International Journal of Digital Earth

Papers
(The TQCC of International Journal of Digital Earth 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 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
3D Path prediction of moving objects in a video-augmented indoor virtual environment131
Evolutionary dynamics of island shoreline in the context of climate change: insights from extensive empirical evidence80
Expert perspectives on GIS use in Spanish geographic education78
A review of research methods on the coupling relationship between urban rail transit and urban space: revealing spatiotemporal relationships through big data67
Assessing the transferability of a multi-source land use classification workflow across two heterogeneous urban and rural areas48
Capturing the crack process of the Antarctic A74 iceberg with Sentinel-1 based offset tracking and radar interferometry techniques43
Construction of quality evaluation indicator system for diamond discrete global grid systems42
Cloud-based storage and computing for remote sensing big data: a technical review39
TR2RM: an urban road network generation model based on multisource big data34
Ship detection and identification in SDGSAT-1 glimmer images based on the glimmer YOLO model34
Injecting spectral indices to transferable convolutional neural network under imbalanced and noisy labels for Landsat image classification30
On-orbit geometric calibration of satellite laser altimeters using infrared detectors and corner-cube retroreflectors29
Mapping the spatial and temporal patterns of fallow land in mountainous regions of China28
Modeling pan-Arctic seasonal and interannual landfast sea ice thickness and snow depth between 1979 and 202127
The characteristics of multi-source mobility datasets and how they reveal the luxury nature of social distancing in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic26
High-resolution global mature and young oil palm plantation subclass maps for 202025
Multibeam water column image super-resolution by combining morphological and intensity features25
A new method for the extraction of tailing ponds from very high-resolution remotely sensed images: PSVED24
UCFTNet: multi-class dtection of city critical disaster information based on U-shaped cross fusion transformer24
Assessing the active-passive approach at variant incidence angles for microwave brightness temperature downscaling24
A full-attention network with an open dataset for large-scale building semantic segmentation along long-span high-speed rail lines24
Evaluation of stereology for snow microstructure measurement and microwave emission modeling: a case study24
Analysis of desert locust ( Schistocerca gregaria ) suitability in Yemen: an integrated evaluation based on MaxEnt and space–time cube approaches23
Suitability analysis of human activities over Antarctic ice shelves: an integrated assessment of natural conditions based on machine learning algorithms23
List of reviewers for International Journal of Digital Earth23
AugGKG: a grid-augmented geographic knowledge graph representation and spatio-temporal query model23
A new sea ice concentration retrieval algorithm from thermal infrared imagery22
China’s urbanisation evolution and metropolitan area expansion, based on the Prolonged Artificial Nighttime-light Dataset (PANDA, 1984–2020)21
A methodological framework for analyzing PPGIS data collected in 3D21
Multi-scale hydrological system-of-systems realized through WHOS: the brokering framework21
Scene classification for remote sensing image of land use and land cover using dual-model architecture with multilevel feature fusion21
Quality-preserving multilevel mesh generation for building models21
Shortwave radiation balance modulates potential evapotranspiration over China20
Landsat data-driven identification of surface soil freeze and thaw states: a comparison of various target detection and semantic segmentation models20
Dual convolutional network based on hypergraph and multilevel feature fusion for road extraction from high-resolution remote sensing images20
Asymmetric effects of diurnal warming on carbon allocation to leaves of marsh wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau20
An automatic procedure for generating burn severity maps from the satellite images-derived spectral indices19
A rule-based semi-automatic method to map burned areas in Mediterranean using Landsat images – revisited and improved19
Fine scale optical remote sensing experiment of mixed stand over complex terrain (FOREST) in the Genhe Reserve Area: objective, observation and a case study19
A news picture geo-localization pipeline based on deep learning and street view images18
Dynamic heatmap pyramid computation for massive high-parallel spatial streaming in urban environments18
FRIC: a framework for few-shot remote sensing image captioning17
Optimizing satellite ground station facilities scheduling for RSGS: a novel model and algorithm17
BATSCCD: a new change detection method for mapping building age in rapidly changing urban areas using Landsat time series data16
Individual tree segmentation from UAS Lidar data based on hierarchical filtering and clustering16
Within-season crop monitoring at continental scale utilizing new gap-filled Landsat temporal series16
Spatial and temporal assessment of sustainable development indicators for the China-Pakistan transportation corridor16
Kinematic precise point positioning heights enhancement using static measurements and Voronoi’s corrector surface15
Automatic segmentation algorithm for high-spatial-resolution remote sensing images based on self-learning super-pixel convolutional network15
A Novel Map Matching Method Based on Improved Hidden Markov and Conditional Random Fields Model15
An improved coverage-oriented retrieval algorithm for large-area remote sensing data15
An unsupervised semantic segmentation method that combines the ImSE-Net model with SLICm superpixel optimization15
Red list assessments of Chinese higher plants15
RepDDNet: a fast and accurate deforestation detection model with high-resolution remote sensing image15
Quantitative prediction and evaluation of geothermal resource areas in the southwest section of the Mid-Spine Belt of Beautiful China14
Identifying the Central Business Districts of global megacities using nighttime light remote sensing data14
Multi-scale differential network for landslide extraction from remote sensing images with different scenarios14
Spatiotemporal analysis of the impact of urban landscape forms on PM 2.5 in China from 2001 to 202014
A fine-grained evaluation of social vulnerability to COVID-19, healthcare access and built environmental disparities in Tokyo, Japan14
Hierarchical accompanying and inhibiting patterns on the spatial arrangement of taxi local hotspots13
Automatic extraction and reconstruction of a 3D wireframe of an indoor scene from semantic point clouds13
Using remote sensing data to evaluate the ecological restoration in Taiyuan from the SDGs perspective13
Advances on the Global Human Settlement Layer by joint assessment of Earth Observation and population survey data13
Relationships between geo-spatial features and COVID-19 hospitalisations revealed by machine learning models and SHAP values13
A multi-layer modelling approach for mining versatile ports of a global maritime transportation network13
Correction13
Bathymetric mapping and estimation of water storage in a shallow lake using a remote sensing inversion method based on machine learning13
Latitudinal fluctuation in global concentration of CO2 and CH4 from shortwave infrared spectral observation by GOSAT during COVID-1913
Spatial data trusts: an emerging governance framework for sharing spatial data12
High-resolution land cover classification: cost-effective approach for extraction of reliable training data from existing land cover datasets12
A user perspective on future cloud-based services for Big Earth data12
HyperRefiner: a refined hyperspectral pansharpening network based on the autoencoder and self-attention12
Unsupervised GRNN flood mapping approach combined with uncertainty analysis using bi-temporal Sentinel-2 MSI imageries11
Identifying urban land use social functional units: a case study using OSM data11
Decomposing and mapping different scales of land subsidence over Shanghai with X- and C-Band SAR data stacks11
End-to-end digital twin creation of the archaeological landscape in Uruk-Warka (Iraq)11
A novel fine-resolution snow depth retrieval model to reveal detailed spatiotemporal patterns of snow cover in Northeast China11
GeoFRESH – an online platform for freshwater geospatial data processing11
Revealing the linguistic and geographical disparities of public awareness to Covid-19 outbreak through social media11
YOLOSAR-Lite: a lightweight framework for real-time ship detection in SAR imagery11
Multidimensional geographic factors behind conflicts: a case study in Sudan11
Encoding and operation scheme for the rhombic triacontahedron aperture 4 hexagonal discrete global grid system11
GNSS Ground deformation observation network optimization assisted using prior InSAR-derived ground surface deformation and multiscale iteration estimation11
Incorporating object counts into remote sensing image captioning11
How to derive a geovisualization from an application data model: an approach based on Semantic Web technologies11
How sustainable is OpenStreetMap? Tracking individual trajectories of editing behavior11
Digital-twin-based multi-scale simulation supports urban emergency management: a case study of urban epidemic transmission11
Mapping Local Climate Zones in Lausanne (Switzerland) with Sentinel-2 and PRISMA imagery: comparison of classification performance using different band combinations and building height data11
An evaluation of TLS-based glacier change assessment in the central Tibetan plateau10
Investigating the seasonal dynamics of surface water over the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau using Sentinel-1 imagery and a novel gated multiscale ConvNet10
Mapping high-resolution surface shortwave radiation over East Asia with the new generation geostationary meteorological satellite Himawari-810
The future of global land change monitoring10
Aesthetic style transferring method based on deep neural network between Chinese landscape painting and classical private garden’s virtual scenario10
Mapping soil organic matter content using Sentinel-2 synthetic images at different time intervals in Northeast China10
Mapping of lakes in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 2016 to 2021: trend and potential regularity10
Strategies in training deep learning models to extract building from multisource images with small training sample sizes10
Landsat image classification using a deep learning model and multiple-source training samples10
Reconstructed NDVI and EVI datasets in China (ReVIChina) generated by a spatial-interannual reconstruction method10
Unmanned vehicle off-road path-planning method with comprehensive constraints on multiple environmental factors10
Evaluation and spatio-temporal analysis of surface energy flux in permafrost regions over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Arctic using CMIP6 models10
Assessment of drought risk for winter wheat on the Huanghuaihai Plain under climate change using an EPIC model-based approach10
Spatial prediction of sparse events using a discrete global grid system; a case study of hate crimes in the USA10
A novel spectral index for mapping blue colour-coated steel roofs (BCCSRs) in urban areas using Sentinel-2 data10
Long-term dynamics of peak photosynthesis timing and environmental controls in the Tibetan Plateau monitored by satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence9
GPT, large language models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (GAI) models in geospatial science: a systematic review9
Full-automatic high-precision scene 3D reconstruction method with water-area intelligent complementation and mesh optimization for UAV images9
A new multi-source remote sensing image sample dataset with high resolution for flood area extraction: GF-FloodNet9
Integrating remote sensing temporal trajectory and survey statistics to update land use/land cover maps9
Enhancing explainability of deep learning models for point cloud analysis: a focus on semantic segmentation9
Multimodal data visualization method for digital twin campus construction9
Topography and accumulation rate as controls of asynchronous surging behaviour in the eastern and western branches of the Western Kunlun Glacier, Northwestern Tibetan Plateau9
Impacts of spatial explanatory variables on surface urban heat island intensity between urban and suburban regions in China9
A locally explained heterogeneity model for examining wetland disparity9
Modelling future urban scenarios of land suitability: a case study of Jihlava city9
RTGDC: a real-time ingestion and processing approach in geospatial data cube for digital twin of earth9
Mapping time-series anthropogenic heat flux using the top-down inventory and temporal downscaling in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei megaregion of China9
Estimating asset wealth using multidimensional luminous information in areas lacking nighttime light8
Virtual geo-cyber environments: metaphorical visualization of virtual cyberspace with geographical knowledge8
A review and comparison of surface incident shortwave radiation from multiple data sources: satellite retrievals, reanalysis data and GCM simulations8
Precipitation variations associated with tropical cyclone intensity and intensity change in the Northwest Pacific using 21-Yr GPM IMERG product8
A new deep learning-based model for reconstructing high-quality NDVI time-series data in heavily cloudy areas: fusion of Sentinel 1 and 2 data8
Deep object segmentation and classification networks for building damage detection using the xBD dataset8
GACP: graph neural networks with ARMA filters and a parallel CNN for hyperspectral image classification8
Spatiotemporal coverage capability of moon-based SAR for water dynamic monitoring in global vegetation tipping elements8
Geometric calibration of large-scale SAR images using wind turbines as ground control points8
FWENet: a deep convolutional neural network for flood water body extraction based on SAR images8
A transformer-based Siamese network and an open optical dataset for semantic change detection of remote sensing images8
Geographic proximity and homophily effects drive social interactions within VGI communities: an example of iNaturalist8
Development of a cloud-free MODIS NDSI dataset (2001–2020) over Northeast China8
A vision-aided RTK ambiguity resolution method by map lane matching for intelligent vehicle in urban environment8
An unmanned aerial system benchmark object detection dataset for deep learning in outfall surveys8
Change detection of multisource remote sensing images: a review8
Impact of spatial layout optimization on photovoltaic power consumption: insights from China8
Ecological health analysis of wetlands in the middle reaches of Yangtze River under changing environment7
Rapid mass losses of Urumqi River Basin glaciers, eastern Tianshan Mountains revealed from multi-temporal DEMs, 1964–20217
Modification and validation of a new method to improve the accuracy of MODIS-derived dew point temperature over mainland China7
Modeling landslide susceptibility based on convolutional neural network coupling with metaheuristic optimization algorithms7
GGW-BDF: an online tool for using earth observation and Chinese ecosystem restoration experiences in support of the Great Green Wall initiative7
Planning-oriented optimization strategy for visualizing power distribution networks: from global to local7
Analytical ‘decisiveness’ as a robust measure of the absolute importance of landslide predisposing factors7
Mapping common and glossy buckthorns (Frangula alnusandRhamnus cathartica) using multi-date satellite imagery WorldView-3, GeoEye-1 and SPOT-77
Enhanced urban functional land use map with free and open-source data7
Snow features on sea ice in the western Arctic Ocean during summer 20167
A robust discretization method of factor screening for landslide susceptibility mapping using convolution neural network, random forest, and logistic regression models7
Assessing factors impacting inter-satellite variability of grassland curing estimates for fire monitoring in Victoria, Australia using remote sensing7
Contour detection with bicubic spline surfaces7
Assessing tree crown fire damage integrating linear spectral mixture analysis and supervised machine learning on Sentinel-2 imagery7
Governance interactions of spatial data infrastructures: an agent-based modelling approach7
Inter-satellite variability of grassland curing maps produced by different satellite sensors – Victoria, Australia7
Estimating carbon storage of desert ecosystems in China7
SOENet: a multi-resolution network for sheep extraction from high-resolution remote sensing images7
Enhancing mountainous permafrost mapping by leveraging a rock glacier inventory in northeastern Tibetan Plateau7
An increasing mutual promotion of economic growth between China and the world observed from nighttime light remote sensing7
Determining the impacts of climate change and human activities on vegetation change on the Chinese Loess Plateau considering human-induced vegetation type change and time-lag effects of climate on veg7
A labor-free index-guided semantic segmentation approach for urban vegetation mapping from high-resolution true color imagery7
Remote sensing-based deformation monitoring of pagodas at the Bagan cultural heritage site, Myanmar7
Revolutionizing building damage detection: A novel weakly supervised approach using high-resolution remote sensing images7
An ethics assessment list for geoinformation ecosystems: revisiting the integrated geospatial information framework of the United Nations7
Geographic context-aware text mining: enhance social media message classification for situational awareness by integrating spatial and temporal features7
Adaptive step-size forward advection method for aerosol process simulation7
Reduction of rain effect on wave height estimation from marine X-band radar images using unsupervised generative adversarial networks7
An improved bridge reference network for 3-D SAR tomography based on regional growing strategy7
Fast semantic segmentation for remote sensing images with an improved Short-Term Dense-Connection (STDC) network7
Large dam candidate region identification from multi-source remote sensing images via a random forest and spatial analysis approach7
Construction of inherent geometric pattern for equal-area hexagonal discrete global grid systems7
An efficient built-up land expansion model using a modified U-Net7
Enhancing post-seismic landslide susceptibility modeling in China through a time-variant approach: a spatio-temporal analysis7
Understanding root-zone soil moisture in agricultural regions of Central Mexico using the ensemble Kalman filter, satellite-derived information, and the THEXMEX-18 dataset7
MAL-YOLO: a lightweight algorithm for target detection in side-scan sonar images based on multi-scale feature fusion and attention mechanism6
Multi-class change detection of remote sensing images based on class rebalancing6
Light from space illuminating the polar silk road6
An improvement in accuracy and spatial resolution of the pattern-matching sea ice drift from SAR imagery6
Virtual geographical scene twin modeling: a combined data-driven and knowledge-driven method with bridge construction as a case study6
The impact of gradient expansion of urban–rural construction land on landscape fragmentation in typical mountain cities, China6
Virtual earth cloud: a multi-cloud framework for enabling geosciences digital ecosystems6
Monitoring tropical forest change using tree canopy cover time series obtained from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data6
Hyperspectral anomaly detection: a performance comparison of existing techniques6
To move or stay? A cellular automata model to predict urban growth in coastal regions amidst rising sea levels6
Multilevel data simplification methods for flood process visualizations based on visual perceptions6
Assessment of the vulnerability of coastal agriculture to seawater intrusion using remote sensing, GIS, and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis6
Tracking the historical urban development by classifying Landsat MSS data with training samples migrated across time and space6
Continuous monitoring of grassland AGB during the growing season through integrated remote sensing: a hybrid inversion framework6
Processes and events in the centre: a dynamic data model for representing spatial change6
A new snow cover mapping algorithm for Chinese geostationary meteorological satellite FY-4A AGRI data6
DEM super-resolution framework based on deep learning: decomposing terrain trends and residuals6
Tunnel vision optimization method for VR flood scenes based on Gaussian blur6
Comparative evaluation of vegetation greenness trends over circumpolar Arctic tundra using multi-sensors satellite datasets6
Brazil Data Cube Workflow Engine: a tool for big Earth observation data processing6
Forest above-ground biomass estimation using X, C, L, and P band SAR polarimetric observations and different inversion models6
Moderate-resolution snow depth product retrieval from passive microwave brightness data over Xinjiang using machine learning approach6
A novel AI approach for modeling land surface temperature of Freetown, Sierra Leone, based on land-cover changes6
A study of the temporal and spatial variations in the suitability of the environment in Chinese cities for tourism and in strategies for optimizing the environment6
Spatial–temporal variations of NDVI and its response to climate in China from 2001 to 20206
An object detection method for bayberry trees based on an improved YOLO algorithm6
Integrating Sentinel-1 and 2 with LiDAR data to estimate aboveground biomass of subtropical forests in northeast Guangdong, China6
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