IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials

Papers
(The H4-Index of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials is 71. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
A Tutorial on Movable Antennas for Wireless Networks788
Table of Contents702
Near-Field Communications: A Comprehensive Survey547
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Aided Intelligent Transportation Systems: Vision, Challenges, and Opportunities512
6G Communication New Paradigm: The Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces432
Table of Contents394
A Survey on DRX Mechanism: Device Power Saving From LTE and 5G New Radio to 6G Communication Systems378
Artificial Intelligence for Satellite Communication: A Survey362
A Unifying View of OTFS and Its Many Variants317
Table of Contents292
An Overview on IEEE 802.11bf: WLAN Sensing290
Edge Graph Intelligence: Reciprocally Empowering Edge Networks With Graph Intelligence288
Device-to-Device Relaying: Optimization, Performance Perspectives, and Open Challenges Towards 6G Networks282
QR Decomposition-Based Cyclic Prefixed Single-Carrier Transmissions for Cooperative Communications: Concepts and Research Landscape268
A Tutorial on the Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (TT&C) for Space Missions262
Table of Contents257
Toward Addressing Training Data Scarcity Challenge in Emerging Radio Access Networks: A Survey and Framework250
Security and Privacy of IP-ICN Coexistence: A Comprehensive Survey240
A Tutorial on Privacy, RCM and Its Implications in WLAN234
Security Analysis of Critical 5G Interfaces226
A Tutorial on the Characterisation and Modelling of Low Layer Functional Splits for Flexible Radio Access Networks in 5G and Beyond224
UAV-Assisted Communications With RF Energy Harvesting: A Comprehensive Survey179
Survey on Opportunistic PNT With Signals From LEO Communication Satellites174
A Survey on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Improved Rich Media Content Delivery in a 5G and Beyond Network Slicing Context174
A Survey on Trustworthy Edge Intelligence: From Security and Reliability To Transparency and Sustainability173
Privacy-Preserving Data-Driven Learning Models for Emerging Communication Networks: A Comprehensive Survey168
Centrality-Based On-Path Caching Strategies in NDN-Based Internet of Things: A Survey162
Interference Burden in Wireless Communications: A Comprehensive Survey from PHY Layer Perspective149
Navigating the Road Ahead: A Comprehensive Survey of Radio Resource Allocation for Vehicle Platooning in C-V2X Communications149
A Survey on Security of Automatic Dependent Surveillance -Broadcast (ADS-B) Protocol: Challenges, Potential Solutions and Future Directions147
Principles, Applications, and Challenges of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enabled Backscatter Communication: A Comprehensive Survey and Outlook145
Editorial: Third Quarter 2022 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials140
A Survey on Cooperative Architectures and Maneuvers for Connected and Automated Vehicles140
Artificial Intelligence-Based Cybersecurity for the Metaverse: Research Challenges and Opportunities135
Edge Learning for 6G-Enabled Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey of Vulnerabilities, Datasets, and Defenses134
Toward the Integration and Convergence Between 5G and TSN Technologies and Architectures for Industrial Communications: A Survey130
Ubiquitous Acoustic Sensing on Commodity IoT Devices: A Survey127
A Survey on X.509 Public-Key Infrastructure, Certificate Revocation, and Their Modern Implementation on Blockchain and Ledger Technologies127
On the Capacity of Intensity-Modulation Direct-Detection Gaussian Optical Wireless Communication Channels: A Tutorial126
Machine Learning-Powered Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis: A Comprehensive Survey123
Game Theory and Reinforcement Learning for Anti-jamming Defense in Wireless Communications: Current Research, Challenges, and Solutions122
A Tutorial on Immersive Video Delivery: From Omnidirectional Video to Holography117
Collaborative Sensing in Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey113
Zero Touch Management: A Survey of Network Automation Solutions for 5G and 6G Networks105
MIMO Satellite Communication Systems: A Survey From the PHY Layer Perspective103
A Survey on Intelligent Internet of Things: Applications, Security, Privacy, and Future Directions102
On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds102
Metaverse Communications, Networking, Security, and Applications: Research Issues, State-of-the-Art, and Future Directions101
Survey on Issues and Recent Advances in Vehicular Public-Key Infrastructure (VPKI)98
Adversarial Machine Learning for Network Intrusion Detection Systems: A Comprehensive Survey94
A Survey on Low-Power GNSS94
Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats92
Terahertz Channel Propagation Phenomena, Measurement Techniques and Modeling for 6G Wireless Communication Applications: A Survey, Open Challenges and Future Research Directions90
Traffic-Aware Reliable Scheduling in TSCH Networks for Industry 4.0: A Systematic Mapping Review89
Electric Vehicle Charging: A Survey on the Security Issues and Challenges of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)86
Semantic Communications for Future Internet: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges86
A Comprehensive Survey on Full-Duplex Communication: Current Solutions, Future Trends, and Open Issues85
Digital Twins: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends and Future Prospects84
Table of Contents83
Adversarial Machine Learning: A Multilayer Review of the State-of-the-Art and Challenges for Wireless and Mobile Systems82
A Survey on Blockchain for Healthcare: Challenges, Benefits, and Future Directions81
Device-Free Visible Light Sensing: A Survey79
Table of Contents77
Cyber Threat Intelligence Mining for Proactive Cybersecurity Defense: A Survey and New Perspectives76
A Survey on Beyond 5G Network Slicing for Smart Cities Applications75
A Survey on Trust Models in Heterogeneous Networks74
Phishing Webpage Detection: Unveiling the Threat Landscape and Investigating Detection Techniques73
Revealing Protocol Architecture’s Design Patterns in the Volumetric DDoS Defense Design Space72
A Survey on Intelligent Network Operations and Performance Optimization Based on Large Language Models72
Table of Contents72
A Survey of mmWave Radar-Based Sensing in Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Homes and Industry71
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