Stuart Phinn

22.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
394 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Stuart Phinn is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart Phinn has authored 394 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Ecology, 159 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 111 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stuart Phinn's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (113 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (98 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (96 papers). Stuart Phinn is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (113 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (98 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (96 papers). Stuart Phinn collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Stuart Phinn's co-authors include Chris Roelfsema, Kasper Johansen, Mitchell Lyons, Vittorio Brando, Arnold G. Dekker, Clive McAlpine, Nicholas Murray, Hugh P. Possingham, Richard A. Fuller and Peter J. Mumby and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Stuart Phinn

378 papers receiving 14.9k 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.

The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats

2018 711 citations Nicholas Murray, Stuart Phinn et al. Nature profile →
A review of ocean color remote sensing methods and statistical techniques for the detection, mapping and analysis of phytoplankton blooms in coastal and open oceans

2014 442 citations David Blondeau‐Patissier, Arnold G. Dekker et al. profile →
Value of long‐term ecological studies

2012 401 citations Stuart Phinn et al. profile →
Tracking the rapid loss of tidal wetlands in the Yellow Sea

2014 394 citations Nicholas Murray, Stuart Phinn et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stuart Phinn Australia	67	9.6k	6.1k	3.8k	3.3k	1.9k	394	15.6k
Noel Gorelick United States	34	7.2k 0.7×	9.1k 1.5×	777 0.2×	4.2k 1.3×	3.4k 1.8×	56	16.7k
David Thau United States	14	10.0k 1.0×	10.9k 1.8×	590 0.2×	4.4k 1.3×	2.9k 1.6×	26	19.8k
Susan L. Ustin United States	77	14.7k 1.5×	9.0k 1.5×	661 0.2×	6.9k 2.0×	2.7k 1.4×	329	21.1k
Richard Lucas United Kingdom	55	6.9k 0.7×	3.6k 0.6×	445 0.1×	3.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	188	10.1k
Russell G. Congalton United States	39	10.5k 1.1×	9.0k 1.5×	589 0.2×	5.4k 1.6×	3.3k 1.8×	131	18.3k
Zhiliang Zhu United States	44	7.6k 0.8×	7.2k 1.2×	398 0.1×	2.5k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	139	12.4k
Michael E. Schaepman Switzerland	63	10.7k 1.1×	7.5k 1.2×	692 0.2×	5.9k 1.8×	2.6k 1.4×	398	17.7k
Dar A. Roberts United States	73	10.7k 1.1×	10.3k 1.7×	735 0.2×	6.6k 2.0×	3.7k 2.0×	306	20.3k
Rebecca Moore United States	22	8.7k 0.9×	10.5k 1.7×	421 0.1×	4.2k 1.3×	2.7k 1.4×	84	19.1k
M. Hancher United States	6	8.0k 0.8×	9.6k 1.6×	410 0.1×	3.9k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	13	17.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Stuart Phinn

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stuart Phinn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stuart Phinn

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20 of 20 papers shown

Phinn, Stuart, et al.. (2025). Mapping Reef Island Shoreline Changes: A Systematic Review of Data Sources and Methods. Remote Sensing. 17(24). 4041–4041.

Clark, Andrew, Stuart Phinn, & Peter Scarth. (2023). Pre-Processing Training Data Improves Accuracy and Generalisability of Convolutional Neural Network Based Landscape Semantic Segmentation. Land. 12(7). 1268–1268. 3 indexed citations

Phinn, Stuart, et al.. (2023). Characterisation of Banana Plant Growth Using High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Multispectral UAV Imagery. Remote Sensing. 15(3). 679–679. 14 indexed citations

Clark, Andrew, Stuart Phinn, & Peter Scarth. (2023). Optimised U-Net for Land Use–Land Cover Classification Using Aerial Photography. PFG – Journal of Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science. 91(2). 125–147. 18 indexed citations

McKenna, P., et al.. (2023). Old Man Saltbush mortality following fire challenges the resilience of post‐mine rehabilitation in central Queensland, Australia. Ecological Management & Restoration. 24(1). 36–46. 1 indexed citations

Kennedy, Emma, Chris Roelfsema, Mitchell Lyons, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat mapping from remote sensing. Scientific Data. 8(1). 233–233. 1 indexed citations

Wingate, Vladimir, Nikolaus J. Kuhn, Stuart Phinn, & Cornelis van der Waal. (2019). Mapping trends in woody cover throughout Namibian savanna with MODIS seasonal phenological metrics and field inventory data. 7 indexed citations

Phinn, Stuart, et al.. (2019). Automated Cloud and Cloud-Shadow Masking for Landsat 8 Using Multitemporal Images in a Variety of Environments. Remote Sensing. 11(17). 2060–2060. 17 indexed citations

Murray, Nicholas, Stuart Phinn, Michael DeWitt, et al.. (2018). The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats. Nature. 565(7738). 222–225. 711 indexed citations breakdown →

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Phinn, Stuart, et al.. (2017). Cloud and cloud shadow removal of landsat 8 images using Multitemporal Cloud Removal method. 1–5. 16 indexed citations

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González‐Rivero, Manuel, Oscar Beijbom, Alberto Rodriguez‐Ramirez, et al.. (2016). Scaling up Ecological Measurements of Coral Reefs Using Semi-Automated Field Image Collection and Analysis. Remote Sensing. 8(1). 30–30. 52 indexed citations

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Morrison, Tiffany H., et al.. (2016). The governance of private residential land in cities and spatial effects on tree cover. Environmental Science & Policy. 62. 79–89. 45 indexed citations

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Kamal, Muhammad, Stuart Phinn, & Kasper Johansen. (2016). Assessment of multi-resolution image data for mangrove leaf area index mapping. Remote Sensing of Environment. 176. 242–254. 80 indexed citations

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Phinn, Stuart, et al.. (2012). Coral Reef Mapping in Vietnam's Coastal Waters from High- spatial Resolution Satellite and Field Survey Data. 12(2). 26–8. 1 indexed citations

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Blondeau‐Patissier, David, Vittorio Brando, Arnold G. Dekker, et al.. (2010). Phytoplankton response to episodic events and long-term trends in the Great Barrier Reef lagoonal waters: towards a regional characterization. European Journal of Pharmacology. 806. 43–51. 1 indexed citations

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Phinn, Stuart, et al.. (2004). Developing a versatile land-use information system based on satellite imagery for local planning in Indonesia phase 1: Establishment of a classification scheme. Stroke. 1(3). 635–41. 1 indexed citations

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Danoedoro, Projo, Geoffrey T. McDonald, Stuart Phinn, & David Pullar. (2004). Image-based versatile LU information: A multidimensional classification scheme to support local planning in Indonesia. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 35. 2 indexed citations

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Joyce, Karen E., Michael Stanford, & Stuart Phinn. (2002). Remote sensing requirements for coral reef monitoring. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 2 indexed citations

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Phinn, Stuart, et al.. (1999). Remotely Sensed Estimates of Vegetation Structural Characteristics in Restored Wetlands, Southern California. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 65(4). 485–493. 36 indexed citations

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Zedler, Joy B., Julie Desmond, Stuart Phinn, et al.. (1998). New tools for assessing coastal habitats. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 2. 1016–1027. 1 indexed citations

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