Electronics | Highly Cited Papers in 2023 in the Section “Microwave and Wireless Communications”

The “Microwave and Wireless Communications” Section publishes articles on advanced theories and technologies across a wide research spectrum. The scope covers microwave and millimeter wave communication, including radar sensors, from fundamentals to applications, elements, systems, hardware, software, methodological theory, and measurements. Overall, we hope to present state-of-the-art technologies in this Section.

Due to the open access format of Electronics (ISSN: 2079-9292), you have free and unlimited access to all full-text articles in our journal. We welcome you to read the most highly cited papers published in our journal in 2023, listed below.

1. “Analysis of Challenges and Solutions of IoT in Smart Grids Using AI and Machine Learning Techniques: A Review”
by Tehseen Mazhar, Hafiz Muhammad Irfan, Inayatul Haq, Inam Ullah, Madiha Ashraf, Tamara Al Shloul, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Imran and Dalia H. Elkamchouchi
Electronics 2023, 12(1), 242; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12010242
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/1/242

2. “Smart Load-Based Resource Optimization Model to Enhance the Performance of Device-to-Device Communication in 5G-WPAN”
by Jaganathan Logeshwaran, Thangavel Kiruthiga, Raju Kannadasan, Loganathan Vijayaraja, Ali Alqahtani, Nayef Alqahtani and Abdulaziz A. Alsulami
Electronics 2023, 12(8), 1821; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12081821
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/8/1821

3. “From 5G to beyond 5G: A Comprehensive Survey of Wireless Network Evolution, Challenges, and Promising Technologies”
by Ali Sufyan, Khan Bahadar Khan, Osama A. Khashan, Talha Mir and Usama Mir
Electronics 2023, 12(10), 2200; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12102200
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/10/2200

4. “A Review of Indoor Positioning Systems for UAV Localization with Machine Learning Algorithms”
by Chamali Sandamini, Madduma Wellalage Pasan Maduranga, Valmik Tilwari, Jamaiah Yahaya, Faizan Qamar, Quang Ngoc Nguyen and Siti Rohana Ahmad Ibrahim
Electronics 2023, 12(7), 1533; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12071533
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/7/1533

5. “Effective Resource Allocation Technique to Improve QoS in 5G Wireless Network”
by Ramkumar Jayaraman, Baskar Manickam, Suresh Annamalai, Manoj Kumar, Ashutosh Mishra and Rakesh Shrestha
Electronics 2023, 12(2), 451; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12020451
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/2/451

6. “A Detailed Survey on Federated Learning Attacks and Defenses”
by Hira Shahzadi Sikandar, Huda Waheed, Sibgha Tahir, Saif U. R. Malik and Waqas Rafique
Electronics 2023, 12(2), 260; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12020260
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/2/260

7. “A Review on Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems”
by Joumana Kassam, Daniel Castanheira, Adão Silva, Rui Dinis and Atílio Gameiro
Electronics 2023, 12(4), 1001; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12041001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/4/1001

8. “Programmable Beam-Steering Capabilities Based on Graphene Plasmonic THz MIMO Antenna via Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) for IoT Applications”
by Sherif A. Khaleel, Ehab K. I. Hamad, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin and Mohamed B. Saleh
Electronics 2023, 12(1), 164; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12010164
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/1/164

9. “A Study on Multi-Antenna and Pertinent Technologies with AI/ML Approaches for B5G/6G Networks”
by Maraj Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui, Faizan Qamar, Syed Hussain Ali Kazmi, Rosilah Hassan, Asad Arfeen and Quang Ngoc Nguyen
Electronics 2023, 12(1), 189; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12010189
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/1/189

10. “Drone Detection Method Based on MobileViT and CA-PANet”
by Qianqing Cheng, Xiuhe Li, Bin Zhu, Yingchun Shi and Bo Xie
Electronics 2023, 12(1), 223; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12010223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/1/223

11. “Enhancing Privacy-Preserving Intrusion Detection through Federated Learning”
by Ammar Alazab, Ansam Khraisat, Sarabjot Singh and Tony Jan
Electronics 2023, 12(16), 3382; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12163382
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/16/3382