Erik Næsset

22.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
302 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Erik Næsset is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Næsset has authored 302 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 277 papers in Environmental Engineering, 233 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 125 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Erik Næsset's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (270 papers), Forest ecology and management (232 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (125 papers). Erik Næsset is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (270 papers), Forest ecology and management (232 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (125 papers). Erik Næsset collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Sweden. Erik Næsset's co-authors include Terje Gobakken, Ole Martin Bollandsås, Hans Ole Ørka, Svein Solberg, Ronald E. McRoberts, Liviu Theodor Ene, Göran Ståhl, Timothy G. Grégoire, Ross Nelson and Matti Maltamo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Erik Næsset

295 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Predicting forest stand characteristics with airborne scanning laser using a practical two-stage procedure and field data

2002 1.2k citations Erik Næsset Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
Lidar sampling for large-area forest characterization: A review

2012 584 citations Erik Næsset, Hans Ole Ørka et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
Determination of mean tree height of forest stands using airborne laser scanner data

1997 502 citations Erik Næsset ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing profile →
An International Comparison of Individual Tree Detection and Extraction Using Airborne Laser Scanning

2012 400 citations Erik Næsset, Svein Solberg et al. Remote Sensing profile →
Remote sensing in forestry: current challenges, considerations and directions

2023 154 citations Erik Næsset et al. profile →

Peers

Erik Næsset

NLC

ECOLO

GPC

Terje Gobakken Norway

Juha Hyyppä Finland

Joanne C. White Canada

M. A. Lefsky United States

Mikko Vastaranta Finland

Ralph Dubayah United States

Matti Maltamo Finland

Andrew T. Hudak United States

Mathias Disney United Kingdom

Xiaowei Yu Finland

Terje Gobakken Norway

Erik Næsset

8.8k ×0.6

6.4k ×0.6

NLC

4.5k ×0.6

ECOLO

3.4k ×0.5

2.3k ×0.7

GPC

Citations per year, relative to Erik Næsset Erik Næsset (= 1×) peers Terje Gobakken

Countries citing papers authored by Erik Næsset

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Næsset

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Næsset

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Næsset. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Næsset based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Erik Næsset. Erik Næsset is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Saarela, Svetlana, Matti Maltamo, Petteri Packalén, et al.. (2024). Estimation of boreal forest biomass from ICESat-2 data using hierarchical hybrid inference. Remote Sensing of Environment. 311. 114249–114249. 8 indexed citations

Solberg, Svein, et al.. (2024). Biomass Change Estimated by TanDEM-X Interferometry and GEDI in a Tanzanian Forest. Remote Sensing. 16(5). 861–861. 1 indexed citations

Saarela, Svetlana, Lauri Korhonen, Zhiqiang Yang, et al.. (2023). Three-phase hierarchical model-based and hybrid inference. MethodsX. 11. 102321–102321. 7 indexed citations

Gobakken, Terje, et al.. (2023). Detecting the presence of natural forests using airborne laser scanning data. Forest Ecosystems. 10. 100146–100146. 1 indexed citations

Næsset, Erik, et al.. (2023). Detecting the presence of standing dead trees using airborne laser scanning and optical data. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 38(4). 208–220. 3 indexed citations

Gobakken, Terje, et al.. (2023). Accuracy assessment of the nationwide forest attribute map of Norway constructed by using airborne laser scanning data and field data from the national forest inventory. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 38(1-2). 9–22. 1 indexed citations

Næsset, Erik, Terje Gobakken, Gunnar Austrheim, et al.. (2023). Mapping and Estimating Aboveground Biomass in an Alpine Treeline Ecotone under Model-Based Inference. Remote Sensing. 15(14). 3508–3508.

Ørka, Hans Ole, et al.. (2022). A framework for a forest ecological base map – An example from Norway. Ecological Indicators. 136. 108636–108636. 17 indexed citations

Gobakken, Terje, et al.. (2022). Fine-Spatial Boreal–Alpine Single-Tree Albedo Measured by UAV: Experiences and Challenges. Remote Sensing. 14(6). 1482–1482. 3 indexed citations

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Dalponte, Michele, et al.. (2022). Wood Decay Detection in Norway Spruce Forests Based on Airborne Hyperspectral and ALS Data. Remote Sensing. 14(8). 1892–1892. 4 indexed citations

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Saarela, Svetlana, Sören Holm, Sean P. Healey, et al.. (2022). Comparing frameworks for biomass prediction for the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation. Remote Sensing of Environment. 278. 113074–113074. 27 indexed citations

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Bollandsås, Ole Martin, et al.. (2021). Relationships between single-tree mountain birch summertime albedo and vegetation properties. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 307. 108470–108470. 16 indexed citations

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Mohammadi, J., Shaban Shataee, & Erik Næsset. (2020). Modeling tree species diversity by combining ALS data and digital aerial photogrammetry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100011–100011. 8 indexed citations

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McRoberts, Ronald E., Stephen V. Stehman, Greg C. Liknes, et al.. (2018). The effects of imperfect reference data on remote sensing-assisted estimators of land cover class proportions. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 142. 292–300. 63 indexed citations

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Dalponte, Michele, Liviu Theodor Ene, Terje Gobakken, Erik Næsset, & Damiano Gianelle. (2018). Predicting Selected Forest Stand Characteristics with Multispectral ALS Data. Remote Sensing. 10(4). 586–586. 32 indexed citations

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Ene, Liviu Theodor, Erik Næsset, Terje Gobakken, et al.. (2016). Large-scale estimation of aboveground biomass in miombo woodlands using airborne laser scanning and national forest inventory data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 186. 626–636. 28 indexed citations

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Hansen, Endre, Terje Gobakken, & Erik Næsset. (2015). Effects of Pulse Density on Digital Terrain Models and Canopy Metrics Using Airborne Laser Scanning in a Tropical Rainforest. Remote Sensing. 7(7). 8453–8468. 37 indexed citations

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Hauglin, Marius, Terje Gobakken, Rasmus Astrup, Liviu Theodor Ene, & Erik Næsset. (2014). Estimating Single-Tree Crown Biomass of Norway Spruce by Airborne Laser Scanning: A Comparison of Methods with and without the Use of Terrestrial Laser Scanning to Obtain the Ground Reference Data. Forests. 5(3). 384–403. 40 indexed citations

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Bollandsås, Ole Martin, et al.. (2014). Automatic Detection of Small Single Trees in the Forest-Tundra Ecotone Using Airborne Laser Scanning. Remote Sensing. 6(10). 10152–10170. 11 indexed citations

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Magnussen, Steen, Erik Næsset, Terje Gobakken, & Gordon W. Frazer. (2011). A fine-scale model for area-based predictions of tree-size-related attributes derived from LiDAR canopy heights. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 27(3). 312–322. 36 indexed citations

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