J. R. Townshend

28.9k citations

85 papers · 20.6k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 37

Co-authors: Matthew C. Hansen Ruth DeFries R. A. Sohlberg C. O. Justice Chris Justice Thomas R. Loveland M. Hancher Rebecca Moore
Topics: Remote Sensing in Agriculture (55 papers)Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (20 papers)Remote Sensing and Land Use (19 papers)
Cited by: Global and Planetary Change Ecological Modeling Ecology
Journals: Nature Science Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Italy

In The Last Decade

J. R. Townshend

82 papers receiving 19.2k 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.

High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change

2013 8.0k citations Matthew C. Hansen, Peter Potapov et al. Science profile →
Global land cover classification at 1 km spatial resolution using a classification tree approach

2000 1.9k citations Matthew C. Hansen, Ruth DeFries et al. International Journal of Remote Sensing profile →
An assessment of support vector machines for land cover classification

2002 1.4k citations J. R. Townshend et al. International Journal of Remote Sensing profile →
An overview of MODIS Land data processing and product status

2002 1.0k citations C. O. Justice, J. R. Townshend et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →
Analysis of the phenology of global vegetation using meteorological satellite data

1985 893 citations Chris Justice, J. R. Townshend et al. International Journal of Remote Sensing profile →
NDVI-derived land cover classifications at a global scale

1994 852 citations Ruth DeFries, J. R. Townshend International Journal of Remote Sensing profile →
Global Percent Tree Cover at a Spatial Resolution of 500 Meters: First Results of the MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields Algorithm

2003 838 citations Matthew C. Hansen, Ruth DeFries et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A satellite data record of annual global land cover and long-term change 1982-2016 2018 ·AGUFM ·Xiang Song,Matthew C. Hansen,S. V. Stehman,Peter Potapov,Alexandra Tyukavina,Éric Vermote,J. R. Townshend	2
2	Forest cover of North America in the 1970s mapped using Landsat MSS data 2015 ·AGUFM ·Min Feng,Joe Sexton,Saurabh Channan,J. R. Townshend	1
3	Vegetation Continuous Fields--Transitioning from MODIS to VIIRS 2015 ·2015 AGU Fall Meeting ·C. Dimiceli,J. R. Townshend,R. A. Sohlberg,(unknown),(unknown)	1
4	Size and frequency of forest loss and gain in China during 2000-2005 2014 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Dan‐Xia Song,Congde Huang,Joe Sexton,Saurabh Channan,J. R. Townshend	1
5	High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Changebreakdown → 2013 ·Science ·Matthew C. Hansen,Peter Potapov,Rebecca Moore,M. Hancher,Svetlana Turubanova,Alexandra Tyukavina,David Thau,Stephen V. Stehman,S. J. Goetz,Thomas R. Loveland,Anil Kommareddy,(unknown),Louise Chini,C. O. Justice,J. R. Townshend	7959
6	The GEO global agricultural monitoring system of systems task: An overview 2009 ·Christina Justice,Inbal Becker‐Reshef,J. S. Parihar,(unknown),Olivier Léo,(unknown),Pierre Defourny,J. R. Townshend,(unknown)	1
7	Roadless Areas and Forest Fires in the Western United States 2002 ·AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown),J. R. Townshend,Christina Justice,R. A. Sohlberg	0
8	Detection of land cover changes using MODIS 250 m data 2002 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Xiwu Zhan,R. A. Sohlberg,J. R. Townshend,C. Dimiceli,Mark Carroll,(unknown),Matthew C. Hansen,Ruth DeFries	236
9	Characterizing land surface anisotropy from AVHRR data at a global scale using high performance computing 2001 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Satya Kalluri,(unknown),Joseph F. JáJá,Shunlin Liang,J. R. Townshend	20
10	A parametric soil BRDF model: a four stream approximation for multiple scattering 1996 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·Shunlin Liang,J. R. Townshend	15
11	The 1 km resolution global data set: needs of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme† 1994 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·J. R. Townshend,C. O. Justice,David L. Skole,J. P. Malingreau,J. Cihlar,Philippe Teillet,(unknown),(unknown)	162
12	Monitoring salt playa dynamics using Thematic Mapper data 1989 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·Andrew Millington,Nick Drake,J. R. Townshend,N. A. QUARMBY,J.J. Settle,(unknown)	34
13	Selecting the spatial resolution of satellite sensors required for global monitoring of land transformations 1988 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·J. R. Townshend,Chris Justice	271
14	Research related to geographical information systems at the Natural Environment Research Council's Unit for Thematic Information Systems 1988 ·International Journal of Geographical Information Systems ·David C. Mason,J. R. Townshend	2
15	Continental land cover classification using satellite data 1985 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·J. R. Townshend,Compton J. Tucker	3
16	Remote sensing applications in African erosion and sedimentation studies 1984 ·IAHS-AISH publication ·Andrew Millington,J. R. Townshend	12
17	Continental land cover classification using meteorological satellite data 1983 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Compton J. Tucker,J. R. Townshend,Thomas Goff	11
18	The Use of Thematic Mapper Data for Land Cover Discrimination: Preliminary Results from the UK Satmap Programme 1983 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·Michael Jackson,John Baker,J. R. Townshend,(unknown),J. R. Hardy	1
19	The spatial resolving power of earth resources satellites: A review 1980 ·NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) ·J. R. Townshend	18
20	An evaluation of Landsat 3 RBV imagery for an area of complex terrain in Southern Italy 1979 ·J. R. Townshend,David Williams,(unknown)	1

About J. R. Townshend

J. R. Townshend is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Engineering and Media Technology, having authored 85 papers that have together received 20.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (55 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (20 papers) and Remote Sensing and Land Use (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (11.8k citations), Ecological Modeling (2.2k citations) and Ecology (11.1k citations). J. R. Townshend has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Matthew C. Hansen, Ruth DeFries, R. A. Sohlberg, C. O. Justice, Chris Justice, Thomas R. Loveland, M. Hancher, Rebecca Moore, Alexandra Tyukavina and David Thau. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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