Justin Morgenroth

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Justin Morgenroth is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin Morgenroth has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Environmental Engineering, 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Justin Morgenroth's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (29 papers), Forest ecology and management (24 papers) and Tree Root and Stability Studies (16 papers). Justin Morgenroth is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (29 papers), Forest ecology and management (24 papers) and Tree Root and Stability Studies (16 papers). Justin Morgenroth collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Canada. Justin Morgenroth's co-authors include Darius Phiri, Cong Xu, Christopher Gomez, Grant D. Pearse, Graeme D. Buchan, Michael S. Watt, Henrik Sjöman, Bryant C. Scharenbroch, Andrew K. Koeser and Jordan D. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Justin Morgenroth

72 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Developments in Landsat Land Cover Classification Methods... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Developments in Landsat Land Cover Classification Methods: A Review
    2017 361 citations Darius Phiri, Justin Morgenroth 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
Justin Morgenroth New Zealand 27 962 948 663 516 402 79 2.2k
Shawn Landry United States 19 928 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 593 0.9× 1.2k 2.3× 136 0.3× 53 2.2k
Qingting Li China 29 678 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 644 1.0× 295 0.6× 101 0.3× 72 2.1k
Laura Poggio United Kingdom 27 1.7k 1.8× 895 0.9× 968 1.5× 231 0.4× 284 0.7× 65 3.7k
Huaqiang Du China 33 864 0.9× 1.6k 1.7× 1.2k 1.8× 109 0.2× 689 1.7× 137 2.9k
Leonardo Paolini Argentina 15 1.6k 1.6× 1.9k 2.0× 791 1.2× 740 1.4× 1.3k 3.2× 26 3.9k
Giorgos Mallinis Greece 29 972 1.0× 1.6k 1.7× 1.3k 2.0× 159 0.3× 351 0.9× 85 2.7k
Qingjiu Tian China 31 1.5k 1.6× 1.4k 1.5× 1.9k 2.9× 139 0.3× 174 0.4× 182 3.7k
Feng Zhao China 24 1.0k 1.1× 947 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 216 0.4× 240 0.6× 73 1.9k
Juan Pablo Guerschman Australia 32 946 1.0× 2.0k 2.1× 1.7k 2.5× 75 0.1× 505 1.3× 65 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Justin Morgenroth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Justin Morgenroth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ye, Ning, Euan G. Mason, Cong Xu, & Justin Morgenroth. (2025). Estimating individual tree DBH and biomass of durable Eucalyptus using UAV LiDAR. Ecological Informatics. 89. 103169–103169. 5 indexed citations
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Morgenroth, Justin, et al.. (2025). Classifying canopy complexity to assess the reliability of airborne LiDAR in urban forest assessments. Urban forestry & urban greening. 113. 129102–129102.
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Morgenroth, Justin, et al.. (2025). Detecting and measuring fine-scale urban tree canopy loss with deep learning and remote sensing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15. 100082–100082. 1 indexed citations
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Salekin, Serajis, et al.. (2023). Uncertainty in primary and secondary topographic attributes caused by digital elevation model spatial resolution. CATENA. 231. 107320–107320. 7 indexed citations
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Salekin, Serajis, Mark Bloomberg, Justin Morgenroth, Dean F. Meason, & Euan G. Mason. (2021). Within-site drivers for soil nutrient variability in plantation forests: A case study from dry sub-humid New Zealand. CATENA. 200. 105149–105149. 12 indexed citations
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Morgenroth, Justin, et al.. (2019). City-wide canopy cover decline due to residential property redevelopment in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Science of The Total Environment. 681. 202–210. 30 indexed citations
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Phiri, Darius, Justin Morgenroth, & Cong Xu. (2019). Long-term land cover change in Zambia: An assessment of driving factors. The Science of The Total Environment. 697. 134206–134206. 48 indexed citations
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Morgenroth, Justin, et al.. (2019). To plant, remove, or retain: Understanding property owner decisions about trees during redevelopment. Landscape and Urban Planning. 190. 103601–103601. 25 indexed citations
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Phiri, Darius, Justin Morgenroth, Cong Xu, & Txomin Hermosilla. (2018). Effects of pre-processing methods on Landsat OLI-8 land cover classification using OBIA and random forests classifier. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 73. 170–178. 73 indexed citations
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Morgenroth, Justin, et al.. (2018). The effects of root pruning on growth and physiology of two Acer species in New Zealand. Urban forestry & urban greening. 38. 64–73. 24 indexed citations
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Escobedo, Francisco J., Stephen J. Livesley, & Justin Morgenroth. (2017). Urban and Periurban Forest Diversity and Ecosystem Services. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations
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Mason, Euan G. & Justin Morgenroth. (2017). Potential for forestry on highly erodible land in New Zealand.. 62(1). 8–15. 1 indexed citations
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Phiri, Darius & Justin Morgenroth. (2017). Developments in Landsat Land Cover Classification Methods: A Review. Remote Sensing. 9(9). 967–967. 361 indexed citations breakdown →
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Altaner, Clemens, et al.. (2017). Durable Eucalypts on Drylands: Protecting and Enhancing Value. University of Canterbury Research Repository (University of Canterbury). 4 indexed citations
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Manley, Bruce, Justin Morgenroth, & Richard G. F. Visser. (2015). What proportion of the small-scale owners' estate in the North Island is likely to be harvested?. University of Canterbury Research Repository (University of Canterbury). 60(3). 26–34.
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Kimberley, Mark O., et al.. (2015). Tree counts from airborne LiDAR.. 60(1). 38–43. 4 indexed citations
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Visser, Rien, et al.. (2015). Automatic GNSS-enabled harvester data collection as a tool to evaluate factors affecting harvester productivity in a Eucalyptus spp. harvesting operation in Uruguay. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 27(1). 15–28. 39 indexed citations
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Kato, Akira, Manabu Watanabe, Justin Morgenroth, & Christopher Gomez. (2013). Field tree measurement using terrestrial laser for radar remote sensing. IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar. 119–121. 3 indexed citations
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Kato, Akira, Justin Morgenroth, David Kelbe, Christopher Gomez, & Jan van Aardt. (2013). Ground truth measurement of trees using terrestrial laser for satellite remote sensing. 2106–2109. 3 indexed citations
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Morgenroth, Justin, et al.. (2010). Porous pavements increase above-ground growth of platanus orientalis. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 54(1). 82–88. 3 indexed citations

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