OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Drones is 39. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Towards the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): A Comprehensive Review	300
A Modified YOLOv8 Detection Network for UAV Aerial Image Recognition	119
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Wildland Fires: Sensing, Perception, Cooperation and Assistance	107
UAV Computing-Assisted Search and Rescue Mission Framework for Disaster and Harsh Environment Mitigation	94
The Drone Revolution of Shark Science: A Review	72
Vision-Based Navigation Techniques for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Review and Challenges	70
Computing in the Sky: A Survey on Intelligent Ubiquitous Computing for UAV-Assisted 6G Networks and Industry 4.0/5.0	70
UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge-Computing for IoT Based on AI: A Comprehensive Review	69
Task Allocation of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on Deep Transfer Reinforcement Learning	68
Automated Drone Detection Using YOLOv4	68
Deep Learning-Based Cost-Effective and Responsive Robot for Autism Treatment	65
Review of Autonomous Path Planning Algorithms for Mobile Robots	64
Drone Swarms in Fire Suppression Activities: A Conceptual Framework	63
A Review on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing: Platforms, Sensors, Data Processing Methods, and Applications	60
Topology-Based Routing Protocols and Mobility Models for Flying Ad Hoc Networks: A Contemporary Review and Future Research Directions	57
Drone-Based Non-Destructive Inspection of Industrial Sites: A Review and Case Studies	56
A Citizen Science Unmanned Aerial System Data Acquisition Protocol and Deep Learning Techniques for the Automatic Detection and Mapping of Marine Litter Concentrations in the Coastal Zone	53
A Review on UAV-Based Remote Sensing Technologies for Construction and Civil Applications	52
A Review of Unmanned System Technologies with Its Application to Aquaculture Farm Monitoring and Management	52
Urban Air Mobility: Systematic Review of Scientific Publications and Regulations for Vertiport Design and Operations	52
Last-Mile Drone Delivery: Past, Present, and Future	51
Comprehensive Review of UAV Detection, Security, and Communication Advancements to Prevent Threats	51
Drones in B5G/6G Networks as Flying Base Stations	50
An Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Approach for Multirotor UAVs Based on Deep Neural Network of Multi-Resolution Transform Features	49
Visual SLAM for Indoor Livestock and Farming Using a Small Drone with a Monocular Camera: A Feasibility Study	48

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Magnetic Surveys: A Review on Platform Selection and Interference Suppression	47
Wireless Communications for Data Security: Efficiency Assessment of Cybersecurity Industry—A Promising Application for UAVs	47
YOLO-Based UAV Technology: A Review of the Research and Its Applications	47
Application of Drone Technologies in Surface Water Resources Monitoring and Assessment: A Systematic Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Global South	46
UAV Formation Trajectory Planning Algorithms: A Review	46
A Review of Counter-UAS Technologies for Cooperative Defensive Teams of Drones	46
Wildfire Monitoring Based on Energy Efficient Clustering Approach for FANETS	45
Aerial and Ground Robot Collaboration for Autonomous Mapping in Search and Rescue Missions	45
MS-YOLOv7:YOLOv7 Based on Multi-Scale for Object Detection on UAV Aerial Photography	44
UAV Fault Detection Methods, State-of-the-Art	44
Inspecting Buildings Using Drones and Computer Vision: A Machine Learning Approach to Detect Cracks and Damages	42
Flying Free: A Research Overview of Deep Learning in Drone Navigation Autonomy	39
CNN-Based Dense Monocular Visual SLAM for Real-Time UAV Exploration in Emergency Conditions	39
Development of a Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Extended Flight Endurance	39