Most cited papers in Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing
What are the most cited papers in Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing?
The most cited paper in Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing is "Cognitive radio: brain-empowered wireless communications" (S. Haykin, 2005), with 12,031 citations. Next come "NeXt generation/dynamic spectrum access/cognitive radio wireless networks: A survey" (6,430) and "A survey of spectrum sensing algorithms for cognitive radio applications" (4,827).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 412 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cognitive radio: brain-empowered wireless communications S. Haykin · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications | Feb 2005 | 12,031 |
| 2 | NeXt generation/dynamic spectrum access/cognitive radio wireless networks: A survey Ian Fuat Akyildiz, Won-Yeol Lee, Mehmet Can Vuran et al. · Computer Networks | 19 May 2006 | 6,430 |
| 3 | A survey of spectrum sensing algorithms for cognitive radio applications Tevfik Yucek, Hüseyin Arslan · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials | 2009 | 4,827 |
| 4 | Adaptive filter theory Björn Wittenmark · Automatica | Mar 1993 | 3,068 |
| 5 | Sensing-Throughput Tradeoff for Cognitive Radio Networks Ying‐Chang Liang, Yonghong Zeng, Edward Chu Yeow Peh et al. · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Apr 2008 | 3,018 |
| 6 | A Survey of Dynamic Spectrum Access Qing Zhao, Brian M. Sadler · IEEE Signal Processing Magazine | May 2007 | 2,741 |
| 7 | Implementation issues in spectrum sensing for cognitive radios Danijela Branislav Čabrić, Shridhar Mubaraq Mishra, R.W. Brodersen | 31 Mar 2005 | 2,602 |
| 8 | Breaking Spectrum Gridlock With Cognitive Radios: An Information Theoretic Perspective Andrea J. Goldsmith, Syed A. Jafar, Ivana Marić et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE | 24 Apr 2009 | 2,451 |
| 9 | On the Energy Detection of Unknown Signals Over Fading Channels Fadel F. Digham, Mohamed‐Slim Alouini, M.K. Simon · IEEE Transactions on Communications | 2007 | 2,122 |
| 10 | Cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks: A survey Ian Fuat Akyildiz, Brandon F. Lo, Ravikumar Balakrishnan · Physical Communication | 20 Dec 2010 | 1,838 |
| 11 | Collaborative spectrum sensing for opportunistic access in fading environments Amir Ghasemi, Elvino Silveira Sousa | 10 Dec 2005 | 1,800 |
| 12 | A survey on spectrum management in cognitive radio networks Ian Fuat Akyildiz, Won-Yeol Lee, Mehmet Can Vuran et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine | Apr 2008 | 1,710 |
| 13 | Decentralized cognitive MAC for opportunistic spectrum access in ad hoc networks: A POMDP framework Qing Zhao, Lang Tong, Ananthram Swami et al. · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications | Apr 2007 | 1,618 |
| 14 | Packet Switching in Radio Channels: Part II--The Hidden Terminal Problem in Carrier Sense Multiple-Access and the Busy-Tone Solution Fouad A. Tobagi, Leonard Kleinrock · IRE Transactions on Communications Systems | Dec 1975 | 1,581 |
| 15 | SNR Walls for Signal Detection Rahul Tandra, Anant Sahai · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing | Feb 2008 | 1,556 |
| 16 | Cooperative Sensing among Cognitive Radios Shridhar Mubaraq Mishra, Anant Sahai, R.W. Brodersen · 2006 IEEE International Conference on Communications | 2006 | 1,460 |
| 17 | Advances in cognitive radio networks: A survey Beibei Wang, K J R Liu · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing | 23 Nov 2010 | 1,414 |
| 18 | Cognitive radio for flexible mobile multimedia communications Joseph Mitola | 22 Jan 2003 | 1,413 |
| 19 | CRAHNs: Cognitive radio ad hoc networks Ian Fuat Akyildiz, Won-Yeol Lee, Kaushik Roy Chowdhury · Ad Hoc Networks | 15 Jan 2009 | 1,351 |
| 20 | Cooperative Communications for Cognitive Radio Networks Khaled B. Letaief, Wei Zhang · Proceedings of the IEEE | 28 Apr 2009 | 1,160 |
| 21 | Machine Learning Paradigms for Next-Generation Wireless Networks Chunxiao Jiang, Haijun Zhang, Yong Ren et al. · IEEE Wireless Communications | 20 Dec 2016 | 1,153 |
| 22 | Spectrum pooling: an innovative strategy for the enhancement of spectrum efficiency T.A. Weiss, Friedrich K. Jondral · IEEE Communications Magazine | Mar 2004 | 1,149 |
| 23 | Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio : State-of-the-Art and Recent Advances Erik Axell, Geert J. T. Leus, Erik G. Larsson et al. · IEEE Signal Processing Magazine | 13 Apr 2012 | 1,126 |
| 24 | Cognitive radio networking and communications: an overview Ying‐Chang Liang, Kwang‐Cheng Chen, Geoffrey Ye Li et al. · IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology | 10 Jun 2011 | 1,080 |
| 25 | Optimal Linear Cooperation for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks Zhi Quan, Shuguang Robert Cui, Ali H. Sayed · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing | Feb 2008 | 1,046 |
| 26 | IEEE 802.22: The first cognitive radio wireless regional area network standard Chris Stevenson, Gérald Chouinard, Zhongding Lei et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine | 2009 | 1,034 |
| 27 | Spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks: requirements, challenges and design trade-offs Amir Ghasemi, Elvino Silveira Sousa · IEEE Communications Magazine | Apr 2008 | 1,030 |
| 28 | Dynamic Spectrum Management: Complexity and Duality Zhi-Quan Luo, Shuzhong Zhang · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing | Feb 2008 | 980 |
| 29 | Spectrum sharing for unlicensed bands Raúl Etkin, Abhay K. Parekh, David N. C. Tse · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications | Apr 2007 | 884 |
| 30 | Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio, Part II: Multiuser Networks Ghurumuruhan Ganesan, Ye Li · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Jun 2007 | 883 |
| 31 | Deep Learning Models for Wireless Signal Classification With Distributed Low-Cost Spectrum Sensors Sreeraj Rajendran, Wannes Meert, Domenico Giustiniano et al. · IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking | 11 May 2018 | 859 |
| 32 | Exploiting Multi-Antennas for Opportunistic Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Networks Rui Zhang, Ying‐Chang Liang · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing | Feb 2008 | 853 |
| 33 | Optimal spectrum sensing framework for cognitive radio networks Won-Yeol Lee, Ian Fuat Akyildiz · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Oct 2008 | 850 |
| 34 | Efficient Discovery of Spectrum Opportunities with MAC-Layer Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks Hyoil Kim, Kang Geun Shin · IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing | 27 Mar 2008 | 820 |
| 35 | Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio S. Haykin, David J. Thomson, Jeffrey H. Reed · Proceedings of the IEEE | 24 Apr 2009 | 816 |
| 36 | IEEE 802.22: the first worldwide wireless standard based on cognitive radios Carlos de Morais Cordeiro, Kiran Challapali, Dagnachew Birru et al. | 10 Dec 2005 | 796 |
| 37 | Optimization of cooperative spectrum sensing with energy detection in cognitive radio networks Wei Zhang, Ranjan K. Mallik, Khaled B. Letaief · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Dec 2009 | 790 |
| 38 | Cross-Layer Based Opportunistic MAC Protocols for QoS Provisionings Over Cognitive Radio Wireless Networks Hang Su, Xi Zhang · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications | 2008 | 757 |
| 39 | Optimal Multiband Joint Detection for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks Zhi Quan, Shuguang Robert Cui, Ali H. Sayed et al. · IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing | 12 Nov 2008 | 753 |
| 40 | Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio, Part I: Two User Networks Ghurumuruhan Ganesan, Ye Li · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Jun 2007 | 749 |
| 41 | A Review on Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio: Challenges and Solutions Yonghong Zeng, Ying‐Chang Liang, Anh Tuan Hoang et al. · EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing | 6 Jan 2010 | 747 |
| 42 | Compressed Sensing for Wideband Cognitive Radios Zhi Tian, Georgios B. Giannakis | 2007 | 746 |
| 43 | Soft Combination and Detection for Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks Jun Ma, Guodong Zhao, Ye Li · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Nov 2008 | 737 |
| 44 | Defense against Primary User Emulation Attacks in Cognitive Radio Networks Ruiliang Chen, Jung-Min Jerry Park, Jeffrey H. Reed · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications | 2008 | 665 |
| 45 | IEEE 802.22: An Introduction to the First Wireless Standard based on Cognitive Radios Carlos de Morais Cordeiro, Kiran Challapali, Dagnachew Birru et al. · Journal of Communications | Apr 2006 | 653 |
| 46 | Optimal power allocation for fading channels in cognitive radio networks: Ergodic capacity and outage capacity Xin Cai Kang, Ying‐Chang Liang, Arumugam Nallanathan et al. · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Feb 2009 | 646 |
| 47 | Spectrum-Sensing Algorithms for Cognitive Radio Based on Statistical Covariances Yonghong Zeng, Ying‐Chang Liang · IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology | 9 Sep 2008 | 643 |
| 48 | Advances on Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio Networks: Theory and Applications Abdelmohsen Ali, Walaa Hamouda · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials | 18 Nov 2016 | 633 |
| 49 | HC-MAC: A Hardware-Constrained Cognitive MAC for Efficient Spectrum Management Juncheng Jia, Qian Zhang, Xuemin Shen · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications | 2008 | 632 |
| 50 | Mutual interference in OFDM-based spectrum pooling systems T.A. Weiss, J. Hillenbrand, Albert Krohn et al. | 28 Feb 2005 | 626 |
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