OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Spectral–Spatial Features Exploitation Using Lightweight HResNeXt Model for Hyperspectral Image Classification	25
Assessing the Performance of Satellite-Based Models for Crop Yield Estimation in the Canadian Prairies	22
A Sea-Surface Temperature Homogenization Blend for the Northwest Atlantic	22
The Evolution of Remote Sensing Education in Canada’s Universities and Colleges: Decades of Innovation and Expansion	18
Radarsat Constellation Mission Derived Winter Glacier Velocities for the St. Elias Icefield, Yukon/Alaska: 2022 and 2023	17
Hyperspectral Imagery Denoising Using Minimum Noise Fraction and Video Non-Local Bayes Algorithms	17
Mapping Complex Landslide Scars Using Deep Learning and High-Resolution Topographic Derivatives from LiDAR Data in Quebec, Canada	16
Dense Connected Edge Feature Enhancement Network for Building Edge Detection from High Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery	15
Rice Phenology Classification Model Based on Sentinel-1 Using Machine Learning Method on Google Earth Engine	13
Cumulative Changes in Minimum Snow/Ice Extent over Canada and Northern USA for 2000–2023	12
See as a Bee: UV Sensor for Aerial Strawberry Crop Monitoring	12
Comparison of Deep and Machine Learning Approaches for Quebec Tree Species Classification Using a Combination of Multispectral and LiDAR Data	12
Automated Rooftop Solar Panel Detection Through Convolutional Neural Networks	11
Wheat Head Detection using Deep, Semi-Supervised and Ensemble Learning	10
A Remote Sensing Land Cover Classification Algorithm Based on Attention Mechanism	10
Greenhouses Detection in Guanzhong Plain, Shaanxi, China: Evaluation of Four Classification Methods in Google Earth Engine	10
Deformation Retrievals for North America and Eurasia from Sentinel-1 DInSAR: Big Data Approach, Processing Methodology and Challenges	10
OA-CapsNet: A One-Stage Anchor-Free Capsule Network for Geospatial Object Detection from Remote Sensing Imagery	9
Quantifying Woody Plant Encroachment in Grasslands: A Review on Remote Sensing Approaches	9
Downscaling CLDAS Soil Moisture Product by Integrating Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data over Agricultural Area	9
Characterizing Tree Species in Northern Boreal Forests Using Multiple-Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis and Multi-Temporal Satellite Imagery	9
Multi-Scale Dense Graph Attention Network for Hyperspectral Classification	8
Super-Resolution Surface Water Mapping on the Canadian Shield Using Planet CubeSat Images and a Generative Adversarial Network	8
FMCNet: A Fuzzy Multiscale Convolution Network for Remote Sensing Image Segmentation	8
Detection of Potential Vernal Pools on the Canadian Shield (Ontario) Using Object-Based Image Analysis in Combination with Machine Learning	6

Ship Detection in SAR Images via Cross-Attention Mechanism	6
41^st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing Special Issue: A Virtual Conference	6
A Comparative Study of Deep Learning Approaches to Rooftop Detection in Aerial Images	6
Learning-Based Methods for Detection and Monitoring of Shallow Flood-Affected Areas: Impact of Shallow-Flood Spreading on Vegetation Density	6
Optimal and Fully Connected Deep Neural Networks Based Classification Model for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images	6
Retrieval of Lake Ice Characteristics from SAR Imagery	6
An Improved Bald Eagle Search Algorithm with Deep Learning Model for Forest Fire Detection Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images	6
Pix2Pix Network to Estimate Agricultural Near Infrared Images from RGB Data	6
A Fast Snapshot Hyperspectral Image Reconstruction Method Based on Three-Dimensional Low Rank Constraint	5
The RADARSAT Constellation Mission for Soil Moisture Retrieval of Bare Soil by Compact Polarimetry and Random Forest Regression	5
Accuracy of Surface Water Maps Derived from Radar Satellite Imagery Compared to Multispectral Satellite Imagery	5
Monitoring Water Turbidity in a Temperate Floodplain Using UAV: Potential and Challenges	5
Separating Shrub Cover From Green Vegetation in Grasslands Using Hyperspectral Vegetation Indices	5
Deep Learning Approaches to Spatial Downscaling of GRACE Terrestrial Water Storage Products Using EALCO Model Over Canada	5
Observations of Thin First Year Sea Ice Using a Suite of Surface Radar, LiDAR, and Drone Sensors	5
Hyperspectral Image Classification Based on the Gabor Feature with Correlation Information	5
Multifractal and Long-Term Memory of Impervious Surface Spatial Patterns in a Coastal City in China	4
Inland Water Body Fraction Map for Canada and Adjacent Regions at 250-m Spatial Resolution	4
Synthetic Images for Georeferencing Camera Images in Mobile Mapping Point-clouds	4
Regional Crop Characterization Using Multi-Temporal Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar Earth Observations Data	4
Soil Moisture and Soil Depth Retrieval Using the Coupled Phase-Amplitude Behavior of C-Band Radar Backscatter in the Presence of Sub-Surface Scattering	4
Updating Forest Stand Inventories: Integration of Photo-Interpreted and Airborne Laser Scanning Forest Attributes Using Generic Region Merging Segmentation and kNN Imputation	4
Complex Surface Deformation of the Coalfield in the Northwest Suburbs of Xuzhou from 2015 to 2020 Revealed by Time Series InSAR	4
3D Modeling of Façade Elements Using Multi-View Images from Mobile Scanning Systems	4
Black and Odorous Water Detection of Remote Sensing Images Based on Improved Deep Learning	4
Delegate Perspectives on Transitioning the 41^st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing to a Virtual Event Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Comparison of Machine and Deep Learning Methods to Estimate Shrub Willow Biomass from UAS Imagery	4
Spectral Diversity as a Predictor of Tree Diversity: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities Across Forest Ecosystems	4
Multi-Sensor Aboveground Biomass Estimation in the Broadleaved Hyrcanian Forest of Iran	4
Enhanced Wheat Head Detection in Images Using Fourier Domain Adaptation and Random Guided Filter	4
Mapping land cover in the low Arctic using multiple sources of earth observation data	4
A Method for Fully Automatic Building Footprint Extraction From Remote Sensing Images	4
A Multi-Feature Fusion Using Deep Transfer Learning for Earthquake Building Damage Detection	4
Terrestrial Snowmelt as a Precursor to Landfast Sea Ice Break-up in Hudson Bay and James Bay	3
Comparison of Machine Learning Inversion Methods for Salinity in the Central Indian Ocean Based on SMOS Satellite Data	3
A Multiscale Joint Deep Neural Network for Glacier Contour Extraction	3
Tackling SAR Imagery Ship Classification Imbalance via Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network	3
Building Detection and Outlining in Multi-Modal Remote Sensor Data: A Stratified Approach	3
Detecting White Pine Needle Damage through Satellite Remote Sensing	3
Educating the Next Generation of Remote Sensing Specialists: Skills and Industry Needs in a Changing World	3
Automated Forest Harvest Detection With a Normalized PlanetScope Imagery Time Series	3
Multi-Source Remote Sensing Based Modeling of Vegetation Productivity in the Boreal: Issues & Opportunities	3
Comparative Analysis of Empirical and Machine Learning Models for Chl a Extraction Using Sentinel-2 and Landsat OLI Data: Opportunities, Limitations, and Challenges	3
Spatially Explicit Abundance Modeling of a Highly Specialized Wetland Bird Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Modélisation spatialement explicite de l’abondance d’un oiseau très spécifique aux zones humi	3
Estimating GDP by Fusing Nighttime Light and Land Cover Data	3
Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters of U-Net Model for Semantic Segmentation of Silt Storage Dams from Remote Sensing Images	3
Toward Targeted Change Detection with Heterogeneous Remote Sensing Images for Forest Mortality Mapping	3
Comprehensive Landsat-Based Analysis of Long-Term Surface Water Dynamics over Wetlands and Waterbodies in North America	3
A New Endmember Extraction Method Based on Least Squares	3
Correction	3

Estimating Tree Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) Using iPad Pro LiDAR Sensor in Boreal Forests	3
Intelligent Sine Cosine Optimization with Deep Transfer Learning Based Crops Type Classification Using Hyperspectral Images	2
Nearshore Bathymetry Estimation Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imagery	2
Estimating Biophysical Parameters of Native Grasslands Using Spectral Data Derived from Close Range Hyperspectral and Satellite Data	2
Monitoring Crops Using Compact Polarimetry and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission	2
Use of GEDI Signal and Environmental Parameters to Improve Canopy Height Estimation over Tropical Forest Ecosystems in Mayotte Island	2
An Algorithmic Approach towards Remote Sensing Imagery Data Restoration Using Guided Filters in Real-Time Applications	2
Machine learning approaches to Landsat change detection analysis	2
The Role of Field Survey in the Identification of Farmland Abandonment in Slovakia Using Sentinel-2 Data	2
An Experimental Study on the Effects of Noise on Endmember Extraction Methods	2
Temporal Variation in Surface Bidirectional Reflectance of the Railroad Valley Vicarious Calibration Test Site in Nevada	2
Special Issue on Large-Scale Deep Learning for Sensor-Driven Mapping	2
Assessing the Parameterization of RADARSAT-2 Dual-polarized ScanSAR Scenes on the Accuracy of a Convolutional Neural Network for Sea Ice Classification: Case Study over Coronation Gulf, Canada	2
Hyperspectral Image Classification Based on Novel Hybridization of Spatial-Spectral-Superpixelwise Principal Component Analysis and Dense 2D-3D Convolutional Neural Network Fusion Architecture	2