IEEE Communications Letters

Papers
(The median citation count of IEEE Communications Letters is 3. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Optimizing Placement and Power Allocation in Reconfigurable Intelligent Sensing Surfaces for Enhanced Sensing and Communication Performance501
Mirror Prox Algorithm for Large-Scale Cell-Free Massive MIMO Uplink Power Control208
Table of Contents195
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Multi-Cluster AirComp via Dynamic Beamforming168
Downlink Transmission in RIS-Enhanced Cell-Free Network: Analysis and Optimization168
Frequency-Domain IPNLMS-Based Sparse Direct Adaptive Equalization for Underwater Acoustic Communications149
A Power-Frequency Joint Optimization Frequency Hopping Strategy for Covert Communication133
Table of Contents115
Orthogonal Space–Time Block Code Based Over-the-Air Computation in Backscatter Sensor Networks113
An Improved Digital Predistortion Mechanism via Joint Baseband and Radio Frequency Optimization100
Balancing Latency and Energy Efficiency in mmWave 5G NR Systems With Multiconnectivity93
On the Sum Capacity Achieving Precoders and Their CSI Requirements for MIMO-BC87
Storage-Aided Topology Control for Optical Wireless Backbone Networks With Weather Disturbances84
Resource-Efficient Actuation in UAV-Aided Sensor-Actuator Networks79
A Single-Round File Synchronization Scheme From Insertions and Deletions With Low Redundancy79
GCN-Based Multi-Station Collaborative Predictive Beamforming for Integrated Sensing and Communication in Vehicular Networks79
New Gridless Method-Based Channel Estimation for Millimeter Wave MIMO-OFDM Systems77
A Low-Complexity Neural Normalized Min-Sum LDPC Decoding Algorithm Using Tensor-Train Decomposition76
Double-Active-IRS Aided Wireless Communication With Total Amplification Power Constraint74
Multicast Secrecy Rate Maximization for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Backscatter Communication74
Joint Design of Source-Channel Codes With Linear Source Encoding Complexity and Good Channel Thresholds Based on Double-Protograph LDPC Codes74
Spanning Tree Matching Decoder for Quantum Surface Codes73
On the Statistics of the α-Beaulieu-Xie and Its Extreme Distributions With Their Applications71
A Novel Framework for Few-Shot RF Fingerprint Identification Using Signal Recurrence Plot and Convolutional Broad Learning Network71
Signal-Level Fusion Detection for Moving Target in ISAC System With Uplink–Downlink Cooperation71
RIS-Based Optimized Dual Attack: Jamming and Eavesdropping With Partial CSI69
Visible Light Communications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Channel Modeling and Experimental Validation65
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Data Gathering Scheme Based on Sparse Sampling65
An Optimal SNR Symbol Decomposition With Serial Transmission Scheme for O-OFDM-Based VLC System63
Joint Power Optimization and Subcarrier Allocation for URLLC in Cell-Free Massive MIMO System61
The Negative BER Loss Function for Deep Learning Decoders61
Toward Robust Channel Estimation in 5G With Atrous Pyramid Attention Networks61
Generalized Karagiannidis–Lioumpas Approximations and Bounds to the Gaussian Q-Function With Optimized Coefficients60
Half-Marker Codes for Deletion Channels With Applications in DNA Storage60
Efficient Construction of Quasi-Cyclic LDPC Codes With Multiple Lifting Sizes60
Moving NFV Toward the Antenna Through FPGA-Based Hardware Reconfiguration58
Metasurface-Based Modulation With Enhanced Interference Resilience58
Detection of Downlink Asynchronous NOMA With MSK-Type Signal57
Movable Antenna Enhanced Secure Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer57
Communication-Efficient Federated Learning via Regularized Sparse Random Networks57
Channel Estimation and Pilot Overhead Reduction in OFDM Systems Using Compressed Sensing Dynamic Mode Decomposition56
Channel Estimation for Wideband mmWave MIMO-OFDM System With Beam Squint Effect55
Enhancing Reasoning Ability in Semantic Communication Through Generative AI-Assisted Knowledge Construction55
Joint Physical Layer and Power Resource Scheduling for GEO Satellite Internet of Things Based on Channel Conditions55
Joint Transmit and Reflect Beamforming Design for Active-RIS-Assisted Secure ISAC Systems53
A Reinforcement Learning Approach for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS)-Assisted Multi-User Wireless Networks: Experimental Testbed Validation53
Fast List Decoding of PAC Codes With Sequence Repetition Nodes52
Block-Based Kalman Channel Tracking for LEO Satellite Communication With Massive MIMO52
Hybrid Beamforming for Wideband Millimeter Wave MIMO Integrated Sensing and Communications51
BAC-NOMA for Secondary Transmission51
Beamforming Design for Hybrid Active-Passive RIS Assisted Integrated Sensing and Communications50
Optimal M-Level Two-Sided ASK for Noncoherent SIMO Wireless Systems in a Rician Fading Environment50
Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces Assisted Integrated-Sensing-and-Resistance Anti Jamming48
SatEAE: Interference Detection for Coexistence of GSO and NGSO Satellite Systems48
Detecting Timestamp Anomalies in Network Ranging48
Performance Evaluation of MRC Systems Over Sub-Terahertz MFTR Fading Channels48
Air-to-Ground Channel Modeling and Performance Analysis for Cellular-Connected UAV Swarm47
Enhancing Next-Generation Urban Connectivity: Is the Integrated HAPS-Terrestrial Network a Solution?47
Joint Sum Rate and Blocklength Optimization in RIS-Aided Short Packet URLLC Systems46
DRNet: Deep Learning-Based Dual-Branch Receiver for OFDM With Nonlinear Distortions46
From Data to Dynamics: A Control-Theoretic Approach for MIMO Channel Modeling46
Few-Shot Specific Emitter Identification Using Asymmetric Masked Auto-Encoder45
Channel Estimation for Movable Antenna Systems: Exploiting Joint Sparse and Low-Rank Structure45
Port Selection for Fluid Antenna Systems45
Reduced Complexity Correlation-Based Multi-Stream DPD for Hybrid Massive MIMO45
Low-Complexity SQRD-Based CSI Feedback for Wi-Fi MU-MIMO45
Index Modulation for STAR-RIS Assisted NOMA System44
An Efficient Sum-Rate Maximization Algorithm for Fluid Antenna-Assisted ISAC System44
IEEE Communications Society43
IEEE Communications Society42
Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation Based on Signal Denoising and Dual-Channel Convolutional Attention Network Under Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio41
Efficient Soft-Cancellation Flip Decoding of Polar Codes41
IEEE Communications Letters Publication Information41
IEEE Communications Society Information41
A Note on the RISP Criterion for NOMA Systems40
NeRFCom: Feature Transform Coding Meets Neural Radiance Field for Free-View 3-D Scene Semantic Transmission40
A Novel Impedance Domain Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access39
IEEE Communications Letters Publication Information39
New Constructions of D2D Placement Delivery Arrays39
A Principal-Component Approach to Antenna Impedance Estimation at MISO Receivers39
IEEE Communications Letters Publication Information39
ViT-PLA: A Vision Transformer-Based Physical Layer Authentication Method for Industrial Wireless Networks38
Enhanced Signal Sets for Hybrid Reflection Modulation38
Auxiliary Factor Method to Remove ISI of Nyquist Filters37
Pulse Sequence Sensing and Pulse Position Modulation for Optical Integrated Sensing and Communication37
Robust Indoor-Outdoor Seamless Positioning Using Adaptive Cubature Particle Filter and Variational Bayesian in 5G-IoT Networks37
Importance-Aware Optimization for Age of Information in Multi-Cluster IoT Systems With Random Delays37
Machine Learning-Based NOMA for Multiuser MISO Broadcast Channels37
Dynamic Energy Management in UASN Co-Driven by Layered Cheetah Optimization and Power Prediction37
Performance Analysis of the STAR-RIS-Assisted Downlink NOMA Communication System With MRC37
Direct-Position-Determination Based on Mixed-Bit Signal in Distributed Radar Systems37
Computationally Efficient Maximum Likelihood Channel Estimation for Coarsely Quantized Massive MIMO Systems37
Edge-AI Empowered Dynamic VNF Splitting in O-RAN Slicing: A Federated DRL Approach37
Energy Efficiency Maximization of Full-Duplex NOMA Systems With Improper Gaussian Signaling Under Imperfect Self-Interference Cancellation37
IRS-Aided Received Signal Strength Localization Using a Wireless Sensor Network36
Soft-Output Guessing Codeword Decoding36
Rate Meta Distribution of Downlink Base Station Cooperation for Cellular-Connected UAV Networks36
Analytical Solution of Optimal Symbol Error Rate for Multilevel Pulse-Amplitude-Modulated Signals With One-Bit Quantization36
Energy-Efficient Downlink NOMA Transmission Enabled by Continuous Phase Modulation36
A Two-Stage Channel Estimation Algorithm for OTFS in Fractional Doppler Channels36
A Novel NLOS Identification and Error Mitigation Method for UWB Ranging and Positioning36
Hardware-Efficient Analog SI Cancellation in STAR Phased Array Systems36
Communication-Efficient and Byzantine-Robust Differentially Private Federated Learning36
Robust Semi-Blind Packing Ratio Estimation for Faster-Than-Nyquist Signaling36
The Cross-Domain Enhanced Spectrum Prediction Framework Using Knowledge Distillation36
Data-Aided Channel Estimation and Combining for Cell-Free Massive MIMO With Low-Resolution ADCs36
Light Convolutional Neural Network for Digital Predistortion of Radio Frequency Power Amplifiers35
Structure-Mapped Prototype Clustering for Blind Detection in RIS-Assisted SM Systems35
Robust Adaptive Beamforming Based on Sparse Bayesian Learning and Covariance Matrix Reconstruction35
Deep Reinforcement Learning Empowered Rate Selection of XP-HARQ35
Automatic Modulation Recognition: An FPGA Implementation35
Fixed-Gain AF Relaying for RF-THz Wireless System Over α-κ-μ Shadowed and α-μ Channels35
Boosting Open-Set RF Signal Recognition Under Low SNR Condition in Feature Space35
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Secure Transmission35
Nonlinear Channel Estimation and Signal Detection for Quantized OFDM System34
Fair Computation Efficiency for OFDMA-Based Multiaccess Edge Computing Systems34
Environment-Aware Joint Active/Passive Beamforming for RIS-Aided Communications Leveraging Channel Knowledge Map34
WMMSE Resource Allocation for FD-NOMA34
Learning-Based Rich Scattering Channel Estimation for U6G FDD XL-MIMO Systems34
Intelligent Reflective Surface Resource Allocation Algorithm Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning in Internet of Vehicles System34
Encryption-Aware PHY Security: Optimal Cooperative Jamming and Achievable Rates34
Diversity Combining Scheme for Time-Varying STBC NGSO Multi-Satellite Systems33
Max-Min Secrecy Rate Optimization Through Beam Focusing in Near-Field Communications33
On the Degrees of Freedom of IRS-Assisted Non-Coherent MIMO Communications33
Fluid Antenna System—Part II: Research Opportunities33
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Energy-Efficient Federated Learning in UAV-Enabled Wireless Powered Networks33
Mutual Information Optimization for SIM-Based Holographic MIMO Systems33
Optimizing Covertness in NOMA: A GAN-Based Approach for Composite Power Distribution Design33
Hierarchical IRS-Assisted User Association for Sum-Rate Maximization in Hybrid THz LEO-HAPS-Terrestrial Networks32
W-MSTC: A Window Based Multi-Scale Temporal Cross Attention Method for Few-Shot Modulation Recognition32
Interference Waveform Generation Based on Diffusion Transformer Model32
Channel Estimation in RIS-Aided Heterogeneous Wireless Networks via Federated Learning32
DRL-Driven STAR-RIS Assisted Secure Communication With HPPP Eavesdroppers32
Code-Length Optimization for Polar-Coded OTFS Modulation via Tensor Decomposition32
Optimizing TTD-Based Wideband Hybrid Beamforming for Energy-Efficient Wireless Power Transfer32
Joint Subcarrier Assignment and Power Allocation for OFDM-Based Integrated Sensing and Communication32
6D Movable Metasurface (6DMM) in Downlink NOMA Transmissions32
Practicalities to Communication Receiver for JSC Waveform: Whether to Filter or to Undersample?32
Joint Channel Estimation and Feedback for mm-Wave System Using Federated Learning32
MSE-Based Transceiver Designs for RIS-Aided Communications With Hardware Impairments31
Permissioned Blockchain Frame for Secure Federated Learning31
Parameter Optimization of Quantum Key Distribution in Quantum-Classical WDM-SDM Coexistence Systems31
USRP RIO-Based Testbed for Real-Time Blind Digital Modulation Recognition in MIMO Systems31
Meta Supervised Contrastive Learning for Few-Shot Open-Set Modulation Classification With Signal Constellation31
Single-Antenna Jammers in MIMO-OFDM Can Resemble Multi-Antenna Jammers31
Joint Trajectory and Power Optimization for Energy-Efficient UAV Redeployment Against an Eavesdropper Under Consistent Fairness Constraint31
Learning Multi-Rate Task-Oriented Communications Over Symmetric Discrete Memoryless Channels31
Table of Contents30
Information Rates of Channels With Additive White Cauchy Noise30
Impedance Variation Detection at MISO Receivers30
Performance Optimization of 2-PolSK in UV Scattering Communication Channels30
Theoretical Bound of Position and Orientation Estimation for Visible Light Systems Subject to NLOS Channel and Power Uncertainty30
Pre/Post-Coding Techniques Using Zadoff-Chu Sequence for PAPR Reduction in OTFS29
IEEE Communications Society Information29
A Rank-Iteration Based Blind Identification Method for Convolutional Codes29
Analysis of Polarization Characteristics in Outdoor-to-Indoor Wireless Channels for High-Speed Trains29
Evolution of Partial Arc Sampling Receiving Theory for Orbital Angular Momentum-Based Communications29
Table of Contents29
IEEE Communications Society29
Blind Identification of Polar Codes Based on Estimation and Derivation Approaches29
Over-the-Air Computing in OFDM Systems29
Reviewers and Editors Appreciation 202329
HARQ-Assisted Satellite-Terrestrial Communications Over Generalized-K Fading28
Deep Reinforcement Learning Assisted Multi-Operator Spectrum Sharing in Cell-Free MIMO Networks28
Batteryless Backscatter Sensor Networks—Part II: Lessons From Scalable Deployment28
Cooperative Repair Schemes of Reed–Solomon Codes With Three Erasures28
Age of Information Outage Probability Analysis for Computation Offloading in IIoT Networks28
GA-GRU-at-Based Channel Estimation Scheme for IEEE 802.11p Standard28
SHINE: Symbol-Based Heuristic Iterative NB-LDPC Coded MIMO BP Detection and Decoding28
Age Analysis of Correlated Information in Multi-Source Updating Systems With MAP Arrivals28
STAR-RIS-Aided MISO Networks With Multi-User Rate Fairness27
Novel Approximations to the Sum of Nonnegative Variables With Application to MIMO Radar27
Experimental Demonstration of Mahalanobis Distance Correlation Acquisition for OWC Spread Spectrum Communication Systems27
Satellite-Based Emitter Geolocation Using Matched Location Processing27
LP-DSPE Algorithm for Angular Parameter Estimation of Coherently Distributed Sources27
Analytical Framework for Data Reception Latency Modeling in BLE 5.x Based Clustered Architecture27
Joint Beamforming and Resource Allocation Design for STAR-RIS Aided RSMA-BiBC System27
Performance Analysis of a Biologically Inspired Collective Gradient Detection Method for a Bio-Nanomachine Cluster27
An Edge-Enabled Wireless Split Learning Testbed: Design and Implementation27
A Photonic-Assisted Crosstalk Cancellation for Twin-SSB Radio Over Fiber Transmission27
Adaptive Decoding Algorithm With Variable Sliding Window for Double SC-LDPC Coding System27
Joint Localization and Passive Beamforming Exploiting Reconfigurable Intelligence Surface27
Cooperative Time-Frequency Localization for Wideband Spectrum Sensing With A Lightweight Detector27
RIS-Assisted DF Relay System Based on PAC Codes for Short Packet Communication26
Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation—Part I: Fundamentals and Challenges Ahead26
A Novel Resource Allocation for Anti-Jamming in Cognitive-UAVs: An Active Inference Approach26
Fractional Programming Based Optimization Techniques for RIS-Assisted SWIPT-IoT System26
DeepFM: Outband-Semantic Enhancement for Analog Signal26
Multi-Frequency Cooperation Strategy for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Networks26
Long-Range Blockage Prediction Based on Diffraction Fringe Characteristics for mmWave Communications26
Optimal Cooperative Transmission for Overlay Cognitive Satellite Terrestrial Networks26
Modified Convolutional Interleavers for Parallel Concatenated Block Codes26
Pairing Inspired Covert Communication in Uplink NOMA Systems Against SIC Warden26
Quadrature Noise Modulation for Robust and Flexible Communication26
Preserving Covert Communication in Downlink NOMA Systems via Reradiating on Antennas26
Opportunistic Symbiotic Backscatter Communication Systems26
Priority Access in NOMA-Based Slotted ALOHA for Overload 6G Massive IoT26
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Short-Packet Uplink Communications: A Finite Blocklength Analysis26
GAN-Based Data Augmentation for AI-Enabled ATP in Free Space Optical Communication25
Low-Resolution Quantized OFDM Receiver in LEO Satellite IoT: Ergodic Achievable Rate Analysis and Power Allocation25
Novel Multiple RIS-Assisted Communications for 6G Networks25
Max-Min Fair Optimization in RSMA-Assisted Secure Communications With Artificial Noise25
Assessing IQE for Full Duplex Relaying Schemes With Unidentified Modulation Forms25
Transmit Power Minimization for RIS-Assisted MIMO-NOMA System25
Signal Model and Method for Joint Angle and Range Estimation of Low-Elevation Target in Meter-Wave FDA-MIMO Radar25
A Cross-Residual BP Decoding Algorithm for Dual-Polar JSCC25
Channel Estimation for STAR-RIS-Aided Wireless Communication25
Region-of-Interest-Guided Deep Joint Source–Channel Coding for Image Transmission25
Sensing-Oriented Reference Signal Design for Multi-Target Detection in 6G ISAC Systems25
Cost- and Delay-Efficient Backhaul Selection for Time-Sensitive Maritime Communications25
Discrimination of Mainlobe Deceptive Target With Meter-Wave FDA-MIMO Radar25
A Hybrid Jamming Detection Algorithm for Wireless Communications: Simultaneous Classification of Known Attacks and Detection of Unknown Attacks24
Low Complexity CPM Detection Algorithm With the g-th Power Based on the LD-RD24
Deep Complex Network Architecture for Multi-User Physical Layer Authentication in Wireless Communication24
Physical Layer Security Improvement for Hybrid RIS-Assisted MIMO Communications24
IEEE Communications Letters Publication Information24
An SVM-Based Feature Detection Scheme for Spatial Spectrum Sensing24
Pareto Frontier for the Performance-Complexity Trade-Off in Beyond Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces24
Cooperative Rate-Splitting Multiple Access in Heterogeneous Networks24
Deep Learning-Based Hybrid Precoding for Terahertz Massive MIMO Communication With Beam Squint24
IEEE Communications Letters Publication Information24
Spatial Location Aided Fully-Distributed Dynamic Routing for Large-Scale LEO Satellite Networks24
Long-Term CSI-Based Design for RIS-Aided Multiuser MISO Systems Exploiting Deep Reinforcement Learning24
Doppler Shift Distribution in Satellite Constellations24
Beamforming Design for Integrated Sensing and Wireless Power Transfer Systems24
Active RIS Versus Passive RIS: Which is Superior With the Same Power Budget?24
Table of Contents24
Sum of Age-of-Information Minimization in Aerial IRSs Assisted Wireless Networks24
Non-Outage Probability of Jamming-Assisted Continuous Eavesdropping With Multi-Antenna23
A Novel Wireless Vehicle Velocity Measurement Method Based on Machine Learning23
DQN-Based Adaptive MCS and SDM for 5G Massive MIMO-OFDM Downlink23
Deep Joint Source-Channel Coding of Underwater Image Enhancement in AUV Swarms23
Corrections to “Intelligent Reflecting Surface: Joint Optimal Training Sequence and Refection Pattern”23
Iterative Hard Thresholding Algorithm-Based Detector for Compressed OFDM-IM Systems23
Phase Rotation Assisted Interference Exploitation Precoding With Finite Block Length for MU-MIMO Systems23
Sorting-Based Soft-Demapping Algorithm for LoRa Systems23
A Novel Start-of-Frame Delimiter Detection Algorithm for IEEE 802.15.4a Ultra-Wideband23
A Deep Constrained and Synchronous Training Framework for Hybrid Precoding23
Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning Scheduling via Weight Anchoring23
Symbol State Transition Entropy: A Novel Feature of Interpulse Radio Frequency Modulation Signal23
Hard-Decision Decoding Algorithms for LDPC Codes Based on Matching Pursuit23
Deep Learning-Based Spectrum Sensing With Fused Time-Frequency Representations22
Signal Denoising and Detection for Uplink in LoRa Networks Based on Bayesian-Optimized Deep Neural Networks22
A Doppler-Tolerant Synchronization Method for 5G NR-Based Non-Terrestrial Networks22
A Transformer-Based Signal Denoising Network for AoA Estimation in NLoS Environments22
Adaptive Obstacle-Aware RIS Switch for Mobile mmWave Access Networks22
Cost-Aware Resource Allocation for Hybrid Multiple Access in Cell-Free MIMO System22
Dynamic NOMA-HARQ in the Finite Blocklength Regime: Performance Analysis and Optimization22
Quantum Semantic Communications for Resource-Efficient Quantum Networking22
On the Capacity of Secure K-User Product Computation Over a Quantum MAC22
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