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Top Articles

#TitleJournalYearCitations
1Survey on Coverage Path Planning with Unmanned Aerial VehiclesDrones2019322
2Towards the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): A Comprehensive ReviewDrones2022179
3A Comprehensive Review of Applications of Drone Technology in the Mining IndustryDrones2020172
4A Review on the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Imaging Sensors for Monitoring and Assessing Plant StressesDrones2019167
5Identification of Citrus Trees from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery Using Convolutional Neural NetworksDrones2018150
6Drones for Conservation in Protected Areas: Present and FutureDrones2019149
7Review: Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as Mobile Sensing Platforms (MSPs) for Disaster Response, Civil Security and Public SafetyDrones2019143
8Unmanned Aerial Systems for Civil Applications: A ReviewDrones2017130
9Collaboration of Drone and Internet of Public Safety Things in Smart Cities: An Overview of QoS and Network Performance OptimizationDrones201998
10UAVs in Support of Algal Bloom Research: A Review of Current Applications and Future OpportunitiesDrones201896
11Coastal Mapping Using DJI Phantom 4 RTK in Post-Processing Kinematic ModeDrones202096
12A Survey of Recent Extended Variants of the Traveling Salesman and Vehicle Routing Problems for Unmanned Aerial VehiclesDrones201995
13Multirotor Drone Aerodynamic Interaction InvestigationDrones201892
14A Hybrid Communication Scheme for Efficient and Low-Cost Deployment of Future Flying Ad-Hoc Network (FANET)Drones201989
15Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Wildland Fires: Sensing, Perception, Cooperation and AssistanceDrones202184
16Autonomous Landing of a UAV on a Moving Platform Using Model Predictive ControlDrones201879
17Operational Protocols for the Use of Drones in Marine Animal ResearchDrones202078
18Remote Sensing of Yields: Application of UAV Imagery-Derived NDVI for Estimating Maize Vigor and Yields in Complex Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan AfricaDrones201869
19Use of Fire-Extinguishing Balls for a Conceptual System of Drone-Assisted Wildfire FightingDrones201969
20Dynamic Routing in Flying Ad-Hoc Networks Using Topology-Based Routing ProtocolsDrones201868
21A Review on Communications Perspective of Flying Ad-Hoc Networks: Key Enabling Wireless Technologies, Applications, Challenges and Open Research TopicsDrones202068
22UAV Computing-Assisted Search and Rescue Mission Framework for Disaster and Harsh Environment MitigationDrones202267
23The Drone Revolution of Shark Science: A ReviewDrones202166
24Thermal Infrared and Visual Inspection of Photovoltaic Installations by UAV Photogrammetry—Application Case: MoroccoDrones201864
25The Application of Drones in Healthcare and Health-Related Services in North America: A Scoping ReviewDrones202059
26Drone-Based High-Resolution Tracking of Aquatic VertebratesDrones201858
27An Evaluation of the Delivery of Medicines Using DronesDrones201958
28Implementation of a UAV–Hyperspectral Pushbroom Imager for Ecological MonitoringDrones201958
29Ground Control Point Distribution for Accurate Kilometre-Scale Topographic Mapping Using an RTK-GNSS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and SfM PhotogrammetryDrones202058
30Comparing Filtering Techniques for Removing Vegetation from UAV-Based Photogrammetric Point CloudsDrones201955
31Deep Neural Networks and Transfer Learning for Food Crop Identification in UAV ImagesDrones202054
32Computing in the Sky: A Survey on Intelligent Ubiquitous Computing for UAV-Assisted 6G Networks and Industry 4.0/5.0Drones202254
33UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge-Computing for IoT Based on AI: A Comprehensive ReviewDrones202153
34Greenness Indices from a Low-Cost UAV Imagery as Tools for Monitoring Post-Fire Forest RecoveryDrones201952
35UAVs for Hydrologic Scopes: Application of a Low-Cost UAV to Estimate Surface Water Velocity by Using Three Different Image-Based MethodsDrones201952
36Accuracy Assessment of 3D Photogrammetric Models from an Unmanned Aerial VehicleDrones201951
37Thermal Infrared Imaging from Drones Offers a Major Advance for Spider Monkey SurveysDrones201949
38UAS-Based Archaeological Remote Sensing: Review, Meta-Analysis and State-of-the-ArtDrones202049
39A Citizen Science Unmanned Aerial System Data Acquisition Protocol and Deep Learning Techniques for the Automatic Detection and Mapping of Marine Litter Concentrations in the Coastal ZoneDrones202149
40Drone Laser Scanning for Modeling Riverscape Topography and Vegetation: Comparison with Traditional Aerial LidarDrones201948
41The Potential of Drones and Sensors to Enhance Detection of Archaeological Cropmarks: A Comparative Study Between Multi-Spectral and Thermal ImageryDrones201847
42Automated Drone Detection Using YOLOv4Drones202147
43Drone Swarms in Fire Suppression Activities: A Conceptual FrameworkDrones202146
44Deep Learning-Based Cost-Effective and Responsive Robot for Autism TreatmentDrones202345
45UAVs in Context: Archaeological Airborne Recording in a National Body of Survey and RecordDrones201844
46Drones Chasing Drones: Reinforcement Learning and Deep Search Area ProposalDrones201943
47Assessing Reef-Island Shoreline Change Using UAV-Derived Orthomosaics and Digital Surface ModelsDrones201943
48The Global Emergence of Community Drones (2012–2017)Drones201943
49Drones in B5G/6G Networks as Flying Base StationsDrones202243
50Wireless Communications for Data Security: Efficiency Assessment of Cybersecurity Industry—A Promising Application for UAVsDrones202243