Ken Whitehead

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 977 citations indexed

About

Ken Whitehead is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Geology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Whitehead has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 977 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Environmental Engineering, 6 papers in Geology and 4 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ken Whitehead's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (7 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (6 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (4 papers). Ken Whitehead is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (7 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (6 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (4 papers). Ken Whitehead collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and India. Ken Whitehead's co-authors include Chris H. Hugenholtz, Brian J. Moorman, Thomas E. Barchyn, Owen W. Brown, Aaron Tamminga, Brett Eaton, Colin Potts, Jeff Kramer, Mark Stephens and Barry Baylis and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing, Geomorphology and Hydrological Processes.

In The Last Decade

Ken Whitehead

13 papers receiving 927 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Remote sensing of the environment with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), part 1: a review of progress and challenges
    2014 284 citations Ken Whitehead, Chris H. Hugenholtz profile →
  2. Geomorphological mapping with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS): Feature detection and accuracy assessment of a photogrammetrically-derived digital terrain model
    2013 258 citations Chris H. Hugenholtz, Ken Whitehead et al. Geomorphology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ken Whitehead Canada 10 552 382 286 189 150 14 977
Owen W. Brown Canada 6 425 0.8× 344 0.9× 145 0.5× 138 0.7× 65 0.4× 8 631
Enoc Sanz‐Ablanedo Spain 15 463 0.8× 356 0.9× 198 0.7× 151 0.8× 66 0.4× 32 865
Alberto Guarnieri Italy 21 579 1.0× 670 1.8× 131 0.5× 232 1.2× 101 0.7× 65 1.1k
Antonio Vettore Italy 22 653 1.2× 738 1.9× 158 0.6× 306 1.6× 56 0.4× 74 1.3k
Livia Piermattei Austria 10 525 1.0× 329 0.9× 229 0.8× 68 0.4× 157 1.0× 29 809
Sebastian d’Oleire-Oltmanns Germany 8 677 1.2× 456 1.2× 295 1.0× 196 1.0× 127 0.8× 14 1.2k
Frédéric Bretar France 12 1.2k 2.3× 558 1.5× 534 1.9× 85 0.4× 70 0.5× 27 1.4k
Murat Uysal Türkiye 14 456 0.8× 433 1.1× 136 0.5× 130 0.7× 35 0.2× 59 773
Sagi Filin Israel 25 999 1.8× 893 2.3× 361 1.3× 440 2.3× 79 0.5× 111 1.8k
Xuelian Meng United States 13 939 1.7× 480 1.3× 633 2.2× 60 0.3× 103 0.7× 23 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ken Whitehead

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Whitehead

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Whitehead

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Rahman, Mir Mustafizur, Christine F. Dow, Gregory J. McDermid, et al.. (2023). A Multi-Resolution Approach to Point Cloud Registration without Control Points. Remote Sensing. 15(4). 1161–1161. 5 indexed citations
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Baylis, Barry, et al.. (2022). The use of drones for the delivery of diagnostic test kits and medical supplies to remote First Nations communities during Covid-19. American Journal of Infection Control. 50(8). 849–856. 32 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Ken & Chris H. Hugenholtz. (2015). Applying ASPRS Accuracy Standards to Surveys from Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 81(10). 787–793. 41 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Ken, et al.. (2014). Measuring daily surface elevation and velocity variations across a polythermal arctic glacier using ground-based photogrammetry. Journal of Glaciology. 60(224). 1208–1220. 19 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Ken, Chris H. Hugenholtz, Owen W. Brown, et al.. (2014). Remote sensing of the environment with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), part 2: scientific and commercial applications. 2(3). 86–102. 169 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Ken & Chris H. Hugenholtz. (2014). Remote sensing of the environment with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), part 1: a review of progress and challenges. 2(3). 69–85. 284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Whitehead, Ken, Brian J. Moorman, & Chris H. Hugenholtz. (2013). Brief Communication: Low-cost, on-demand aerial photogrammetry for glaciological measurement. ˜The œcryosphere. 7(6). 1879–1884. 73 indexed citations
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Hugenholtz, Chris H., et al.. (2013). Geomorphological mapping with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS): Feature detection and accuracy assessment of a photogrammetrically-derived digital terrain model. Geomorphology. 194. 16–24. 258 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moorman, Brian J., et al.. (2013). Glacial conditions that contribute to the regeneration of Fountain Glacier proglacial icing, Bylot Island, Canada. Hydrological Processes. 28(5). 2749–2760. 9 indexed citations
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Hugenholtz, Chris H., et al.. (2012). Small unmanned aircraft systems for remote sensing and Earth science research. Eos. 93(25). 236–236. 53 indexed citations
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Thompson, Mark & Ken Whitehead. (1992). An Overview of Remote Sensing in Forestry and Related Activities Its Potential Application in South Africa. South African Forestry Journal. 161(1). 59–68. 3 indexed citations
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Kramer, Jeff, et al.. (1988). Tool support for requirements analysis. Software Engineering Journal. 3(3). 86–86. 22 indexed citations
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Stephens, Mark & Ken Whitehead. (1985). The Analyst—a workstation for analysis and design. International Conference on Software Engineering. 364–369. 9 indexed citations

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