OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Signal Processing-Image Communication is 7. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Black-box image deblurring and defiltering	204
Editorial Board	118
Frequency-domain blind quality assessment of blurred and blocking-artefact images using Gaussian Process Regression model	106
Editorial Board	92
Cascaded and Recursive ConvNets (CRCNN): An effective and flexible approach for image denoising	71
Source camera attribution via PRNU emphasis: Towards a generalized multiplicative model	56
Learned fractional downsampling network for adaptive video streaming	55
Editorial Board	54
Selective video enhancement in the Laguerre–Gauss domain	54
Graph-based discriminative features learning for fine-grained image retrieval	48
Learning content-aware feature fusion for guided depth map super-resolution	45
Multi-layer feature fusion based image style transfer with arbitrary text condition	45
AFLNet: Adversarial focal loss network for RGB-D salient object detection	43
A global reweighting approach for cross-domain semantic segmentation	42
An extended context-based entropy hybrid modeling for image compression	40
Learning global and local features using graph neural networks for person re-identification	37
Automatic signboard detection and localization in densely populated developing cities	36
Feedback-based object detection for multi-person pose estimation	34
Enhanced CRC-based correction of multiple errors with candidate validation	31
Multi-focus image fusion via Joint convolutional analysis and synthesis sparse representation	31
Feature back-projection guided residual refinement for real-time stereo matching network	31
Memory positional encoding for image captioning	30
Comprehensive performance analysis of objective quality metrics for digital holography	28
Multi-style transfer and fusion of image’s regions based on attention mechanism and instance segmentation	28
MFIF-GAN: A new generative adversarial network for multi-focus image fusion	28

Image retargeting quality assessment based on saliency-driven classification	27
Traffic sign detection algorithm based on improved YOLOv4-Tiny	26
Transformer-based multiview spatiotemporal feature interactive fusion for human action recognition in depth videos	25
A new method for detection and prediction of occluded text in natural scene images	24
High-capacity coverless image steganographic scheme based on image synthesis	23
An embedded method: Improve the relevance of text and face image with enhanced face attributes	22
Soccer line mark segmentation and classification with stochastic watershed transform	21
A novel convolutional neural network architecture of multispectral remote sensing images for automatic material classification	21
Enhanced features in image manipulation detection	20
Hierarchical lossless coding of light fields with improved random access	20
RGB pixel n-grams: A texture descriptor	19
Dual attention guided multi-scale fusion network for RGB-D salient object detection	19
Accurate and robust visual tracking using bounding box refinement and online sample filtering	18
Data-independent low-complexity KLT approximations for image and video coding	17
Reinforced Res-Unet transformer for underwater image enhancement	17
A low light natural image statistical model for joint contrast enhancement and denoising	16
Editorial Board	16
Jointly sparse fast hashing with orthogonal learning for large-scale image retrieval	16
Editorial Board	16
Systemic distortion analysis with deep distortion directed image quality assessment models	16
Editorial Board	16
Single depth map super-resolution via joint non-local self-similarity modeling and local multi-directional gradient-guided regularization	15
Spiking two-stream methods with unsupervised STDP-based learning for action recognition	15
A fast parallel batch image encryption algorithm using intrinsic properties of chaos	15
FLQ: Design and implementation of hybrid multi-base full logarithmic quantization neural network acceleration architecture based on FPGA	15
Infrared and visible image fusion based on hybrid multi-scale decomposition and adaptive contrast enhancement	14
Stable and compact face recognition via unlabeled data driven sparse representation-based classification	14
An antagonistic training algorithm for TFT-LCD module mura defect detection	14
Multi-level adversarial attention cross-modal hashing	14
Background-detail restoration image deraining network based on convolutional dictionary network	13
DJUHNet: A deep representation learning-based scheme for the task of joint image upsampling and hashing	13
Hybrid dual stream blender for wide baseline view synthesis	13
Asymmetry-aware bilinear pooling in multi-modal data for head pose estimation	13
Past is important: Improved image captioning by looking back in time	13
Editorial Board	13
Multiparameter discrete transforms based on discrete orthogonal polynomials and their application to image watermarking	13
Deep neural network based distortion parameter estimation for blind quality measurement of stereoscopic images	13
SAR-CDCFRN: A novel SAR despeckling approach utilizing correlated dual channel feature-based residual network	13
Editorial Board	13
Multi-stream pose convolutional neural networks for human interaction recognition in images	13
Predicting ASD diagnosis in children with synthetic and image-based eye gaze data	13
Coupled adversarial variational autoencoder	12
Multi-scale graph neural network for global stereo matching	12
TBAL: Two-stage batch-mode active learning for image classification	12
An efficient rate–distortion optimization method for dependent view in MV-HEVC based on inter-view dependency	12
A novel theoretical analysis on optimal pipeline of multi-frame image super-resolution using sparse coding	12
A deep learning network based end-to-end image composition	12
Enhancing fine-detail image synthesis from text descriptions by text aggregation and connection fusion module	12
Globally and locally optimized Pannini projection for high FoV rendering of 360° images	11
Multi-scale spatial convolution algorithm for lane line detection and lane offset estimation in complex road conditions	11

“Sparse + Low-Rank” tensor completion approach for recovering images and videos	11
Kernelized dynamic convolution routing in spatial and channel interaction for attentive concrete defect recognition	11
Adaptive hypergraph learning with multi-stage optimizations for image and tag recommendation	11
Imperceptible–visible watermarking for copyright protection of digital videos based on temporal codes	11
CT-GAN: A conditional Generative Adversarial Network of transformer architecture for text-to-image	11
An ℓ0	11
Deep noise estimation and removal for real-world noisy images	11
A virtual-reality spatial matching algorithm and its application on equipment maintenance support: System design and user study	11
QL-IQA: Learning distance distribution from quality levels for blind image quality assessment	11
FW-GAN: Underwater image enhancement using generative adversarial network with multi-scale fusion	11
Single image super-resolution based on mapping-vector clustering and nonlinear pixel-reconstruction	10
Deep learning based HEVC in-loop filter and noise reduction	10
Contrastive learning for deep tone mapping operator	10
Editorial Board	10
Deep view synthesis with compact and adaptive Multiplane Images	10
S2-aware network for visual recognition	10
Weight-guided loss for long-tailed object detection and instance segmentation	10
Feature extractor optimization for discriminative representations in Generalized Category Discovery	9
TMVOS: Triplet Matching for Efficient Video Object Segmentation	9
Struck-out handwritten word detection and restoration for automatic descriptive answer evaluation	9
Segmentation of turbulent computational fluid dynamics simulations with unsupervised ensemble learning	9
Image super-resolution based on multifractals in transfer domain	9
Dynamic and static feature fusion for increased accuracy in signature verification	9
Pair comparison based progressive subjective quality ranking for underwater images	9
Prior-DualGAN: Rain rendering from coarse to fine	9
Dilated high-resolution network driven RGB-T multi-modal crowd counting	9
Standard simplex induced clustering with hierarchical deep dictionary learning	9
BGT: A blind image quality evaluator via gradient and texture statistical features	9
Editorial Board	9
Deep-NC: A secure image transmission using deep learning and network coding	9
Sparse signal recovery via infimal convolution based penalty	9
Underwater image enhancement based on color restoration and dual image wavelet fusion	9
Generic multispectral demosaicking using spectral correlation between spectral bands and pseudo-panchromatic image	9
Robust power line extraction from aerial image using object-based Gaussian–Markov random field with gravity property parameters	9
Editorial Board	9
Full-reference calibration-free image quality assessment	9
Level set framework based on local scalable Gaussian distribution and adaptive-scale operator for accurate image segmentation and correction	9
Blind video quality assessment based on multilevel video perception	8
ARRPNGAN: Text-to-image GAN with attention regularization and region proposal networks	8
Underwater image enhancement by modified color correction and adaptive Look-Up-Table with edge-preserving filter	8
Study of compression statistics and prediction of rate-distortion curves for video texture	8
Distributed source coding for utilization of inter/intra source correlation	8
Cost-efficient HEVC-based quadtree splitting (HEQUS) for VVC Video Transcoding	8
A distortion-free authentication method for color images with tampering localization and self-recovery	8
Multi-operator Image Retargeting based on Saliency Object Ranking and Similarity Evaluation Metric	8
AdaTriplet-RA: Domain matching via adaptive triplet and reinforced attention for unsupervised domain adaptation	8
Hierarchical complementary learning for weakly supervised object localization	8
Lp	8
Multi-level feature fusion and multi-loss learning for person Re-Identification	8
A blind color digital image watermarking method based on image correction and eigenvalue decomposition	8
Concept drift challenge in multimedia anomaly detection: A case study with facial datasets	8
Conditional Laplacian pyramid networks for exposure correction	8
Jomodevi: A joint motion and depth visibility prediction algorithm for perceived stereoscopic 3D quality	8
Editorial Board	8
Non-stationary content-adaptive projector resolution enhancement	8
MR image restoration and segmentation via denoising deep adversarial network for blood vessels accurate diagnosis	7
Super-resolution image visual quality assessment based on structure–texture features	7
Improved multi-focus image fusion using online convolutional sparse coding based on sample-dependent dictionary	7
AggNet: Learning to aggregate faces for group membership verification	7
An effective feature detection approach for image stitching of near-uniform scenes	7
Light field image coding with flexible viewpoint scalability and random access	7
Ranking-based scores for the assessment of aesthetic quality in photography	7
Watermarking schemes for digital images: Robustness overview	7
USteg-DSE: Universal quantitative Steganalysis framework using Densenet merged with Squeeze & Excitation net	7
Optical flow-assisted multi-level fusion network for Light Field image angular reconstruction	7
Revisiting ensemble adversarial attack	7
A transformer-based network for perceptual contrastive underwater image enhancement	7
AGRFNet: Two-stage cross-modal and multi-level attention gated recurrent fusion network for RGB-D saliency detection	7
Quality assessment of multiply and singly distorted stereoscopic images via adaptive construction of cyclopean views	7
U-ATSS: A lightweight and accurate one-stage underwater object detection network	7
Underwater image enhancement via integrated RGB and LAB color models	7
Editorial Board	7
Learning sparse feature representation for blind quality assessment of night-time images	7
Graph-based image captioning with semantic and spatial features	7
A Regularization by Denoising super-resolution method based on genetic algorithms	7
Light field extraction from a conventional camera	7
A robust hybrid active contour model based on pre-fitting bias field correction for fast image segmentation	7
Are metrics measuring what they should? An evaluation of Image Captioning task metrics	7
Pre-encoding based temporal dependent rate–distortion optimization for HEVC	7