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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
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Camera traps with white flash are a minimally invasive method for long‐term bat monitoring	66
Camera trap distance sampling for terrestrial mammal population monitoring: lessons learnt from aUKcase study	49
Early spectral dynamics are indicative of distinct growth patterns in post‐wildfire forests	44
Using water‐landing, fixed‐wing UAVs and computer vision to assess seabird nutrient subsidy effects on sharks and rays	43
Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning	39
Woody cover and geology as regional‐scale determinants of semi‐arid savanna stability	36
Applying computer vision to accelerate monitoring and analysis of bird incubation behaviors: a case study using common eider nest camera footage	34
Countrywide classification of permanent grassland habitats at high spatial resolution	31
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Detecting forest canopy gaps using unoccupied aerial vehicle RGB imagery in a species‐rich subtropical forest	28
Using airborne lidar to characterize North European terrestrial high‐dark‐diversity habitats	28
HydroMoth: Testing a prototype low‐cost acoustic recorder for aquatic environments	28
Improved fire severity mapping in the North American boreal forest using a hybrid composite method	26
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Remote monitoring of short‐term body mass variation in savanna ungulates	23
Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: using drones to ground‐validate VHR satellite imagery	22
Quantifying nocturnal bird migration using acoustics: opportunities and challenges	22
Widespread drought‐induced leaf shedding and legacy effects on productivity in European deciduous forests	21
Bridging the gap in deep seafloor management: Ultra fine‐scale ecological habitat characterization of large seascapes	21
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Automatically drawing vegetation classification maps using digital time‐lapse cameras in alpine ecosystems	20
Grassland‐use intensity maps for Switzerland based on satellite time series: Challenges and opportunities for ecological applications	19
Mapping terrestrial groundwater‐dependent ecosystems in arid Australia using Landsat‐8 time‐series data and singular value decomposition	18
Tree species diversity mapping from spaceborne optical images: The effects of spectral and spatial resolution	18

Capturing long‐tailed individual tree diversity using an airborne imaging and a multi‐temporal hierarchical model	17
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Quantifying nocturnal thrush migration using sensor data fusion between acoustics and vertical‐looking radar	17
Spatial distribution and drivers of aboveground forest biomass in Mexico using GEDI and national forest inventory data	16
Quantifying wetness variability in aapa mires with Sentinel‐2: towards improved monitoring of an EU priority habitat	16
Remote sensing‐supported mapping of the activity of a subterranean landscape engineer across an afro‐alpine ecosystem	16
ECOSTRESS‐derived semi‐arid forest temperature and evapotranspiration estimates demonstrate drought and thinning impacts	15
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A new way to understand migration routes of oceanic squid (Ommastrephidae) from satellite data	13
Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data	13
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
Landsat time series reveal forest loss and woody encroachment in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania	13
Radar and optical remote sensing for near real‐time assessments of cyclone impacts on coastal ecosystems	13
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Mapping tree cover expansion in Montana, U.S.A. rangelands using high‐resolution historical aerial imagery	12
Using multiplatform LiDAR to identify relationships between vegetation structure and the abundance and diversity of woodland reptiles and amphibians	12
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Efficacy of machine learning image classification for automated occupancy‐based monitoring	12
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Towards edge processing of images from insect camera traps	12
How can Sentinel‐2 contribute to seagrass mapping in shallow, turbid Baltic Sea waters?	11
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Random encounter model is a reliable method for estimating population density of multiple species using camera traps	11
Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs	11
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Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins	11
Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery	11
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Long‐duration remote underwater videos reveal that grazing by fishes is highly variable through time and dominated by non‐indigenous species	11
The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates individual identification of leopards via their roars	10
Remotely sensing coral bleaching in the Red Sea	10
Stronger conservation promotes mangrove biomass accumulation: Insights from spatially explicit assessments using UAV and Landsat data	10
Beyond tree cover: Characterizing southern China's forests using deep learning	10
Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence‐based passive acoustic techniques	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
Hareport hazard: Identifying hare activity patterns and increased mammal–aircraft strike risk at an International Airport	10
StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring	9
Tracking canopy gaps in mangroves remotely using deep learning	9
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Integrating terrestrial and canopy laser scanning for comprehensive analysis of large old trees: Implications for single tree and biodiversity research	9
Comparison of bird migration in a radar wind profiler and a dedicated bird radar	9
Spatial resolution, spectral metrics and biomass are key aspects in estimating plant species richness from spectral diversity in species‐rich grasslands	9
Drone‐mounted audio‐visual deterrence of bats: implications for reducing aerial wildlife mortality by wind turbines	9
Highly precise community science annotations of video camera‐trapped fauna in challenging environments	9
Colony‐nesting gulls restrict activity levels of a native top carnivore during the breeding season	8
Canopy palm cover across the Brazilian Amazon forests mapped with airborneLiDARdata and deep learning	8

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Automatic flower detection and phenology monitoring using time‐lapse cameras and deep learning	8
Using camera traps to monitor cyclic vole populations	8
Exploring the link between spectral variance and upper canopy taxonomic diversity in a tropical forest: influence of spectral processing and feature selection	8
The vulnerability and resilience of seagrass ecosystems to marine heatwaves in New Zealand: a remote sensing analysis of seascape metrics usingPlanetScopeimagery	8
Imperfect detection and wildlife density estimation using aerial surveys with infrared and visible sensors	8
Seabird surveillance: combining CCTV and artificial intelligence for monitoring and research	8
A hierarchical, multi‐sensor framework for peatland sub‐class and vegetation mapping throughout the Canadian boreal forest	8
Mexican agricultural frontier communities differ in forest dynamics with consequences for conservation and restoration	8
Resource pulses and human–wildlife conflicts: linking satellite indicators and ground data on forest productivity to predict brown bear damages	8
Illuminating the Arctic: Unveiling seabird responses to artificial light during polar darkness through citizen science and remote sensing	7
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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
High‐intensity bird migration along Alpine valleys calls for protective measures against anthropogenically induced avian mortality	7
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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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Assessing experimental silvicultural treatments enhancing structural complexity in a central European forest – BEAST time‐series analysis based on Sentinel‐1 and Sentinel‐2	7
Examining wildfire dynamics using ECOSTRESS data with machine learning approaches: the case of South‐Eastern Australia's black summer	6
Tourist sightings improve the precision of camera trap‐derived density estimates using spatial capture‐recapture models	6
Shallow coastal water turbidity monitoring using Planet Dove satellites	6
Leveraging the next generation of spaceborne Earth observations for fuel monitoring and wildland fire management	6
Interannual variation of gross primary production detected from optimal convolutional neural network at multi‐timescale water stress	6
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Detecting gold mining impacts on insect biodiversity in a tropical mining frontier with SmallSat imagery	6
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Passive acoustic monitoring reveals the role of habitat affinity in sensitivity of sub‐tropical East Asian bats to fragmentation	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
Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning	5
Prospects for monitoring bird migration along the East Asian‐Australasian Flyway using weather radar	5
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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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Unoccupied aerial vehicles as a tool to map lizard operative temperature in tropical environments	5
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Selection in the third dimension: Using LiDAR derived canopy metrics to assess individual and population‐level habitat partitioning of ocelots, bobcats, and coyotes	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
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	4
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Echolocation repetition rate as a proxy to monitor population structure and dynamics of sperm whales	4
The development of an unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis of dual‐polarization weather surveillance radar observations to assess nocturnal insect abundance and diversity	4
Global disparity of camera trap research allocation and defaunation risk of terrestrial mammals	4
Beyond presence mapping: predicting fractional cover of non‐native vegetation in Sentinel‐2 imagery using an ensemble of MaxEnt models	4
Eigenfeature‐enhanced deep learning: advancing tree species classification in mixed conifer forests with lidar	4
Approaching a population‐level assessment of body size in pinnipeds using drones, an early warning of environmental degradation	4
A satellite perspective on the movement decisions of African elephants in relation to nomadic pastoralists	4
Mapping the long‐term influence of river discharge on coastal ocean chlorophyll‐a	4
Combining environmental DNA with remote sensing variables to map fish species distributions along a large river	4
The application of unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) for monitoring intertidal oyster density and abundance	4
Precipitation and temperature drive woody vegetation dynamics in the grasslands of sub‐Saharan Africa	4