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Drones

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Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/drones

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 199 83 118 18
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 296 20 33 8
Environmental Sciences 407 26 35 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 344
Documents by Best Scientists*: 424
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 59
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.962
Impact Factor: 4.8

Top Publications

  • Operational Protocols for the Use of Drones in Marine Animal Research

    Vincent Raoult;Andrew P Colefax;Blake M. Allan;Daniele Cagnazzi

    (2020)
    134 Citations
  • The drone revolution of shark science: a review

    Paul A. Butcher;Andrew P. Colefax;Robert A. Gorkin;Stephen M. Kajiura

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • Estimation of Maize Foliar Temperature and Stomatal Conductance as Indicators of Water Stress Based on Optical and Thermal Imagery Acquired Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platform

    (2022)
    58 Citations
  • Application of drone technologies in surface water resources monitoring and assessment: A systematic review of progress, challenges, and opportunities in the global south

    Mbulisi Sibanda;Onisimo Mutanga;Vimbayi G. P. Chimonyo;Alistair D. Clulow

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Of Course We Fly Unmanned—We’re Women!

    Karen E. Joyce;Karen Anderson;Renee E. Bartolo

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • A Survey on Energy Optimization Techniques in UAV-Based Cellular Networks: From Conventional to Machine Learning Approaches

    (2022)
    47 Citations
  • UAV-Based Classification of Cercospora Leaf Spot Using RGB Images

    Florian Görlich;Elias Marks;Anne-Katrin Mahlein;Kathrin König

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Communication Aware UAV Swarm Surveillance Based on Hierarchical Architecture

    Chengtao Xu;Kai Zhang;Yushan Jiang;Shuteng Niu

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Robotic Herding of Farm Animals Using a Network of Barking Aerial Drones

    (2022)
    33 Citations
  • Estimating Effective Leaf Area Index of Winter Wheat Based on UAV Point Cloud Data

    (2023)
    31 Citations

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