IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials

Papers
(The median citation count of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials is 7. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Aided Intelligent Transportation Systems: Vision, Challenges, and Opportunities578
Zero Touch Management: A Survey of Network Automation Solutions for 5G and 6G Networks576
Semantic Communications for Future Internet: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges387
Adversarial Machine Learning for Network Intrusion Detection Systems: A Comprehensive Survey361
Edge Learning for 6G-Enabled Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey of Vulnerabilities, Datasets, and Defenses328
Table of Contents297
A Survey on Cooperative Architectures and Maneuvers for Connected and Automated Vehicles278
Editorial: Third Quarter 2022 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials271
A Tutorial on Privacy, RCM and Its Implications in WLAN259
UAV-Assisted Communications With RF Energy Harvesting: A Comprehensive Survey250
Security and Privacy of IP-ICN Coexistence: A Comprehensive Survey224
A Survey on Low-Power GNSS210
A Survey on Intelligent Internet of Things: Applications, Security, Privacy, and Future Directions203
Interference Burden in Wireless Communications: A Comprehensive Survey from PHY Layer Perspective194
Game Theory and Reinforcement Learning for Anti-jamming Defense in Wireless Communications: Current Research, Challenges, and Solutions187
Privacy-Preserving Data-Driven Learning Models for Emerging Communication Networks: A Comprehensive Survey187
Table of Contents185
Near-Field Communications: A Comprehensive Survey185
Artificial Intelligence-Based Cybersecurity for the Metaverse: Research Challenges and Opportunities184
Metaverse Communications, Networking, Security, and Applications: Research Issues, State-of-the-Art, and Future Directions171
Ubiquitous Acoustic Sensing on Commodity IoT Devices: A Survey155
Survey on Issues and Recent Advances in Vehicular Public-Key Infrastructure (VPKI)142
QR Decomposition-Based Cyclic Prefixed Single-Carrier Transmissions for Cooperative Communications: Concepts and Research Landscape139
Towards the Integration and Convergence Between 5G and TSN Technologies and Architectures for Industrial Communications: A Survey133
Principles, Applications, and Challenges of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enabled Backscatter Communication: A Comprehensive Survey and Outlook132
An Overview on IEEE 802.11bf: WLAN Sensing125
Survey On Opportunistic PNT With Signals From LEO Communication Satellites118
A Tutorial on the Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (TT&C) for Space Missions117
A Survey on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Improved Rich Media Content Delivery in a 5G and Beyond Network Slicing Context106
A Survey on Trustworthy Edge Intelligence: From Security and Reliability To Transparency and Sustainability105
A Tutorial on the Characterisation and Modelling of Low Layer Functional Splits for Flexible Radio Access Networks in 5G and Beyond103
Toward Addressing Training Data Scarcity Challenge in Emerging Radio Access Networks: A Survey and Framework101
Centrality-Based On-Path Caching Strategies in NDN-Based Internet of Things: A Survey96
Navigating the Road Ahead: A Comprehensive Survey of Radio Resource Allocation for Vehicle Platooning in C-V2X Communications89
Machine Learning-Powered Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis: A Comprehensive Survey88
A Survey on X.509 Public-Key Infrastructure, Certificate Revocation, and Their Modern Implementation on Blockchain and Ledger Technologies86
A Tutorial on Immersive Video Delivery: From Omnidirectional Video to Holography84
A Survey on DRX Mechanism: Device Power Saving From LTE and 5G New Radio to 6G Communication Systems83
Digital Twins: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends and Future Prospects83
On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds82
MIMO Satellite Communication Systems: A Survey From the PHY Layer Perspective79
A Comprehensive Survey on Full-Duplex Communication: Current Solutions, Future Trends, and Open Issues79
On the Capacity of Intensity-Modulation Direct-Detection Gaussian Optical Wireless Communication Channels: A Tutorial78
Collaborative Sensing in Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey75
Traffic-Aware Reliable Scheduling in TSCH Networks for Industry 4.0: A Systematic Mapping Review71
Terahertz Channel Propagation Phenomena, Measurement Techniques and Modeling for 6G Wireless Communication Applications: A Survey, Open Challenges and Future Research Directions67
Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats67
Electric Vehicle Charging: A Survey on the Security Issues and Challenges of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)66
Device-to-Device Relaying: Optimization, Performance Perspectives, and Open Challenges Towards 6G Networks63
A Survey on Security of Automatic Dependent Surveillance -Broadcast (ADS-B) Protocol: Challenges, Potential Solutions and Future Directions62
Security Analysis of Critical 5G Interfaces61
Table of Contents61
6G Communication New Paradigm: The Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces60
Edge Graph Intelligence: Reciprocally Empowering Edge Networks With Graph Intelligence59
A Systematic Survey on Security in Anonymity Networks: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, Defenses, and Formalization58
Wireless Access for V2X Communications: Research, Challenges and Opportunities56
Physical Layer Authentication and Security Design in the Machine Learning Era56
A Critical Survey of EEG-Based BCI Systems for Applications in Industrial Internet of Things55
Editorial: Second Quarter 2023 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials53
Enabling Intelligent Connectivity: A Survey of Secure ISAC in 6G Networks52
Intellicise Wireless Networks From Semantic Communications: A Survey, Research Issues, and Challenges52
Table of Contents51
Applications of Distributed Machine Learning for the Internet-of-Things: A Comprehensive Survey51
Machine Learning for Large-Scale Optimization in 6G Wireless Networks50
A Survey of mmWave-Based Human Sensing: Technology, Platforms and Applications49
A Tutorial on Extremely Large-Scale MIMO for 6G: Fundamentals, Signal Processing, and Applications49
Navigating Industry 5.0: A Survey of Key Enabling Technologies, Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities48
Editorial: Fourth Quarter 2022 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials48
Federated Learning and Meta Learning: Approaches, Applications, and Directions48
A Survey on Beyond 5G Network Slicing for Smart Cities Applications47
Semantics-Empowered Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Network: New Paradigm, Frameworks, and Challenges47
A Survey of mmWave Radar-Based Sensing in Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Homes and Industry42
A Comprehensive Survey on Optical Scattering Communications: Current Research, New Trends, and Future Vision41
A Tutorial on 5G Positioning40
Table of Contents40
Breaking the Interference and Fading Gridlock in Backscatter Communications: State-of-the-Art, Design Challenges, and Future Directions40
Holistic Network Virtualization and Pervasive Network Intelligence for 6G39
A Survey on Intelligent Network Operations and Performance Optimization Based on Large Language Models39
A Survey on Blockchain for Healthcare: Challenges, Benefits, and Future Directions39
A Tutorial on NYUSIM: Sub-Terahertz and Millimeter-Wave Channel Simulator for 5G, 6G, and Beyond39
Reinforcement Learning-Based Physical Cross-Layer Security and Privacy in 6G38
Table of Contents38
Comprehensive Tutorial on the Organization of a Standards-Aligned Network Slice/Subnet Design Process and Opportunities for Its Automation37
Vehicle as a Service (VaaS): Leverage Vehicles to Build Service Networks and Capabilities for Smart Cities36
Bacterial Communications and Computing in Internet of Everything (IoE)36
Adversarial Machine Learning: A Multilayer Review of the State-of-the-Art and Challenges for Wireless and Mobile Systems36
Revealing Protocol Architecture’s Design Patterns in the Volumetric DDoS Defense Design Space36
A Survey on Millimeter-Wave Beamforming Enabled UAV Communications and Networking36
Phishing Webpage Detection: Unveiling the Threat Landscape and Investigating Detection Techniques35
Boosting TCP & QUIC Performance in mmWave, Terahertz, and Lightwave Wireless Networks: A Survey35
Holographic MIMO Communications: Theoretical Foundations, Enabling Technologies, and Future Directions34
Mobility Support for Millimeter Wave Communications: Opportunities and Challenges33
Intelligent Omni-Surfaces: Simultaneous Refraction and Reflection for Full-Dimensional Wireless Communications33
A Survey on Model-Based, Heuristic, and Machine Learning Optimization Approaches in RIS-Aided Wireless Networks33
Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges32
RIS-Assisted Visible Light Communication Systems: A Tutorial32
A Survey on Integration of Network Communication into Vehicle Real-Time Motion Control32
Revolutionizing Future Connectivity: A Contemporary Survey on AI-Empowered Satellite-Based Non-Terrestrial Networks in 6G31
A Survey on Semantic Communication Networks: Architecture, Security, and Privacy31
A Survey on Threat Hunting in Enterprise Networks31
A Survey of Beam Management for mmWave and THz Communications Towards 6G30
Low Earth Orbit Satellite Security and Reliability: Issues, Solutions, and the Road Ahead30
A Survey on Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Network Security in 6G29
User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks: A Survey of Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions29
Machine Learning-Aided Operations and Communications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Contemporary Survey29
Aerospace Integrated Networks Innovation for Empowering 6G: A Survey and Future Challenges29
Cyber Threat Intelligence Mining for Proactive Cybersecurity Defense: A Survey and New Perspectives29
Leveraging Deep Learning to Strengthen the Cyber-Resilience of Renewable Energy Supply Chains: A Survey28
A Survey on Trust Models in Heterogeneous Networks28
A Systematic Review of Human Activity Recognition Based on Mobile Devices: Overview, Progress and Trends27
A Human-Centric Metaverse Enabled by Brain-Computer Interface: A Survey27
A Comprehensive Study on LPWANs With a Focus on the Potential of LoRa/LoRaWAN Systems27
An Introduction to Online Video Game QoS and QoE Influencing Factors25
RIS-Assisted Physical Layer Security in Emerging RF and Optical Wireless Communication Systems: A Comprehensive Survey25
Online Network DoS/DDoS Detection: Sampling, Change Point Detection, and Machine Learning Methods25
Empowering Cloud Computing With Network Acceleration: A Survey24
Survey on Unified Threat Management (UTM) Systems for Home Networks24
The Metaverse: Survey, Trends, Novel Pipeline Ecosystem & Future Directions24
A Tutorial on Near-Field XL-MIMO Communications Toward 6G23
Cellular, Wide-Area, and Non-Terrestrial IoT: A Survey on 5G Advances and the Road Toward 6G23
Channel Nonstationarity and Consistency for Beyond 5G and 6G: A Survey21
Applications of Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in Future Internet: A Comprehensive Survey19
A Comprehensive Survey on Radio Resource Management in 5G HetNets: Current Solutions, Future Trends and Open Issues19
Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Expanding the Frontiers of Wireless Communication-A Survey18
Coding Techniques for Backscatter Communications—A Contemporary Survey18
Toward 6G Optical Fronthaul: A Survey on Enabling Technologies and Research Perspectives18
Editorial: Fourth Quarter 2023 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials18
Smart Substation Communications and Cybersecurity: A Comprehensive Survey17
Optimal Control and Communication Strategies in Multi-Energy Generation Grid17
Cell-Free Massive MIMO: A Survey17
Table of Contents17
Blockchain Intelligence for Internet of Vehicles: Challenges and Solutions16
Editorial: First Quarter 2023 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials16
A Survey on Network Slicing Security: Attacks, Challenges, Solutions and Research Directions16
Beam Alignment in mmWave V2X Communications: A Survey15
A Concise Tutorial on Traffic Shaping and Scheduling in Time-Sensitive Networks15
The Evolution of Quantum Secure Direct Communication: On the Road to the Qinternet15
Seven Defining Features of Terahertz (THz) Wireless Systems: A Fellowship of Communication and Sensing15
The Evolution of Quantum Key Distribution Networks: On the Road to the Qinternet14
Toward Ultra-Power-Efficient, Tbps Wireless Systems via Analogue Processing: Existing Approaches, Challenges and Way Forward14
A Top-Down Survey on Optical Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things14
On the Ground and in the Sky: A Tutorial on Radio Localization in Ground-Air-Space Networks13
How Can Optical Communications Shape the Future of Deep Space Communications? A Survey13
Editorial: Second Quarter 2024 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials13
Jamming Attacks and Anti-Jamming Strategies in Wireless Networks: A Comprehensive Survey13
A Survey of Physical Layer Techniques for Secure Wireless Communications in Industry13
What Will the Future of UAV Cellular Communications Be? A Flight From 5G to 6G12
A Survey on Approximate Edge AI for Energy Efficient Autonomous Driving Services12
Wireless Backhaul in 5G and Beyond: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities12
CrowdTransfer: Enabling Crowd Knowledge Transfer in AIoT Community12
Security and Privacy on 6G Network Edge: A Survey12
Table of Contents11
A Tutorial on Mathematical Modeling of 5G/6G Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Cellular Systems11
Editorial: Third Quarter 2024 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials11
Models, Methods, and Solutions for Multicasting in 5G/6G mmWave and Sub-THz Systems10
RIS-Empowered Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks With PD-NOMA10
A Survey on Network Security for Cyber–Physical Systems: From Threats to Resilient Design10
How Machine Learning Changes the Nature of Cyberattacks on IoT Networks: A Survey10
A Survey on Digital Twin for Industrial Internet of Things: Applications, Technologies and Tools10
A Survey on Scheduling Techniques in Computing and Network Convergence10
Computational Intelligence Algorithms for UAV Swarm Networking and Collaboration: A Comprehensive Survey and Future Directions9
Combining Federated Learning and Edge Computing Toward Ubiquitous Intelligence in 6G Network: Challenges, Recent Advances, and Future Directions9
Unveiling the Potential of NOMA: A Journey to Next Generation Multiple Access9
A Tutorial on Fluid Antenna System for 6G Networks: Encompassing Communication Theory, Optimization Methods and Hardware Designs9
Odor-Based Molecular Communications: State-of-the-Art, Vision, Challenges, and Frontier Directions9
Edge Video Analytics: A Survey on Applications, Systems and Enabling Techniques9
Editorial: Fourth Quarter 2024 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials9
A Survey on Indoor Visible Light Positioning Systems: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges9
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in 6G Radio Localization: A Survey of Recent Developments, Opportunities, and Challenges8
Mobile Edge Intelligence for Large Language Models: A Contemporary Survey8
Evaluating Transport Layer Congestion Control Algorithms: A Comprehensive Survey8
A Survey of Security in UAVs and FANETs:Issues, Threats, Analysis of Attacks, and Solutions8
Integration of Federated Learning and AI-Generated Content: A Survey of Overview, Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions8
A Survey and Comparative Analysis of Security Properties of CAN Authentication Protocols8
Machine Learning for Healthcare Radars: Recent Progresses in Human Vital Sign Measurement and Activity Recognition7
Beyond the Edge: An Advanced Exploration of Reinforcement Learning for Mobile Edge Computing, its Applications, and Future Research Trajectories7
Frequency Selective Surface Toward 6G Communication Systems: A Contemporary Survey7
Blockchain Meets Covert Communication: A Survey7
Editorial: First Quarter 2022 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials7
Transitioning From Federated Learning to Quantum Federated Learning in Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey7
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