OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geo-Spatial Information Science 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Challenges and implications of predicting the spatiotemporal distribution of dengue fever outbreak in Chinese Taiwan using remote sensing data and deep learning	183
Integrating street view imagery and taxi trajectory for identifying urban function of street space	148
A robust and accurate feature matching method for multi-modal geographic images spatial registration	118
Enhancing outlying growth simulation in urban cellular automata via intelligent extraction-fusion of land suitability and neighborhood effects: a case study of Wuhan, China	100
Integrating a multi-dimensional deep convolutional neural network with optimized sample selection for landslide susceptibility assessment	90
Unsettled urbanization: spatiality of urban growth in Dodoma, Tanzania	63
Global vegetation productivity increased in response to COVID-19 restrictions	57
Impacts of vegetation greening and climate change on trend and interannual variability in vegetation productivity in the Wuyi Mountain region	44
Quantifying urban vegetation carbon storage using seamless and dense time-series remote sensing data	43
Data-driven machine learning approaches for precise lithofacies identification in complex geological environments	41
A curve-based radiometric calibration method for wavelength of interest hyperspectral imaging: a case study of QMX-1/CCTF-HI	39
Characterizing the channel dependence of vegetation effects on microwave emissions from soils	35
The impact of drought time scales and characteristics on gross primary productivity in China from 2001 to 2020	32
An approach for measuring spatial similarity among COVID-19 epicenters	30
How do greenspace landscapes affect PM2.5 exposure in Wuhan? Linking spatial-nonstationary, annual varying, and multiscale perspectives	30
Crowdsourcing geographic information for terrorism-related disaster awareness and mitigation: perspectives and challenges	28
Sensing the global CRUST1.0 Moho by gravitational curvatures of crustal mass anomalies	28
Toward comprehensive traffic scene understanding: a benchmark and detector for traffic object detection in smart city surveillance	27
3D spatial evolutionary particle swarm algorithm based emergency communication spatial deployment optimization	27
Influence of ground control point reliability and distribution on UAV photogrammetric 3D mapping accuracy	26
Strike-slip pattern of the Maidan fault along the southern margin of the Central Tianshan revealed by InSAR and GNSS observations	25
How do humans navigate in the virtual lunar environment?	25
Domain adaptation hyperspectral image fusion based on spatial-spectral domain separation	25
Using social media for environmental insight: a multi-model deep learning framework approach	23
Assessing urban renewal opportunities by combining 3D building information and geographic big data	23

Corporate mapping in OpenStreetMap – shifting trends in global evolution and small-scale effects	22
Quantitatively exploring the influence of geographical conditions on ecological quality using a novel remote sensing model: a comparison between two geographical disparity regions in China	21
Mapping ground deformation in the northern Yangtze River estuary using improved MT-InSAR based on ICA and non-stationary analysis	21
Forest terrain and canopy height estimation using stereo images and spaceborne LiDAR data from GF-7 satellite	20
Accurate GRACE terrestrial water storage estimations via a new fusion method	20
The ATL08 as a height reference for the global digital elevation models	20
NDVI time-series data reconstruction for spatial-temporal dynamic monitoring of Arctic vegetation structure	20
Optimized formulas of the gravitational field of a vertical cylindrical prism	19
ST-GWLR: combining geographically weighted logistic regression and spatiotemporal hotspot trend analysis to explore the effect of built environment on traffic crash	19
Improving GNSS precise point positioning with tropospheric constraints from data-driven numerical weather prediction model	19
Bi-temporal Gaussian feature dependency guided change detection in remote sensing images	19
LGFaware-meshing: online mesh reconstruction from LiDAR point cloud with awareness of local geometric features	19
Defining critical water stress thresholds for adaptive management of alpine grassland phenology on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	19
Large-scale automatic block adjustment from satellite to indoor photogrammetry	19
Spatiotemporal dynamics of ecological environment quality in arid and sandy regions with a particular remote sensing ecological index: a study of the Beijing-Tianjin Sand source region	18
Deep learning models for spatial relation extraction in text	18
T-UNet: triplet UNet for change detection in high-resolution remote sensing images	18
Identification and quantification of minerals within Apollo samples using LWIR spectroscopy	17
A curvature-driven cloud removal method for remote sensing images	17
A quality enhancement method for vehicle trajectory data using onboard images	17
Beyond extraction accuracy: addressing the quality of geographical named entity through advanced recognition and correction models using a modified BERT framework	17
A novel unsupervised deep learning method for the generalization of urban form	17
On the symmetric transformation with geometric constraints	17
Spatiotemporal patterns of annual clear-cutting distribution in tropical and subtropical regions of China with time series Landsat and CCDC	17
Assuring the quality of VGI on land use and land cover: experiences and learnings from the LandSense project	17
A spatiotemporal analysis of the impact of lockdown and coronavirus on London’s bicycle hire scheme: from response to recovery to a new normal	16
Artificial intelligence for sustainable development of smart cities and urban land-use management	16
Near real-time LOD prediction using ConvLSTM model through integrating IGS rapid LOD and effective angular momentum	16
Simulating multiple urban land use changes by integrating transportation accessibility and a vector-based cellular automata: a case study on city of Toronto	16
Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review	15
Improving individual tree crown volume estimation using high-accuracy boundary fitting based on stratified polar coordinate conversion with airborne laser scanning data	15
Enhancing downwelling diffuse attenuation coefficient retrieval at 490 nm through a Neural network and water classification system	15
AdaFI-FCN: an adaptive feature integration fully convolutional network for predicting driver’s visual attention	14
High resolution global forest burned area changes monitoring using landsat 7/8 images	14
Globally consistent dense 3D reconstruction with loop closure under fast camera motion	14
Use of GIS technology and cellular automata for modeling multiple socio-economic scenarios of regional spatial development and inter-regional cooperation	14
The Evolution of urban agglomerations in China and how it deviates from Zipf’s law	14
Identification of international trade patterns of agricultural products: the evolution of communities and their core countries	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
A classification framework with multi-level fusion of object-based analysis and convolutional neural network: a case study for land use classification in mining areas	13
MSFDN: multi-scale spatial-spectral-frequency joint denoising network for hyperspectral images	13
The differences, advantages, and disadvantages of various image compositing methods on the Google Earth Engine platform: an exploration	13
Single target tracking in high-resolution satellite videos: a comprehensive review	13
Spatiotemporal patterns of human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in China	13
An in situ hyperspectral dataset for typical aquatic vegetation	12
Spatial-temporal analysis of the international trade network	12
A novel trajectory segmentation and compression approach for moving objects based on arc and polyline integration	12
Spatial diffusion processes of Gelugpa monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibetan areas of China utilizing the multi-level diffusion model	12
Entity-oriented spatial coding scheme and its application for spatial topology	12
Mid-Term achievements in the Dragon 5 Cooperation between MOST and ESA	12

Monitoring multiyear cropping patterns in the arid regions of northwestern China from 2005 to 2022 using Landsat time-series data	12
Estimating pedestrian traffic with Bluetooth sensor technology	12
Investigating the effect of spatial patterns of artificial impervious surface on PM _2.5 at the intra-urban scale	12
Low frequency error analysis and calibration for multiple star sensors system of GaoFen7 satellite	11
Mixed-use urban land parcels identification integrating geospatial data and machine learning	11
Identifying vehicle types from trajectory data based on spatial-semantic information	11
ForestSemantic: a dataset for semantic learning of forest from close-range sensing	11
Urban comprehensive carrying capacity analysis in Zhejiang Province of China from the perspective of production, living, and ecological spaces	11
The great calving in 2017 did not have a significant impact on the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the short term	11
Glacier melt detection at different sites of Greenland ice sheet using dual-polarized Sentinel-1 images	11
Analysing the use of OpenAerialMap images for OpenStreetMap edits	10
Luojia-HSSR: A high spatial-spectral resolution remote sensing dataset for land-cover classification with a new 3D-HRNet	10
A novel Short-time Fourier transform-based algorithm for detection of wandering in the patients with Alzheimer’s disease	10
Multi-sensor InSAR time series fusion for long-term land subsidence monitoring	10
Forest age estimation using UAV-LiDAR and Sentinel-2 data with machine learning algorithms- a case study of Masson pine ( Pinus massoniana )	10
Visual effects of a forward-curled 3D map of the Forbidden City with eye-tracking	10
Evaluating the accuracy of ground elevation estimates from GEDI satellite LiDAR in forested terrain	10
Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation	10
Reprocessing of three-decade GNSS observations: millimeter-level nonlinear terrestrial reference frame, global velocity field and plate motion model refinement	10
A concept of levels of detail for modeling Buddhist statues in 3D	10
Correction	10
Automated noise modelling using a triangulated terrain model	10
Gap filling for satellite-derived products of lake aquatic environment using historical big data	9
MS-POFT: multiscale phase-orientation guided feature transform for multi-modal image matching	9
Research on RBF-PID hybrid drive control models for drone pesticide applications in tropical orchards	9
Unraveling environmental influences on the spatial and temporal dynamics of cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erhai during its early stage of eutrophication	9
Analysis of the temporal and spatial characteristics of lunar reconnaissance orbiter’s orbit error based on multi-coverage narrow angle camera images	9
ATN-Hybrid: a hybrid attention network with deterministic-probabilistic mechanism for hyperspectral image classification	9
Stronger compact representations of object trajectories	9
Satellite-based assessment reveals hydrological and ecological transformations from China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project	9
Automated remote sensing monitoring of cropland non-agricultural and non-grain conversion at parcel scale in complex environments through multi-source data fusion	9
A novel fuzzy inference method for urban incomplete road weight assignment	9
Mapping local-scale working population and daytime population densities using points-of-interest and nighttime light satellite imageries	9
Adaptive weighted multi-view subspace clustering method for recognizing urban functions from multi-source social sensing data	9
Potentiality of Landsat-9 for early-season mapping of winter garlic and winter wheat	9
A novel estimation of scientific and technological innovation index using multi-modal data	9
A novel stop-and-go kinematic positioning method for PPP–RTK	9
Unveiling intra-urban complexity and identifying urban cores through the lens of living structure using point-of-interest data	8
A survey on underwater coral image segmentation based on deep learning	8
Analysis of the land suitability for paddy fields in Tanzania using a GIS-based analytical hierarchy process	8
Radiometric landscape: a new conceptual framework and operational approach for landscape characterisation and mapping	8
Land cover simulation and analysis for the Greater Bay Area of China in the context of the 2035 development plan	8
Presence and detection methods of pseudo-periods in GNSS coordinate time series	8
Using machine learning and satellite data from multiple sources to analyze mining, water management, and preservation of cultural heritage	8
Calibrating an airborne linear-array multi-camera system on the master focal plane with existing bundled images	8
China’s larch stock volume estimation using Sentinel-2 and LiDAR data	8
BIM/IFC-based 3D spatial model for condominium ownership: A case study of China	8
Ecological network optimization and its correlation with net primary productivity in the Thal Desert: a 20-year analysis	8
Phenology-based delineation of irrigated and rain-fed paddy fields with Sentinel-2 imagery in Google Earth Engine	8
Revealing multi-scale spatial synergy of mega-city region from a human mobility perspective	8
Multipath tracking with LTE signals for accurate TOA estimation in the application of indoor positioning	8
Friedrich Ackermann’s scientific research program	8
Market analysis of the relationship between Brazilian Federal Government and the geospatial industry	8
Assessing the effect of ensemble learning algorithms and validation approach on estimating forest aboveground biomass: a case study of natural secondary forest in Northeast China	7
The convergence mechanism of Low Earth Orbit enhanced GNSS (LeGNSS) Precise Point Positioning (PPP)	7
An approach for traffic pattern recognition integration of ship AIS data and port geospatial features	7
Correction	7
A review of multi-class change detection for satellite remote sensing imagery	7
Image-based machine learning and cluster analysis for urban road network: employing Orange for codeless visual programming	7
Increasing spatial coverage in rough terrain and vegetated areas using InSAR optimized pixel selection: application to Tohoku, Japan	7
Democratizing photogrammetry: an accuracy perspective	7
Multi-level domain perturbation for source-free object detection in remote sensing images	7
GLSD: a global large-scale ship database with baseline evaluations	7
Volunteered geographic information use in crisis, emergency and disaster management: a scoping review and a web atlas	7
Mapping 30-m cotton areas based on an automatic sample selection and machine learning method using Landsat and MODIS images	7
Model-based comparisons of near-coincident TerraSAR-X and COSMO-SkyMed VV-polarized SAR measurements over sea surface with and without oil slicks	7
Current and potential use of augmented reality in (geographic) citizen science projects: A survey	7
Spatiotemporal variability/stability analysis of NO ₂ , CO, and land surface temperature (LST) during COVID-19 lockdown in Amman city, Jordan	7
Constructing intertidal topography for sandy beaches by combining Sentinel-2 imagery and water level data	7