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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Using water‐landing, fixed‐wing UAVs and computer vision to assess seabird nutrient subsidy effects on sharks and rays	87
Woody cover and geology as regional‐scale determinants of semi‐arid savanna stability	51
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Tracking Wintertime Behaviour of Emperor Penguins Using High‐Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery	41
Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning	37
Applying computer vision to accelerate monitoring and analysis of bird incubation behaviors: a case study using common eider nest camera footage	33
Countrywide classification of permanent grassland habitats at high spatial resolution	32
Comparing convolutional neural network and random forest for benthic habitat mapping in Apollo Marine Park	30
Inferring Brown Bear Hair Snare Interactions by Automatically Detecting Bipedalism on Camera Trap Images Using Pose Estimation and a Multilayer Perceptron	29
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Early spectral dynamics are indicative of distinct growth patterns in post‐wildfire forests	26
Detecting forest canopy gaps using unoccupied aerial vehicle RGB imagery in a species‐rich subtropical forest	26
Monitoring of Crustose Coralline Algae Using Low‐Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Intertidal Reefs	25
Remote monitoring of short‐term body mass variation in savanna ungulates	24
Using airborne lidar to characterize North European terrestrial high‐dark‐diversity habitats	24
Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: using drones to ground‐validate VHR satellite imagery	23
Quantifying nocturnal bird migration using acoustics: opportunities and challenges	23
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Widespread drought‐induced leaf shedding and legacy effects on productivity in European deciduous forests	23
Bridging the gap in deep seafloor management: Ultra fine‐scale ecological habitat characterization of large seascapes	23
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Automatically drawing vegetation classification maps using digital time‐lapse cameras in alpine ecosystems	21
Using phenology to improve invasive plant detection in fine‐scale hyperspectral drone‐based images	21
Quantifying nocturnal thrush migration using sensor data fusion between acoustics and vertical‐looking radar	20

Capturing long‐tailed individual tree diversity using an airborne imaging and a multi‐temporal hierarchical model	20
Grassland‐use intensity maps for Switzerland based on satellite time series: Challenges and opportunities for ecological applications	20
Tree species diversity mapping from spaceborne optical images: The effects of spectral and spatial resolution	20
Scalable low‐cost seabed landers: the missing link for sustained, integrated, long‐term observations in dynamic shallow seas	19
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Rhyming in the cold: first evidence of soniferous fishes in the Southern Ocean	18
Investigating boreal forest successional stages in Alaska and Northwest Canada using UAV‐LiDAR and RGB and a community detection network	18
Spatial distribution and drivers of aboveground forest biomass in Mexico using GEDI and national forest inventory data	18
ECOSTRESS‐derived semi‐arid forest temperature and evapotranspiration estimates demonstrate drought and thinning impacts	18
Remote sensing‐supported mapping of the activity of a subterranean landscape engineer across an afro‐alpine ecosystem	17
Quantifying wetness variability in aapa mires with Sentinel‐2: towards improved monitoring of an EU priority habitat	17
Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data	16
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UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact	16
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Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico	16
A new way to understand migration routes of oceanic squid (Ommastrephidae) from satellite data	16
Using spatiotemporal information in weather radar data to detect and track communal roosts	15
Citizen Science for Individual Identification of Pine Martens Martes martes From Camera Trap Footage	15
Using time‐series remote sensing to identify and track individual bird nests at large scales	15
Environmental Stressors Influence Spatial Complexity in a Fluvial Macrophyte meadow	15
Mapping tree cover expansion in Montana, U.S.A. rangelands using high‐resolution historical aerial imagery	14
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Towards edge processing of images from insect camera traps	13
Efficacy of machine learning image classification for automated occupancy‐based monitoring	13
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Using multiplatform LiDAR to identify relationships between vegetation structure and the abundance and diversity of woodland reptiles and amphibians	13
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Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs	13
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Long‐duration remote underwater videos reveal that grazing by fishes is highly variable through time and dominated by non‐indigenous species	12
The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates individual identification of leopards via their roars	12
Beyond tree cover: Characterizing southern China's forests using deep learning	12
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Using Airborne Laser Scanning and Sentinel‐2 to Understand Subcanopy Light Regimes and Understory Diversity of Vascular Plants in Temperate Mountain Forests	12
Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery	12
Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins	12
Remotely sensing coral bleaching in the Red Sea	11
Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence‐based passive acoustic techniques	11
How to achieve accurate wildlife detection by using vehicle‐mounted mobile monitoring images and deep learning?	11
Multi‐Platform Deployments of Low‐Cost Devices for Cetacean Passive Acoustic Monitoring	11
Drone‐mounted audio‐visual deterrence of bats: implications for reducing aerial wildlife mortality by wind turbines	11
Mapping Scytonemin Pigment Content and Biocrust Functional Indicators Using High‐Resolution Multispectral Imagery	10
StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring	10
Accounting for animal movement during aerial imaging surveys	10
Hareport hazard: Identifying hare activity patterns and increased mammal–aircraft strike risk at an International Airport	10
Inferring camera trap detection zones for rare species using species‐ and camera‐specific traits: a meta‐level analysis	10
Comparison of bird migration in a radar wind profiler and a dedicated bird radar	10
Integrating terrestrial and canopy laser scanning for comprehensive analysis of large old trees: Implications for single tree and biodiversity research	10