OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Drones is 34. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Towards the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): A Comprehensive Review	195
A Comprehensive Review of Applications of Drone Technology in the Mining Industry	173
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Wildland Fires: Sensing, Perception, Cooperation and Assistance	83
Operational Protocols for the Use of Drones in Marine Animal Research	78
UAV Computing-Assisted Search and Rescue Mission Framework for Disaster and Harsh Environment Mitigation	70
A Review on Communications Perspective of Flying Ad-Hoc Networks: Key Enabling Wireless Technologies, Applications, Challenges and Open Research Topics	68
The Drone Revolution of Shark Science: A Review	66
Ground Control Point Distribution for Accurate Kilometre-Scale Topographic Mapping Using an RTK-GNSS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and SfM Photogrammetry	60
The Application of Drones in Healthcare and Health-Related Services in North America: A Scoping Review	58
Computing in the Sky: A Survey on Intelligent Ubiquitous Computing for UAV-Assisted 6G Networks and Industry 4.0/5.0	57
UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge-Computing for IoT Based on AI: A Comprehensive Review	53
UAS-Based Archaeological Remote Sensing: Review, Meta-Analysis and State-of-the-Art	51
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	48
Automated Drone Detection Using YOLOv4	48
Deep Learning-Based Cost-Effective and Responsive Robot for Autism Treatment	47
Drone Swarms in Fire Suppression Activities: A Conceptual Framework	46
Wireless Communications for Data Security: Efficiency Assessment of Cybersecurity Industry—A Promising Application for UAVs	43
A Modified YOLOv8 Detection Network for UAV Aerial Image Recognition	43
Topology-Based Routing Protocols and Mobility Models for Flying Ad Hoc Networks: A Contemporary Review and Future Research Directions	42
Drones in B5G/6G Networks as Flying Base Stations	42
A Review on Drone-Based Data Solutions for Cereal Crops	41
Accuracy of 3D Landscape Reconstruction without Ground Control Points Using Different UAS Platforms	41
Application of Drone Technologies in Surface Water Resources Monitoring and Assessment: A Systematic Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Global South	40
A Review of Unmanned System Technologies with Its Application to Aquaculture Farm Monitoring and Management	40
Wildfire Monitoring Based on Energy Efficient Clustering Approach for FANETS	39

Drone-Based Non-Destructive Inspection of Industrial Sites: A Review and Case Studies	39
Review of Autonomous Path Planning Algorithms for Mobile Robots	39
Vision-Based Navigation Techniques for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Review and Challenges	38
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Magnetic Surveys: A Review on Platform Selection and Interference Suppression	38
Visual SLAM for Indoor Livestock and Farming Using a Small Drone with a Monocular Camera: A Feasibility Study	37
Urban Air Mobility: Systematic Review of Scientific Publications and Regulations for Vertiport Design and Operations	35
Estimating Tree Height and Volume Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photography and SfM Technology, with Verification of Result Accuracy	35
Development of UAV-Based PM2.5 Monitoring System	34
A Review of Counter-UAS Technologies for Cooperative Defensive Teams of Drones	34