| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Internet of Things: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Protocols, and Applications | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2015 | 5,614 |
| 2 | A survey of spectrum sensing algorithms for cognitive radio applications | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2009 | 3,828 |
| 3 | A Survey on Mobile Edge Computing: The Communication Perspective | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2017 | 3,379 |
| 4 | Next Generation 5G Wireless Networks: A Comprehensive Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2016 | 2,413 |
| 5 | Smart Grid — The New and Improved Power Grid: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2012 | 2,399 |
| 6 | Mobile Edge Computing: A Survey on Architecture and Computation Offloading | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2017 | 2,296 |
| 7 | Wireless Networks With RF Energy Harvesting: A Contemporary Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2015 | 2,022 |
| 8 | Context Aware Computing for The Internet of Things: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 1,974 |
| 9 | A Survey on Human Activity Recognition using Wearable Sensors | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2013 | 1,848 |
| 10 | A Survey of Data Mining and Machine Learning Methods for Cyber Security Intrusion Detection | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2016 | 1,775 |
| 11 | A Survey on Device-to-Device Communication in Cellular Networks | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 1,726 |
| 12 | Power-Domain Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) in 5G Systems: Potentials and Challenges | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2017 | 1,698 |
| 13 | A Survey of Software-Defined Networking: Past, Present, and Future of Programmable Networks | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 1,623 |
| 14 | Survey on Free Space Optical Communication: A Communication Theory Perspective | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 1,606 |
| 15 | A Tutorial on UAVs for Wireless Networks: Applications, Challenges, and Open Problems | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2019 | 1,602 |
| 16 | Energy Harvesting Sensor Nodes: Survey and Implications | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2011 | 1,549 |
| 17 | Survey of Important Issues in UAV Communication Networks | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2016 | 1,518 |
| 18 | Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2016 | 1,383 |
| 19 | Low Power Wide Area Networks: An Overview | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2017 | 1,341 |
| 20 | A Survey of Indoor Localization Systems and Technologies | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2019 | 1,335 |
| 21 | On Multi-Access Edge Computing: A Survey of the Emerging 5G Network Edge Cloud Architecture and Orchestration | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2017 | 1,271 |
| 22 | Vehicular Networking: A Survey and Tutorial on Requirements, Architectures, Challenges, Standards and Solutions | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2011 | 1,229 |
| 23 | Cloud RAN for Mobile Networks—A Technology Overview | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2015 | 1,226 |
| 24 | A survey of indoor positioning systems for wireless personal networks | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2009 | 1,219 |
| 25 | A survey of techniques for internet traffic classification using machine learning | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2008 | 1,206 |
| 26 | Wireless Body Area Networks: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 1,178 |
| 27 | Bitcoin and Beyond: A Technical Survey on Decentralized Digital Currencies | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2016 | 1,176 |
| 28 | Visible Light Communication, Networking, and Sensing: A Survey, Potential and Challenges | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2015 | 1,099 |
| 29 | Federated Learning in Mobile Edge Networks: A Comprehensive Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2020 | 1,098 |
| 30 | Applications of Deep Reinforcement Learning in Communications and Networking: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2019 | 1,071 |
| 31 | Principles of Physical Layer Security in Multiuser Wireless Networks: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 1,060 |
| 32 | A Survey of Information-Centric Networking Research | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 1,039 |
| 33 | Optical Communication in Space: Challenges and Mitigation Techniques | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2017 | 1,027 |
| 34 | Virtual Network Embedding: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2013 | 1,014 |
| 35 | Deep Learning in Mobile and Wireless Networking: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2019 | 1,010 |
| 36 | A Survey on Smart Grid Communication Infrastructures: Motivations, Requirements and Challenges | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2013 | 1,009 |
| 37 | Energy-Efficient Routing Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2013 | 997 |
| 38 | A survey and comparison of peer-to-peer overlay network schemes | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2005 | 990 |
| 39 | Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks for Civil Applications: A Communications Viewpoint | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2016 | 982 |
| 40 | Wi-Fi Fingerprint-Based Indoor Positioning: Recent Advances and Comparisons | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2016 | 968 |
| 41 | A Survey of Defense Mechanisms Against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Flooding Attacks | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2013 | 936 |
| 42 | Green Cellular Networks: A Survey, Some Research Issues and Challenges | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2011 | 930 |
| 43 | Deep Learning for IoT Big Data and Streaming Analytics: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2018 | 905 |
| 44 | A Survey of Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for 5G | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2018 | 887 |
| 45 | Network Anomaly Detection: Methods, Systems and Tools | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2014 | 885 |
| 46 | A Survey on TOA Based Wireless Localization and NLOS Mitigation Techniques | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2009 | 836 |
| 47 | Security for the Internet of Things: A Survey of Existing Protocols and Open Research Issues | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2015 | 834 |
| 48 | A Survey of Underwater Optical Wireless Communications | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2017 | 807 |
| 49 | Stochastic Geometry for Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Multi-Tier and Cognitive Cellular Wireless Networks: A Survey | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2013 | 806 |
| 50 | A survey of energy-efficient wireless communications | IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials | 2013 | 803 |
