OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation is 4. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
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Camera trap distance sampling for terrestrial mammal population monitoring: lessons learnt from aUKcase study	69
Camera traps with white flash are a minimally invasive method for long‐term bat monitoring	52
Using water‐landing, fixed‐wing UAVs and computer vision to assess seabird nutrient subsidy effects on sharks and rays	45
Woody cover and geology as regional‐scale determinants of semi‐arid savanna stability	44
Countrywide classification of permanent grassland habitats at high spatial resolution	43
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Early spectral dynamics are indicative of distinct growth patterns in post‐wildfire forests	35
Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning	34
Applying computer vision to accelerate monitoring and analysis of bird incubation behaviors: a case study using common eider nest camera footage	32
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Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: using drones to ground‐validate VHR satellite imagery	30
Using airborne lidar to characterize North European terrestrial high‐dark‐diversity habitats	28
Quantifying nocturnal bird migration using acoustics: opportunities and challenges	26
Bridging the gap in deep seafloor management: Ultra fine‐scale ecological habitat characterization of large seascapes	26
Remote monitoring of short‐term body mass variation in savanna ungulates	24
HydroMoth: Testing a prototype low‐cost acoustic recorder for aquatic environments	23
Widespread drought‐induced leaf shedding and legacy effects on productivity in European deciduous forests	21
Detecting forest canopy gaps using unoccupied aerial vehicle RGB imagery in a species‐rich subtropical forest	21
Automatically drawing vegetation classification maps using digital time‐lapse cameras in alpine ecosystems	20
Capturing long‐tailed individual tree diversity using an airborne imaging and a multi‐temporal hierarchical model	20
Quantifying nocturnal thrush migration using sensor data fusion between acoustics and vertical‐looking radar	20
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Grassland‐use intensity maps for Switzerland based on satellite time series: Challenges and opportunities for ecological applications	19
Tree species diversity mapping from spaceborne optical images: The effects of spectral and spatial resolution	17

Mapping terrestrial groundwater‐dependent ecosystems in arid Australia using Landsat‐8 time‐series data and singular value decomposition	17
Quantifying wetness variability in aapa mires with Sentinel‐2: towards improved monitoring of an EU priority habitat	16
Investigating boreal forest successional stages in Alaska and Northwest Canada using UAV‐LiDAR and RGB and a community detection network	16
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Spatial distribution and drivers of aboveground forest biomass in Mexico using GEDI and national forest inventory data	15
Remote sensing‐supported mapping of the activity of a subterranean landscape engineer across an afro‐alpine ecosystem	15
ECOSTRESS‐derived semi‐arid forest temperature and evapotranspiration estimates demonstrate drought and thinning impacts	15
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Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data	14
Landsat time series reveal forest loss and woody encroachment in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania	14
Radar and optical remote sensing for near real‐time assessments of cyclone impacts on coastal ecosystems	14
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A new way to understand migration routes of oceanic squid (Ommastrephidae) from satellite data	14
Mapping tree cover expansion in Montana, U.S.A. rangelands using high‐resolution historical aerial imagery	13
Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs	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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Towards edge processing of images from insect camera traps	13
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Using spatiotemporal information in weather radar data to detect and track communal roosts	13
UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact	13
How can Sentinel‐2 contribute to seagrass mapping in shallow, turbid Baltic Sea waters?	12
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Efficacy of machine learning image classification for automated occupancy‐based monitoring	12
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Random encounter model is a reliable method for estimating population density of multiple species using camera traps	11
Long‐duration remote underwater videos reveal that grazing by fishes is highly variable through time and dominated by non‐indigenous species	11
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Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins	11
Remotely sensing coral bleaching in the Red Sea	11
Beyond tree cover: Characterizing southern China's forests using deep learning	11
The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates individual identification of leopards via their roars	11
Stronger conservation promotes mangrove biomass accumulation: Insights from spatially explicit assessments using UAV and Landsat data	10
StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring	10
Integrating terrestrial and canopy laser scanning for comprehensive analysis of large old trees: Implications for single tree and biodiversity research	10
Deep learning detects invasive plant species across complex landscapes using Worldview‐2 and Planetscope satellite imagery	10
How to achieve accurate wildlife detection by using vehicle‐mounted mobile monitoring images and deep learning?	10
Inferring camera trap detection zones for rare species using species‐ and camera‐specific traits: a meta‐level analysis	10
Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery	10
Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence‐based passive acoustic techniques	10
Comparison of bird migration in a radar wind profiler and a dedicated bird radar	10
Hareport hazard: Identifying hare activity patterns and increased mammal–aircraft strike risk at an International Airport	10
Colony‐nesting gulls restrict activity levels of a native top carnivore during the breeding season	9
Seabird surveillance: combining CCTV and artificial intelligence for monitoring and research	9
Spatial resolution, spectral metrics and biomass are key aspects in estimating plant species richness from spectral diversity in species‐rich grasslands	9
A hierarchical, multi‐sensor framework for peatland sub‐class and vegetation mapping throughout the Canadian boreal forest	9
Highly precise community science annotations of video camera‐trapped fauna in challenging environments	9
Drone‐mounted audio‐visual deterrence of bats: implications for reducing aerial wildlife mortality by wind turbines	9
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Mexican agricultural frontier communities differ in forest dynamics with consequences for conservation and restoration	9
Tracking canopy gaps in mangroves remotely using deep learning	9
Exploring the link between spectral variance and upper canopy taxonomic diversity in a tropical forest: influence of spectral processing and feature selection	8
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The vulnerability and resilience of seagrass ecosystems to marine heatwaves in New Zealand: a remote sensing analysis of seascape metrics usingPlanetScopeimagery	8
Using camera traps to monitor cyclic vole populations	8
Automatic flower detection and phenology monitoring using time‐lapse cameras and deep learning	8
Canopy palm cover across the Brazilian Amazon forests mapped with airborneLiDARdata and deep learning	8
Resource pulses and human–wildlife conflicts: linking satellite indicators and ground data on forest productivity to predict brown bear damages	8
Imperfect detection and wildlife density estimation using aerial surveys with infrared and visible sensors	8
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Camera traps enable the estimation of herbaceous aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in an African savanna at high temporal resolution	7
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Examining wildfire dynamics using ECOSTRESS data with machine learning approaches: the case of South‐Eastern Australia's black summer	7
Effects of different management measures on soil conservation and the influence of environmental conditions: a case study involving UAV remote sensing on the Loess Plateau	7
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High‐intensity bird migration along Alpine valleys calls for protective measures against anthropogenically induced avian mortality	7
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Illuminating the Arctic: Unveiling seabird responses to artificial light during polar darkness through citizen science and remote sensing	7
Assessing experimental silvicultural treatments enhancing structural complexity in a central European forest – BEAST time‐series analysis based on Sentinel‐1 and Sentinel‐2	7
Tourist sightings improve the precision of camera trap‐derived density estimates using spatial capture‐recapture models	7
Interannual variation of gross primary production detected from optimal convolutional neural network at multi‐timescale water stress	6
Detecting gold mining impacts on insect biodiversity in a tropical mining frontier with SmallSat imagery	6
Challenges and solutions for automated avian recognition in aerial imagery	6
Robust retrieval of forest canopy structural attributes using multi‐platform airborne LiDAR	6
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Leveraging the next generation of spaceborne Earth observations for fuel monitoring and wildland fire management	6
Shallow coastal water turbidity monitoring using Planet Dove satellites	6
Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning	6
Unoccupied aerial vehicles as a tool to map lizard operative temperature in tropical environments	6
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Issue Information	5
Beyond presence mapping: predicting fractional cover of non‐native vegetation in Sentinel‐2 imagery using an ensemble of MaxEnt models	5
HOWLish: a CNN for automated wolf howl detection	5
Prospects for monitoring bird migration along the East Asian‐Australasian Flyway using weather radar	5
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The application of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) for monitoring intertidal oyster density and abundance	5
Eigenfeature‐enhanced deep learning: advancing tree species classification in mixed conifer forests with lidar	5
Hyperspectral imagery, LiDAR point clouds, and environmental DNA to assess land‐water linkage of biodiversity across aquatic functional feeding groups	5
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A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM) ‐based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed‐wing drone and satellite imagery	5
The development of an unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis of dual‐polarization weather surveillance radar observations to assess nocturnal insect abundance and diversity	4
Echolocation repetition rate as a proxy to monitor population structure and dynamics of sperm whales	4
Time‐series remote sensing of rice paddy expansion in the Yellow River Delta: Towards sustainable ecological conservation in the context of water scarcity	4
Mapping the long‐term influence of river discharge on coastal ocean chlorophyll‐a	4
Real‐time insect tracking and monitoring with computer vision and deep learning	4
Global disparity of camera trap research allocation and defaunation risk of terrestrial mammals	4
Combining environmental DNA with remote sensing variables to map fish species distributions along a large river	4
Monitoring shallow coral reef exposure to environmental stressors using satellite earth observation: the reef environmental stress exposure toolbox (RESET)	4
Automated visitor and wildlife monitoring with camera traps and machine learning	4
Precipitation and temperature drive woody vegetation dynamics in the grasslands of sub‐Saharan Africa	4
Selection in the third dimension: Using LiDAR derived canopy metrics to assess individual and population‐level habitat partitioning of ocelots, bobcats, and coyotes	4
Using satellite data to assess spatial drivers of bird diversity	4
A satellite perspective on the movement decisions of African elephants in relation to nomadic pastoralists	4