Overview
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (United States), published 3,405 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 96,861 citations in those years. Its h-index is 139 and its two-year mean citedness is 4.87. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #1,295 of 62,158 ranked journals and #262 of 4,181 in Engineering.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 565 | 11,034 | 223 |
| 2021 | 567 | 14,696 | 215 |
| 2022 | 550 | 16,833 | 187 |
| 2023 | 569 | 19,184 | 209 |
| 2024 | 762 | 21,836 | 238 |
| 2025 | 957 | 24,312 | 262 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society | Engineering | 80.4 | 1,552 | 100% |
| Physical Communication | Engineering | 69.4 | 1,345 | 11% |
| IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications | Engineering | 90.9 | 4,657 | 23% |
| IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology | Engineering | 87.6 | 8,137 | 15% |
| IEEE Communications Letters | Engineering | 82.0 | 3,352 | 16% |
| Telecom | Engineering | 65.0 | 273 | 100% |
| IET Communications | Engineering | 71.1 | 966 | 100% |
| IEEE Transactions on Communications | Engineering | 87.4 | 3,614 | 24% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 2162-2337
- Print ISSN: 2162-2337
- Electronic ISSN: 2162-2345
- Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S2500830676
- Journal website: ieeexplore.ieee.org
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters?
It is 82.8 out of 100, which places it #1,295 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 4.87.
Is IEEE Wireless Communications Letters open access?
33% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does IEEE Wireless Communications Letters charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.