OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials is 53. 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.)

Article	Citations
A Tutorial on Movable Antennas for Wireless Networks	788
Table of Contents	702
Near-Field Communications: A Comprehensive Survey	547
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Aided Intelligent Transportation Systems: Vision, Challenges, and Opportunities	512
6G Communication New Paradigm: The Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces	432
Table of Contents	394
A Survey on DRX Mechanism: Device Power Saving From LTE and 5G New Radio to 6G Communication Systems	378
Artificial Intelligence for Satellite Communication: A Survey	362
A Unifying View of OTFS and Its Many Variants	317
Table of Contents	292
An Overview on IEEE 802.11bf: WLAN Sensing	290
Edge Graph Intelligence: Reciprocally Empowering Edge Networks With Graph Intelligence	288
Device-to-Device Relaying: Optimization, Performance Perspectives, and Open Challenges Towards 6G Networks	282
QR Decomposition-Based Cyclic Prefixed Single-Carrier Transmissions for Cooperative Communications: Concepts and Research Landscape	268
A Tutorial on the Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (TT&C) for Space Missions	262
Table of Contents	257
Toward Addressing Training Data Scarcity Challenge in Emerging Radio Access Networks: A Survey and Framework	250
Security and Privacy of IP-ICN Coexistence: A Comprehensive Survey	240
A Tutorial on Privacy, RCM and Its Implications in WLAN	234
Security Analysis of Critical 5G Interfaces	226
A Tutorial on the Characterisation and Modelling of Low Layer Functional Splits for Flexible Radio Access Networks in 5G and Beyond	224
UAV-Assisted Communications With RF Energy Harvesting: A Comprehensive Survey	179
Survey on Opportunistic PNT With Signals From LEO Communication Satellites	174
A Survey on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Improved Rich Media Content Delivery in a 5G and Beyond Network Slicing Context	174
A Survey on Trustworthy Edge Intelligence: From Security and Reliability To Transparency and Sustainability	173

Privacy-Preserving Data-Driven Learning Models for Emerging Communication Networks: A Comprehensive Survey	168
Centrality-Based On-Path Caching Strategies in NDN-Based Internet of Things: A Survey	162
Navigating the Road Ahead: A Comprehensive Survey of Radio Resource Allocation for Vehicle Platooning in C-V2X Communications	149
Interference Burden in Wireless Communications: A Comprehensive Survey from PHY Layer Perspective	149
A Survey on Security of Automatic Dependent Surveillance -Broadcast (ADS-B) Protocol: Challenges, Potential Solutions and Future Directions	147
Principles, Applications, and Challenges of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enabled Backscatter Communication: A Comprehensive Survey and Outlook	145
Editorial: Third Quarter 2022 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials	140
A Survey on Cooperative Architectures and Maneuvers for Connected and Automated Vehicles	140
Artificial Intelligence-Based Cybersecurity for the Metaverse: Research Challenges and Opportunities	135
Edge Learning for 6G-Enabled Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey of Vulnerabilities, Datasets, and Defenses	134
Toward the Integration and Convergence Between 5G and TSN Technologies and Architectures for Industrial Communications: A Survey	130
A Survey on X.509 Public-Key Infrastructure, Certificate Revocation, and Their Modern Implementation on Blockchain and Ledger Technologies	127
Ubiquitous Acoustic Sensing on Commodity IoT Devices: A Survey	127
On the Capacity of Intensity-Modulation Direct-Detection Gaussian Optical Wireless Communication Channels: A Tutorial	126
Machine Learning-Powered Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis: A Comprehensive Survey	123
Game Theory and Reinforcement Learning for Anti-jamming Defense in Wireless Communications: Current Research, Challenges, and Solutions	122
A Tutorial on Immersive Video Delivery: From Omnidirectional Video to Holography	117
Collaborative Sensing in Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey	113
Zero Touch Management: A Survey of Network Automation Solutions for 5G and 6G Networks	105
MIMO Satellite Communication Systems: A Survey From the PHY Layer Perspective	103
A Survey on Intelligent Internet of Things: Applications, Security, Privacy, and Future Directions	102
On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds	102
Metaverse Communications, Networking, Security, and Applications: Research Issues, State-of-the-Art, and Future Directions	101
Survey on Issues and Recent Advances in Vehicular Public-Key Infrastructure (VPKI)	98
Adversarial Machine Learning for Network Intrusion Detection Systems: A Comprehensive Survey	94
A Survey on Low-Power GNSS	94
Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats	92
Terahertz Channel Propagation Phenomena, Measurement Techniques and Modeling for 6G Wireless Communication Applications: A Survey, Open Challenges and Future Research Directions	90
Traffic-Aware Reliable Scheduling in TSCH Networks for Industry 4.0: A Systematic Mapping Review	89
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 Challenges	86
A Comprehensive Survey on Full-Duplex Communication: Current Solutions, Future Trends, and Open Issues	85
Digital Twins: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends and Future Prospects	84
Table of Contents	83
Adversarial Machine Learning: A Multilayer Review of the State-of-the-Art and Challenges for Wireless and Mobile Systems	82
A Survey on Blockchain for Healthcare: Challenges, Benefits, and Future Directions	81
Device-Free Visible Light Sensing: A Survey	79
Table of Contents	77
Cyber Threat Intelligence Mining for Proactive Cybersecurity Defense: A Survey and New Perspectives	76
A Survey on Beyond 5G Network Slicing for Smart Cities Applications	75
A Survey on Trust Models in Heterogeneous Networks	74
Phishing Webpage Detection: Unveiling the Threat Landscape and Investigating Detection Techniques	73
Table of Contents	72
Revealing Protocol Architecture’s Design Patterns in the Volumetric DDoS Defense Design Space	72
A Survey on Intelligent Network Operations and Performance Optimization Based on Large Language Models	72
A Survey of mmWave Radar-Based Sensing in Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Homes and Industry	71
RIS-Assisted Physical Layer Security in Emerging RF and Optical Wireless Communication Systems: A Comprehensive Survey	70
A Survey on Decentralized Identifiers and Verifiable Credentials	70
Comprehensive Tutorial on the Organization of a Standards-Aligned Network Slice/Subnet Design Process and Opportunities for Its Automation	69
Bacterial Communications and Computing in Internet of Everything (IoE)	68

A Tutorial on 5G Positioning	67
Intellicise Wireless Networks From Semantic Communications: A Survey, Research Issues, and Challenges	66
Editorial: Second Quarter 2023 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials	63
A Comprehensive Study on LPWANs With a Focus on the Potential of LoRa/LoRaWAN Systems	62
A Comprehensive Survey on Optical Scattering Communications: Current Research, New Trends, and Future Vision	61
Survey on Unified Threat Management (UTM) Systems for Home Networks	60
Leveraging Deep Learning to Strengthen the Cyber-Resilience of Renewable Energy Supply Chains: A Survey	60
A Human-Centric Metaverse Enabled by Brain-Computer Interface: A Survey	59
Online Network DoS/DDoS Detection: Sampling, Change Point Detection, and Machine Learning Methods	58
A Survey on Integration of Network Communication into Vehicle Real-Time Motion Control	57
Editorial: Fourth Quarter 2022 IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials	57
A Systematic Survey on Security in Anonymity Networks: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, Defenses, and Formalization	57
A Survey on Millimeter-Wave Beamforming Enabled UAV Communications and Networking	56
Machine Learning for Large-Scale Optimization in 6G Wireless Networks	55
Federated Learning and Meta Learning: Approaches, Applications, and Directions	54
Machine Learning-Aided Operations and Communications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Contemporary Survey	54
Physical Layer Authentication and Security Design in the Machine Learning Era	53
Reinforcement Learning-Based Physical Cross-Layer Security and Privacy in 6G	53
RIS-Assisted Visible Light Communication Systems: A Tutorial	53