| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Routing techniques in wireless sensor networks: a survey | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2004 | 3,290 |
| 2 | Modulation, coding and signal processing for wireless communications - An overview of peak-to-average power ratio reduction techniques for multicarrier transmission | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2005 | 1,644 |
| 3 | A survey on 3GPP heterogeneous networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2011 | 1,414 |
| 4 | How much energy is needed to run a wireless network? | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2011 | 1,269 |
| 5 | A survey of quality of service in IEEE 802.11 networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2004 | 1,182 |
| 6 | The design space of wireless sensor networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2004 | 1,082 |
| 7 | 5G Ultra-Dense Cellular Networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2016 | 881 |
| 8 | Enhanced intercell interference coordination challenges in heterogeneous networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2011 | 850 |
| 9 | Long-range communications in unlicensed bands: the rising stars in the IoT and smart city scenarios | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2016 | 826 |
| 10 | Machine Learning Paradigms for Next-Generation Wireless Networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2017 | 822 |
| 11 | Advances in smart antennas - Network coordination for spectrally efficient communications in cellular systems | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2006 | 818 |
| 12 | LTE-advanced: next-generation wireless broadband technology [Invited Paper | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2010 | 799 |
| 13 | Design challenges for energy-constrained ad hoc wireless networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2002 | 750 |
| 14 | Holographic MIMO Surfaces for 6G Wireless Networks: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2020 | 699 |
| 15 | Channel models for ultrawideband personal area networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2003 | 692 |
| 16 | Physical layer security in wireless networks: a tutorial | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2011 | 677 |
| 17 | Always best connected | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2003 | 666 |
| 18 | Broadcast storm mitigation techniques in vehicular ad hoc networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2007 | 650 |
| 19 | Energy-efficient wireless communications: tutorial, survey, and open issues | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2011 | 632 |
| 20 | A survey on the ietf protocol suite for the internet of things: standards, challenges, and opportunities | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2013 | 629 |
| 21 | Modulation, coding and signal processing for wireless communications - Interference cancellation for cellular systems: a contemporary overview | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2005 | 591 |
| 22 | In-network aggregation techniques for wireless sensor networks: a survey | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2007 | 575 |
| 23 | Operator controlled device-to-device communications in LTE-advanced networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2012 | 562 |
| 24 | Security in mobile ad hoc networks: challenges and solutions | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2004 | 544 |
| 25 | Coordinated multipoint transmission/reception techniques for LTE-advanced [Coordinated and Distributed MIMO | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2010 | 533 |
| 26 | Applications, challenges, and prospective in emerging body area networking technologies | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2010 | 525 |
| 27 | A cautionary perspective on cross-layer design | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2005 | 516 |
| 28 | A survey of mobility management in next-generation all-IP-based wireless systems | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2004 | 515 |
| 29 | Localization systems for wireless sensor networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2007 | 509 |
| 30 | Evolution toward 5G multi-tier cellular wireless networks: An interference management perspective | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2014 | 507 |
| 31 | SECURING VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONS | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2006 | 504 |
| 32 | Wireless multimedia sensor networks: A survey | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2007 | 495 |
| 33 | Migration toward 4G wireless communications - Vertical handoffs in fourth-generation multinetwork environments | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2004 | 486 |
| 34 | A Speculative Study on 6G | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2020 | 472 |
| 35 | Design of 5.9 ghz dsrc-based vehicular safety communication | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2006 | 462 |
| 36 | The Internet of nano-things | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2010 | 460 |
| 37 | Data security and privacy in wireless body area networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2010 | 447 |
| 38 | Cellular-Connected UAV: Potential, Challenges, and Promising Technologies | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2019 | 444 |
| 39 | UAV-Assisted Emergency Networks in Disasters | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2019 | 443 |
| 40 | Internet of Things Architecture: Recent Advances, Taxonomy, Requirements, and Open Challenges | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2017 | 442 |
| 41 | 6G: Opening New Horizons for Integration of Comfort, Security, and Intelligence | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2020 | 442 |
| 42 | Wireless powered communication networks: an overview | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2016 | 435 |
| 43 | From today's INTRAnet of things to a future INTERnet of things: a wireless- and mobility-related view | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2010 | 433 |
| 44 | The COST 2100 MIMO channel model | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2012 | 432 |
| 45 | Intelligent 5G: When Cellular Networks Meet Artificial Intelligence | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2017 | 427 |
| 46 | An Overview of Sustainable Green 5G Networks | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2017 | 427 |
| 47 | Cross-layer wireless multimedia transmission: challenges, principles, and new paradigms | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2005 | 426 |
| 48 | Wideband spectrum sensing for cognitive radio networks: a survey | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2013 | 420 |
| 49 | Techniques for improving cellular radio base station energy efficiency | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2011 | 419 |
| 50 | An overview of load balancing in hetnets: old myths and open problems | IEEE Wireless Communications | 2014 | 412 |
