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Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Wireless Communications is 12. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
IEEE Globecom Call for papers and proposals	513
Deep Learning for Secure Wireless Communications in Cyber Physical Systems	433
Comsoc Publications	256
ComSoc Conferences	227
Wireless Masthead/Call for Papers	208
Holographic Beamforming with Leakage Power Constraints	189
Cover 3	182
Cover 3	155
Call for Papers	149
A Potpourri on Wireless Advances: Part 4	146
Revisiting the System Energy Footprint and Power Efficiency on the Way to Sustainable 6G Systems	144
Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Planning and Energy-Efficient Deployment of 6G Networks in Smart Factories	129
Stacked Intelligent Metasurface-Aided MIMO Transceiver Design	126
User Plane Design Approaches for 6G	124
Cover 4	123
ComSoc Technical Committees	122
Federated Large Language Model: Solutions, Challenges and Future Directions	122
Enhancing Mega-Satellite Networks With Generative Semantic Communication: A Networking Perspective	121
Ubiquitous 6G Service Through Non-Terrestrial Networks	116
Masthead	114
Diversified Service Oriented Multimedia Intelligent Transmission in 6G Space-Air-Ground-Ocean Heterogeneous Network	110
Sensing with Less Effort: Knowledge Transfer for Wireless Sensing by Unifying Feature Embeddings	109
IEEE App	105
AI-Empowered Fluid Antenna Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions	102
Electromagnetic Information Theory: Fundamentals, Modeling, Applications, and Open Problems	97

Metaopera: A Cross-Metaverse Interoperability Protocol	95
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces for Wireless Networks: Deployment Architectures, Key Solutions, and Field Trials	95
Multi-Layer Digital Twin System for Future Mobile Metaverse	91
UAV-Assisted MEC with an Expandable Computing Resource Pool: Rethinking the UAV Deployment	91
Self-Adaptive RISs Beyond Free Space: Convergence of Localization, Sensing, and Communication Under Rich-Scattering Conditions	90
Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Based Sustainable Energy Distribution for Wireless Communication	88
ComSoc Training	84
Scanning the Literature	84
Quantum CNN for Detection and Identification of UAV-Enabled Non-Terrestrial Networks	84
IEEE WCNC	84
Call for Papers	83
IEEE App	82
Table of Contents	81
Guest Editorial: Enhanced Fronthaul for 5G and Beyond	81
Digital Twin Assisted Intelligent Network Management for Vehicular Applications	79
Scanning the Literature	78
Guest Editorial: Sustainable Big AI Model for Wireless Networks	75
IEEE Collabratec	75
Implementing Graph Neural Networks Over Wireless Networks via Over-the-Air Computing: A Joint Communication and Computation Framework	75
Adaptive Model Aggregation in Federated Learning Based on Model Accuracy	72
Implementation of Big AI Models for Wireless Networks with Collaborative Edge Computing	72
Revolutionizing Spectrum Management: Data-Driven Strategies	70
Women in Engineering	69
Holographic mmWave Metasurface Integrating THz Sensing for 6G Wireless Networks	69
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Identification in Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges	68
Empowering Wireless Network Applications with Deep Learning-Based Radio Propagation Models	67
Energy-Efficient Distributed Learning and Sharding Blockchain for Sustainable Metaverse	65
Blockchain-Empowered Lifecycle Management for AI-Generated Content Products in Edge Networks	62
Large Language Model Enhanced Multi-Agent Systems for 6G Communications	61
Cooperative Hybrid Networks with Active Relays and RISs for B5G: Applications, Challenges, and Research Directions	60
How Cooperative Communication Distinguishes in Wireless Optical Systems	59
Artificial Intelligence Augmentation for Channel State Information in 5G and 6G	57
HAPS for 6G Networks: Potential Use Cases, Open Challenges, and Possible Solutions	57
Flexible-Position MIMO for Wireless Communications: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Future Directions	57
Agile Orchestration at Will: An Entire Smart Service-Based Security Architecture Towards 6G	56
Reconfigurable Massive MIMO: Harnessing the Power of the Electromagnetic Domain for Enhanced Information Transfer	54
When Cache Meets Vehicular Edge Computing: Architecture, Key Issues, and Challenges	53
IEEE Medal of Honor	51
ComSoc Tech Committees	51
Call for Papers	50
Calibration in RIS-Aided Integrated Sensing, Localization and Communication Systems	50
Semantic Communications Toward Graph Data	50
Harnessing Web3 on Carbon Offset Market for Sustainability: Framework and A Case Study	50
Call for Papers	50
IEEE Collabratec	50
Scalable On-Chain and Off-Chain Blockchain for Sharing Economy in Large-Scale Wireless Networks	48
Two Birds with One Stone: Enhancing Communication and Sensing via Multi-Functional RIS	48
Toward Energy Efficient RAN: From Industry Standards to Trending Practice	48
Spectrum Week 2024: DySPAN, SWIFT, NRDZ, SpectrumX, NSMA, WSRD	46
Resilient QUIC Protocol for Emerging Wireless Networks	46

Scanning the Literature	46
Comsoc Tech Committees	45
A Potpourri on Wireless Advances: Part 2	44
User-Centric Data Management in Decentralized Internet of Behaviors System	44
Reinforcement Learning for Maritime Communications, by L. Xiao et al.	44
Split Learning with Differential Privacy for Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks	43
Call for Papers	43
Distributed Movable Antenna Systems for Reliable, Flexible, and Resilient Communications: Architectures, Techniques, and Challenges	43
IEEE What If	43
Cloud Software-Defined Acoustic (C-SDA): A Cross-Interface Relaying Framework for Underwater Applications	42
Toward Energy-Efficient UAV-Assisted Wireless Networks Using an Artificial Intelligence Approach	42
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Sensing: Applications and Design Issues	41
Dynamic Sub-THZ Radio Channel Emulation: Principle, Challenges, and Experimental Validation	41
A Unified Blockchain-Semantic Framework for Wireless Edge Intelligence Enabled Web 3.0	41
Self-Sustaining Enabled User-Centric 6G Framework With Intelligence: Network-in-Cloud	41
Cover 4	40
Wireless Communications: From Fundamentals to Beyond 5G, 3rd Edition	40
Cover 2	40
Intelligent Reflective Surface Based 6G Communications for Sustainable Energy Infrastructure	40
UAV-BASED Dynamic FSO Access Networks: Technological Comparison, Design Considerations, and Future Directions	40
Federated-Learning-Driven Radio Access Networks	39
Masthead	38
Front Cover	38
Call for Papers	38
Cover 4	38
Comsoc Training-ORAN	38
Comsoc Membership	37
IEEE Foundation	37
Counter UAV Swarms: Challenges, Considerations, and Future Directions in UAV Warfare	37
Women in Engineering	37
IEEE World Forum IoT	36
Women in Engineering	35
Scanning the Literature	35
Self-Evolving and Transformative Protocol Architecture for 6G	35
Scanning the Literature	35
User-Centric Immersive Communications in 6G: A Data-Oriented Framework via Digital Twin	35
Cover 4	35
IEEE What If	34
IoT World Forum	34
IEEE App	34
Guest Editorial: Holographic Metasurfaces for 6G	34
Blockchain and AI Enabled Configurable Reflection Resource Allocation for IRS-Aided Coexisting Drone-Terrestrial Networks	33
The Promise and Challenges of Computation Deduplication and Reuse at the Network Edge	33
Secure and Trusted Collaborative Learning Based on Blockchain for Artificial Intelligence of Things	33
Digital Twin in 6G: Embracing Comprehensive Network Intelligence	32
Integrated Communication and Computing Maritime Networks Design for Green Metaverse	32
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Physical Layer Key Generation: Constructive or Destructive?	32
Cross-View Human Intention Recognition for Human-Robot Collaboration	32
A Generalized Semantic Communication System: From Sources to Channels	32
Wavefront Hopping: An Enabler for Reliable and Secure Near Field Terahertz Communications in 6G and Beyond	32
Knowledge Transfer and Reuse: A Case Study of Ai-Enabled Resource Management in RAN Slicing	32
Large AI Model-Based Semantic Communications	31
A Power Efficiency Metric for Comparing Energy Consumption in Future Wireless Networks in the Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Bands	31
Realizing Ambient Backscatter Communications with Intelligent Surfaces in 6G Wireless Systems	31
Federated Learning for Digital Twin-Based Vehicular Networks: Architecture and Challenges	30
Blockchain and Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Secure Cloud-Edge-End Collaboration in Power IoT	30
Secure Semantic Communication Model for Black-Box Attack Challenge Under Metaverse	30
6G Localization and Sensing in the Near Field: Features, Opportunities, and Challenges	30
New Frontier of Communication Security on Radio Frequency Fingerprints Concealment	30
Split Federated Learning Empowered Vehicular Edge Intelligence: Concept, Adaptive Design, and Future Directions	30
Data-Driven Flight Control of Internet-of-Drones for Sensor Data Aggregation Using Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning	29
ComSoc Open Journal	29
Cover 4	29
Table of Contents	29
Front Cover	29
Call for Papers	29
IEEE Foundation	28
IEEE Collabratec	28
Scanning the Literature	28
Scanning the Literature	28
Cover 2	28
Call for Papers	28
Comsoc Membership	27
Lifecycle Management of Trustworthy AI Models in 6G Networks: the Reason Approach	27
Comsoc Training	27
Mobile Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges	27
IEEE Collabratec	27
Cover 2	27
Edge Computing Empowered Holographic Video Communication: A Multi-Objective Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Approach	27
Generative AI-Enabled Wireless Communications for Robust Low-Altitude Economy Networking	26

Pipelined Neural Network Assisted Mobility Speed Estimation Over Doubly-Selective Fading Channels	26
Cover 4	26
Table of Contents	25
Information Thermodynamics Communications	25
Communication Challenges in Infrastructure-Vehicle Cooperative Autonomous Driving: A Field Deployment Perspective	25
Task-Oriented Communications for 6G: Vision, Principles, and Technologies	25
Quantum Fusion Intelligence for Integrated Satellite-Ground Remote Sensing	25
Integrating Sustainable Big AI: Quantum Anonymous Semantic Broadcast	25
Resource Allocation for Near-Field Communications: Fundamentals, Tools, and Outlooks	25
Rethinking Wireless Communication Security in Semantic Internet of Things	25
Service Reservation and Pricing for Green Metaverses: A Stackelberg Game Approach	25
Collaborative Sensing in Perceptive Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges	25
Intelligence-Endogenous Networks: Innovative Network Paradigm for 6G	25
Multipath TCP Meets Reinforcement Learning: A Novel Energy-Efficient Scheduling Approach in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks	25
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Backscatter Communication: A New Frontier for Enabling 6G IoT Networks	25
Call for Papers	24
Cover 3	24
Front Cover	24
Evolution Toward 6G Multi-Band Wireless Networks: A Resource Management Perspective	24
Cover 2	23
Guest Editorial: AI for Open Programmable Virtualized Networks in 6G	23
Guest Editorial: Deep Learning Driven Secure Communication for Cyber Physical Systems	23
Comsoc Membership	23
Cover 3	23
Call for Papers	23
Comsoc Training	22
Intelligent Dynamic Spectrum Anti-Jamming Communications: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Perspective	22
Optimizing 5G-Advanced Networks for Time-Critical Applications: The Role of L4S	22
Wireless Interconnection Network for Post-Exascale High-Performance Computing	22
Enabling Sustainable Energy for Smart Environment Using 5G Wireless Communication and Internet of Things	21
An Open Approach to Autonomous Ran Fault Management	21
Performance Analysis for 6G Local Area Networks: Optimization and Trade-Offs	21
Orthogonal Time Frequency Space and Predictive Beamforming-Enabled URLLC in Vehicular Networks	21
Millimeter Wave Full-Duplex Systems: System-Level Evaluation and Over-the-Air Verification	21
Optical IRS for Visible Light Communication: From Optics Model to Association Model	21
Toward AI-Enabled NextG Networks with Edge Intelligence-Assisted Microservice Orchestration	21
Collaborative Beamforming for UAV Networks Exploiting Swarm Intelligence	20
Call for Papers	20
Near-Field ISAC: Synergy of Dual-Purpose Codebooks and Space-Time Adaptive Processing	20
Quantum Game Theory Meets Quantum Networks	20
Next Steps for the 3 GHz Band	20
Implementation of an IEEE 802.11ax-Based Maritime Mesh Network in the Red Sea	20
From Analog to Digital Semantic Communications: Architectures, Challenges, and Future Directions	19
SpectrumLLM: Large Language Models for Next-Generation Spectrum Prediction	19
Front Cover	19
Call for Papers	19
Integrative Federated Learning and Zero-Trust Approach for Secure Wireless Communications	19
Communication Beyond Transmitting Bits: Semantics-Guided Source and Channel Coding	19
Front Cover	19
Enhancing Physical Layer Communication Security Through Generative AI with Mixture of Experts	19
CAPA: Continuous-Aperture Arrays for Revolutionizing 6G Wireless Communications	19
ComSoc Open Journal	19
IEEE Collabratec	18
IEEE What If	18
Comsoc AW Training	18
Table of Contents	18
IEEE Medal of Honor	18
IEEE Wireless Communications masthead	18
Everyday Living Assisted by 6G Applications and Solutions	18
ComSoc Training	18
Women in Engineering	17
Harnessing Coding Theory for Reliable Network Quantum Communication	17
Semantic Communication Meets Edge Intelligence	17
ComSoc Publications	17
Toward Federated-Learning-Enabled Visible Light Communication in 6G Systems	17
Call for Papers	17
Actions at the Edge: Jointly Optimizing the Resources in Multi-Access Edge Computing	17
Integrated Sensing and Communication with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Opportunities, Applications, and Future Directions	17
On the Mutuality Between Localization and Channel Modeling in Sub-THz	16
Space Simultaneous Information and Power Transfer: An Enhanced Technology for Miniaturized Satellite Systems	16
Multi-Link Operation in IEEE 802.11be WLANs	16
Near-Field Communications: Research Advances, Potential, and Challenges	16
Enabling AI-Generated Content Services in Wireless Edge Networks	16
In-Band Parallel Feedback Communication for Magnetic MIMO Wireless Power Transfer System	16
Deep Generative Model and Its Applications in Efficient Wireless Network Management: A Tutorial and Case Study	16
RIS-Based IMT-2030 Testbed for MmWave Multi-Stream Ultra-Massive MIMO Communications	15
Generative AI for Data Augmentation in Wireless Networks: Analysis, Applications, and Case Study	15
Generative AI for Secure and Privacy-Preserving Mobile Crowdsensing	15
Outsourced Data Integrity Checking with Practical Key Update in Edge-Cloud Resilient Networks	15
Decentralizing Authentication for Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges in Web 3.0 Era	15
QoE Sustainability on 5G and Beyond 5G Networks	15
Information-Theoretic Secure Key Sharing for Wide-Area Mobile Applications	15
Call for Papers	15
Secure and Reliable Transfer Learning Framework for 6G-Enabled Internet of Vehicles	15
World Radiocommunications Conference 2023, WRC-23	15
End to End AI Architecture for Next Generation Network	15
[Back inside cover - IEEE Adveretisement]	15
Trends, Challenges, and Key Technologies of Beam-Space Multiplexing Based on Metasurfaces	14
Deep Learning Driven Buffer-Aided Cooperative Networks for B5G/6G: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Opportunities	14
Graphene-Based Wireless Agile Interconnects for Massive Heterogeneous Multi-Chip Processors	14
Secure Beamforming for IRS-Enhanced NOMA Networks	14
Guiding AI-Generated Digital Content with Wireless Perception	14
Applying Visible Light Communication Co-location in Nuclear Power Plant: Architecture and Key Technologies	14
Toward Multi-User Access Fairness in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Wireless Networks	14
Comsoc Publications	14