OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials is 54. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Principles and Opportunities	564
Satellite Communications in the New Space Era: A Survey and Future Challenges	466
A Tutorial on 5G NR V2X Communications	400
Federated Learning for Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey	388
A Survey on Metaverse: Fundamentals, Security, and Privacy	324
A Survey on Resource Allocation for 5G Heterogeneous Networks: Current Research, Future Trends, and Challenges	312
Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Recent Advances, Taxonomy, and Open Challenges	294
A Survey on Mobile Augmented Reality With 5G Mobile Edge Computing: Architectures, Applications, and Technical Aspects	285
Federated Machine Learning: Survey, Multi-Level Classification, Desirable Criteria and Future Directions in Communication and Networking Systems	252
Enabling Joint Communication and Radar Sensing in Mobile Networks—A Survey	248
Survey on Network Slicing for Internet of Things Realization in 5G Networks	221
A Survey on Fundamental Limits of Integrated Sensing and Communication	220
Internet of Underwater Things and Big Marine Data Analytics—A Comprehensive Survey	198
Challenges and Solutions for Cellular Based V2X Communications	189
A Vision and Framework for the High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Networks of the Future	188
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access: Fundamentals, Survey, and Future Research Trends	188
Cellular, Wide-Area, and Non-Terrestrial IoT: A Survey on 5G Advances and the Road Toward 6G	182
On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds	181
Resource Scheduling in Edge Computing: A Survey	180
A Survey on Channel Estimation and Practical Passive Beamforming Design for Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Communications	171
Survey on Multi-Access Edge Computing Security and Privacy	158
Security and Privacy for 6G: A Survey on Prospective Technologies and Challenges	153
Digital Twins: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends and Future Prospects	150
A Survey of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Formation: Performance, Formation Control, and Communication Capability	147
Single and Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for AI-Enabled Wireless Networks: A Tutorial	146

A Survey on Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Network Security in 6G	145
Seven Defining Features of Terahertz (THz) Wireless Systems: A Fellowship of Communication and Sensing	144
A Survey on Millimeter-Wave Beamforming Enabled UAV Communications and Networking	142
A Full Dive Into Realizing the Edge-Enabled Metaverse: Visions, Enabling Technologies, and Challenges	141
A Survey on Technologies, Standards and Open Challenges in Satellite IoT	140
Vehicular Visible Light Communications: A Survey	134
Holistic Network Virtualization and Pervasive Network Intelligence for 6G	134
Jamming Attacks and Anti-Jamming Strategies in Wireless Networks: A Comprehensive Survey	129
A Survey of Routing Protocols for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks	128
Survey on Aerial Radio Access Networks: Toward a Comprehensive 6G Access Infrastructure	127
User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks: A Survey of Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions	124
Design of Polar Codes in 5G New Radio	123
Cell-Free Massive MIMO: A Survey	120
Hybrid LiFi and WiFi Networks: A Survey	118
Toward Enabled Industrial Verticals in 5G: A Survey on MEC-Based Approaches to Provisioning and Flexibility	115
The Evolution of Quantum Key Distribution Networks: On the Road to the Qinternet	113
Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges	111
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey	110
A Survey of Physical-Layer Authentication in Wireless Communications	109
AI Models for Green Communications Towards 6G	109
What Will the Future of UAV Cellular Communications Be? A Flight From 5G to 6G	106
Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks From 5G to 6G: A Survey	104
A Comprehensive Survey on Blockchain in Industrial Internet of Things: Motivations, Research Progresses, and Future Challenges	100
Resilient Machine Learning for Networked Cyber Physical Systems: A Survey for Machine Learning Security to Securing Machine Learning for CPS	100
Comprehensive Survey on Machine Learning in Vehicular Network: Technology, Applications and Challenges	97
A Survey of Intelligent Network Slicing Management for Industrial IoT: Integrated Approaches for Smart Transportation, Smart Energy, and Smart Factory	92
Survey on Machine Learning for Intelligent End-to-End Communication Toward 6G: From Network Access, Routing to Traffic Control and Streaming Adaption	90
Radio Resource Management in Joint Radar and Communication: A Comprehensive Survey	89
Fast, Reliable, and Secure Drone Communication: A Comprehensive Survey	89
A Survey of Honeypots and Honeynets for Internet of Things, Industrial Internet of Things, and Cyber-Physical Systems	88
A Survey on Multi-Access Edge Computing Applied to Video Streaming: Some Research Issues and Challenges	85
Terahertz Wireless Channels: A Holistic Survey on Measurement, Modeling, and Analysis	81
Enabling AI in Future Wireless Networks: A Data Life Cycle Perspective	78
A Survey on Industrial Control System Testbeds and Datasets for Security Research	74
A Survey on Sensor-Based Threats and Attacks to Smart Devices and Applications	73
Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats	71
A Survey on Standards for Interoperability and Security in the Internet of Things	71
Video Caching, Analytics, and Delivery at the Wireless Edge: A Survey and Future Directions	69
Terahertz Channel Propagation Phenomena, Measurement Techniques and Modeling for 6G Wireless Communication Applications: A Survey, Open Challenges and Future Research Directions	69
Blockchain-Empowered Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions	69
A Survey on 5G Radio Access Network Energy Efficiency: Massive MIMO, Lean Carrier Design, Sleep Modes, and Machine Learning	68
Resource Allocation and Service Provisioning in Multi-Agent Cloud Robotics: A Comprehensive Survey	67
A Comprehensive Survey of the Tactile Internet: State-of-the-Art and Research Directions	67
A Tutorial on Terahertz-Band Localization for 6G Communication Systems	64
IPFS and Friends: A Qualitative Comparison of Next Generation Peer-to-Peer Data Networks	61
A Survey on Modulation Techniques in Molecular Communication via Diffusion	61
A Survey of Decentralizing Applications via Blockchain: The 5G and Beyond Perspective	61
Semantic Communications for Future Internet: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges	60
Smartphone App Usage Analysis: Datasets, Methods, and Applications	60
A Survey on Device Behavior Fingerprinting: Data Sources, Techniques, Application Scenarios, and Datasets	59

Distributed Machine Learning for Wireless Communication Networks: Techniques, Architectures, and Applications	59
Anomaly Detection in Blockchain Networks: A Comprehensive Survey	59
Digital Twin of Wireless Systems: Overview, Taxonomy, Challenges, and Opportunities	57
Collaborative Sensing in Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey	56
Segment Routing: A Comprehensive Survey of Research Activities, Standardization Efforts, and Implementation Results	56
Reliable Data Collection Techniques in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey	54