OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Communications Magazine is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Cover 4	654
Call for Papers	571
IEEE Access	284
Cover 4	272
Evaluating Hearables for Augmenting TV Audio in Shared Viewing Environments	220
Advertisers Index	215
Call for Papers	165
Call for Papers	162
Call for Papers	151
Call for Papers	150
Cover 4	148
Comsoc Training	130
Call for Papers	129
ComSoc Portfolio Conferences: A Journey of Unwavering Strength	129
ComSoc Standards Activities	125
IEEE App	123
Call for Papers	120
Call for Papers	116
Call for Papers	113
ComSoc Publications	108
Cover 4	107
Call for Papers	104
A Look Back	102
Call for Papers	101
IEEE and ComSoc Governance	100

Updated on the Communications Society's Web Site	97
Advertisters Index	94
Conference Calendar	93
Cover 4	87
ComSoc Publications	87
Global Communications Newsletter	86
Conference Calendar	80
Development of Ad Hoc Loudspeaker Arrays Using Smart Devices	80
Call for Papers	78
Call for Papers	77
Call for Papers	77
P-RAN, a Fog Computing Platform for 5G and 6G Services	74
A Multi-Stakeholder Modeling Framework for the Techno-Economic Analysis of Telecommunication Networks	74
6G Vision & Analysis of Potential Use Cases	73
A Framework for Cell Overload Mitigation in 5G Networks: A V2X Perspective	73
IEEE Access	73
Cover 4	73
Advertisers Index	72
ComSoc Technical Committees	71
Network Intelligence for NFV Scaling in Closed-Loop Architectures	68
Time Reversal for Near-Field Communications on Multi-Chip Wireless Networks	68
An LLM-Enhanced Conditional Diffusion Model for Mobile Traffic Prediction	65
Intelligent and Efficient UAV Delivery for Low-Altitude Economy Networking: Path Planning and Energy Consumption Optimization	65
DFT-s-OFDM with Chirping for Integrated Sensing and Communications in 6G and Beyond	64
Traffic Management for Network Slicing in P4 Data Plane with GPRS Tunneling Protocol and Two-Stage Pipeline Architecture	64
Why is Cooperative ISAC Needed for 6G?	62
Offline and Distributional Reinforcement Learning for Wireless Communications	62
Could Smart Electromagnetic Skins Play a Key Role in mmWave Wireless Communications Deployment?	62
Broadcast Core Network (BCN): Paving the Future Path of DTT	62
Service Restoration in Multi-Entity Network-Cloud Ecosystems: How to Cooperate?	60
Wi-Fi Sensing Based on IEEE 802.11bf	59
Digital Twins and Testbeds for Supporting AI Research with Autonomous Vehicle Networks	59
Positioning of RedCap Devices in 5G Networks	58
PAINet: An Integrated Passive and Active Intent Network for Digital Twins in Automatic Driving	57
Real-Time Resilient Traffic Prediction for LEO Access Networks via Adjacent Satellite Collaboration	57
Wi-Fi 8 Unveiled: Key Features, Multi-AP Coordination, and the Role of C-TDMA	56
Enhancing Resiliency of Integrated Space-Air Ground-Sea Networks with Renewable Energies: A Use Case After the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake	56
Large-Scale MIMO Enabled Satellite Communications: Concepts, Technologies, and Challenges	55
Detection of Co- Existing RF Signals in CBRS Using ML: Dataset and API-Based Collection Testbed	55
On the Concept of On-Demand RIS-Assisted 6G Networks: Applications and the Way Forward	55
Challenges and Advances in Ambient IoT within 3GPP	55
Wireless Channel Charting: Theory, Practice, and Applications	54
Design and Implementation of Visible Light Positioning Systems Based on Photodiode Arrays	54
Unified Far-Field and Near-Field in Holographic MIMO: A Wavenumber-Domain Perspective	54
Centimeter-Level Indoor Visible Light Positioning	53
End-to-End Evaluation of the Int5Gent Platform: Integrating 5G Enabling Technologies in a Holistic Service to Physical Layer Platform	51
5G-Kube: Complex Telco Core Infrastructure Deployment Made Low-Cost	51
Semantic-Driven Federated Multi-Task Learning for Low-Altitude UAV Networks	50
LLM-Based Retrieval-Augmented Generation: A Novel Framework for Resource Optimization in 6G and Beyond Wireless Networks	50
IEEE Medal of Honor	49

Cover 3	48
Call for Papers	48
Cover 3	48
Global Communications Newsletter	47
Call for Papers	47
Table of Contents	47
Cover 2	47
In Memoriam: Donald L. Schilling: June 11, 1935–November 30, 2022	47
Call for Papers	47
Global Communications Newsletter	46
Swiss Vault	46
Call for Papers	46
Communications History: A Look Back	46
Call for Papers	46
Table of Contents	46
ComSoc Publications	44
ComSoc Finance Committee and Financial Status	44
Candidates Announced for Board of Governors Election	43
ComSoc Membership	43
Behind the Scenes of GLOBECOM and ICC: GIMS and GITC	42
Call for Papers	42
Women in Engineering	42
IEEE Collabratec	42
Call for Papers	41
Cover 3	41
Guest Editorial: Mobile Communications and Networks	41
Series Editorial: Optical Communications and Networks	41
Cover 3	40
ComSoc Technical Committees	40
ComSoc Membership	39
Mutual Information-Empowered Task-Oriented Communication: Principles, Applications and Challenges	39
Cover 4	39
Call for Papers	39
Hypothesis Generation Model for Cyber Threat Hunting	39
Highlights of Our Achievements in 2022	39
IEEE Globecom 2024	39
Toward Privacy-Sensitive Heterogeneous Hypercomputing	39
Leveraging AI Agents for Autonomous Networks: A Reference Architecture and Empirical Studies	38
A System Dynamics Modeling Framework for Forecasting the Diffusion of IoT-Enabling Technologies	38
Global Communications Newsletter	38
IEEE Innovation Testbed	38
Design and Implementation of a Flexible Neuromorphic Computing System for Affective Communication via Memristive Circuits	38
Moving from Cloud to Fog/Edge: The Smart Agriculture Experience	38
Comsoc Membership	38
Toward Energy Efficiency in O-RAN: A Digital Twin for Carbon-Aware 6G Networks	37
Design Principles for Model Generalization and Scalable AI Integration in Radio Access Networks	37
Quantum Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning is All You Need: Coordinated Global Access in Integrated TN/NTN Cube-Satellite Networks	37
Strategic Demand-Planning in Wireless Networks: Can Generative-AI Save Spectrum and Energy?	37
Opportunistic Transmission Empowered Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Military Communications: Approaches and Challenges	37
Call for Papers	36
Global Communications Newsletter	36
Guest Editorial: Near-Field MIMO Technologies Toward 6G	36
Military Communications and Networks	36
Multi-Domain Security for 6G ISAC: Challenges and Opportunities in Transportation	35
Adaptive Information Hiding Method Based on Feature Extraction for Visible Light Communication	35
Semantics-Aware Unified Terrestrial Non-Terrestrial 6G Networks	35
Location-Driven Beamforming for RIS-Assisted Near-Field Communications	34
Indoor Flying Networks for 6G: Concepts, Challenges, Enabling Technologies, and Opportunities	34
Distributed Trust and Reputation Management for Future Wireless Systems	34
Passive Human Sensing Enhanced by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: Opportunities and Challenges	34
New Paradigm for Integrated Sensing and Communication with Rydberg Atomic Receiver	34
Space-O-RAN: Enabling Intelligent, Open, and Interoperable Non-Terrestrial Networks in 6G	33
Data-Centric Service-Based Architecture for Edge-Native 6G Network	33
Advertisers Index	33
Rethinking Load Balancing for Inter-Datacenter Networks	33
Toward Metantennas: Metasurface Antennas Shaping Wireless Communications	33
Guest Editorial: Integrating Sensing and Communications	33
Pinching-Antenna Systems: Architecture Designs, Opportunities, and Outlook	32
Beyond Connectivity: An Open Architecture for AI-RAN Convergence in 6G	32
Toward Zero-Trust Security for the Metaverse	32
Toward Sustainable 6G Leveraging Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence: Framework and Case Study	31
ISACoT: Integrating Sensing with Data Traffic for Ubiquitous IoT Devices	31
The Road Toward General Edge Intelligence: Standing on the Shoulders of Foundation Models	31
Call for Papers	30
Women in Engineering	30
IEEE Access	30
ComSoc Training	30
Comsoc Training	30
Updated on the Communications Society's Web Site	29
Call for Papers	29

Comsoc Training	29
Call for Papers	29
Comsoc Training	29
Call for Papers	29
Conference Calendar	28
IEEE World Forum IoT	28
Call for Papers	28
Call for Papers	28
ComSoc Training	28
Wireless Connectivity: An Intuitive and Fundamental Guide	28
QuGrid-Fed: Quantum-Assisted Federated IoV Energy and Security Management for Sustainable Urban Transportation Systems	27
Testbed Development: An Intelligent O-RAN-Based Cell-Free MIMO Network	27
ComSoc Membership	27
Unleashing the Potential of Stage-Wise Decision-Making in Scheduling of Graph-Structured Tasks Over Mobile Vehicular Clouds	27
IEEE Innovation Testbed	27
Five Common Misconceptions About Privacy-Preserving Internet of Things	27
Learning with Dynamics: Autonomous Regulation of UAV Based Communication Networks with Dynamic UAV Crew	27
Call for Papers	27
Sustainable TinyML-Enhanced Edge Intelligence for Human-to-Machine Applications over Optical Access Networks	27
Generative Artificial Intelligence Models for Emerging Communication Systems: Fundamentals and Challenges	27
Call for Papers	27
A Look Back	27
When Digital Twin Meets 6G: Concepts, Obstacles, and Research Prospects	27
Call for Papers	26
Series Editorial: Military Communications and Networks	26
Beyond the Upload Button: A 10-Year Retrospective on Security Issues Within File Upload	26
REMCOM	26
IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (IEEE HPSR 2023)	26
Call for Papers	26
Call for Papers	26
Series Editorial: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Communications	25
Enhancing WiFi Privacy: A Focus on Frame Anonymization Techniques	25
The Historiography of Technology	25
Cover 2	25
When Smart Metaverse Meets Affective Computing: Opportunities and Design Guidelines	25
Beyond Connectivity: How Large AI Models Unlock Semantic 6G Networks?	25
ComSoc Finance Committee and Financial Status	25
Sustainable Federated Learning in 6G Networks: The Case for Cybersecurity	24
When AIGC Meets MEC: A Novel Diffusion-Based Collaborative Inference Paradigm	24
Proactive Defense for Fog-to-Things Critical Infrastructure	24
Secure Command and Control for Internet of Battle Things Using Novel Network Paradigms	24
ComSoc Membership	24
Split Rendering with L4S Over 5G for Latency Critical Interactive XR Applications	24
MALOI: Multi-Task-Aware Low-Overhead In-Network Inference using Programmable Switch	24
GenSC-6G: A Prototype Testbed for Integrated Generative AI, Quantum, and Semantic Communication	23
Wireless AI Evolution: From Statistical Learners to Electromagnetic-Guided Foundation Models	23
Quantum Wrapper Networking	23
Call for Papers	23
On AI Verification in Open RAN	23
Digital Twin-Empowered Communications: A New Frontier of Wireless Networks	23
Machine Learning and Analytical Power Consumption Models for 5G Base Stations	23
Digital Twin-Empowered Post-Disaster Movable Base Station Deployment Optimization	23
Front cover	23
Transforming Future 6G Networks via O-RAN-Empowered NTNs	23
A General Channel Model for Integrated Sensing and Communication Scenarios	23
UAV Meets Integrated Sensing and Communication: Challenges and Future Directions	23
Call for Papers	23
Comsoc Technical Committees	23
Call for Papers	22
IEEE Access	22
Conference Calendar	22
Growing our Technical Portfolio through Cooperation with Other IEEE Entities	22
Comsoc Membership	22
Advertisters Index	22
Cover 2	22
Series Editorial: Mobile Communications and Networks	22
Cover 4	22
Table of Contents	22
Cover 4	22
Comsoc Publications	22
Cover 4	21
Off-Network Communications for Future Railway Mobile Communication Systems: Challenges and Opportunities	21
IEEE Access	21
IEEE ComSoc Publications	21
Cover 3	21
IEEE ComSoc Women in Communication Engineering	21
Table of Contents	21
Series Editorial: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Communications	21
A Brief Survey and Implementation on Network-Level Intent Decomposition for Telecommunication Networks	21
Front cover	21
Advertisers Index	21
Small Models, Big Impact: Tool-Augmented AI Agents for Wireless Network Planning	21
ComSoc Technical Committees	21
Fog-Assisted Blockchain Radio Access Network for Web3	21
Local Cache-Enabled Mobile Augmented Reality in Mobile Edge Computing	21
Universal Model-Driven Deep Learning for MIMO Transceiver Design	20
Solving the Post-Quantum Control Plane Bottleneck: Energy-Aware Cryptographic Scheduling in Open RAN	20
Large Generative AI Models for Telecom: The Next Big Thing?	20
Guest Editorial: Large AI Models for Communications: Part 2	20
Context-Awareness for Dependable Low-Power IoT	20
Satellite-Terrestrial Quantum Networks and the Global Quantum Internet	20
Next-Generation Connectivity in A Heterogenous Railway World	20
Filter Bank UWB Communications	20
IEEE Collabratec	20
An Overview of Cellular ISAC for Low-Altitude UAV: New Opportunities and Challenges	20