Rik Bellens

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rik Bellens is a scholar working on Media Technology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rik Bellens has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Media Technology, 8 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 7 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rik Bellens's work include Remote-Sensing Image Classification (12 papers), Automated Road and Building Extraction (7 papers) and Advanced Image Fusion Techniques (6 papers). Rik Bellens is often cited by papers focused on Remote-Sensing Image Classification (12 papers), Automated Road and Building Extraction (7 papers) and Advanced Image Fusion Techniques (6 papers). Rik Bellens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, China and France. Rik Bellens's co-authors include Sidharta Gautama, Wilfried Philips, Wenzhi Liao, Aleksandra Pižurica, Roel Heremans, Jürgen Hahn, Nikolaos Frangiadakis, Christian Debes, Tim van Kasteren and Saurabh Prasad and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Sustainability and Medical Image Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Rik Bellens

21 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data Fusion: Outcome of the 2013 GRSS Data Fusion Contest

2014 465 citations Wenzhi Liao, Rik Bellens et al. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing profile →

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Rik Bellens

CVPR

ECOLO

Da He China

Rodrigo Caye Daudt Switzerland

Haonan Guo China

H. Lexie Yang United States

Boyi Shangguan China

Hui Lin China

Prabukumar Manoharan India

Tongfei Liu China

Lijun Zhao China

Fan Hu China

Da He China

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232 ×0.9

CVPR

240 ×1.1

ECOLO

71 ×0.6

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

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Liao, Wenzhi, Jocelyn Chanussot, Mauro Dalla Mura, et al.. (2017). Taking Optimal Advantage of Fine Spatial Resolution: Promoting partial image reconstruction for the morphological analysis of very-high-resolution images. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine. 5(2). 8–28. 38 indexed citations

Šemanjski, Ivana, Rik Bellens, Sidharta Gautama, & Frank Witlox. (2016). Integrating Big Data into a Sustainable Mobility Policy 2.0 Planning Support System. Sustainability. 8(11). 1142–1142. 33 indexed citations

Liao, Wenzhi, Mauro Dalla Mura, Jocelyn Chanussot, Rik Bellens, & Wilfried Philips. (2015). Morphological Attribute Profiles With Partial Reconstruction. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 54(3). 1738–1756. 25 indexed citations

Liao, Wenzhi, Rik Bellens, Aleksandra Pižurica, Sidharta Gautama, & Wilfried Philips. (2014). Combining feature fusion and decision fusion for classification of hyperspectral and LiDAR data. 1241–1244. 73 indexed citations

Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2014). The Use of Smartphone Applications in the Collection of Travel Behaviour Data. International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research. 13(1). 17–27. 28 indexed citations

Liao, Wenzhi, Rik Bellens, Sidharta Gautama, & Wilfried Philips. (2014). Feature fusion of hyperspectral and LiDAR data for classification of remote sensing data from urban area. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 34–34. 7 indexed citations

Liao, Wenzhi, Aleksandra Pižurica, Rik Bellens, Sidharta Gautama, & Wilfried Philips. (2014). Generalized Graph-Based Fusion of Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data Using Morphological Features. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 12(3). 552–556. 164 indexed citations

Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2013). Smartphones monitoren verplaatsingsgedrag : Universiteit Gent ontwikkelde MOVE-platform en CONNECT-app. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 8–11. 1 indexed citations

Babin, Danilo, Aleksandra Pižurica, Rik Bellens, et al.. (2012). Generalized pixel profiling and comparative segmentation with application to arteriovenous malformation segmentation. Medical Image Analysis. 16(5). 991–1002. 18 indexed citations

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Liao, Wenzhi, et al.. (2012). Classification of Hyperspectral Data Over Urban Areas Using Directional Morphological Profiles and Semi-Supervised Feature Extraction. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 5(4). 1177–1190. 95 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2011). Collection and analyses of crowd travel behaviour data by using smartphones. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 536–544. 3 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2011). Collecting and processing of crowd behaviour data by the use of cell phone data. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Chan, Jonathan Cheung-Wai, Rik Bellens, Frank Canters, & Sidharta Gautama. (2009). An Assessment of Geometric Activity Features for Per-pixel Classification of Urban Man-made Objects using Very High Resolution Satellite Imagery. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 75(4). 397–411. 13 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2008). Improved Classification of VHR Images of Urban Areas Using Directional Morphological Profiles. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 46(10). 2803–2813. 99 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2008). Per Pixel Contextual Information for Classification of VHR Images of Urban Areas. IV – 522. 2 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2007). Potential problems with using reconstruction in morphological profiles for classification of remote sensing images from urban areas. 2698–2701. 4 indexed citations

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Gautama, Sidharta, Rik Bellens, Guy De Tré, & Wilfried Philips. (2007). Relevance Criteria for Spatial Information Retrieval Using Error-Tolerant Graph Matching. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 45(4). 810–817. 6 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2005). Image based accuracy assessment of geographical line data sets. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2005). AUTOMATED VERIFICATION OF ROAD NETWORK DATA BY VHR SATELLITE IMAGES USING ROAD STATISTICS. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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Bellens, Rik, et al.. (2005). Using image statistics for automated quality assessment of urban geospatial data. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).

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