OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is 8. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Using very‐high‐resolution satellite imagery and deep learning to detect and count African elephants in heterogeneous landscapes	74
Real‐time insect tracking and monitoring with computer vision and deep learning	51
Extending deep learning approaches for forest disturbance segmentation on very high‐resolution satellite images	41
Monitoring spring phenology of individual tree crowns using drone‐acquired NDVI data	39
Automated detection of Hainan gibbon calls for passive acoustic monitoring	38
Machine learning to detect marine animals in UAV imagery: effect of morphology, spacing, behaviour and habitat	36
Spatial resolution, spectral metrics and biomass are key aspects in estimating plant species richness from spectral diversity in species‐rich grasslands	34
Ecoacoustics: acoustic sensing for biodiversity monitoring at scale	34
Characterizing spatial variability in coastal wetland biomass across multiple scales using UAV and satellite imagery	33
Discovery of new colonies by Sentinel2 reveals good and bad news for emperor penguins	30
21 000 birds in 4.5 h: efficient large‐scale seabird detection with machine learning	29
Regional matters: On the usefulness of regional land‐cover datasets in times of global change	27
Dual visible‐thermal camera approach facilitates drone surveys of colonial marshbirds	24
Integration of close‐range underwater photogrammetry with inspection and mesh processing software: a novel approach for quantifying ecological dynamics of temperate biogenic reefs	23
HydroMoth: Testing a prototype low‐cost acoustic recorder for aquatic environments	22
Automatic flower detection and phenology monitoring using time‐lapse cameras and deep learning	21
Let your maps be fuzzy!—Class probabilities and floristic gradients as alternatives to crisp mapping for remote sensing of vegetation	20
Regional‐scale forest restoration effects on ecosystem resiliency to drought: a synthesis of vegetation and moisture trends on Google Earth Engine	19
Using drones to reduce human disturbance while monitoring breeding status of an endangered raptor	19
Random encounter model is a reliable method for estimating population density of multiple species using camera traps	19
Multispecies detection and identification of African mammals in aerial imagery using convolutional neural networks	19
Monitoring ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) in British forests using hyperspectral remote sensing	19
Ultra‐high‐resolution mapping of biocrusts with Unmanned Aerial Systems	18
Remote sensing data fusion as a tool for biomass prediction in extensive grasslands invaded by L. polyphyllus	18
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals the role of habitat affinity in sensitivity of sub‐tropical East Asian bats to fragmentation	18

Deep learning detects invasive plant species across complex landscapes using Worldview‐2 and Planetscope satellite imagery	17
Drone‐based thermal remote sensing provides an effective new tool for monitoring the abundance of roosting fruit bats	17
Simultaneous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and wildlife activity with camera traps to assess habitat change	17
Spy in the sky: a method to identify pregnant small cetaceans	16
How can Sentinel‐2 contribute to seagrass mapping in shallow, turbid Baltic Sea waters?	16
Global application of an unoccupied aerial vehicle photogrammetry protocol for predicting aboveground biomass in non‐forest ecosystems	15
Estimating inundation of small waterbodies with sub‐pixel analysis of Landsat imagery: long‐term trends in surface water area and evaluation of common drought indices	15
Cloud‐native seascape mapping of Mozambique’s Quirimbas National Park with Sentinel‐2	15
Optimizing tropical forest bird surveys using passive acoustic monitoring and high temporal resolution sampling	15
Wildfire severity and vegetation recovery drive post‐fire evapotranspiration in a southwestern pine‐oak forest, Arizona, USA	15
SmallSats: a new technological frontier in ecology and conservation?	14
Wildlife trail or systematic? Camera trap placement has little effect on estimates of mammal diversity in a tropical forest in Gabon	14
Modelling species distribution from camera trap by‐catch using a scale‐optimized occupancy approach	14
Deep learning algorithm outperforms experienced human observer at detection of blue whale D‐calls: a double‐observer analysis	14
The real potential of current passive satellite data to map aboveground biomass in tropical forests	14
Arboreal camera trapping: a reliable tool to monitor plant‐frugivore interactions in the trees on large scales	14
Mainstreaming remotely sensed ecosystem functioning in ecological niche models	13
Improved fire severity mapping in the North American boreal forest using a hybrid composite method	13
Earth observation for ecosystem accounting: spatially explicit national seagrass extent and carbon stock in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar	12
Radar and multispectral remote sensing data accurately estimate vegetation vertical structure diversity as a fire resilience indicator	11
Remotely sensed variables explain microhabitat selection and reveal buffering behaviours against warming in a climate‐sensitive bird species	11
Seismic savanna: machine learning for classifying wildlife and behaviours using ground‐based vibration field recordings	11
Remote sensing of wildlife connectivity networks and priority locations for conservation in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor (SAGCOT) in Tanzania	11
Do acoustically detectable species reflect overall diversity? A case study from Australia’s arid zone	11
Camera trap distance sampling for terrestrial mammal population monitoring: lessons learnt from aUKcase study	11
Remote sensing‐supported mapping of the activity of a subterranean landscape engineer across an afro‐alpine ecosystem	10
Mapping mangrove leaf area index (LAI) by combining remote sensing images with PROSAIL‐D and XGBoost methods	10
Tracking canopy gaps in mangroves remotely using deep learning	10
Capturing hedgerow structure and flowering abundance with UAV remote sensing	10
Canopy palm cover across the Brazilian Amazon forests mapped with airborneLiDARdata and deep learning	9
Impact of pile‐driving and offshore windfarm operational noise on fish chorusing	9
Improving the efficiency and accuracy of evaluating aridland riparian habitat restoration using unmanned aerial vehicles	9
Are camera traps a reliable method for estimating activity patterns? A case study comparing technologies for estimating brown hyaena activity curves	9
Illuminating den‐tree selection by an arboreal mammal using terrestrial laser scanning in northern Australia	9
Accurate delineation of individual tree crowns in tropical forests from aerial RGB imagery using Mask R‐CNN	9
Spaceborne LiDAR for characterizing forest structure across scales in the European Alps	9
Predicting defoliator abundance and defoliation measurements using Landsat‐based condition scores	9
Beyond tree cover: Characterizing southern China's forests using deep learning	8
Land cover classification of treeline ecotones along a 1100 km latitudinal transect using spectral‐ and three‐dimensional information from UAV‐based aerial imagery	8
Three‐dimensional mapping reveals scale‐dependent dynamics in biogenic reef habitat structure	8
Radar and optical remote sensing for near real‐time assessments of cyclone impacts on coastal ecosystems	8
Underwater robots provide similar fish biodiversity assessments as divers on coral reefs	8
Remote sensing liana infestation in an aseasonal tropical forest: addressing mismatch in spatial units of analyses	8
Opening a new era of investigating unreachable cliff flora using smart UAVs	8