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Papers

(The median citation count of IEEE Wireless Communications is 1. 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
Comsoc Publications	312
ComSoc Conferences	260
Cover 3	237
Cover 3	204
Call for Papers	200
A Potpourri on Wireless Advances: Part 4	176
Cover 4	168
ComSoc Technical Committees	167
Masthead	161
Diversified Service Oriented Multimedia Intelligent Transmission in 6G Space-Air-Ground-Ocean Heterogeneous Network	159
IEEE App	157
Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Planning and Energy-Efficient Deployment of 6G Networks in Smart Factories	146
Multi-Layer Digital Twin System for Future Mobile Metaverse	144
MultiX: Advancing 6G-RAN Through Multi-Technology, Multi-Sensor Fusion, Multi-Band and Multi-Static Perception	142
Sensing With Less Effort: Knowledge Transfer for Wireless Sensing by Unifying Feature Embeddings	142
Radio Channel Measurements and Modeling: Incorporating Reconfigurable Antennas Into Wireless Propagation Channels	137
Revisiting the System Energy Footprint and Power Efficiency on the Way to Sustainable 6G Systems	134
UAV-Assisted MEC with an Expandable Computing Resource Pool: Rethinking the UAV Deployment	128
User Plane Design Approaches for 6G	123
Federated Large Language Model: Solutions, Challenges and Future Directions	117
Ubiquitous 6G Service Through Non-Terrestrial Networks	116
Self-Adaptive RISs Beyond Free Space: Convergence of Localization, Sensing, and Communication Under Rich-Scattering Conditions	116
Electromagnetic Information Theory: Fundamentals, Modeling, Applications, and Open Problems	113
Enhancing Mega-Satellite Networks With Generative Semantic Communication: A Networking Perspective	112
Holographic Beamforming with Leakage Power Constraints	111

Quantum CNN for Detection and Identification of UAV-Enabled Non-Terrestrial Networks	111
Metaopera: A Cross-Metaverse Interoperability Protocol	109
AI-Empowered Fluid Antenna Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions	102
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Wireless Networks: Deployment Architectures, Key Solutions, and Field Trials	100
Stacked Intelligent Metasurface-Aided MIMO Transceiver Design	99
ComSoc Training	98
Scanning the Literature	94
IEEE App	93
Call for Papers	93
Table of Contents	92
Scanning the Literature	89
IEEE Collabratec	88
Adaptive Model Aggregation in Federated Learning Based on Model Accuracy	82
Blockchain-Empowered Lifecycle Management for AI-Generated Content Products in Edge Networks	82
Women in Engineering	81
What Can RISs Do for Symbiotic Radios?	81
Guest Editorial: Sustainable Big AI Model for Wireless Networks	78
Digital Twin Assisted Intelligent Network Management for Vehicular Applications	76
Empowering Wireless Network Applications with Deep Learning-Based Radio Propagation Models	73
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Identification in Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges	73
NEXA-NET: Advancing Knowledge-Driven Autonomy in AI-Native 6G and Beyond Wireless Networks	73
When Cache Meets Vehicular Edge Computing: Architecture, Key Issues, and Challenges	71
Implementation of Big AI Models for Wireless Networks with Collaborative Edge Computing	71
Implementing Graph Neural Networks Over Wireless Networks via Over-the-Air Computing: A Joint Communication and Computation Framework	70
Flexible-Position MIMO for Wireless Communications: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Future Directions	70
How Cooperative Communication Distinguishes in Wireless Optical Systems	70
Holographic mmWave Metasurface Integrating THz Sensing for 6G Wireless Networks	69
Cooperative Hybrid Networks with Active Relays and RISs for B5G: Applications, Challenges, and Research Directions	69
Reasoning Techniques Meet GraphRAG: Advancing LLM for Wireless Network Cyber Defense	67
Women in Engineering	66
Agile Orchestration at Will: An Entire Smart Service-Based Security Architecture Towards 6G	66
Efficient Resource Allocation for Integrated Sensing and Communication Towards 6G	63
Reconfigurable Massive MIMO: Harnessing the Power of the Electromagnetic Domain for Enhanced Information Transfer	62
Energy-Efficient Distributed Learning and Sharding Blockchain for Sustainable Metaverse	62
Revolutionizing Spectrum Management: Data-Driven Strategies	61
Large Language Model Enhanced Multi-Agent Systems for 6G Communications	61
Artificial Intelligence Augmentation for Channel State Information in 5G and 6G	61
Intelligent Reflecting Surface for Satellite Communications: Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives	61
IEEE Medal of Honor	59
HAPS for 6G Networks: Potential Use Cases, Open Challenges, and Possible Solutions	59
ComSoc Tech Committees	58
Call for Papers	57
Self-Sustaining Enabled User-Centric 6G Framework With Intelligence: Network-in-Cloud	56
Spectrum Week 2024: DySPAN, SWIFT, NRDZ, SpectrumX, NSMA, WSRD	56
Cloud Software-Defined Acoustic (C-SDA): A Cross-Interface Relaying Framework for Underwater Applications	56
TinyFed6G: Federated Learning With TinyML for Resource-Constrained Intelligence in 6G Edge Networks	56
Wireless Communications: From Fundamentals to Beyond 5G, 3rd Edition	56
IEEE Collabratec	56
Scanning the Literature	55
Comsoc Tech Committees	54

A Potpourri on Wireless Advances: Part 2	54
Reinforcement Learning for Maritime Communications, by L. Xiao et al.	53
Semantic Communications Toward Graph Data	52
Toward Sustainable Subterranean mMTC: Space-Air-Ground-Underground Networks Powered by LoRaWAN and Wireless Energy Transfer	52
Call for Papers	51
IEEE What If	51
Dynamic Sub-THZ Radio Channel Emulation: Principle, Challenges, and Experimental Validation	50
User-Centric Data Management in Decentralized Internet of Behaviors System	50
Toward Energy-Efficient UAV-Assisted Wireless Networks Using an Artificial Intelligence Approach	50
An LLM-Driven Hybrid Online-Offline MARL Architecture for AUV Cluster Network to Enable Smart Underwater Target Encirclement	49
Scalable On-Chain and Off-Chain Blockchain for Sharing Economy in Large-Scale Wireless Networks	49
Split Learning with Differential Privacy for Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks	48
Resilient QUIC Protocol for Emerging Wireless Networks	48
Hierarchical Multi-Domain Collaboration Based on DRL: An Intelligent and Generalized Architecture for Multi-Satellite Collaborative Communications	47
A Unified Blockchain-Semantic Framework for Wireless Edge Intelligence Enabled Web 3.0	47
Toward Energy Efficient RAN: From Industry Standards to Trending Practice	47
Two Birds with One Stone: Enhancing Communication and Sensing via Multi-Functional RIS	46
Toward Multi-Functional LAWNs With ISAC: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead	45
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Sensing: Applications and Design Issues	45
Distributed Movable Antenna Systems for Reliable, Flexible, and Resilient Communications: Architectures, Techniques, and Challenges	45
Metasurfaces-Integrated Wireless Neural Networks for Lightweight Over-The-Air Edge Inference	45
Harnessing Web3 on Carbon Offset Market for Sustainability: Framework and A Case Study	44
Masthead	44
Cover 2	44
Federated-Learning-Driven Radio Access Networks	44
Calibration in RIS-Aided Integrated Sensing, Localization and Communication Systems	44
Cover 4	44
Comsoc Training-ORAN	43
Front Cover	43
Call for Papers	43
Cover 4	43
Women in Engineering	42
Comsoc Membership	42
Cover 4	41
Women in Engineering	41
IEEE World Forum IoT	41
Scanning the Literature	41
IEEE Foundation	41
IoT World Forum	40
IEEE App	40
IEEE What If	40
User-Centric Immersive Communications in 6G: A Data-Oriented Framework via Digital Twin	39
Blockchain and AI Enabled Configurable Reflection Resource Allocation for IRS-Aided Coexisting Drone-Terrestrial Networks	39
Integrated Communication and Computing Maritime Networks Design for Green Metaverse	39
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Physical Layer Key Generation: Constructive or Destructive?	39
Next-Generation AI-Native Wireless Communications: MCMC-Based Receiver Architectures for Unified Processing	39
Knowledge Transfer and Reuse: A Case Study of Ai-Enabled Resource Management in RAN Slicing	39
Recent Regulatory Actions in 6 GHz	39
Federated Augmentation-Enabled Low-Altitude Economy Networks: Challenges, Methodologies, and Applications	39
Split Federated Learning Empowered Vehicular Edge Intelligence: Concept, Adaptive Design, and Future Directions	38
The Promise and Challenges of Computation Deduplication and Reuse at the Network Edge	38
6G Localization and Sensing in the Near Field: Features, Opportunities, and Challenges	37
Data-Driven Flight Control of Internet-of-Drones for Sensor Data Aggregation Using Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	37
Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Communications for Low-Altitude Economy: Leveraging Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks	37
Guest Editorial: Holographic Metasurfaces for 6G	37
UAV-BASED Dynamic FSO Access Networks: Technological Comparison, Design Considerations, and Future Directions	37
New Frontier of Communication Security on Radio Frequency Fingerprints Concealment	36
Secure Semantic Communication Model for Black-Box Attack Challenge Under Metaverse	36
Counter UAV Swarms: Challenges, Considerations, and Future Directions in UAV Warfare	36
Digital Twin in 6G: Embracing Comprehensive Network Intelligence	35
Reconfigurable Holographic Surfaces and Near Field Communication for Non-Terrestrial Networks: Potential and Challenges	35
A Generalized Semantic Communication System: From Sources to Channels	35
Guest Editorial: Multi-Satellite Collaborative Communications and Networking for Future Global Satellite Internet	35
Cross-View Human Intention Recognition for Human-Robot Collaboration	35
Secure and Trusted Collaborative Learning Based on Blockchain for Artificial Intelligence of Things	35
Large AI Model-Based Semantic Communications	35
A Power Efficiency Metric for Comparing Energy Consumption in Future Wireless Networks in the Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Bands	34
Wavefront Hopping: An Enabler for Reliable and Secure Near Field Terahertz Communications in 6G and Beyond	34
Self-Evolving and Transformative Protocol Architecture for 6G	34
Empowering Intelligent Low-Altitude Economy With Large AI Model Deployment	34
Federated Learning for Digital Twin-Based Vehicular Networks: Architecture and Challenges	33
Table of Contents	32
Call for Papers	32
ISAC-Empowered LEO Constellation Networked Sensing: Challenges and Opportunities	32
Cover 4	31
Cover 2	31
Call for Papers	31
Scanning the Literature	31
ComSoc Open Journal	31
Scanning the Literature	31

IEEE Collabratec	31
Comsoc Training	30
IEEE Collabratec	30
Comsoc Membership	30
IEEE Foundation	30
Cover 2	30
Information Thermodynamics Communications	29
Pipelined Neural Network Assisted Mobility Speed Estimation Over Doubly-Selective Fading Channels	29
Table of Contents	29
Cover 4	29
Mobile Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges	28
Multipath TCP Meets Reinforcement Learning: A Novel Energy-Efficient Scheduling Approach in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks	28
Collaborative Sensing in Perceptive Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges	28
Full-Duplex Empowered ISAC System for Low-Altitude Economy: Conception, Design, and Prototype Verification	28
Quantum Fusion Intelligence for Integrated Satellite-Ground Remote Sensing	27
Integrating Sustainable Big AI: Quantum Anonymous Semantic Broadcast	27
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Backscatter Communication: A New Frontier for Enabling 6G IoT Networks	27
Resource Allocation for Near-Field Communications: Fundamentals, Tools, and Outlooks	27
Service Reservation and Pricing for Green Metaverses: A Stackelberg Game Approach	27
Lifecycle Management of Trustworthy AI Models in 6G Networks: the Reason Approach	27
Generative AI-Enabled Wireless Communications for Robust Low-Altitude Economy Networking	26
Task-Oriented Communications for 6G: Vision, Principles, and Technologies	26
Evolution Toward 6G Multi-Band Wireless Networks: A Resource Management Perspective	26
SkyLLM: Enabling Trustworthy UAV RF Surveillance With Foundation Models for Open-World Signal Recognition	26
Edge Computing Empowered Holographic Video Communication: A Multi-Objective Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Approach	26
Derivative-Free Optimization-Empowered Wireless Channel Reconfiguration for 6G	26
Rethinking Wireless Communication Security in Semantic Internet of Things	26
Multi-LEO Satellite Cooperative Transmission: A Spatial-Temporal-Frequency Perspective	25
Call for Papers	25
Front Cover	25
Communication Challenges in Infrastructure-Vehicle Cooperative Autonomous Driving: A Field Deployment Perspective	25
Comsoc Membership	25
Cover 3	25
Cover 3	25
Call for Papers	24
Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces for 6G Wireless Networks: Principles, Applications, and Research Directions	24
Optimizing 5G-Advanced Networks for Time-Critical Applications: The Role of L4S	24
Comsoc Training	24
Cover 2	24
Next Steps for the 3 GHz Band	24
Millimeter Wave Full-Duplex Systems: System-Level Evaluation and Over-the-Air Verification	24
Wireless Interconnection Network for Post-Exascale High-Performance Computing	24
An Open Approach to Autonomous Ran Fault Management	24
Orthogonal Time Frequency Space and Predictive Beamforming-Enabled URLLC in Vehicular Networks	24
Communication Beyond Transmitting Bits: Semantics-Guided Source and Channel Coding	23
Intelligent Dynamic Spectrum Anti-Jamming Communications: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Perspective	23
Performance Analysis for 6G Local Area Networks: Optimization and Trade-Offs	23
Optical IRS for Visible Light Communication: From Optics Model to Association Model	23
Multimodal Large Language Models-Enabled UAV Swarm: Towards Efficient and Intelligent Autonomous Aerial Systems	23
Empowering AI-Native 6G Wireless Networks With Quantum Federated Learning	23
A Trustworthy Agentic Multi-LLM Network: Challenges, Solutions, and a Use Case	23
SpectrumLLM: Large Language Models for Next-Generation Spectrum Prediction	23
Implementation of an IEEE 802.11ax-Based Maritime Mesh Network in the Red Sea	23
Enhancing Physical Layer Communication Security Through Generative AI with Mixture of Experts	23
Call for Papers	23
Guest Editorial: AI for Open Programmable Virtualized Networks in 6G	23
Integrative Federated Learning and Zero-Trust Approach for Secure Wireless Communications	23
Front Cover	22
Collaborative Beamforming for UAV Networks Exploiting Swarm Intelligence	22
Toward AI-Enabled NextG Networks with Edge Intelligence-Assisted Microservice Orchestration	22
Call for Papers	22
Near-Field ISAC: Synergy of Dual-Purpose Codebooks and Space-Time Adaptive Processing	22
Take Your Preprint Research with the World!	22
Quantum Game Theory Meets Quantum Networks	22
Front Cover	22
Covert Communications: A Generative Spectrum Map Paradigm	22
Table of Contents	22
CAPA: Continuous-Aperture Arrays for Revolutionizing 6G Wireless Communications	22
From Analog to Digital Semantic Communications: Architectures, Challenges, and Future Directions	22
ComSoc Open Journal	21
IEEE Medal of Honor	21
ComSoc Training	21
Table of Contents	21
IEEE What If	21
Everyday Living Assisted by 6G Applications and Solutions	21
Secure and Reliable Transfer Learning Framework for 6G-Enabled Internet of Vehicles	20
IEEE Collabratec	20
Call for Papers	20
In-Band Parallel Feedback Communication for Magnetic MIMO Wireless Power Transfer System	20
Intelligent Metasurface-Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communication: Unified Framework and Key Technologies	20
IEEE Wireless Communications masthead	20
Women in Engineering	20
Covert Low-Altitude Economy Networks	20
High-Scalable and Secure Blockchain: Generative Artificial Intelligence as A Key Enabler	20
Comsoc AW Training	20
ComSoc Publications	20
Enabling AI-Generated Content Services in Wireless Edge Networks	19
Outsourced Data Integrity Checking with Practical Key Update in Edge-Cloud Resilient Networks	19
Integrated Sensing and Communication with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Opportunities, Applications, and Future Directions	19
QoE Sustainability on 5G and Beyond 5G Networks	19
End to End AI Architecture for Next Generation Network	19
Deep Generative Model and Its Applications in Efficient Wireless Network Management: A Tutorial and Case Study	19
World Radiocommunications Conference 2023, WRC-23	19
Decentralizing Authentication for Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges in Web 3.0 Era	19
Harnessing Coding Theory for Reliable Network Quantum Communication	19