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Journal of Remote Sensing

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
ISSN: 26941589
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Impact factor
8.8
CiteScore
9.3
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Journal of Remote Sensing
J REMOTE SENS-PRC
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
150
Citations
1 434
h-index
21
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
China (129 publications)
USA (45 publications)
France (9 publications)

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Citing journals

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Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing, 212, 14.78%
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 116, 8.09%
Remote Sensing of Environment
Remote Sensing of Environment, 88, 6.14%
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 58, 4.04%
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 38, 2.65%
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 37, 2.58%
Earth System Science Data
Earth System Science Data, 34, 2.37%
Forests
Forests, 30, 2.09%
Science of the Total Environment
Science of the Total Environment, 26, 1.81%
Ecological Indicators
Ecological Indicators, 24, 1.67%
Scientific data
Scientific data, 20, 1.39%
Land
Land, 20, 1.39%
Journal of Remote Sensing
Journal of Remote Sensing, 18, 1.26%
International Journal of Remote Sensing
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 16, 1.12%
Sensors
Sensors, 15, 1.05%
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 12, 0.84%
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Environmental Management, 12, 0.84%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 11, 0.77%
GIScience and Remote Sensing
GIScience and Remote Sensing, 11, 0.77%
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 10, 0.7%
Geophysical Research Letters
Geophysical Research Letters, 10, 0.7%
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 9, 0.63%
Optics Express
Optics Express, 9, 0.63%
International Journal of Digital Earth
International Journal of Digital Earth, 9, 0.63%
Frontiers in Marine Science
Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 0.56%
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 8, 0.56%
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, 8, 0.56%
Sustainability
Sustainability, 7, 0.49%
Global Change Biology
Global Change Biology, 6, 0.42%
Nature Communications
Nature Communications, 6, 0.42%
Sustainable Cities and Society
Sustainable Cities and Society, 6, 0.42%
Atmosphere
Atmosphere, 6, 0.42%
Environmental Research Letters
Environmental Research Letters, 6, 0.42%
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 6, 0.42%
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, 6, 0.42%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
Agriculture (Switzerland), 5, 0.35%
Agronomy
Agronomy, 5, 0.35%
Ecological Informatics
Ecological Informatics, 5, 0.35%
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, 5, 0.35%
Geo-Spatial Information Science
Geo-Spatial Information Science, 5, 0.35%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 5, 0.35%
Forest Ecology and Management
Forest Ecology and Management, 5, 0.35%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 5, 0.35%
Science of Remote Sensing
Science of Remote Sensing, 5, 0.35%
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 4, 0.28%
Journal of Hydrology
Journal of Hydrology, 4, 0.28%
Forest Ecosystems
Forest Ecosystems, 4, 0.28%
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 4, 0.28%
Water (Switzerland)
Water (Switzerland), 4, 0.28%
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 4, 0.28%
Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 3, 0.21%
Environmental Research
Environmental Research, 3, 0.21%
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 3, 0.21%
Reviews of Geophysics
Reviews of Geophysics, 3, 0.21%
Applied Optics
Applied Optics, 3, 0.21%
Expert Systems with Applications
Expert Systems with Applications, 3, 0.21%
Earth Science Informatics
Earth Science Informatics, 3, 0.21%
Geocarto International
Geocarto International, 3, 0.21%
Journal of Forestry Research, 3, 0.21%
Water Research
Water Research, 3, 0.21%
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 3, 0.21%
Science Bulletin
Science Bulletin, 3, 0.21%
Applied Geography
Applied Geography, 3, 0.21%
Drones
Drones, 3, 0.21%
Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences
Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 3, 0.21%
Geography and Sustainability
Geography and Sustainability, 3, 0.21%
Smart Agricultural Technology
Smart Agricultural Technology, 3, 0.21%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2, 0.14%
Journal of Cleaner Production
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2, 0.14%
Nature Geoscience
Nature Geoscience, 2, 0.14%
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2, 0.14%
Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development, 2, 0.14%
Acta Oceanologica Sinica
Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2, 0.14%
Precision Agriculture
Precision Agriculture, 2, 0.14%
Annals of Forest Science
Annals of Forest Science, 2, 0.14%
Ecology and Evolution
Ecology and Evolution, 2, 0.14%
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2, 0.14%
Transportation
Transportation, 2, 0.14%
Catena
Catena, 2, 0.14%
Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2, 0.14%
Biological Invasions
Biological Invasions, 2, 0.14%
Marine Geodesy
Marine Geodesy, 2, 0.14%
Atmospheric Research
Atmospheric Research, 2, 0.14%
Global Ecology and Conservation
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2, 0.14%
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2, 0.14%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2, 0.14%
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 2, 0.14%
Canadian Geographer / Geographie Canadien
Canadian Geographer / Geographie Canadien, 2, 0.14%
Applied Soil Ecology
Applied Soil Ecology, 2, 0.14%
Cities
Cities, 2, 0.14%
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Pollution, 2, 0.14%
Ecological Modelling
Ecological Modelling, 2, 0.14%
Habitat International
Habitat International, 2, 0.14%
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2, 0.14%
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 2, 0.14%
Plants
Plants, 2, 0.14%
Agronomy Journal
Agronomy Journal, 2, 0.14%
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2, 0.14%
Land Use Policy
Land Use Policy, 2, 0.14%
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2, 0.14%
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Elsevier
Elsevier, 403, 28.1%
MDPI
MDPI, 345, 24.06%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 246, 17.15%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 131, 9.14%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 60, 4.18%
Copernicus
Copernicus, 44, 3.07%
Wiley
Wiley, 40, 2.79%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 21, 1.46%
American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union, 21, 1.46%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 18, 1.26%
Optica Publishing Group
Optica Publishing Group, 12, 0.84%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 10, 0.7%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 9, 0.63%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 9, 0.63%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 7, 0.49%
SAGE
SAGE, 4, 0.28%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 3, 0.21%
AIP Publishing
AIP Publishing, 3, 0.21%
Science in China Press, 3, 0.21%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 3, 0.21%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 2, 0.14%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2, 0.14%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 2, 0.14%
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing, 2, 0.14%
IntechOpen, 2, 0.14%
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2, 0.14%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 1, 0.07%
Emerald
Emerald, 1, 0.07%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1, 0.07%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 1, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing
Pleiades Publishing, 1, 0.07%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1, 0.07%
American Meteorological Society
American Meteorological Society, 1, 0.07%
Soil Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America, 1, 0.07%
Harwood Academic Publishers, 1, 0.07%
Tyumen State University
Tyumen State University, 1, 0.07%
Northeast Forestry University, 1, 0.07%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 1, 0.07%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1, 0.07%
Scientific Societies
Scientific Societies, 1, 0.07%
Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing, 1, 0.07%
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, 1, 0.07%
Russian Geographical Society
Russian Geographical Society, 1, 0.07%
Research Square Platform LLC, 1, 0.07%
The University of Jordan
The University of Jordan, 1, 0.07%
Federal State Budgetary Institution - All-Russian Research Geological Oil Institute, 1, 0.07%
Meteorological Society of Japan, 1, 0.07%
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Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18, 12%
Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University, 15, 10%
Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University, 12, 8%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11, 7.33%
Peking University
Peking University, 9, 6%
Xiamen University
Xiamen University, 7, 4.67%
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University, 6, 4%
Nanjing University
Nanjing University, 6, 4%
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen, 5, 3.33%
University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong, 5, 3.33%
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5, 3.33%
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Boston, 5, 3.33%
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma, 5, 3.33%
Tongji University
Tongji University, 4, 2.67%
Wuhan University
Wuhan University, 4, 2.67%
Southern University of Science and Technology
Southern University of Science and Technology, 4, 2.67%
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park, 4, 2.67%
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut, 4, 2.67%
University of Twente
University of Twente, 3, 2%
Fujian Normal University
Fujian Normal University, 3, 2%
Beijing Forestry University
Beijing Forestry University, 3, 2%
Southwest University
Southwest University, 3, 2%
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore, 3, 2%
Southwest Jiaotong University
Southwest Jiaotong University, 3, 2%
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 3, 2%
Boston University
Boston University, 3, 2%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 3, 2%
University of Toronto
University of Toronto, 3, 2%
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University, 3, 2%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 3, 2%
Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3, 2%
Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing Institute of Technology, 2, 1.33%
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University, 2, 1.33%
Fudan University
Fudan University, 2, 1.33%
University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux, 2, 1.33%
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 2, 1.33%
China Agricultural University
China Agricultural University, 2, 1.33%
South China Normal University
South China Normal University, 2, 1.33%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2, 1.33%
University Town of Shenzhen
University Town of Shenzhen, 2, 1.33%
Chengdu University of Information Technology
Chengdu University of Information Technology, 2, 1.33%
Anhui University
Anhui University, 2, 1.33%
Ningbo University
Ningbo University, 2, 1.33%
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University, 2, 1.33%
University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia, 2, 1.33%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 2, 1.33%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2, 1.33%
Henan University
Henan University, 2, 1.33%
University of South Florida
University of South Florida, 2, 1.33%
Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications, 2, 1.33%
University of Science and Technology of China
University of Science and Technology of China, 2, 1.33%
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2, 1.33%
Avignon University
Avignon University, 2, 1.33%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2, 1.33%
Université Paris-Saclay
Université Paris-Saclay, 2, 1.33%
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2, 1.33%
United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey, 2, 1.33%
University of Iowa
University of Iowa, 2, 1.33%
South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University, 2, 1.33%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 1, 0.67%
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen, 1, 0.67%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Northwestern Polytechnical University, 1, 0.67%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 1, 0.67%
China University of Mining and Technology
China University of Mining and Technology, 1, 0.67%
Lund University
Lund University, 1, 0.67%
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou University, 1, 0.67%
Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing Normal University, 1, 0.67%
Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing Forestry University, 1, 0.67%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 1, 0.67%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 1, 0.67%
Aalto University
Aalto University, 1, 0.67%
Hubei University
Hubei University, 1, 0.67%
Ocean University of China
Ocean University of China, 1, 0.67%
University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales, 1, 0.67%
East China Normal University
East China Normal University, 1, 0.67%
Jinan University
Jinan University, 1, 0.67%
Taiyuan University of Technology
Taiyuan University of Technology, 1, 0.67%
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University, 1, 0.67%
Imperial College London
Imperial College London, 1, 0.67%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 1, 0.67%
University of Oxford
University of Oxford, 1, 0.67%
Tianjin University
Tianjin University, 1, 0.67%
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 1, 0.67%
University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool, 1, 0.67%
Technical University of Denmark
Technical University of Denmark, 1, 0.67%
Yangzhou University
Yangzhou University, 1, 0.67%
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh, 1, 0.67%
University of Southern California
University of Southern California, 1, 0.67%
Michigan State University
Michigan State University, 1, 0.67%
University of Southampton
University of Southampton, 1, 0.67%
Hefei University of Technology
Hefei University of Technology, 1, 0.67%
Hefei University
Hefei University, 1, 0.67%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 1, 0.67%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1, 0.67%
Northwest University
Northwest University, 1, 0.67%
Chang'an University
Chang'an University, 1, 0.67%
Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao University of Technology, 1, 0.67%
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology, 1, 0.67%
University of Queensland
University of Queensland, 1, 0.67%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 1, 0.67%
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China, 129, 86%
USA, 45, 30%
France, 9, 6%
Netherlands, 6, 4%
Australia, 5, 3.33%
Denmark, 5, 3.33%
Germany, 4, 2.67%
United Kingdom, 4, 2.67%
Canada, 3, 2%
Singapore, 3, 2%
Spain, 2, 1.33%
Italy, 2, 1.33%
Thailand, 2, 1.33%
Austria, 1, 0.67%
Belgium, 1, 0.67%
Brazil, 1, 0.67%
Norway, 1, 0.67%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.67%
Finland, 1, 0.67%
Switzerland, 1, 0.67%
Sweden, 1, 0.67%
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