OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geo-Spatial Information Science is 6. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Mapping of cropland, cropping patterns and crop types by combining optical remote sensing images with decision tree classifier and random forest	87
Deep learning for change detection in remote sensing: a review	76
Land cover classification from remote sensing images based on multi-scale fully convolutional network	72
China’s high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites and their mapping applications	67
Advances in spaceborne hyperspectral remote sensing in China	65
Feature detection and description for image matching: from hand-crafted design to deep learning	54
LEO Enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System (LeGNSS): progress, opportunities, and challenges	54
Spatio-temporal-spectral observation model for urban remote sensing	49
Understanding the pattern and mechanism of spatial concentration of urban land use, population and economic activities: a case study in Wuhan, China	49
Remote sensing-based estimation of rice yields using various models: A critical review	48
A review of multi-class change detection for satellite remote sensing imagery	45
Modified aquila optimizer for forecasting oil production	43
Collaborative validation of GlobeLand30: Methodology and practices	41
Evaluation of wave retrieval for Chinese Gaofen-3 synthetic aperture radar	36
Mapping and analyzing the local climate zones in China’s 32 major cities using Landsat imagery based on a novel convolutional neural network	31
Estimation of global karst carbon sink from 1950s to 2050s using response surface methodology	27
Luojia-HSSR: A high spatial-spectral resolution remote sensing dataset for land-cover classification with a new 3D-HRNet	26
LEO satellite clock analysis and prediction for positioning applications	26
A remote sensing assessment index for urban ecological livability and its application	23
Deep learning-based local climate zone classification using Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 multispectral imagery	22
Exploring metro vibrancy and its relationship with built environment: a cross-city comparison using multi-source urban data	22
Spatial-temporal modeling of initial COVID-19 diffusion: The cases of the Chinese Mainland and Conterminous United States	21
Integration of maximum crop response with machine learning regression model to timely estimate crop yield	20
Isolating the direct and indirect impacts of urbanization on vegetation carbon sequestration capacity in a large oasis city: evidence from Urumqi, China	19
Evaluation of Landsat 8 image pansharpening in estimating soil organic matter using multiple linear regression and artificial neural networks	19

VNLSTM-PoseNet: A novel deep ConvNet for real-time 6-DOF camera relocalization in urban streets	18
Simulating multiple urban land use changes by integrating transportation accessibility and a vector-based cellular automata: a case study on city of Toronto	18
Trajectory analysis at intersections for traffic rule identification	17
Wave retrieval from quad-polarized Chinese Gaofen-3 SAR image using an improved tilt modulation transfer function	17
Integration of cadastral survey data into building information models	17
Integrating urban morphology and land surface temperature characteristics for urban functional area classification	17
ActivityNET: Neural networks to predict public transport trip purposes from individual smart card data and POIs	17
Area, lake-level and volume variations of typical lakes on the Tibetan Plateau and their response to climate change, 1972–2019	16
Progress and perspectives of point cloud intelligence	16
SAR image water extraction using the attention U-net and multi-scale level set method: flood monitoring in South China in 2020 as a test case	15
High-performance solutions of geographically weighted regression in R	15
Volunteered geographic information use in crisis, emergency and disaster management: a scoping review and a web atlas	15
Layout graph model for semantic façade reconstruction using laser point clouds	14
Analysis of the land suitability for paddy fields in Tanzania using a GIS-based analytical hierarchy process	13
Value of incorporating geospatial information into the prediction of on-street parking occupancy – A case study	13
The Evolution of urban agglomerations in China and how it deviates from Zipf’s law	13
Comparison of Layer-stacking and Dempster-Shafer Theory-based Methods Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data Fusion in Urban Land Cover Mapping	13
Geographically varying relationships between population flows from Wuhan and COVID-19 cases in Chinese cities	13
Population spatialization with pixel-level attribute grading by considering scale mismatch issue in regression modeling	13
Spatio-temporal-spectral-angular observation model that integrates observations from UAV and mobile mapping vehicle for better urban mapping	12
STCD: efficient Siamese transformers-based change detection method for remote sensing images	12
A novel unsupervised deep learning method for the generalization of urban form	12
FCN-Attention: A deep learning UWB NLOS/LOS classification algorithm using fully convolution neural network with self-attention mechanism	12
Evaluating the accuracy of two satellite-based Quantitative Precipitation Estimation products and their application for meteorological drought monitoring over the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa	11
Phenology-based delineation of irrigated and rain-fed paddy fields with Sentinel-2 imagery in Google Earth Engine	11
Technical progress of China’s national remote sensing mapping: from mapping western China to national dynamic mapping	11
Signal acquisition of Luojia-1A low earth orbit navigation augmentation system with software defined receiver	11
Urban Geospatial Information Acquisition Mobile Mapping System based on close-range photogrammetry and IGS site calibration	10
Assessment of groundwater potential using multi-criteria decision analysis and geoelectrical surveying	10
Development of China’s spaceborne SAR satellite, processing strategy, and application: take Gaofen-3 series as an example	10
A novel method for road network mining from floating car data	10
A power-law-based approach to mapping COVID-19 cases in the United States	10
An optimal design of the broadcast ephemeris for LEO navigation augmentation systems	10
Impact of different sampling rates on precise point positioning performance using online processing service	10
Multipath tracking with LTE signals for accurate TOA estimation in the application of indoor positioning	9
Importance of community containment measures in combating the COVID-19 epidemic: From the perspective of urban planning	9
Modelling impacts of high-speed rail on urban interaction with social media in China’s mainland	9
LuoJiaAI: A cloud-based artificial intelligence platform for remote sensing image interpretation	8
Measuring positive public transit accessibility using big transit data	8
Large-scale urban building function mapping by integrating multi-source web-based geospatial data	8
Multi-sensor InSAR time series fusion for long-term land subsidence monitoring	8
An internal-external optimized convolutional neural network for arbitrary orientated object detection from optical remote sensing images	8
A comparative analysis of grid-based and object-based modeling approaches for poplar forest growing stock volume estimation in plain regions using airborne LiDAR data	8
How do greenspace landscapes affect PM2.5 exposure in Wuhan? Linking spatial-nonstationary, annual varying, and multiscale perspectives	8
Artificial intelligence for sustainable development of smart cities and urban land-use management	8
An analysis of close approaches and probability of collisions between LEO resident space objects and mega constellations	8
Modeling relationships between the network distance and travel time dynamics for assessing equity of accessibility to urban parks	7
Modelling future spatial distribution of peanut crops in Australia under climate change scenarios	7
Evaluation and adjustment of the radiometric degradation of HY-1B satellite COCTS via a stable marine site	7
Quality monitoring of real-time GNSS precise positioning service system	7

Internet intelligent remote sensing scientific experimental satellite LuoJia3-01	7
EFFC-Net: lightweight fully convolutional neural networks in remote sensing disaster images	7
A spatial–spectral classification framework for multispectral LiDAR	7
Evidence of vegetation greening benefitting from the afforestation initiatives in China	7
TanDEM-X multiparametric data features in sea ice classification over the Baltic sea	7
China’s larch stock volume estimation using Sentinel-2 and LiDAR data	6
Assessing multi-spatial driving factors of urban land use transformation in megacities: a case study of Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area from 2000 to 2018	6
Landslide inventory validation and susceptibility mapping in the Gerecse Hills, Hungary	6
The effects of factor generalization scales on the reproduction of dynamic urban growth	6
Measuring the urban sprawl based on economic-dominated perspective: the case of 31 municipalities and provincial capitals	6
Mapping impervious surfaces with a hierarchical spectral mixture analysis incorporating endmember spatial distribution	6
Democratizing photogrammetry: an accuracy perspective	6
Analysis of sea ice conditions and navigability in the Arctic Northeast Passage during the summer from 2002-2021	6
Indoor positioning based on tightly coupling of PDR and one single Wi-Fi FTM AP	6
Structure and performance analysis of fusion positioning system with a single 5G station and a single GNSS satellite	6
Low frequency error analysis and calibration for multiple star sensors system of GaoFen7 satellite	6
A large scale training sample database system for intelligent interpretation of remote sensing imagery	6
Forest in situ observations through a fully automated under-canopy unmanned aerial vehicle	6
A curvature-driven cloud removal method for remote sensing images	6
Atmospheric correction for HY-1C CZI images using neural network in western Pacific region	6
Calibration of GRACE on-board accelerometers for thermosphere density derivation	6
Estimating China’s poverty reduction efficiency by integrating multi-source geospatial data and deep learning techniques	6
Exploiting satellite SAR for archaeological prospection and heritage site protection	6
The impact of drought time scales and characteristics on gross primary productivity in China from 2001 to 2020	6
Correlating fluency theory-based visual aesthetic liking of landscape with landscape types and features	6
TDS-1 GNSS reflectometry wind geophysical model function response to GPS block types	6