Study overviews

5G-related articles are studies in which the authors explicitly declare their intention to study 5G exposure.

Note: Further studies on millimeter wave exposure as well as other mobile communication exposure may be important to the assessment of 5G. These studies are not automatically included in this overview. If necessary, please perform additional searches using the search terms “millimeter waves” and “mobile communication.”

Studies on 5th generation mobile communications (5G)

872 studies in total

Technical/dosimetric

582 studies
Miscellaneous

253 studies
Medical/biological

37 studies

Miscellaneous 253 studies in total

Articles per page

2021, Chiaraviglio L, Turco S, Bianchi G, Blefari-Melazzi N

Do Dense 5G Networks Increase Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields? [basics]

Proc IEEE 109 (12): 1880-1887
2021, Rubik B, Brown RR

Evidence for a connection between coronavirus disease-19 and exposure to radiofrequency radiation from wireless communications including 5G [review]

J Clin Transl Res 7 (5): 666-681
2021

5G – die 5. Mobilfunk-Generation [info]

Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), StrahlenschutzStandpunkt: 1-6
2021, Loung VYK, Ngah R, Han CT, Din J

[details] Ensure public health safety, security, quality of service and smooth deployment of 5G infrastructure in Malaysia [risk]

2021 IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology & Applications (ISWTA), Shah Alam, Malaysia. IEEE: pp. 32-36; ISBN 978-1-6654-4044-8
2021, Alrubaee SH, Burhan BB

Study of 5G Networks as a Promising Future Wireless Mobile [basics]

2021 International Conference on Communication & Information Technology (ICICT), Basrah, Iraq. IEEE: pp. 127-132; ISBN 978-1-6654-3915-2
2021, Svistunou A, Mordachev V, Sinkevich E, Ye M, Dubovik A

Analysis of EMC between Medical Short-Range Devices and Equipment of Wireless Systems [dev./impl.]

2021 IEEE International Joint EMC/SI/PI and EMC Europe Symposium, Raleigh, NC, USA. IEEE: pp. 214-219; ISBN 978-1-6654-4889-5
2021, Hirata A, Diao Y, Onishi T, Sasaki K, Ahn S, Colombi D, De Santis V, Laakso I, Giaccone L, Joseph W, Rashed EA, Kainz W, Chen J

Assessment of Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields: Review and Future Directions [basics]

IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat 63 (5): 1619-1630
2021, Pujol F, Manero C, Carle B, Remis S, IDATE DigiWorld

5G Observatory - Quarterly Report 12 - Up to June 2021 [info]

European Commission, 1-149
2021, Pujol F, Manero C, Carle B, Remis S, IDATE DigiWorld

5G Observatory - Quarterly Report 11 - Up to March 2021 [info]

European Commission, 1-142
2021, Pujol F, Manero C, Carle B, Remis S, IDATE DigiWorld

5G Observatory - Quarterly Report 10 - Up to December 2020 [info]

European Commission, 1-158
2021, Chiaraviglio L, Elzanaty A, Alouini MS

Health Risks Associated With 5G Exposure: A View From the Communications Engineering Perspective [basics]

IEEE Open J Commun Soc 2: 2131-2179
2021, European Parliament, Directorate-General for European Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS), Belpoggi F

Health impact of 5G : current state of knowledge of 5G-related carcinogenic and reproductive/developmental hazards as they emerge from epidemiological studies and in vivo experimental studies [info]

European Parliament, 1-176, ISBN 978-92-846-8030-6
2021, Vijayalaxmi, Foster KR

Improving the Quality of Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research: The Need for a Carrot and a Stick [comment]

Radiat Res 196 (4): 417-422
2021, European Parliament, Directorate-General for European Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS), Thielens A

Environmental impacts of 5G: A literature review of effects of radio-frequency electromagnetic field exposure of non-human vertebrates, invertebrates and plants [info]

European Parliament, ISBN 978-92-846-8033-7
2021, Hardell L

Health Council of the Netherlands and evaluation of the fifth generation, 5G, for wireless communication and cancer risks [comment]

World J Clin Oncol 12 (6): 393-403
2021, Sharma SK, Biswal SP

Multifunctional Antennas for User Equipments (UEs) [basics]

Sharma SK, Chieh JCS (eds.): Multifunctional Antennas and Arrays for Wireless Communication Systems. Wiley-IEEE Press; pp. 341-377; ISBN 978-1-119-53505-8
2021, Grimes DR

Medical disinformation and the unviable nature of COVID-19 conspiracy theories [basics]

PLoS One 16 (3): e0245900
2021, Karipidis K, Mate R, Urban D, Tinker R, Wood A

[details] 5G mobile networks and health—a state-of-the-science review of the research into low-level RF fields above 6 GHz [review]

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 31 (4): 585-605
2021, Hardell L, Carlberg M

Lost opportunities for cancer prevention: historical evidence on early warnings with emphasis on radiofrequency radiation [basics]

Rev Environ Health 36 (4): 585-597
2021

[details] IEEE Guide for EMF Exposure Assessment of Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies and Devices [guideline]

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Std 1528.7-2020: 1-90, ISBN 978-1-5044-7078-0
2021, Matthew UO, Kazaure JS

Chemical polarization effects of electromagnetic field radiation from the novel 5G network deployment at ultra high frequency [basics]

Health Technol 11: 305–317
2021, Frank JW

Electromagnetic fields, 5G and health: what about the precautionary principle? [basics]

J Epidemiol Community Health 75 (6): 562-566
2021, Rafferty S, O'Connor C, Murphy M

"Fake News'-5G mobile phones and skin cancer: A global analysis of concerns on social media [comment]

Skin Res Technol 27 (1): 113
2020, Valentum Kommunikation GmbH

[International workshop on the influence of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields on the living environment - Project 3619I02420] [info]

Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Ressortforschungsberichte zum Strahlenschutz, BfS-RESFOR-157/20: 1-40
2020, Lin JC

5G Communication Technology and Coronavirus Disease [comment]

IEEE Microw Mag 21 (9): 16-19
2020, Kastenhofer K, Nentwich M, Mesbahi Z, Schaber F

[5G mobile communications and health: The current assessment of the state of evidence on possible health risks of electromagnetic fields of mobile communications by recognised scientific bodies] [info]

Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung (ITA), Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), ITA-Projektberichte, ITA-AIT-11: 1-128
2020

Technical Report: Measurement Method for 5G NR Base Stations up to 6 GHz [info]

Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS) (ed.), METAS-Report 154.1-2020-5218-1016: 1-25
2020, Informationszentrum-Mobilfunk, Gesellschaft für Hygiene, Umweltmedizin und Präventivmedizin (GHUP), Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund (DStGB)

[Information module mobile radio 3/4 - Mobile radio & health] [info]

Lichtblick Kommunikation, Dokumentation No. 156: 1-41
2020, Informationszentrum-Mobilfunk, Lichtblick Kommunikation

[Information Toolbox Mobile Communication 2/4 - Infrastructure & Technology] [info]

Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund (DStGB), DStGB-Dokumentation, Nr. 156: 1-47
2020, Pujol F, Manero C, Carle B, Remis S, IDATE DigiWorld

5G Observatory - Quarterly Report 9 - Up to September 2020 [info]

European Commission, 1-147
2020, Bieri U, Frind A, Bürgi M, Burgunder T

[Monitor Mobile Communication 2020 - 5G has a positive impact on confidence, but needs to be used in everyday life] [info]

1-4
2020, Health Council of the Netherlands

[details] Background document to the advisory report 5G and health [info]

The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands, publication no. 2020/16Ae: 1-131
2020, Gobba F, Modonese A

[The development of the new guidelines of the Italian association of medical radioprotection (AIRM) for the protection of the workers exposed to EMF related risks: new approaches and criteria] [foreign-language]

G Ital Med Lav Ergon 42 (4): 304-309
2020, Hadi MU, Ali MK

Debunking the Fabricated Myths Around 5G [basics]

2020 IEEE 15th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), RUPNAGAR, India. IEEE: pp. 567-570; ISBN 978-1-7281-8525-5
2020, Ateş K, Yeter C, Özen Ş

[Investigation of the Electromagnetic Dosimetry Characteristics of a 4 × 4 MIMO Antenna for WLAN Applications] [foreign-language]

[2020 Medical Technologies Congress (TIPTEKNO)], Antalya, Turkey. IEEE: pp. 1-4; ISBN 978-1-7281-8074-8
2020, Fioranelli M, Sepehri A, Roccia MG, Jafferany M, Olisova OY, Lomonosov KM, Lotti T

RETRACTED: 5G Technology and induction of coronavirus in skin cells [comment]

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents 34 (4)
2020

5G Wireless: Capabilities and Challenges for an Evolving Network [info]

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GOA), GAO-21-26SP: 1-59
2020, Schmidt J

[5G – the new generation of mobile technologies and its effects on humans] [basics]

UMID 2: 25-34
2020, Health Council of the Netherlands

5G and health [info]

The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands, publication no. 2020/16e: 1-33
2020, Hirata A, Kodera S

Difference of ICNIRP Guidelines and IEEE C95.1 Standard for Human Protection from Radio-Frequency Exposures [basics]

2020 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - EMC EUROPE, Rome, Italy. IEEE: pp. 1-5; ISBN 978-1-7281-5580-7
2020, Onishi T, Niskala K, Christ A, Roman J

Exposure assessment methods with respect to the 5G mobile communication systems [basics]

2020 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - EMC EUROPE, Rome, Italy. IEEE: pp. 1-4; ISBN 978-1-7281-5580-7
2020, Hoolihan DD

COMAR releases a new technical information statement (TIS) on 5G wireless communications networks [comment]

IEEE Electromagn Compat Mag 9 (3): 96-99
2020, Koh TH, Choi JW, Seo M, Choi HD, Kim K

[details] Factors Affecting Risk Perception of Electromagnetic Waves From 5G Network Base Stations [risk]

Bioelectromagnetics 41 (7): 491-499
2020, Leszczynski D

[details] Physiological effects of millimeter-waves on skin and skin cells: an overview of the to-date published studies [review]

Rev Environ Health 35 (4): 493-515
2020, Hardell L, Carlberg M

Health risks from radiofrequency radiation, including 5G, should be assessed by experts with no conflicts of interest [comment]

Oncol Lett 20 (4): 15
2020, Bailey WH, Cotts B, Dopart PJ

[details] Wireless 5G Radiofrequency Technology — An Overview of Small Cell Exposures, Standards and Science [review]

IEEE Access 8: 140792-140797
2020, Moon JH

[details] Health effects of electromagnetic fields on children [review]

Clin Exp Pediatr 63 (11): 422-428
2020, Fioranelli M, Sepehri A, Roccia MG, Jafferany M, Olisova OY, Lomonosov KM, Lotti T

RETRACTED: 5G Technology and induction of coronavirus in skin cells [retracted]

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents
2020, Pujol F, Manero C, Carle B, Remis S, IDATE DigiWorld

5G Observatory - Quarterly Report 8 - Up to June 2020 [info]

European Commission, 1-132
2020, Pujol F, Manero C, Carle B, Remis S, IDATE DigiWorld

5G Observatory - Quarterly Report 7 - Up to March 2020 [info]

European Commission, 1-117