IEEE Transactions on Communications

Article	Citations
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Communications: A Tutorial	1217
Joint Radar and Communication Design: Applications, State-of-the-Art, and the Road Ahead	792
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Based Index Modulation: A New Beyond MIMO Paradigm for 6G	472
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Meets OFDM: Protocol Design and Rate Maximization	426
Intelligent Reflecting Surface: Practical Phase Shift Model and Beamforming Optimization	382
Scalable Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	374
Channel Estimation for RIS-Empowered Multi-User MISO Wireless Communications	345
Federated Learning With Blockchain for Autonomous Vehicles: Analysis and Design Challenges	253
Physics-Based Modeling and Scalable Optimization of Large Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces	208
Artificial-Noise-Aided Secure MIMO Wireless Communications via Intelligent Reflecting Surface	201
Two-Timescale Channel Estimation for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Wireless Communications	181
RIS-Aided Wireless Communications: Prototyping, Adaptive Beamforming, and Indoor/Outdoor Field Trials	178
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Two–Way Communications: Performance Analysis and Optimization	176
Resource Allocation for IRS-Assisted Full-Duplex Cognitive Radio Systems	165
Hardware Impaired Ambient Backscatter NOMA Systems: Reliability and Security	163
Terahertz Band Communication: An Old Problem Revisited and Research Directions for the Next Decade	159
Joint Trajectory and Resource Allocation Design for Energy-Efficient Secure UAV Communication Systems	157
Deep Learning for mmWave Beam and Blockage Prediction Using Sub-6 GHz Channels	155
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Cognitive Radio System	154
Resource Allocation in Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted NOMA Systems	153
Modeling and Analysis of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Indoor and Outdoor Applications in Future Wireless Networks	148
Joint Precoding Optimization for Secure SWIPT in UAV-Aided NOMA Networks	148
Secrecy-Energy Efficient Hybrid Beamforming for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks	145
Active RIS vs. Passive RIS: Which Will Prevail in 6G?	140
Channel Estimation for Extremely Large-Scale MIMO: Far-Field or Near-Field?	138

Sparse Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding Using Deep Learning for Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO	136
IRS-Assisted Secure UAV Transmission via Joint Trajectory and Beamforming Design	130
Terahertz Massive MIMO With Holographic Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces	126
UAV-to-Ground Communications: Channel Modeling and UAV Selection	122
Optimal Resource Allocation for Delay Minimization in NOMA-MEC Networks	118
Robust and Secure Sum-Rate Maximization for Multiuser MISO Downlink Systems With Self-Sustainable IRS	117
Optimization of Wireless Relaying With Flexible UAV-Borne Reflecting Surfaces	117
When Entanglement Meets Classical Communications: Quantum Teleportation for the Quantum Internet	117
Location Information Aided Multiple Intelligent Reflecting Surface Systems	116
Optimized Energy and Information Relaying in Self-Sustainable IRS-Empowered WPCN	116
Multiuser MISO UAV Communications in Uncertain Environments With No-Fly Zones: Robust Trajectory and Resource Allocation Design	113
Power Efficient IRS-Assisted NOMA	107
Mobility in the Sky: Performance and Mobility Analysis for Cellular-Connected UAVs	105
A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Optimizing Age of Information in RF-Powered Communication Systems	105
Maritime Coverage Enhancement Using UAVs Coordinated With Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks	101
Joint Resource and Trajectory Optimization for Security in UAV-Assisted MEC Systems	99
Trainable Communication Systems: Concepts and Prototype	98
Cooperative Internet of UAVs: Distributed Trajectory Design by Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	98
Deep Transfer Learning-Based Downlink Channel Prediction for FDD Massive MIMO Systems	94
On the Age of Information in Multi-Source Queueing Models	92
DeepBAN: A Temporal Convolution-Based Communication Framework for Dynamic WBANs	91
Reinforcement Learning-Based Mobile Offloading for Edge Computing Against Jamming and Interference	89
Deep Learning for Beamspace Channel Estimation in Millimeter-Wave Massive MIMO Systems	89
Efficient Offloading for Minimizing Task Computation Delay of NOMA-Based Multiaccess Edge Computing	86
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multi-User Communication: Capacity Region and Deployment Strategy	86
3D Deployment of Multiple UAV-Mounted Base Stations for UAV Communications	85
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Empowered Downlink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access	85
Multi-RIS-Aided Wireless Systems: Statistical Characterization and Performance Analysis	85
Efficient Channel Estimation for Double-IRS Aided Multi-User MIMO System	84
Coexistence Mechanism Between eMBB and uRLLC in 5G Wireless Networks	84
On the Path-Loss of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: An Approach Based on Green’s Theorem Applied to Vector Fields	82
Resource Allocation for Secure URLLC in Mission-Critical IoT Scenarios	82
Transmitter and Receiver Window Designs for Orthogonal Time-Frequency Space Modulation	81
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Joint Processing Coordinated Multipoint Transmission	81
MIMO-NOMA Networks Relying on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: A Signal Cancellation-Based Design	81
Energy Efficient Beamforming Schemes for Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks	81
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Free Space Optical Communication Systems	79
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Enhanced Wideband MIMO-OFDM Communications: From Practical Model to Reflection Optimization	79
Downlink Coverage and Rate Analysis of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellations Using Stochastic Geometry	79
A Reinforcement Learning and Blockchain-Based Trust Mechanism for Edge Networks	78
Joint Transmit Precoding and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Phase Adjustment: A Decomposition-Aided Channel Estimation Approach	77
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Assisted Federated Learning via Wireless Power Transfer: A Cost-Efficient Approach	77
Joint Beamforming Design in Multi-Cluster MISO NOMA Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Downlink Communication Networks	77
Path Loss Modeling and Measurements for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in the Millimeter-Wave Frequency Band	75
Robust Federated Learning With Noisy Communication	74
Secure NOMA-Based UAV-MEC Network Towards a Flying Eavesdropper	73
Enhance Latency-Constrained Computation in MEC Networks Using Uplink NOMA	71
3D UAV Trajectory and Communication Design for Simultaneous Uplink and Downlink Transmission	71
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted MIMO Symbiotic Radio Networks	71
Energy-Constrained UAV-Assisted Secure Communications With Position Optimization and Cooperative Jamming	71

Taming the Latency in Multi-User VR 360°: A QoE-Aware Deep Learning-Aided Multicast Framework	71
Indoor and Outdoor Physical Channel Modeling and Efficient Positioning for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in mmWave Bands	70
Capacity and Optimal Resource Allocation for IRS-Assisted Multi-User Communication Systems	70
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided URLLC in a Factory Automation Scenario	68
Optimization of Rate Allocation and Power Control for Rate Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA)	68
Beyond Dirty Paper Coding for Multi-Antenna Broadcast Channel With Partial CSIT: A Rate-Splitting Approach	68
Low-Complexity Channel Estimation and Passive Beamforming for RIS-Assisted MIMO Systems Relying on Discrete Phase Shifts	67
Millimeter Wave Communications With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Performance Analysis and Optimization	67
On Secure Mixed RF-FSO Systems With TAS and Imperfect CSI	67
Heterogeneous Computation and Resource Allocation for Wireless Powered Federated Edge Learning Systems	67
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Wireless Powered Sensor Networks for Internet of Things	66
Resource Allocation for Multi-User Downlink MISO OFDMA-URLLC Systems	66
Modern Random Access: An Age of Information Perspective on Irregular Repetition Slotted ALOHA	66
Slotted ALOHA With NOMA for the Next Generation IoT	66
Beamforming Optimization for IRS-Aided Communications With Transceiver Hardware Impairments	65
Downlink Spectral Efficiency of Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems With Multi-Antenna Users	65
Statistical Modeling of the FSO Fronthaul Channel for UAV-Based Communications	65
Dynamic Flow Migration for Embedded Services in SDN/NFV-Enabled 5G Core Networks	65
Common Throughput Maximization for UAV-Enabled Interference Channel With Wireless Powered Communications	64
Intelligent Radio Access Network Slicing for Service Provisioning in 6G: A Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach	64
Beamforming Design for Multiuser Transmission Through Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface	64
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Multigroup Multicast and Multibeam Satellite Systems	63
Multi-Objective Optimization for UAV-Assisted Wireless Powered IoT Networks Based on Extended DDPG Algorithm	63
Robust Max-Min Energy Efficiency for RIS-Aided HetNets With Distortion Noises	62
Power Scaling Law Analysis and Phase Shift Optimization of RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Statistical CSI	62
On the 3-D Placement of Airborne Base Stations Using Tethered UAVs	61
TDOA-Based Joint Synchronization and Localization Algorithm for Asynchronous Wireless Sensor Networks	61
Uplink Massive Access in Mixed RF/FSO Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks	61
Exploiting Amplitude Control in Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Communication With Imperfect CSI	61
Cellular UAV-to-Device Communications: Trajectory Design and Mode Selection by Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	60
Hybrid Beamforming for Terahertz Multi-Carrier Systems Over Frequency Selective Fading	60
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces: Sum-Rate Optimization Based on Statistical Position Information	60
Deep Neural Network-Based Active User Detection for Grant-Free NOMA Systems	60
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Mobile Edge Computing: From Optimization-Based to Location-Only Learning-Based Solutions	60
Interference Exploitation Precoding for Multi-Level Modulations: Closed-Form Solutions	60
Experienced Deep Reinforcement Learning With Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for Model-Free Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication	59
Robust Trajectory and Transmit Power Optimization for Secure UAV-Enabled Cognitive Radio Networks	59
Low Complexity LoRa Frame Synchronization for Ultra-Low Power Software-Defined Radios	59
RIS-Assisted Multi-User MISO Communications Exploiting Statistical CSI	59
Covert Communication and Secure Transmission Over Untrusted Relaying Networks in the Presence of Multiple Wardens	59
IRS-Assisted Green Communication Systems: Provable Convergence and Robust Optimization	58
Toward Practical Quantum Secure Direct Communication: A Quantum-Memory-Free Protocol and Code Design	58
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access to Mitigate the Curse of Mobility in (Massive) MIMO Networks	57
Performance Analysis and User Association Optimization for Wireless Network Aided by Multiple Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces	57
Online Learning Based Computation Offloading in MEC Systems With Communication and Computation Dynamics	55
Constrained Utility Maximization in Dual-Functional Radar-Communication Multi-UAV Networks	55
NOMA-Aided Mobile Edge Computing via User Cooperation	55
Performance Analysis of Overlay Cognitive NOMA Systems With Imperfect Successive Interference Cancellation	55
NOMA for Energy-Efficient LiFi-Enabled Bidirectional IoT Communication	55
Joint Channel Estimation and Signal Recovery for RIS-Empowered Multiuser Communications	55
Deep Learning Optimized Sparse Antenna Activation for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Communication	54
3D UAV Trajectory and Data Collection Optimisation Via Deep Reinforcement Learning	54
Weighted Sum Secrecy Rate Maximization Using Intelligent Reflecting Surface	54
Physical Layer Authentication Jointly Utilizing Channel and Phase Noise in MIMO Systems	53
Realistic Indoor Hybrid WiFi and OFDMA-Based LiFi Networks	53
Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Multi-Antenna Covert Communications: Joint Active and Passive Beamforming Optimization	53
Energy-Efficient and Throughput Fair Resource Allocation for TS-NOMA UAV-Assisted Communications	53
A Novel 3D UAV Channel Model for A2G Communication Environments Using AoD and AoA Estimation Algorithms	52
Energy Efficient Resource Allocation in Terahertz Downlink NOMA Systems	51
Communication-Efficient Massive UAV Online Path Control: Federated Learning Meets Mean-Field Game Theory	51
Covert Transmission Assisted by Intelligent Reflecting Surface	51
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for NOMA-MEC Networks With Imperfect CSI	50
Iterative Joint Channel Estimation, User Activity Tracking, and Data Detection for FTN-NOMA Systems Supporting Random Access	50
Height Optimization and Resource Allocation for NOMA Enhanced UAV-Aided Relay Networks	50
Low-Complexity Symbol Detection and Interference Cancellation for OTFS System	50
Energy Efficient Coded Random Access for the Wireless Uplink	49
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Multiple Access Over Fading Channels	49
Performance Analysis of UAV-Based Mixed RF-UWOC Transmission Systems	49
Beam Alignment and Tracking for Millimeter Wave Communications via Bandit Learning	49
On the Performance of IRS-Assisted Multi-Layer UAV Communications With Imperfect Phase Compensation	48
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Enhanced Multi-User MISO Symbiotic Radio System	48
Packet Error Probability and Effective Throughput for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency UAV Communications	48
Massive MIMO Channel Prediction: Kalman Filtering Vs. Machine Learning	47
Cost-Efficient VNF Placement and Scheduling in Public Cloud Networks	47
Secure Cognitive Radio Communication via Intelligent Reflecting Surface	47
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation and Trajectory Design for UAV Relaying Systems	47
The Cost of Delay in Status Updates and Their Value: Non-Linear Ageing	47
Local Partial Zero-Forcing Combining for Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	46
Double-IRS Aided MIMO Communication Under LoS Channels: Capacity Maximization and Scaling	46
Resource Allocation for Secure Multi-UAV Communication Systems With Multi-Eavesdropper	46

Enhanced Secrecy Rate Maximization for Directional Modulation Networks via IRS	46
Joint Design of Hybrid Beamforming and Reflection Coefficients in RIS-Aided mmWave MIMO Systems	45
Designing Near-Optimal Steganographic Codes in Practice Based on Polar Codes	45
OTFS-SCMA: A Code-Domain NOMA Approach for Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation	45
Coordinated Direct and Relay Transmission With NOMA and Network Coding in Nakagami-m Fading Channels	44
Energy-Efficient Hybrid Precoding for Massive MIMO mmWave Systems With a Fully-Adaptive-Connected Structure	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	44
Joint 3D Trajectory and Power Optimization for UAV-Aided mmWave MIMO-NOMA Networks	44
Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for NOMA-Enabled Multi-Access Mobile Edge Computing	44
Joint Allocation Strategies of Power and Spreading Factors With Imperfect Orthogonality in LoRa Networks	44
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided MISO Uplink Communication Network: Feasibility and Power Minimization for Perfect and Imperfect CSI	44
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for Air-to-Ground Communication	43
Tensor-Based Channel Estimation for Millimeter Wave MIMO-OFDM With Dual-Wideband Effects	43
A Coordinated Direct AF/DF Relay-Aided NOMA Framework for Low Outage	42
CoMP Transmission in Downlink NOMA-Based Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Networks	42
Performance Analysis of Dual-Hop Underwater Wireless Optical Communication Systems Over Mixture Exponential-Generalized Gamma Turbulence Channels	42
Performance and Optimization of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided THz Communications	42
Real-Time Resource Allocation for Wireless Powered Multiuser Mobile Edge Computing With Energy and Task Causality	42
Learning-Based Signal Detection for MIMO Systems With Unknown Noise Statistics	42
A Low-Complexity Framework for Joint User Pairing and Power Control for Cooperative NOMA in 5G and Beyond Cellular Networks	42
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Distributed Dynamic MISO Downlink-Beamforming Coordination	42
On the Design of Near-Optimal Sparse Code Multiple Access Codebooks	41
Average AoI in Multi-Source Systems With Source-Aware Packet Management	41
An Efficient Deep Learning Framework for Low Rate Massive MIMO CSI Reporting	41
UAV-to-Device Underlay Communications: Age of Information Minimization by Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	40
Downlink Transmit Design for Massive MIMO LEO Satellite Communications	40
Deep Source-Channel Coding for Sentence Semantic Transmission With HARQ	40
Efficient Angle-Domain Processing for FDD-Based Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	40
Energy-Efficient Hybrid Beamforming for Multilayer RIS-Assisted Secure Integrated Terrestrial-Aerial Networks	40
Compressive Sampled CSI Feedback Method Based on Deep Learning for FDD Massive MIMO Systems	40
Multiple UAV-Mounted Base Station Placement and User Association With Joint Fronthaul and Backhaul Optimization	39
DDPG-Based Joint Time and Energy Management in Ambient Backscatter-Assisted Hybrid Underlay CRNs	39
Overview of Deep Learning-Based CSI Feedback in Massive MIMO Systems	39
Non-Linear Energy Harvesting in RIS-Assisted URLLC Networks for Industry Automation	39
Covert Communication Assisted by UAV-IRS	39
A New QoS-Guarantee Strategy for NOMA Assisted Semi-Grant-Free Transmission	39
Exact BER Analysis of NOMA With Arbitrary Number of Users and Modulation Orders	38
Deep Learning Assisted Calibrated Beam Training for Millimeter-Wave Communication Systems	38
Intelligent Sharing for LTE and WiFi Systems in Unlicensed Bands: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach	38
Enhancing Schedulability and Throughput of Time-Triggered Traffic in IEEE 802.1Qbv Time-Sensitive Networks	38
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Overloaded Cellular Internet of Things	38
Rate-Memory Trade-off for Multi-Access Coded Caching With Uncoded Placement	38
Dual CNN-Based Channel Estimation for MIMO-OFDM Systems	37
UAV-Relayed Covert Communication Towards a Flying Warden	37
MMSE-Optimal Sequential Processing for Cell-Free Massive MIMO With Radio Stripes	37
Deep Reinforcement Learning For Multi-User Access Control in Non-Terrestrial Networks	37
On the Sum-Rate of RIS-Assisted MIMO Multiple-Access Channels Over Spatially Correlated Rician Fading	37
On the Effect of Interference and Misalignment Error in Mixed RF/FSO Systems Over Generalized Fading Channels	37
NOMA-Based Coordinated Direct and Relay Transmission With a Half-Duplex/ Full-Duplex Relay	37
Rate Analysis of Cell-Free Massive MIMO-NOMA With Three Linear Precoders	36
AoI Minimization in Status Update Control With Energy Harvesting Sensors	36
Uplink NOMA for Cellular-Connected UAV: Impact of UAV Trajectories and Altitude	36
A UAV-Enabled Data Dissemination Protocol With Proactive Caching and File Sharing in V2X Networks	36
A Partially Dynamic Subarrays Structure for Wideband mmWave MIMO Systems	36
Communication-and-Computing Latency Minimization for UAV-Enabled Virtual Reality Delivery Systems	36
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for NOMA Based Small Cell Networks With Wireless Backhauls	36
Uplink Spectral and Energy Efficiency of Cell-Free Massive MIMO With Optimal Uniform Quantization	36
Machine Learning for User Partitioning and Phase Shifters Design in RIS-Aided NOMA Networks	36
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Downlink Multiuser MIMO: Precoder Optimization and PHY-Layer Design	36
Joint Power Control and Access Point Scheduling in Fronthaul-Constrained Uplink Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems	35
Low-Complexity Joint Power Allocation and Trajectory Design for UAV-Enabled Secure Communications With Power Splitting	35
UAV Anti-Jamming Video Transmissions With QoE Guarantee: A Reinforcement Learning-Based Approach	35
Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Cooperative Edge Caching for Ultra-Dense Next-Generation Networks	35
Modeling of Viral Aerosol Transmission and Detection	35
On the Security Enhancement of Uplink NOMA Systems With Jammer Selection	35
Probabilistic Cache Placement in UAV-Assisted Networks With D2D Connections: Performance Analysis and Trajectory Optimization	35
Hybrid User Pairing for Spectral and Energy Efficiencies in Multiuser MISO-NOMA Networks With SWIPT	35
UAV-Aided Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Computation Offloading in Future IoT Networks	35
Hybrid Beamforming for Massive MIMO Over-the-Air Computation	35
Estimation of Primary Channel Activity Statistics in Cognitive Radio Based on Imperfect Spectrum Sensing	34
Clustered UAV Networks With Millimeter Wave Communications: A Stochastic Geometry View	34
Optimal Resource Allocation Design for Large IRS-Assisted SWIPT Systems: A Scalable Optimization Framework	34
Learning Automata Based Q-Learning for Content Placement in Cooperative Caching	34
Minimizing Latency for Secure Coded Computing Using Secret Sharing via Staircase Codes	34
Joint Resource Allocation and Phase Shift Optimization for RIS-Aided eMBB/URLLC Traffic Multiplexing	34
UAV Placement and Power Allocation in Uplink and Downlink Operations of Cellular Network	34
Learn to Compress CSI and Allocate Resources in Vehicular Networks	34
Dynamic Channel Modeling for Indoor Millimeter-Wave Propagation Channels Based on Measurements	34
Deep Learning Aided Robust Joint Channel Classification, Channel Estimation, and Signal Detection for Underwater Optical Communication	33
No-Pain No-Gain: DRL Assisted Optimization in Energy-Constrained CR-NOMA Networks	33
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces With Outdated Channel State Information: Centralized vs. Distributed Deployments	33
Peak Age of Information Distribution for Edge Computing With Wireless Links	33
Timely Distributed Computation With Stragglers	33
Federated Learning in Unreliable and Resource-Constrained Cellular Wireless Networks	33
3D Spectrum Sharing for Hybrid D2D and UAV Networks	33
Joint Client Scheduling and Resource Allocation Under Channel Uncertainty in Federated Learning	33
Joint Task Offloading and Caching for Massive MIMO-Aided Multi-Tier Computing 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
OTFS Signaling for Uplink NOMA of Heterogeneous Mobility Users	32
Joint Component Design for the JSCC System Based on DP-LDPC Codes	32
Statistical Guarantee Optimization for AoI in Single-Hop and Two-Hop FCFS Systems With Periodic Arrivals	32
Securing NOMA Networks by Exploiting Intelligent Reflecting Surface	32
Core and Spectrum Allocation Based on Association Rules Mining in Spectrally and Spatially Elastic Optical Networks	32