OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Computers and Electronics in Agriculture is 82. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A smart cotton module tracking and monitoring system for handling logistics and cover damage	462
Development of an automated and artificial intelligence assisted pressure chamber for stem water potential determination	397
i-RAT: A discussion support system to rapidly assess economic and environmental impacts of different sugarcane irrigation practices	387
Uncertainty quantification of nitrogen use efficiency prediction in China using Monte Carlo simulation and quantile regression forests	238
Strategic planning in citriculture: An optimization approach	213
Conductive heat loss of sows in a ventilated environment identified by steady CFD-CHT modelling considering thermophysiological effects	190
Handling intra-class imbalance in part-segmentation of different wheat cultivars	186
TrackPlant3D: 3D organ growth tracking framework for organ-level dynamic phenotyping	183
Using mobile-based augmented reality and object detection for real-time Abalone growth monitoring	182
General modeling and energy management optimization for the fuel cell electric tractor with mechanical shunt type	168
A multi-species pest recognition and counting method based on a density map in the greenhouse	163
Online forecasting of daily feed intake in lactating sows supported by offline time-series clustering, for precision livestock farming	161
Novel approaches for a brix prediction model in Rondo wine grapes using a hyperspectral Camera: Comparison between destructive and Non-destructive sensing methods	159
Soybean seed counting and broken seed recognition based on image sequence of falling seeds	154
An improved multi-objective brainstorming algorithm with the application of rapeseed germination characteristics optimization	152
Editorial Board	148
A method for segmentation and localization of tomato lateral pruning points in complex environments based on improved YOLOV5	143
Editorial Board	143
Detection and tracking of agricultural spray droplets using GSConv-enhanced YOLOv5s and DeepSORT	142
Collaborative optimization method of cleaning operational performance and multiparameter online control system for combine harvesters	138
Detection and quantification of cotton trichomes by deep learning algorithm	137
A novel self-supervised method for in-field occluded apple ripeness determination	135
An adaptive expert-in-the-loop algorithm for flock-specific anomaly detection in laying hen production	131
Sex type determination in papaya seeds and leaves using near infrared spectroscopy combined with multivariate techniques and machine learning	130
CFD simulations of supplemental cooling techniques in cross-ventilated dairy buildings and associated greenhouse gas emissions	130

Terrain classification method using an NIR or RGB camera with a CNN-based fusion of vision and a reduced-order proprioception model	129
An automatic eye surface-fundus double imaging system for estimation of vitamin A levels in Japanese Black Cattle	128
Intelligent methodologies: An integrated multi-modeling approach to predict adaptive mechanisms in farm animals	128
Predictive modeling of Satureja rechingeri essential oil yield and composition under water deficit and soil amendment conditions using artificial neural networks (ANNs)	124
A novel automatic detection method for abnormal behavior of single fish using image fusion	123
Design of cost-effective LED based prototypes for the evaluation of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) ripeness	120
Estimating cotton leaf nitrogen by combining the bands sensitive to nitrogen concentration and oxidase activities using hyperspectral imaging	119
Key technologies in apple harvesting robot for standardized orchards: A comprehensive review of innovations, challenges, and future directions	118
Accurately estimate soybean growth stages from UAV imagery by accounting for spatial heterogeneity and climate factors across multiple environments	116
Universal bovine identification via depth data and deep metric learning	116
IoT-Agro: A smart farming system to Colombian coffee farms	116
Zeugodacus fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) host preference analysis by machine learning-based approaches	115
Assessing environmental control strategies in cage-free aviary housing systems: Egg production analysis and Random Forest modeling	114
Study on the throwing device of residual film recycling machine for the plough layer	113
MFENet: Multi-scale feature extraction network for images deblurring and segmentation of swinging wolfberry branch	111
A novel solution for extracting individual tree crown parameters in high-density plantation considering inter-tree growth competition using terrestrial close-range scanning and photogrammetry technolo	110
Convolutional Neural Networks accurately predict soil matric potential from soil, weather, and satellite-derived data	108
Predicting physiological responses of dairy cows using comprehensive variables	107
Characterization of social cohesion status of pre-weaning piglets based on lightweight pose estimation	106
A predictive model of photosynthetic rates for eggplants: Integrating physiological and environmental parameters	106
Electronic sensing combined with machine learning models for predicting soil nutrient content	103
CTWheatNet: Accurate detection model of wheat ears in field	103
Estimation of green and blue water evapotranspiration using machine learning algorithms with limited meteorological data: A case study in Amu Darya River Basin, Central Asia	102
Optimizing the path of seedling transplanting with multi-end effectors by using an improved greedy annealing algorithm	102
Real-time fruit detection using deep neural networks on CPU (RTFD): An edge AI application	98
Automatic recognition method of cow ruminating behaviour based on edge computing	97
A 3D functional plant modelling framework for agricultural digital twins	96
Row anchor selection classification method for early-stage crop row-following	96
Upgrading swin-B transformer-based model for accurately identifying ripe strawberries by coupling task-aligned one-stage object detection mechanism	96
Fusion of Mask RCNN and attention mechanism for instance segmentation of apples under complex background	95
A CNN-based framework for estimation of root length, diameter, and color from in situ minirhizotron images	93
Laboratory and field comparison of onboard and remote sensors for canopy characterisation in vineyards	93
Maxent modelling combined with fuzzy logic provides new insights into Predicting the distribution of potato cyst nematodes with limited data	93
An accurate handheld device to measure log diameter and volume using machine vision technique	93
Potato plant phenotyping and characterisation utilising machine learning techniques: A state-of-the-art review and current trends	92
Ultrasound technology supplements zinc in soybean seeds and increases the photosynthetic efficiency of seedlings	91
LiDAR-sensed tree canopy correction in uneven terrain conditions using a sensor fusion approach for precision sprayers	91
Bayesian network versus variational Bayesian Linear Regression Model for predicting penetration resistance and compaction factors in agricultural soils	90
On the limit: Estimating round baler torque for grass harvesting scenarios	89
Spectral-based estimation of chlorophyll content and determination of background interference mechanisms in low-coverage rice	89
SiamFCA: A new fish single object tracking method based on siamese network with coordinate attention in aquaculture	89
Attention-aided semantic segmentation network for weed identification in pineapple field	88
Robust crop row detection using discrete Fourier transform (DFT) for vision-based in-field navigation	88
Spatialized system to monitor vine flowering: Towards a methodology based on a low-cost wireless sensor network	88
Using machine learning techniques to predict liquid dairy manure temperature during storage	87
Numerical simulation of the spatial and temporal distributions of the downwash airflow and spray field of a co-axial eight-rotor plant protection UAV in hover	87
YOLO-based detection of Halyomorpha halys in orchards using RGB cameras and drones	87
Rapid mapping of soybean planting areas under complex crop structures: A modified GWCCI approach	86
Reliable plant segmentation under variable greenhouse illumination conditions	86
Smart fuzzy irrigation system for litchi orchards	84

Study on hyperspectral monitoring model of soil total nitrogen content based on fractional-order derivative	84
AI- and data-driven crop rotation planning	84
Semantic segmentation-based conservation tillage corn straw return cover type recognition	83
Optimizing path planning for a single tracked combine harvester: A comprehensive approach to harvesting and unloading processes	83
Wolfberry recognition and picking-point localization technology in natural environments based on improved Yolov8n-Pose-LBD	83
P2OP—Plant Pathology on Palms: A deep learning-based mobile solution for in-field plant disease detection	82
Advancing digital ampelography: Automated classification of grapevine varieties	82
The application progress and research trends of knowledge graphs and large language models in agriculture	82