OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications is 25. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Table of Contents	3225
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	628
IEEE Open Access Publishing	387
Guest Editorial Human-Centric Communication and Networking for Metaverse Over 5G and Beyond Networks—Part II	368
Graph Neural Networks as an Enabler of Terahertz-Based Flow-Guided Nanoscale Localization Over Highly Erroneous Raw Data	361
Incentivizing Proof-of-Stake Blockchain for Secured Data Collection in UAV-Assisted IoT: A Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach	315
Guest Editorial Special Issue on Antenna Array Enabled Space/Air/Ground Communications and Networking	309
Evolutionary Intrusion Detection Strategy Under Zero Trust Architecture	305
Covert IRS-UAV Networks Empowered by Deep Reinforcement Learning	296
Communication Efficient Quantum Secret Sharing via Extended CSS Codes	295
On Optimal Energy-Efficient Transmission Scheduling for Remote State Estimation	262
Meta-Scheduling Framework With Cooperative Learning Toward Beyond 5G	256
A New Virtual Network Topology-Based Digital Twin for Spatial-Temporal Load-Balanced User Association in 6G HetNets	252
QFEVAL: Quantum Federated Ensembled Variational Adaptive Learning for Dynamic Security Assessment in Cyber-Physical Systems	232
Multidomain Adaptive Semantic Communications	230
LLM-Aided Spectrum-Sharing LEO Satellite Communications	229
Scalable Dynamic Spectrum Access With IEEE 1900.5.2 Spectrum Consumption Models	224
Generative Artificial Intelligence Assisted Wireless Sensing: Human Flow Detection in Practical Communication Environments	223
Detecting Arbitrage on Ethereum Through Feature Fusion and Positive-Unlabeled Learning	214
SWIPT in Mixed Near- and Far-Field Channels: Joint Beam Scheduling and Power Allocation	196
Collaborative Perception and Computing Offloading in 6G Air-Ground Integrated Networks	195
Cooperative Sensing for 6G Mobile Cellular Networks: Feasibility, Performance, and Field Trial	194
Semantic Communications for Wireless Sensing: RIS-Aided Encoding and Self-Supervised Decoding	193
Secure Quantum Communication With the Preservation of Optimal Measurements	193
Personalized Saliency in Task-Oriented Semantic Communications: Image Transmission and Performance Analysis	184

Semantic Information Marketing in the Metaverse: A Learning-Based Contract Theory Framework	182
Energy Efficiency for Massive MIMO Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems	182
Digital-Twin-Enabled 6G Mobile Network Video Streaming Using Mobile Crowdsourcing	182
A Novel MRR-UAV-Based Relay With Optical Network Coding: A Comparative Study With Optical IRS and Conventional UAV Relaying	179
Modeling and Analysis of MIMO Multipath Channels With Aerial Intelligent Reflecting Surface	171
Digital Twin-Assisted URLLC-Enabled Task Offloading in Mobile Edge Network via Robust Combinatorial Optimization	171
ISCom: Interest-Aware Semantic Communication Scheme for Point Cloud Video Streaming on Metaverse XR Devices	165
Shortest Path in LEO Satellite Constellation Networks: An Explicit Analytic Approach	165
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	163
IEEE Networking Letters	154
IEEE Communications Society Information	150
IEEE Open Access Publishing	148
Table of Contents	142
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	141
Distributionally Robust Wireless Semantic Communication With Large AI Models	139
Counterfactual Quantum Byzantine Consensus for Human-Centric Metaverse	139
Low-Latency Versus High-Precision: LAM-Based Cross-Modal Semantic Communication for Emergency Response	136
Automatic Pipeline Parallelism: A Parallel Inference Framework for Deep Learning Applications in 6G Mobile Communication Systems	129
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	128
The Fifth Issue of the Series on Machine Learning in Communications and Networks	127
Alice-SLAM: Accurate and Lite-Communication Collaborative SLAM for Resource-Constrained Multi-Agent	126
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	125
Simultaneous Localization and Communications With Massive MIMO-OTFS	124
REDP: Reliable Entanglement Distribution Protocol Design for Large-Scale Quantum Networks	122
Walk for Learning: A Random Walk Approach for Federated Learning From Heterogeneous Data	121
Blockchain Based Offloading Strategy: Incentive, Effectiveness and Security	121
Integrating Sensing, Communication, and Power Transfer: Multiuser Beamforming Design	120
The Energy Cost of Artificial Intelligence Lifecycle in Communication Networks	120
Path-Based Graph Neural Network for Robust and Resilient Routing in Distributed Traffic Engineering	119
Cooperative Multi-Satellite and Multi-RIS Beamforming: Enhancing LEO SatCom and Mitigating LEO-GEO Intersystem Interference	119
Semantic Satellite Communications Based on Generative Foundation Model	119
On Precoding for Optical Wireless MISO Broadcasting—An Information Theoretic Perspective	116
Blockchain-Aware Rollbackable Data Access Control for IoT-Enabled Digital Twin	116
Laplacian Matrix Sampling for Communication- Efficient Decentralized Learning	116
LLM-Guided DRL for Multi-Tier LEO Satellite Networks With Hybrid FSO/RF Links	115
Dual-Security-Assured Computation Offloading for ISCC LEO Satellite-Enabled Space–Air–Ground Networks	115
Unified Packet Compression and Model Adaptation for Integrated Sensing and Multi-Modal Communications	114
Holographic Beamforming for Integrated Sensing and Communication With Mutual Coupling Effects	114
Joint Service Deployment and Task Scheduling for Satellite Edge Computing: A Two-Timescale Hierarchical Approach	113
Joint Communication and Computation Offloading for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency With Multi-Tier Computing	112
Intelligent Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in Digital Twin Based Aerial Computing Networks	112
Bayesian Over-the-Air Computation	110
Wi-Fi Sensing for Joint Gesture Recognition and Human Identification From Few Samples in Human-Computer Interaction	110
Distributed Large Models Training Optimization With Real-Time Wireless Channel Feedback	109
Interference Free Multi-User Coded ISAC With Physical Layer Security	108
Radio Resource Management for C-V2X: From a Hybrid Centralized-Distributed Scheme to a Distributed Scheme	108
Beamforming-Enabled Covert Communications for Multi-Position Warden	107
Physical Layer Anonymous Precoding Design: From the Perspective of Anonymity Entropy	107
Joint Transmit and Receive Beamforming Design in Full-Duplex Integrated Sensing and Communications	106
On a Hierarchical Content Caching and Asynchronous Updating Scheme for Non-Terrestrial Network-Assisted Connected Automated Vehicles	104

Task-Oriented Co-Design of Communication, Computing, and Control for Edge-Enabled Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems	104
Vision-Aided Positioning and Beam Focusing for 6G Terahertz Communications	103
Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces for Efficient Holographic MIMO Communications in 6G	103
Table of Contents	102
IEEE Communications Society Information	102
IEEE Communications Society Information	100
IEEE Open Access Publishing	100
Guest Editorial: Co-Design of Communication, Computing, and Control in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems—Part I	100
Series Editorial The Sixth Issue of the Series on Machine Learning in Communications and Networks	99
Channel-Optimized Strategic Quantization	98
Pioneering Scalable Prototype for Mid-Band XL-MIMO Systems: Design and Implementation	97
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	96
A Precoding Approach for Dual-Functional Radar-Communication System With One-Bit DACs	96
Time-Frequency Warped Waveforms for Well-Contained Massive Machine Type Communications	96
Blockchain-Enabled Decentralized Services and Networks: Assessing Roles and Impacts	94
IEEE Communications Society Information	93
Split Learning in Computer Vision for Semantic Segmentation Delay Minimization	92
Cost-Efficient End-Edge-Cloud Collaboration for Real-Time Multi-Task Video Analytics	92
Over-the-Air Split Machine Learning in Wireless MIMO Networks	91
Knowledge-Aware Privacy-Preserving Model Customization in Zero-Trust Federated Learning Model Marketplaces	91
Distributed Boosting Classification Over Noisy Communication Channels	91
A Framework for Energy Efficiency Optimization in IRS-Aided Hybrid MU-MIMO Systems	90
Image Semantic Communication With Quadtree Partition-Based Coding	90
“Iridescent” Reflective Tags to Enable Radar-Based Orientation Estimation	90
Graph Transformer for Tri-Beamforming in Pinching Antenna Systems (PASS)	88
Distributed Covert Leader Election for Private and Robust Communications in Open Wireless Networks	88
Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Recent Advances in Integrated Sensing and Communications—Part II	88
Robust Covert ISAC: A Collaborative Sensing and Communication Approach Against Mobile Warden	88
Joint Beamforming and Antenna Position Optimization for Fluid Antenna-Assisted MU-MIMO Networks	85
Network-Aided Intelligent Traffic Steering in 6G O-RAN: A Multi-Layer Optimization Framework	85
Blockchain-Enabled Routing for Zero-Trust Low-Altitude Intelligent Networks	84
Management of Digital Twin-Driven IoT Using Federated Learning	84
Reconfigurable Electromagnetic Environments: A General Framework	83
Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Key Technologies Towards Standardization of 6G and NextG	83
Dynamic Pricing and Placing for Distributed Machine Learning Jobs: An Online Learning Approach	81
A Secure Full-Duplex Wireless Circulator Enabled by Non-Reciprocal Beyond-Diagonal RIS	81
Resource Allocation in Heterogeneously-Distributed Joint Radar-Communications Under Asynchronous Bayesian Tracking Framework	81
Multiuser Association and Localization Over Doubly Dispersive Multipath Channels for Integrated Sensing and Communications	80
Prompt-Enabled Large AI Models for CSI Feedback	79
Performance Analysis of Fluid Antenna System Aided OTFS Satellite Communications	79
Underwater Pollution Tracking Based on Software-Defined Multi-Tier Edge Computing in 6G-Based Underwater Wireless Networks	78
Massive Digital Over-the-Air Computation for Communication-Efficient Federated Edge Learning	78
GNN-Based Secrecy Rate Optimization in Multi-Satellite Collaborative Systems	78
Latency Optimal Traffic-to-Link Allocation for MLO/SLO Coexistence in Wi-Fi 7	78
Modeling Interference From Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Bands Cross-Links in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks for 6G and Beyond	77
Employing Weak-Field Homodyne Detection for Optical Communications	77
RWZC: A Model-Driven Approach for Learning-Based Robust Wyner-Ziv Coding	77
A Computationally Efficient EK-PMBM Filter for Bistatic mmWave Radio SLAM	76
A Platform-Free Proof of Federated Learning Consensus Mechanism for Sustainable Blockchains	76
FAS-LLM: Large Language Model-Based Channel Prediction for OTFS-Enabled Satellite-FAS Links	76
Localization With Cellular Signal RSRP Fingerprint of Multiband and Multicell	75
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Computation Offloading and Trajectory Planning for Multi-UAV Cooperative Target Search	75
Enhancing Resilience in Mobile Edge Computing Under Processing Uncertainty	74
Improved Grant-Free Access for URLLC via Multi-Tier-Driven Computing: Network-Load Learning, Prediction, and Resource Allocation	73
Optimal Phase Shift Design for Fair Allocation in RIS-Aided Uplink Network Using Statistical CSI	73
Digital Twin-Driven Intelligent Task Offloading for Collaborative Mobile Edge Computing	72
The Larger the Merrier? Efficient Large AI Model Inference in Wireless Edge Networks	71
IEEE Open Access Publishing	70
System-Level Analysis of Joint Sensing and Communication Based on 5G New Radio	70
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	70
Digital Twin and Meta RL Empowered Fast-Adaptation of Joint User Scheduling and Task Offloading for Mobile Industrial IoT	70
IEEE Open Access Publishing	70
Guest Editorial Communication-Efficient Distributed Learning Over Networks	69
Table of Contents	69
Guest Editorial: Introduction to the Special Issue on Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory for Communications	69
Profiling- and Learning-Based Co-Design of Communication and Compute in Scalable Robotics	69
IEEE Communications Society Information	69
Soft Demapping of Spherical Codes From Cartesian Powers of PAM Constellations	68
O-M³: Real-Time Multi-Cell MIMO Scheduling in 5G O-RAN	67
Graph Neural Network Aided MU-MIMO Detectors	67
Table of Contents	67
Reconstructing Human Pose From Inertial Measurements: A Generative Model-Based Compressive Sensing Approach	65
MaLAM4Com: Multi-Agent Cooperative Large AI Models for Wireless Communications	65
Holographic Communications Enabled by Fluid RIS: Holographic Parameter Reconstruction and Beamforming	64
A DL-Based High-Precision Positioning Method in Challenging Urban Scenarios for B5G CCUAVs	64
Wide-Sense Nonblocking Conditions for Flex-Grid OXC-Clos Networks	63
Clutter Suppression, Time-Frequency Synchronization, and Sensing Parameter Association in Asynchronous Perceptive Vehicular Networks	63
Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communications for Secure UAV Networks	63
Covert Performance of Bidirectional Air–Water Cross-Boundary Optical Wireless Communication Systems	63
Pattern-Division Multiplexing for Multi-User Continuous-Aperture MIMO	63

A Blockchain-Based Multi-Users Oblivious Data Sharing Scheme for Digital Twin System in Industrial Internet of Things	61
NOMA-Based Multi-Cell VLC Systems With Optical Intelligent Reflecting Surface: Resource Allocation for Energy Efficiency Maximization	61
Distributed Auto-Learning GNN for Multi-Cell Cluster-Free NOMA Communications	60
Dynamic Routing for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks: A Constrained Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach	60
Revocable and Unbounded Attribute-Based Encryption Scheme With Adaptive Security for Integrating Digital Twins in Internet of Things	60
IEEE Communications Society Information	59
Environment Semantics Aided Wireless Communications: A Case Study of mmWave Beam Prediction and Blockage Prediction	59
Introducing IEEE Collabratec	59
An Information-Theoretic Comparison Between Coherent and IM/DD Transmissions for Free Space Optical Communications	59
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	58
Table of Contents	58
IEEE Communications Society Information	57
Guest Editorial Digital Twins for Mobile Networks—Part I	57
Outage and DMT Analysis of Partition-Based Schemes for RIS-Aided MIMO Fading Channels	57
Table of Contents	57
A Fast Blockchain-Based Federated Learning Framework With Compressed Communications	57
Table of Contents	57
Symbol-Level Precoding for Integrated Sensing and Covert Communication	57
User-Centric Flexible Resource Management Framework for LEO Satellites With Fully Regenerative Payload	56
Collaborative and Verifiable VNF Management for Metaverse With Efficient Modular Designs	56
Holographic Joint Communications and Sensing With Cramér-Rao Bounds	56
Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Recent Advances in Integrated Sensing and Communications—Part I	55
3DGS-Enabled High-Fidelity Low-Cost Immersive Static 3D Video Streaming	55
Blockage Intelligence in Complex Environments for Beyond 5G Localization	54
Lossless Decoupling Networks for RF Self-Interference Cancellation in MIMO Full-Duplex Transceivers	54
Transformer-Based Distributed Task Offloading and Resource Management in Cloud-Edge Computing Networks	54
Enhancing Federated Feature Selection Through Synthetic Data and Zero Trust Integration	54
SeCo4: Co-Design of Sensing, Communication, and Computing for Intelligent Control in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems	53
Traffic-Aware Lightweight Hierarchical Offloading Toward Adaptive Slicing-Enabled SAGIN	53
Task Offloading With Multi-Tier Computing Resources in Next Generation Wireless Networks	53
Multi-Functional Time Expanded Graph: A Unified Graph Model for Communication, Storage, and Computation for Dynamic Networks Over Time	53
Waveform Design for Simultaneous MIMO Radar Sensing and Multi-User Communication	53
RRO: A Regularized Routing Optimization Algorithm for Enhanced Throughput and Low Latency With Efficient Complexity	53
Asynchronous Federated Learning in UAV Swarms for Real-Time Image Recognition	52
Active Sensing for Communications by Learning	52
Graphic Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Resource Allocation in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks	52
Cooperative Localization for Multi-Agents Based on Reinforcement Learning Compensated Filter	52
QPing: a Quantum Ping Primitive for Quantum Networks	51
Diversity Enabled Low-Latency Wireless Communications With Hard Delay Constraints	51
AI-Powered Digital Twins for Robotic Control in 5G-Enabled Industrial Automation	51
Blockchain-Based Trusted Traffic Offloading in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks (SAGIN): A Federated Reinforcement Learning Approach	51
LEO- and RIS-Empowered User Tracking: A Riemannian Manifold Approach	51
Communication-Efficient Distributed Learning: An Overview	51
Fluid Antenna Systems: Redefining Reconfigurable Wireless Communications	50
Blockchain-Enabled Task Offloading With Energy Harvesting in Multi-UAV-Assisted IoT Networks: A Multi-Agent DRL Approach	50
Wireless Communications With Space–Time Modulated Metasurfaces	50
Energy-Efficient Edge Inference in Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computation Networks	50
Joint Communication and Bio-Sensing With Plasmonic Nano-Systems to Prevent the Spread of Infectious Diseases in the Internet of Nano-Bio Things	50
IEEE Open Access Publishing	49
IEEE Communications Society Information	49
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications	49
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	48
Guest Editorial: Integrated Ground-Air-Space Wireless Networks for 6G Mobile—Part II	48
Guest Editorial: The Future of Wi-Fi and Wireless Technologies in Unlicensed Spectra	47
Practical Network Modeling Using Weak Supervision Signals for Human-Centric Networking in Metaverse	46
Channel Measurement, Modeling, and Performance Evaluation for Terahertz Fluid Antenna Systems	45
GNN-Based Power Allocation and User Association in Digital Twin Network for the Terahertz Band	45
MIMO Capacity Analysis and Channel Estimation for Electromagnetic Information Theory	45
How Can We Establish Trustworthiness in Satellite Networks? Certificate Issuance, Checking, Revocation, and More	45
Practical Iterative Quantum Consensus Protocol With Sharding Construction	45
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Publication Information	45
Exploring Accurate Monitoring for Massive IIoT: A Digital Twin-Enabled Hierarchical Scheme	45
Basil: A Fast and Byzantine-Resilient Approach for Decentralized Training	45
Corrections to “Scheduling and Aggregation Design for Asynchronous Federated Learning Over Wireless Networks”	44
Customized OTFS Pulse Compression and Waveform Optimization for Enhancing Target Sensing in ISAC Systems	44
Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Next Generation Advanced Transceiver Technologies—Part I	43
A Hybrid Model/Data-Driven Solution to Channel, Position, and Orientation Tracking in mmWave Vehicular Systems	43
Reliable Extraction of Semantic Information and Rate of Innovation Estimation for Graph Signals	43
Decimeter-Level Indoor Localization Using WiFi Round-Trip Phase and Factor Graph Optimization	42
6G Air-to-Ground Connectivity: A Codebook-Based Framework for Interference Management	42
Goal-Oriented Interference Coordination in 6G In-Factory Subnetworks	41
Cell-Free Massive MIMO-OFDM for High-Speed Train Communications	41
Large Generative Model-Assisted Talking-Face Semantic Communication System	41
An Adaptive and Modular Blockchain Enabled Architecture for a Decentralized Metaverse	41
Guest Editorial Multi-Tier Computing for Next Generation Wireless Networks—Part I	41
Cross-Layer Management Framework for Enhancing XR-Based System Security in Zero-Trust Wireless Communications	41
Sampling, Communication, and Prediction Co-Design for Synchronizing the Real-World Device and Digital Model in Metaverse	41
R-ACP: Real-Time Adaptive Collaborative Perception Leveraging Robust Task-Oriented Communications	40
FRUIT: A Blockchain-Based Efficient and Privacy-Preserving Quality-Aware Incentive Scheme	40
Joint Radar Sensing, Location, and Communication Resources Optimization in 6G Network	40
SpaceRIS: LEO Satellite Coverage Maximization in 6G Sub-THz Networks by MAPPO DRL and Whale Optimization	40
Implementation of a Cell-Free RAN System With Distributed Cooperative Transceivers Under ORAN Architecture	40
LEPRE: An Updatable Database-Dependent Range Encoding Algorithm	39
Panoptic: True Joint mmWave Communication and Sensing With Compressive Sidelobe Forming	39
Energy-Efficient Covert Communications Based on Hybrid Active and Passive RIS	39
WiDRa: Enabling Millimeter-Level Differential Ranging Accuracy in Wi-Fi Using Carrier Phase	39
Transmission Latency Minimization in Full-Duplex Relaying Network Operating With Finite Blocklength Codes	39
Future Resource Bank for ISAC: Achieving Fast and Stable Win-Win Matching for Both Individuals and Coalitions	39
Toward Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System Exploiting GANs-Based Models for Real-Time UAV Data	39
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOS)-Assisted Integrated Access and Backhauling in xG Wireless Communication: A Generalizable RL Framework	38
STARDIS: Strategic Scheduling and Deceptive Signaling for Satellite Intrusion Detection System Deployment	38
OTFS-MDMA: An Elastic Multi-Domain Resource Utilization Mechanism for High Mobility Scenarios	38
Enhancing Split Federated Learning With Worker Clustering and Feature Compression	38
Large AI Model-Driven Quantum-Enhanced Transformer-VQC Federated DRL for Privacy Preservation in Vehicular Networks	38
AI-Native 6G Physical Layer With Cross-Module Optimization and Cooperative Control Agents	38