OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is 10. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Issue Information	100
Camera traps with white flash are a minimally invasive method for long‐term bat monitoring	66
Camera trap distance sampling for terrestrial mammal population monitoring: lessons learnt from aUKcase study	49
Early spectral dynamics are indicative of distinct growth patterns in post‐wildfire forests	44
Using water‐landing, fixed‐wing UAVs and computer vision to assess seabird nutrient subsidy effects on sharks and rays	43
Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning	39
Woody cover and geology as regional‐scale determinants of semi‐arid savanna stability	36
Applying computer vision to accelerate monitoring and analysis of bird incubation behaviors: a case study using common eider nest camera footage	34
Countrywide classification of permanent grassland habitats at high spatial resolution	31
Issue Information	30
HydroMoth: Testing a prototype low‐cost acoustic recorder for aquatic environments	28
Detecting forest canopy gaps using unoccupied aerial vehicle RGB imagery in a species‐rich subtropical forest	28
Using airborne lidar to characterize North European terrestrial high‐dark‐diversity habitats	28
Improved fire severity mapping in the North American boreal forest using a hybrid composite method	26
Issue Information	25
Remote monitoring of short‐term body mass variation in savanna ungulates	23
Quantifying nocturnal bird migration using acoustics: opportunities and challenges	22
Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: using drones to ground‐validate VHR satellite imagery	22
Widespread drought‐induced leaf shedding and legacy effects on productivity in European deciduous forests	21
Bridging the gap in deep seafloor management: Ultra fine‐scale ecological habitat characterization of large seascapes	21
Automatically drawing vegetation classification maps using digital time‐lapse cameras in alpine ecosystems	20
Issue Information	20
Grassland‐use intensity maps for Switzerland based on satellite time series: Challenges and opportunities for ecological applications	19
Tree species diversity mapping from spaceborne optical images: The effects of spectral and spatial resolution	18
Mapping terrestrial groundwater‐dependent ecosystems in arid Australia using Landsat‐8 time‐series data and singular value decomposition	18

Quantifying nocturnal thrush migration using sensor data fusion between acoustics and vertical‐looking radar	17
Capturing long‐tailed individual tree diversity using an airborne imaging and a multi‐temporal hierarchical model	17
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Remote sensing‐supported mapping of the activity of a subterranean landscape engineer across an afro‐alpine ecosystem	16
Spatial distribution and drivers of aboveground forest biomass in Mexico using GEDI and national forest inventory data	16
Quantifying wetness variability in aapa mires with Sentinel‐2: towards improved monitoring of an EU priority habitat	16
ECOSTRESS‐derived semi‐arid forest temperature and evapotranspiration estimates demonstrate drought and thinning impacts	15
Issue Information	14
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Landsat time series reveal forest loss and woody encroachment in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania	13
Radar and optical remote sensing for near real‐time assessments of cyclone impacts on coastal ecosystems	13
A new way to understand migration routes of oceanic squid (Ommastrephidae) from satellite data	13
Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data	13
Using spatiotemporal information in weather radar data to detect and track communal roosts	13
UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact	13
Issue Information	12
Towards edge processing of images from insect camera traps	12
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Mapping tree cover expansion in Montana, U.S.A. rangelands using high‐resolution historical aerial imagery	12
Using multiplatform LiDAR to identify relationships between vegetation structure and the abundance and diversity of woodland reptiles and amphibians	12
Issue Information	12
Efficacy of machine learning image classification for automated occupancy‐based monitoring	12
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Issue Information	11
Long‐duration remote underwater videos reveal that grazing by fishes is highly variable through time and dominated by non‐indigenous species	11
How can Sentinel‐2 contribute to seagrass mapping in shallow, turbid Baltic Sea waters?	11
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Random encounter model is a reliable method for estimating population density of multiple species using camera traps	11
Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs	11
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Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins	11
Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery	11
Deep learning detects invasive plant species across complex landscapes using Worldview‐2 and Planetscope satellite imagery	10
How to achieve accurate wildlife detection by using vehicle‐mounted mobile monitoring images and deep learning?	10
Hareport hazard: Identifying hare activity patterns and increased mammal–aircraft strike risk at an International Airport	10
The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates individual identification of leopards via their roars	10
Remotely sensing coral bleaching in the Red Sea	10
Stronger conservation promotes mangrove biomass accumulation: Insights from spatially explicit assessments using UAV and Landsat data	10
Beyond tree cover: Characterizing southern China's forests using deep learning	10
Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence‐based passive acoustic techniques	10