OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Drones is 62. 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
Two Low-Complexity Efficient Beamformers for an IRS- and UAV-Aided Directional Modulation Network	390
Modulation Recognition of Low-SNR UAV Radar Signals Based on Bispectral Slices and GA-BP Neural Network	384
A Dynamic Checkpoint Interval Decision Algorithm for Live Migration-Based Drone-Recovery System	302
Individualized Indicators and Estimation Methods for Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) Tubers Yield Using Light Multispectral UAV and Lightweight CNN Structure	295
On IRS-Assisted Covert Communication with a Friendly UAV	289
A Tunnel Crack Detection Method Based on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Equipped with a High-Speed Camera and Crack Recognition Algorithm Using Improved Multi-Scale Retinex and Prewitt–Otsu	241
Drone State Estimation Based on Frame-to-Frame Template Matching with Optimal Windows	212
A Capacity-Constrained Weighted Clustering Algorithm for UAV Self-Organizing Networks Under Interference	163
A Hierarchical Control Algorithm for a Pursuit–Evasion Game Based on Fuzzy Actor–Critic Learning and Model Predictive Control	148
Fault Tolerant Control of Drone Interceptors Using Command Filtered Backstepping and Fault Weighting Dynamic Control Allocation	145
Joint Design of Altitude and Channel Statistics Based Energy Beamforming for UAV-Enabled Wireless Energy Transfer	140
Strapdown Celestial Attitude Estimation from Long Exposure Images for UAV Navigation	139
Fuzzy Gain-Scheduling Based Fault Tolerant Visual Servo Control of Quadrotors	138
Multi-Node Joint Jamming Scheme for Secure UAV-Aided NOMA-CDRT Systems: Performance Analysis and Optimization	130
OTFS-IM Modulation Based on Four-Dimensional Spherical Code in Air-to-Ground Communication	128
Speed-First: An Aggressive Gradient-Based Local Planner for Quadrotor Faster Flight	126
Optimization of Multi-User Secure Communication Rate Under Swarm Warden Detection in ISAC Networks	125
Research on Cooperative Obstacle Avoidance Decision Making of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarms in Complex Environments under End-Edge-Cloud Collaboration Model	122
A Ground Point Fitting Method for Winter Wheat Height Estimation Using UAV-Based SfM Point Cloud Data	117
Detection of Missing Insulators in High-Voltage Transmission Lines Using UAV Images	113
Integral Backstepping Sliding Mode Control for Unmanned Autonomous Helicopters Based on Neural Networks	112
Automated Rice Phenology Stage Mapping Using UAV Images and Deep Learning	110
Real-Time Monitoring of Parameters and Diagnostics of the Technical Condition of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s (UAV) Units Based on Deep BiGRU-CNN Models	109
Improving Racing Drones Flight Analysis: A Data-Driven Approach Using Motion Capture Systems	107
Mission-Driven UAV Path Selection: Post Hoc Cost Evaluation of Deterministic and Sampling Approaches	106

Special Issue on Intelligent Image Processing and Sensing for Drones	105
An Efficient and Low-Delay SFC Recovery Method in the Space–Air–Ground Integrated Aviation Information Network with Integrated UAVs	105
A Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Throughput Maximization in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Unmanned Aerial Vehicle–Integrated Sensing and Communication Network	97
First Attempts to Control Forest Pests Using Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Spraying Systems (UASSs) in Forest Ecosystems	95
Deep Complex-Valued Convolutional Neural Network for Drone Recognition Based on RF Fingerprinting	94
Correction: Case, R.P.; Hupy, J.P. Methods for GIS-Driven Airspace Management: Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs), Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and Crewed Aircraft in the NAS. Drones 2026, 1	90
Modelling, Design, and Control of a Central Motor Driving Reconfigurable Quadcopter	88
Go with the Flow: Estimating Wind Using Uncrewed Aircraft	86
UAV Mission Planning for Post-Disaster Victim Localisation via Federated Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	84
Enhancing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Task Assignment with the Adaptive Sampling-Based Task Rationality Review Algorithm	81
Development of a Closed-Loop PLM Application for Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring of UAVs	81
Consensus-Based Formation Control for Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems in Complex Environments	81
System Design and Evaluation of a Lightweight Micro-UAV for Emergency Response	80
LightMAN: A Lightweight Microchained Fabric for Assurance- and Resilience-Oriented Urban Air Mobility Networks	80
Interception of a Single Intruding Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Multiple Missiles Using the Novel EA-MADDPG Training Algorithm	80
Joint Deployment and Coverage Path Planning for Capsule Airports with Multiple Drones	78
Prescribed-Time Trajectory Tracking and Collision Avoidance of Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Maritime Sports Assistance	78
PTplanner: Efficient Autonomous UAV Exploration via Prior-Enhanced and Topology-Aware Hierarchical Planning	78
Pasture Productivity Assessment under Mob Grazing and Fertility Management Using Satellite and UAS Imagery	77
Securing UAV Swarms with Vision Transformers: A Byzantine-Robust Federated Learning Framework for Cross-Modal Intrusion Detection	76
SkyPin: Benchmarking Target Geo-Localization from UAV Imagery on 2.5D Maps	76
Robust Position Control of VTOL UAVs Using a Linear Quadratic Rate-Varying Integral Tracker: Design and Validation	75
Chattering Reduction of Sliding Mode Control for Quadrotor UAVs Based on Reinforcement Learning	73
Autonomous UAV-Based System for Scalable Tactile Paving Inspection	73
BCDAIoD: An Efficient Blockchain-Based Cross-Domain Authentication Scheme for Internet of Drones	73
Collaborative Vehicle-Mounted Multi-UAV Routing and Scheduling Optimization for Remote Sensing Observations	71
Cooperative Drone and Water Supply Truck Scheduling for Wildfire Fighting Using Deep Reinforcement Learning	71
Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Icing of a Drone Rotor in Forward Flight	70
AoI-Minimal Task Assignment and Trajectory Optimization in Multi-UAV-Assisted Wireless Powered IoT Networks	70
PAIR: A Hybrid A* with PPO Path Planner for Multi-UAV Navigation in 2-D Dynamic Urban MEC Environments	70
Missing Plant Detection in Vineyards Using UAV Angled RGB Imagery Acquired in Dormant Period	69
Lightweight Obstacle Avoidance for Fixed-Wing UAVs Using Entropy-Aware PPO	68
Path Planning for Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Integrated Approach with Theta* and Clothoids	65
Drone with Mounted Thermal Infrared Cameras for Monitoring Terrestrial Mammals	64
Dynamic Estimation of Formation Wake Flow Fields Based on On-Board Sensing	63
A Computational Model for Simulating the Performance of UAS-Based Construction Safety Inspection through a System Approach	63
Robust Attitude Tracking for Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Improved Active Disturbance Rejection Control with Parameter Optimization	62
Research on Integrated Decision-Control Cooperative Target Assignment for Cross-Domain Unmanned Systems Based on a Bi-Level Optimization Framework	62
Tiny-Object Detection Based on Optimized YOLO-CSQ for Accurate Drone Detection in Wildfire Scenarios	62
Automated Pavement Construction Inspection Using Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)—Hot Mixed Asphalt (HMA) Temperature Segregation	62
Robust Nonlinear Control with Estimation of Disturbances and Parameter Uncertainties for UAVs and Integrated Brushless DC Motors	62