G. Sithole

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

G. Sithole is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Geology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Sithole has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Environmental Engineering, 11 papers in Geology and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in G. Sithole's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (13 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (11 papers) and 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications (7 papers). G. Sithole is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (13 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (11 papers) and 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications (7 papers). G. Sithole collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Netherlands and China. G. Sithole's co-authors include George Vosselman, Ben Gorte, Sisi Zlatanova, Liu Liu, Masafumi Nakagawa, Qing Zhu, H. H. G. Savenije, Jie Zhao, Lei Liu and Ümit Işıkdağ and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

G. Sithole

25 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Experimental comparison of filter algorithms for bare-Ear... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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.

  1. Experimental comparison of filter algorithms for bare-Earth extraction from airborne laser scanning point clouds
    2004 742 citations G. Sithole, George Vosselman ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. Sithole South Africa 17 1.6k 1.2k 652 250 247 25 2.0k
Fernando Carvajal-Ramírez Spain 25 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 468 0.7× 180 0.7× 68 0.3× 56 2.2k
Ben Gorte Netherlands 26 1.3k 0.8× 605 0.5× 698 1.1× 197 0.8× 212 0.9× 92 2.3k
Ahmed Shaker Canada 24 1.3k 0.8× 607 0.5× 709 1.1× 226 0.9× 78 0.3× 81 2.0k
Sagi Filin Israel 25 999 0.6× 893 0.7× 361 0.6× 212 0.8× 100 0.4× 111 1.8k
Francisco Agüera-Vega Spain 26 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 665 1.0× 235 0.9× 71 0.3× 57 2.5k
Matti Lehtomäki Finland 20 1.6k 1.0× 874 0.7× 417 0.6× 159 0.6× 75 0.3× 38 2.1k
Peter Axelsson Sweden 4 1.5k 1.0× 823 0.7× 632 1.0× 128 0.5× 83 0.3× 8 1.7k
Jixian Zhang China 22 986 0.6× 666 0.5× 405 0.6× 242 1.0× 62 0.3× 109 1.9k
Matti Vaaja Finland 23 1.3k 0.8× 642 0.5× 629 1.0× 56 0.2× 127 0.5× 83 1.9k
Manchun Li China 23 920 0.6× 375 0.3× 276 0.4× 201 0.8× 102 0.4× 61 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by G. Sithole

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. Sithole

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by G. Sithole. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by G. Sithole. The network helps show where G. Sithole may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Sithole

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. Sithole. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. Sithole 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 G. Sithole. G. Sithole is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sithole, G., et al.. (2022). IMPROVED EDGE DETECTION FOR SATELLITE IMAGES. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. V-2-2022. 185–192. 2 indexed citations
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Sithole, G., et al.. (2020). Global risk of invasion by Bactrocera zonata: Implications on horticultural crop production under changing climatic conditions. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0243047–e0243047. 33 indexed citations
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Zlatanova, Sisi, Jinjin Yan, Abdoulaye Diakité, et al.. (2020). Spaces in Spatial Science and Urban Applications—State of the Art Review. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 9(1). 58–58. 41 indexed citations
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Sithole, G.. (2018). INDOOR SPACE ROUTING GRAPHS: VISIBILITY, ENCODING, ENCRYPTION AND ATTENUATION. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLII-4. 579–585. 3 indexed citations
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Zlatanova, Sisi, Suzana Dragićević, & G. Sithole. (2018). PREFACE – ISPRS TECHNICAL COMMISSION IV MIDTERM SYMPOSIUM 2018. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLII-4. 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Smit, Julian, G. Sithole, & A.E. Strever. (2016). Vine Signal Extraction – an Application of Remote Sensing in Precision Viticulture. South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 31(2). 13 indexed citations
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Sithole, G. & Sisi Zlatanova. (2016). POSITION, LOCATION, PLACE AND AREA: AN INDOOR PERSPECTIVE. ISPRS annals of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. III-4. 89–96. 21 indexed citations
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Sithole, G. & Sisi Zlatanova. (2016). POSITION, LOCATION, PLACE AND AREA: AN INDOOR PERSPECTIVE. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. III-4. 89–96. 31 indexed citations
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Sithole, G., et al.. (2015). FRAMEWORK FOR COMPARING SEGMENTATION ALGORITHMS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XL-4/W5. 131–136. 1 indexed citations
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Zlatanova, Sisi, et al.. (2014). Space subdivision for indoor applications. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 37 indexed citations
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Zlatanova, Sisi, Liu Liu, & G. Sithole. (2013). A conceptual framework of space subdivision for indoor navigation. 37–41. 44 indexed citations
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Sithole, G., et al.. (2012). 3D Object Segmentation of Point Clouds using Profiling Techniques. South African Journal of Geomatics. 1(1). 60–76. 9 indexed citations
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Sithole, G. & George Vosselman. (2006). Bridge detection in airborne laser scanner data. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 61(1). 33–46. 52 indexed citations
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Sithole, G.. (2005). Segmentation and Classification of Airborne Laser Scanner Data. 57 indexed citations
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Sithole, G. & George Vosselman. (2004). Experimental comparison of filter algorithms for bare-Earth extraction from airborne laser scanning point clouds. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 59(1-2). 85–101. 742 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vosselman, George, Ben Gorte, & G. Sithole. (2004). Change detection for updating medium scale maps using laster altimetry. University of Twente Research Information. 207–212. 42 indexed citations
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Sithole, G. & George Vosselman. (2003). Automatic structure detection in a point-cloud of an urban landscape. 67–71. 81 indexed citations
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Sithole, G. & George Vosselman. (2003). COMPARISON OF FILTERING ALGORITHMS. 24(5). 353–4. 62 indexed citations
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Sithole, G., et al.. (2002). Coupling of digital elevation model and rainfall-runoff model in storm drainage network design. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 27(11-22). 755–764. 32 indexed citations
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Sithole, G.. (2001). FILTERING OF LASER ALTIMETRY DATA USING A SLOPE ADAPTIVE FILTER. 234 indexed citations

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