Problem Revisited and Research Directions for the Next Decade	143
Modeling and Analysis of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Indoor and Outdoor Applications in Future Wireless Networks	142

Secrecy-Energy Efficient Hybrid Beamforming for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks	136
Deep Reinforcement Learning for 5G Networks: Joint Beamforming, Power Control, and Interference Coordination	132
Sparse Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding Using Deep Learning for Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO	129
IRS-Assisted Secure UAV Transmission via Joint Trajectory and Beamforming Design	124
Channel Estimation for Extremely Large-Scale MIMO: Far-Field or Near-Field?	121
Terahertz Massive MIMO With Holographic Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces	120
UAV-to-Ground Communications: Channel Modeling and UAV Selection	119
Optimal Resource Allocation for Delay Minimization in NOMA-MEC Networks	116
When Entanglement Meets Classical Communications: Quantum Teleportation for the Quantum Internet	115
Active RIS vs. Passive RIS: Which Will Prevail in 6G?	115
Location Information Aided Multiple Intelligent Reflecting Surface Systems	114
Optimized Energy and Information Relaying in Self-Sustainable IRS-Empowered WPCN	113
Optimization of Wireless Relaying With Flexible UAV-Borne Reflecting Surfaces	113
Robust and Secure Sum-Rate Maximization for Multiuser MISO Downlink Systems With Self-Sustainable IRS	113
Multiuser MISO UAV Communications in Uncertain Environments With No-Fly Zones: Robust Trajectory and Resource Allocation Design	110
A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Optimizing Age of Information in RF-Powered Communication Systems	103
Power Efficient IRS-Assisted NOMA	102
Mobility in the Sky: Performance and Mobility Analysis for Cellular-Connected UAVs	102
Aerial–Ground Cost Tradeoff for Multi-UAV-Enabled Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks	100
Maritime Coverage Enhancement Using UAVs Coordinated With Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks	99
Trainable Communication Systems: Concepts and Prototype	97
Deep Transfer Learning-Based Downlink Channel Prediction for FDD Massive MIMO Systems	93
Cooperative Internet of UAVs: Distributed Trajectory Design by Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	92
DeepBAN: A Temporal Convolution-Based Communication Framework for Dynamic WBANs	91
Joint Resource and Trajectory Optimization for Security in UAV-Assisted MEC Systems	90
On the Age of Information in Multi-Source Queueing Models	89
Reinforcement Learning-Based Mobile Offloading for Edge Computing Against Jamming and Interference	87
Efficient Offloading for Minimizing Task Computation Delay of NOMA-Based Multiaccess Edge Computing	86
Deep Learning for Beamspace Channel Estimation in Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO Systems	86
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Empowered Downlink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access	82
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multi-User Communication: Capacity Region and Deployment Strategy	81
Coexistence Mechanism Between eMBB and uRLLC in 5G Wireless Networks	81
Efficient Channel Estimation for Double-IRS Aided Multi-User MIMO System	81
Energy Efficient Beamforming Schemes for Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks	81
MIMO-NOMA Networks Relying on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: A Signal Cancellation-Based Design	80
Resource Allocation for Secure URLLC in Mission-Critical IoT Scenarios	80
Transmitter and Receiver Window Designs for Orthogonal Time-Frequency Space Modulation	79
3D Deployment of Multiple UAV-Mounted Base Stations for UAV Communications	79
On the Path-Loss of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: An Approach Based on Green’s Theorem Applied to Vector Fields	78
Optimized Age of Information Tail for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications in Vehicular Networks	77
Multi-RIS-Aided Wireless Systems: Statistical Characterization and Performance Analysis	77
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Joint Processing Coordinated Multipoint Transmission	76
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Enhanced Wideband MIMO-OFDM Communications: From Practical Model to Reflection Optimization	75
A Reinforcement Learning and Blockchain-Based Trust Mechanism for Edge Networks	75
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Free Space Optical Communication Systems	75
Performance of Network-Assisted Full-Duplex for Cell-Free Massive MIMO	75
Joint Transmit Precoding and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Phase Adjustment: A Decomposition-Aided Channel Estimation Approach	75
Downlink Coverage and Rate Analysis of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellations Using Stochastic Geometry	74
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Assisted Federated Learning via Wireless Power Transfer: A Cost-Efficient Approach	73
Joint Beamforming Design in Multi-Cluster MISO NOMA Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Downlink Communication Networks	73

Robust Federated Learning With Noisy Communication	71
Energy-Constrained UAV-Assisted Secure Communications With Position Optimization and Cooperative Jamming	70
Secure NOMA-Based UAV-MEC Network Towards a Flying Eavesdropper	69
Enhance Latency-Constrained Computation in MEC Networks Using Uplink NOMA	69
Secrecy-Enhancing Design for Cooperative Downlink and Uplink NOMA With an Untrusted Relay	69
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted MIMO Symbiotic Radio Networks	69
Capacity and Optimal Resource Allocation for IRS-Assisted Multi-User Communication Systems	69
Taming the Latency in Multi-User VR 360°: A QoE-Aware Deep Learning-Aided Multicast Framework	68
Path Loss Modeling and Measurements for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in the Millimeter-Wave Frequency Band	67
Low-Complexity Channel Estimation and Passive Beamforming for RIS-Assisted MIMO Systems Relying on Discrete Phase Shifts	66
3D UAV Trajectory and Communication Design for Simultaneous Uplink and Downlink Transmission	66
Closed-Form Whittle’s Index-Enabled Random Access for Timely Status Update	66
Beyond Dirty Paper Coding for Multi-Antenna Broadcast Channel With Partial CSIT: A Rate-Splitting Approach	66
Energy-Efficient Multiuser Partial Computation Offloading With Collaboration of Terminals, Radio Access Network, and Edge Server	65
Indoor and Outdoor Physical Channel Modeling and Efficient Positioning for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in mmWave Bands	65
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided URLLC in a Factory Automation Scenario	64
On Secure Mixed RF-FSO Systems With TAS and Imperfect CSI	64
Downlink Spectral Efficiency of Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems With Multi-Antenna Users	64
Dynamic Flow Migration for Embedded Services in SDN/NFV-Enabled 5G Core Networks	64
Slotted ALOHA With NOMA for the Next Generation IoT	64
Statistical Modeling of the FSO Fronthaul Channel for UAV-Based Communications	63
Beamforming Design for Multiuser Transmission Through Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface	63
Modern Random Access: An Age of Information Perspective on Irregular Repetition Slotted ALOHA	63
Common Throughput Maximization for UAV-Enabled Interference Channel With Wireless Powered Communications	62
Resource Allocation for Multi-User Downlink MISO OFDMA-URLLC Systems	62
Heterogeneous Computation and Resource Allocation for Wireless Powered Federated Edge Learning Systems	62
Millimeter Wave Communications With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Performance Analysis and Optimization	62
Intelligent Radio Access Network Slicing for Service Provisioning in 6G: A Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach	62
Beamforming Optimization for IRS-Aided Communications With Transceiver Hardware Impairments	62
Optimization of Rate Allocation and Power Control for Rate Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA)	61
TDOA-Based Joint Synchronization and Localization Algorithm for Asynchronous Wireless Sensor Networks	60
Multi-Objective Optimization for UAV-Assisted Wireless Powered IoT Networks Based on Extended DDPG Algorithm	60
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Wireless Powered Sensor Networks for Internet of Things	60
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Mobile Edge Computing: From Optimization-Based to Location-Only Learning-Based Solutions	59
On the 3-D Placement of Airborne Base Stations Using Tethered UAVs	59
Exploiting Amplitude Control in Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Communication With Imperfect CSI	59
Low Complexity LoRa Frame Synchronization for Ultra-Low Power Software-Defined Radios	58
Hybrid Beamforming for Terahertz Multi-Carrier Systems Over Frequency Selective Fading	58
Interference Exploitation Precoding for Multi-Level Modulations: Closed-Form Solutions	58
Deep Neural Network-Based Active User Detection for Grant-Free NOMA Systems	57
Uplink Massive Access in Mixed RF/FSO Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks	57
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Multigroup Multicast and Multibeam Satellite Systems	57
Cellular UAV-to-Device Communications: Trajectory Design and Mode Selection by Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	57
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces: Sum-Rate Optimization Based on Statistical Position Information	57
Covert Communication and Secure Transmission Over Untrusted Relaying Networks in the Presence of Multiple Wardens	56
Power Scaling Law Analysis and Phase Shift Optimization of RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Statistical CSI	56
Experienced Deep Reinforcement Learning With Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for Model-Free Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication	56
Robust Trajectory and Transmit Power Optimization for Secure UAV-Enabled Cognitive Radio Networks	56
Toward Practical Quantum Secure Direct Communication: A Quantum-Memory-Free Protocol and Code Design	56
Robust Max-Min Energy Efficiency for RIS-Aided HetNets With Distortion Noises	56
IRS-Assisted Green Communication Systems: Provable Convergence and Robust Optimization	56
NOMA for Energy-Efficient LiFi-Enabled Bidirectional IoT Communication	54
Performance Analysis of Overlay Cognitive NOMA Systems With Imperfect Successive Interference Cancellation	54
Online Learning Based Computation Offloading in MEC Systems With Communication and Computation Dynamics	54
Performance Analysis and User Association Optimization for Wireless Network Aided by Multiple Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces	54
Deep Learning Optimized Sparse Antenna Activation for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Communication	53
Constrained Utility Maximization in Dual-Functional Radar-Communication Multi-UAV Networks	53
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access to Mitigate the Curse of Mobility in (Massive) MIMO Networks	52
Weighted Sum Secrecy Rate Maximization Using Intelligent Reflecting Surface	52
Energy-Efficient and Throughput Fair Resource Allocation for TS-NOMA UAV-Assisted Communications	52
Realistic Indoor Hybrid WiFi and OFDMA-Based LiFi Networks	52
Joint Channel Estimation and Signal Recovery for RIS-Empowered Multiuser Communications	51
A Beaconless Asymmetric Energy-Efficient Time Synchronization Scheme for Resource-Constrained Multi-Hop Wireless Sensor Networks	51
NOMA-Aided Mobile Edge Computing via User Cooperation	51
3D UAV Trajectory and Data Collection Optimisation Via Deep Reinforcement Learning	50
A Novel 3D UAV Channel Model for A2G Communication Environments Using AoD and AoA Estimation Algorithms	49
RIS-Assisted Multi-User MISO Communications Exploiting Statistical CSI	49
Physical Layer Authentication Jointly Utilizing Channel and Phase Noise in MIMO Systems	49
Energy Efficient Coded Random Access for the Wireless Uplink	49
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for NOMA-MEC Networks With Imperfect CSI	49
Communication-Efficient Massive UAV Online Path Control: Federated Learning Meets Mean-Field Game Theory	49
Height Optimization and Resource Allocation for NOMA Enhanced UAV-Aided Relay Networks	49
Energy Efficient Resource Allocation in Terahertz Downlink NOMA Systems	49
Iterative Joint Channel Estimation, User Activity Tracking, and Data Detection for FTN-NOMA Systems Supporting Random Access	49
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multiple Access Over Fading Channels	48
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Multi-Antenna Covert Communications: Joint Active and Passive Beamforming Optimization	48
Packet Error Probability and Effective Throughput for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency UAV Communications	48
Covert Transmission Assisted by Intelligent Reflecting Surface	48
On the Performance of IRS-Assisted Multi-Layer UAV Communications With Imperfect Phase Compensation	47
Low-Complexity Symbol Detection and Interference Cancellation for OTFS System	47

Cluster-Based Resource Allocation and User Association in mmWave Femtocell Networks	46
Enhanced Secrecy Rate Maximization for Directional Modulation Networks via IRS	46
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation and Trajectory Design for UAV Relaying Systems	45
Secure Cognitive Radio Communication via Intelligent Reflecting Surface	45
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Enhanced Multi-User MISO Symbiotic Radio System	45
Beam Alignment and Tracking for Millimeter Wave Communications via Bandit Learning	45
Cost-Efficient VNF Placement and Scheduling in Public Cloud Networks	45
Massive MIMO Channel Prediction: Kalman Filtering Vs. Machine Learning	45
Joint Allocation Strategies of Power and Spreading Factors With Imperfect Orthogonality in LoRa Networks	44
Resource Allocation for Secure Multi-UAV Communication Systems With Multi-Eavesdropper	44
Energy-Efficient Hybrid Precoding for Massive MIMO mmWave Systems With a Fully-Adaptive-Connected Structure	44
Performance Analysis of UAV-Based Mixed RF-UWOC Transmission Systems	44
Age of Information Minimization for an Energy Harvesting Source With Updating Erasures: Without and With Feedback	44
From M-Ary Query to Bit Query: A New Strategy for Efficient Large-Scale RFID Identification	43
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided MISO Uplink Communication Network: Feasibility and Power Minimization for Perfect and Imperfect CSI	43
Joint Design of Hybrid Beamforming and Reflection Coefficients in RIS-Aided mmWave MIMO Systems	43
The Cost of Delay in Status Updates and Their Value: Non-Linear Ageing	43
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for Air-to-Ground Communication	43
Coordinated Direct and Relay Transmission With NOMA and Network Coding in Nakagami-m Fading Channels	43
Joint 3D Trajectory and Power Optimization for UAV-Aided mmWave MIMO-NOMA Networks	43
Learning-Based Signal Detection for MIMO Systems With Unknown Noise Statistics	42
Load Balancing for Hybrid LiFi and WiFi Networks: To Tackle User Mobility and Light-Path Blockage	42
A Low-Complexity Framework for Joint User Pairing and Power Control for Cooperative NOMA in 5G and Beyond Cellular Networks	42
Real-Time Resource Allocation for Wireless Powered Multiuser Mobile Edge Computing With Energy and Task Causality	42
Average AoI in Multi-Source Systems With Source-Aware Packet Management	41
OTFS-SCMA: A Code-Domain NOMA Approach for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation	41
Performance Analysis of Dual-Hop Underwater Wireless Optical Communication Systems Over Mixture Exponential-Generalized Gamma Turbulence Channels	41
CoMP Transmission in Downlink NOMA-Based Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Networks	41
Local Partial Zero-Forcing Combining for Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	41
An Efficient Deep Learning Framework for Low Rate Massive MIMO CSI Reporting	41
Double-IRS Aided MIMO Communication Under LoS Channels: Capacity Maximization and Scaling	41
Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for NOMA-Enabled Multi-Access Mobile Edge Computing	41
Tensor-Based Channel Estimation for Millimeter Wave MIMO-OFDM With Dual-Wideband Effects	41
On the Design of Near-Optimal Sparse Code Multiple Access Codebooks	41
Efficient Angle-Domain Processing for FDD-Based Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	40
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Distributed Dynamic MISO Downlink-Beamforming Coordination	40
Downlink Transmit Design for Massive MIMO LEO Satellite Communications	39
Energy-Efficient Hybrid Beamforming for Multilayer RIS-Assisted Secure Integrated Terrestrial-Aerial Networks	38
Designing Near-Optimal Steganographic Codes in Practice Based on Polar Codes	38
Intelligent Sharing for LTE and WiFi Systems in Unlicensed Bands: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach	38
Non-Linear Energy Harvesting in RIS-Assisted URLLC Networks for Industry Automation	37
A Coordinated Direct AF/DF Relay-Aided NOMA Framework for Low Outage	37
Multiple UAV-Mounted Base Station Placement and User Association With Joint Fronthaul and Backhaul Optimization	37
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Overloaded Cellular Internet of Things	37
Deep Learning Assisted Calibrated Beam Training for Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems	37
Overview of Deep Learning-Based CSI Feedback in Massive MIMO Systems	37
Rate-Memory Trade-off for Multi-Access Coded Caching With Uncoded Placement	37
A New QoS-Guarantee Strategy for NOMA Assisted Semi-Grant-Free Transmission	37
Performance and Optimization of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided THz Communications	37
Compressive Sampled CSI Feedback Method Based on Deep Learning for FDD Massive MIMO Systems	37
NOMA-Based Coordinated Direct and Relay Transmission With a Half-Duplex/ Full-Duplex Relay	37
On the Effect of Interference and Misalignment Error in Mixed RF/FSO Systems Over Generalized Fading Channels	36
Covert Communication Assisted by UAV-IRS	36
DDPG-Based Joint Time and Energy Management in Ambient Backscatter-Assisted Hybrid Underlay CRNs	36
Deep Reinforcement Learning For Multi-User Access Control in Non-Terrestrial Networks	36
A Partially Dynamic Subarrays Structure for Wideband mmWave MIMO Systems	36
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for NOMA Based Small Cell Networks With Wireless Backhauls	36
Deep Source-Channel Coding for Sentence Semantic Transmission With HARQ	35
Rate Analysis of Cell-Free Massive MIMO-NOMA With Three Linear Precoders	35
Probabilistic Cache Placement in UAV-Assisted Networks With D2D Connections: Performance Analysis and Trajectory Optimization	35
Uplink NOMA for Cellular-Connected UAV: Impact of UAV Trajectories and Altitude	35
Dual CNN-Based Channel Estimation for MIMO-OFDM Systems	35
Uplink Spectral and Energy Efficiency of Cell-Free Massive MIMO With Optimal Uniform Quantization	35
UAV-to-Device Underlay Communications: Age of Information Minimization by Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	35
MMSE-Optimal Sequential Processing for Cell-Free Massive MIMO With Radio Stripes	35
On the Sum-Rate of RIS-Assisted MIMO Multiple-Access Channels Over Spatially Correlated Rician Fading	35
On the Security Enhancement of Uplink NOMA Systems With Jammer Selection	35
AoI Minimization in Status Update Control With Energy Harvesting Sensors	35
Enhancing Schedulability and Throughput of Time-Triggered Traffic in IEEE 802.1Qbv Time-Sensitive Networks	35
UAV-Relayed Covert Communication Towards a Flying Warden	34
Estimation of Primary Channel Activity Statistics in Cognitive Radio Based on Imperfect Spectrum Sensing	34
Joint Power Control and Access Point Scheduling in Fronthaul-Constrained Uplink Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	34
UAV Placement and Power Allocation in Uplink and Downlink Operations of Cellular Network	34
Joint Resource Allocation and Phase Shift Optimization for RIS-Aided eMBB/URLLC Traffic Multiplexing	34
Clustered UAV Networks With Millimeter Wave Communications: A Stochastic Geometry View	34
UAV Anti-Jamming Video Transmissions With QoE Guarantee: A Reinforcement Learning-Based Approach	33
Machine Learning for User Partitioning and Phase Shifters Design in RIS-Aided NOMA Networks	33
Dynamic Channel Modeling for Indoor Millimeter-Wave Propagation Channels Based on Measurements	33
Hybrid User Pairing for Spectral and Energy Efficiencies in Multiuser MISO-NOMA Networks With SWIPT	33
A UAV-Enabled Data Dissemination Protocol With Proactive Caching and File Sharing in V2X Networks	33
Two Birds With One Stone: Exploiting Decode-and-Forward Relaying for Opportunistic Ambient Backscattering	33
3D Spectrum Sharing for Hybrid D2D and UAV Networks	33
Modeling of Viral Aerosol Transmission and Detection	33
Low-Complexity Joint Power Allocation and Trajectory Design for UAV-Enabled Secure Communications With Power Splitting	33
UAV-Aided Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Computation Offloading in Future IoT Networks	33
Stackelberg Game of Energy Consumption and Latency in MEC Systems With NOMA	33
Rate Splitting Multiple Access in C-RAN: A Scalable and Robust Design	33
Minimizing Latency for Secure Coded Computing Using Secret Sharing via Staircase Codes	33
Peak Age of Information Distribution for Edge Computing With Wireless Links	33
Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Cooperative Edge Caching for Ultra-Dense Next-Generation Networks	32
Core and Spectrum Allocation Based on Association Rules Mining in Spectrally and Spatially Elastic Optical Networks	32
Learn to Compress CSI and Allocate Resources in Vehicular Networks	32
OTFS Signaling for Uplink NOMA of Heterogeneous Mobility Users	32
A Mean Field Game-Based Distributed Edge Caching in Fog Radio Access Networks	32
Optimal Resource Allocation Design for Large IRS-Assisted SWIPT Systems: A Scalable Optimization Framework	32