Eleanor C. Stokes

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Eleanor C. Stokes is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Transportation and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Eleanor C. Stokes has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 14 papers in Transportation and 12 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Eleanor C. Stokes's work include Impact of Light on Environment and Health (21 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (11 papers). Eleanor C. Stokes is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Light on Environment and Health (21 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (11 papers). Eleanor C. Stokes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Hong Kong. Eleanor C. Stokes's co-authors include Karen C. Seto, Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, Gregory C. Unruh, Ronald B. Mitchell, Steven J. Davis, Miguel O. Román, Yuyu Zhou, Hannes Taubenböck, Chengbin Deng and Zhe Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Eleanor C. Stokes

34 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Carbon Lock-In: Types, Causes, and Policy Implications

2016 727 citations Karen C. Seto, Eleanor C. Stokes et al. profile →
Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing

2019 289 citations Zhe Zhu, Yuyu Zhou et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eleanor C. Stokes United States	17	994	573	376	277	259	35	1.9k
Shukui Tan China	25	883 0.9×	458 0.8×	616 1.6×	229 0.8×	286 1.1×	68	2.0k
Jie Fan China	25	800 0.8×	433 0.8×	588 1.6×	271 1.0×	342 1.3×	129	2.2k
Longyu Shi China	23	558 0.6×	577 1.0×	504 1.3×	226 0.8×	363 1.4×	80	1.9k
Feng Wu China	30	789 0.8×	873 1.5×	594 1.6×	144 0.5×	363 1.4×	100	2.5k
Xingliang Guan China	16	710 0.7×	391 0.7×	630 1.7×	263 0.9×	268 1.0×	21	1.6k
Jie Guo China	20	695 0.7×	413 0.7×	433 1.2×	142 0.5×	305 1.2×	63	1.8k
Yabo Zhao China	16	596 0.6×	399 0.7×	618 1.6×	265 1.0×	279 1.1×	47	1.4k
ChengHe Guan China	23	458 0.5×	433 0.8×	288 0.8×	312 1.1×	299 1.2×	87	1.4k
Guoqin Zhang China	24	672 0.7×	591 1.0×	190 0.5×	285 1.0×	507 2.0×	85	1.8k
Rong Wu China	19	382 0.4×	389 0.7×	646 1.7×	206 0.7×	274 1.1×	67	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Stokes, Eleanor C., et al.. (2025). Global urban activity changes from COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions. Scientific Data. 12(1). 98–98. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Yuyu, et al.. (2024). Spatially explicit downscaling and projection of population in mainland China. The Science of The Total Environment. 941. 173623–173623. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Gang, Yuyu Zhou, James Voogt, & Eleanor C. Stokes. (2024). Remote sensing of diverse urban environments: From the single city to multiple cities. Remote Sensing of Environment. 305. 114108–114108. 24 indexed citations

MacManus, Kytt, et al.. (2023). Suitability of NASA’s Black Marble Daily Nighttime Lights for Population Studies at Varying Spatial and Temporal Scales. Remote Sensing. 15(10). 2611–2611. 6 indexed citations

Meng, Lin, Yuyu Zhou, Miguel O. Román, et al.. (2022). Artificial light at night: an underappreciated effect on phenology of deciduous woody plants. PNAS Nexus. 1(2). pgac046–pgac046. 41 indexed citations

Stokes, Eleanor C. & Miguel O. Román. (2022). Tracking COVID-19 urban activity changes in the Middle East from nighttime lights. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 8096–8096. 19 indexed citations

Lobo, José, Marina Alberti, Melissa Allen‐Dumas, et al.. (2021). A convergence research perspective on graduate education for sustainable urban systems science. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 10 indexed citations

Zhu, Zhe, Yuyu Zhou, Karen C. Seto, et al.. (2019). Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment. 228. 164–182. 289 indexed citations breakdown →

Román, Miguel O., Eleanor C. Stokes, Ranjay Shrestha, et al.. (2019). Satellite-based assessment of electricity restoration efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0218883–e0218883. 159 indexed citations

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Enenkel, Markus, et al.. (2019). Emergencies do not stop at night: Advanced analysis of displacement based on satellite-derived nighttime light observations. IBM Journal of Research and Development. 64(1/2). 8:1–8:12. 10 indexed citations

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Stokes, Eleanor C. & Karen C. Seto. (2019). Principles for Minimizing Global Land Impacts of Urbanization. 3(1). 5–10. 4 indexed citations

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Stokes, Eleanor C. & Karen C. Seto. (2019). Characterizing urban infrastructural transitions for the Sustainable Development Goals using multi-temporal land, population, and nighttime light data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 234. 111430–111430. 112 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhuosen, Miguel O. Román, Virginia Kalb, Ranjay Shrestha, & Eleanor C. Stokes. (2019). Evaluation of Lunar BRDF Correction for the Retrieval of Daily Viirs Black Marble Nighttime Lights. 8519–8521.

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Lane, Kevin, Eleanor C. Stokes, Karen C. Seto, et al.. (2017). Associations between Greenness, Impervious Surface Area, and Nighttime Lights on Biomarkers of Vascular Aging in Chennai, India. Environmental Health Perspectives. 125(8). 87003–87003. 62 indexed citations

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Stokes, Eleanor C. & Karen C. Seto. (2016). Climate change and urban land systems: bridging the gaps between urbanism and land science. Journal of Land Use Science. 11(6). 698–708. 23 indexed citations

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Stokes, Eleanor C., et al.. (2014). The Urban Social and Energy Use Data Embedded in Suomi-NPP VIIRS Nighttime Lights: Algorithm Overview and Status. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 4 indexed citations

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Romero‐Lankao, Patricia, K. R. Gurney, Karen C. Seto, et al.. (2014). A critical knowledge pathway to low‐carbon, sustainable futures: Integrated understanding of urbanization, urban areas, and carbon. Earth s Future. 2(10). 515–532. 52 indexed citations

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Andersen, Marilyne, et al.. (2009). Using digital imaging to assess spectral solar-optical properties of complex fenestration materials: A new approach in video–goniophotometry. Solar Energy. 84(4). 549–562. 22 indexed citations

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Stokes, Eleanor C., et al.. (2008). Estimating spectral information of complex fenestration systems in a video-goniophotometer. Lighting Research & Technology. 40(4). 269–285. 5 indexed citations

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West, Anne, Philip Noden, & Eleanor C. Stokes. (2002). Higher education admissions and student mobility. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 1 indexed citations

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