Leila Gass

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Leila Gass is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Leila Gass has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Leila Gass's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (8 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (6 papers). Leila Gass is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (8 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (6 papers). Leila Gass collaborates with scholars based in United States. Leila Gass's co-authors include Jon Dewitz, James Wickham, Stephen V. Stehman, J.A. Fry, Patrick Danielson, George Xian, Suming Jin, Collin G. Homer, Daniel G. Sorenson and Brian Granneman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Remote Sensing of Environment and ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Leila Gass

23 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

A new generation of the United States National Land Cover... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 2021 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. A new generation of the United States National Land Cover Database: Requirements, research priorities, design, and implementation strategies
    2018 626 citations Limin Yang, Suming Jin et al. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing profile →
  2. Conterminous United States land cover change patterns 2001–2016 from the 2016 National Land Cover Database
    2020 457 citations Collin G. Homer, Jon Dewitz et al. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing profile →
  3. Thematic accuracy assessment of the NLCD 2016 land cover for the conterminous United States
    2021 174 citations James Wickham, Stephen V. Stehman et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leila Gass United States 14 1.1k 1.1k 498 344 294 24 2.2k
Stuart E. Marsh United States 28 846 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 379 0.8× 337 1.0× 307 1.0× 61 2.2k
Kevin Megown United States 5 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 603 1.2× 428 1.2× 267 0.9× 10 2.4k
Christopher Barnes United States 12 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 555 1.1× 420 1.2× 351 1.2× 23 2.9k
Michael Coan United States 10 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 723 1.5× 328 1.0× 325 1.1× 14 2.2k
Christelle Vancutsem Italy 14 1.4k 1.2× 928 0.9× 745 1.5× 219 0.6× 509 1.7× 28 2.4k
Daniel Ierodiaconou Australia 37 1.2k 1.1× 2.2k 2.1× 433 0.9× 488 1.4× 257 0.9× 150 3.8k
Timothy G. Wade United States 29 1.9k 1.7× 1.4k 1.4× 535 1.1× 592 1.7× 189 0.6× 55 3.1k
Katarzyna Ostapowicz Poland 24 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 567 1.1× 353 1.0× 175 0.6× 34 2.4k
Peder Klith Bøcher Denmark 26 883 0.8× 702 0.7× 573 1.2× 544 1.6× 168 0.6× 44 2.1k
Renata Libonati Brazil 31 2.0k 1.8× 906 0.9× 363 0.7× 188 0.5× 494 1.7× 102 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leila Gass

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wickham, James, Stephen V. Stehman, Daniel G. Sorenson, Leila Gass, & Jon Dewitz. (2023). Thematic accuracy assessment of the NLCD 2019 land cover for the conterminous United States. GIScience & Remote Sensing. 60(1). 2181143–2181143. 47 indexed citations
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Jin, Suming, Jon Dewitz, Congcong Li, et al.. (2023). National Land Cover Database 2019: A Comprehensive Strategy for Creating the 1986–2019 Forest Disturbance Product. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 10 indexed citations
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Wickham, James, Stephen V. Stehman, Daniel G. Sorenson, Leila Gass, & Jon Dewitz. (2021). Thematic accuracy assessment of the NLCD 2016 land cover for the conterminous United States. Remote Sensing of Environment. 257. 112357–112357. 174 indexed citations breakdown →
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Homer, Collin G., Jon Dewitz, Suming Jin, et al.. (2020). Conterminous United States land cover change patterns 2001–2016 from the 2016 National Land Cover Database. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 162. 184–199. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Limin, Suming Jin, Patrick Danielson, et al.. (2018). A new generation of the United States National Land Cover Database: Requirements, research priorities, design, and implementation strategies. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 146. 108–123. 626 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rigge, Matthew, Leila Gass, Collin G. Homer, & George Xian. (2017). Methods for converting continuous shrubland ecosystem component values to thematic National Land Cover Database classes. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations
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Wickham, James, Stephen V. Stehman, Leila Gass, et al.. (2017). Thematic accuracy assessment of the 2011 National Land Cover Database (NLCD). Remote Sensing of Environment. 191. 328–341. 200 indexed citations
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Orris, Greta J., Jeff Wynn, Deborah A. Briggs, et al.. (2014). Potash: a global overview of evaporate-related potash resources, including spatial databases of deposits, occurrences, and permissive tracts. Scientific investigations report. 18 indexed citations
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Wickham, James, Stephen V. Stehman, Leila Gass, et al.. (2013). Accuracy assessment of NLCD 2006 land cover and impervious surface. Remote Sensing of Environment. 130. 294–304. 295 indexed citations
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Thomas, Kathryn A., et al.. (2012). Plant distributions in the southwestern United States; a scenario assessment of the modern-day and future distribution ranges of 166 Species. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. i–83. 2 indexed citations
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Nussear, Kenneth E., Todd C. Esque, Richard D. Inman, et al.. (2009). Modeling habitat of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave and parts of the Sonoran Deserts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 32 indexed citations
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Wallace, Cynthia S.A. & Leila Gass. (2008). Elevation Derivatives for Mojave Desert Tortoise Habitat. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations
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Norman, Laura M., et al.. (2006). Processed 1938 aerial photography for selected areas of the lower Colorado River, southwestern United States. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 4 indexed citations
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Gass, Leila, et al.. (1999). Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia). The Birds of North America Online. 59 indexed citations
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Gass, Leila, et al.. (1999). Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia). The Birds of North America Online. 4 indexed citations
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Gass, Leila & Paul W. Barnes. (1998). MICROCLIMATE AND UNDERSTORY STRUCTURE OF LIVE OAK (QUERCUS FUSIFORMIS) CLUSTERS IN CENTRAL TEXAS, USA. The Southwestern Naturalist. 43(2). 183–194. 13 indexed citations
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Morris, Molly R., Leila Gass, & Michael Ryan. (1995). Assessment and individual recognition of opponents in the pygmy swordtails Xiphophorus nigrensis and X. multilineatus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 37(5). 303–310. 2 indexed citations
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Morris, Molly R., Leila Gass, & Michael J. Ryan. (1995). Assessment and individual recognition of opponents in the pygmy swordtails Xiphophorus nigrensis and X. multilineatus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 37(5). 303–310. 71 indexed citations

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