Weiheng Xu

952 total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 713 citations indexed

About

Weiheng Xu is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiheng Xu has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 713 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 25 papers in Environmental Engineering and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Weiheng Xu's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (29 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (21 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers). Weiheng Xu is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (29 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (21 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers). Weiheng Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Italy and Germany. Weiheng Xu's co-authors include Leiguang Wang, Ning Lu, Fei Dai, Weili Kou, Shaodong Huang, Chao Wu, Guanglong Ou, Qi Mo, Yuanwei Qin and Russell Doughty and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Weiheng Xu

38 papers receiving 704 citations

Hit Papers

Assessment of spatial–temporal changes of ecological envi... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Assessment of spatial–temporal changes of ecological environment quality based on RSEI and GEE: A case study in Erhai Lake Basin, Yunnan province, China
    2021 249 citations Weiheng Xu, Ning Lu et al. Ecological Indicators profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weiheng Xu China 12 438 379 216 139 80 44 713
Zhouyuan Li China 18 289 0.7× 192 0.5× 112 0.5× 74 0.5× 82 1.0× 46 927
Wenjuan Shen China 14 387 0.9× 397 1.0× 363 1.7× 98 0.7× 124 1.6× 28 800
Shuangxi Miao China 11 285 0.7× 237 0.6× 106 0.5× 93 0.7× 43 0.5× 23 610
James A. Brass United States 13 455 1.0× 189 0.5× 127 0.6× 172 1.2× 48 0.6× 25 694
Alber Sánchez Brazil 13 400 0.9× 562 1.5× 327 1.5× 144 1.0× 86 1.1× 30 945
George Mitri Lebanon 16 599 1.4× 399 1.1× 224 1.0× 83 0.6× 41 0.5× 34 819
Sebastian Candiago Italy 8 471 1.1× 460 1.2× 315 1.5× 55 0.4× 48 0.6× 12 997
Duole Feng China 10 298 0.7× 326 0.9× 139 0.6× 127 0.9× 48 0.6× 14 584
Damir Medak Croatia 13 174 0.4× 237 0.6× 150 0.7× 101 0.7× 19 0.2× 68 534
Yanqiu Xing China 13 330 0.8× 359 0.9× 451 2.1× 83 0.6× 184 2.3× 44 809

Countries citing papers authored by Weiheng Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weiheng Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Weiheng Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Weiheng Xu. The network helps show where Weiheng Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiheng Xu

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

All Works

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Fu, Haoyu, Ruiqi Yang, Weiheng Xu, et al.. (2025). OMRF-HS: Object Markov Random Field With Hierarchical Semantic Regularization for High-Resolution Image Semantic Segmentation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63. 1–18.
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Liu, Yun, Weiheng Xu, Leiguang Wang, et al.. (2025). A new method of three-dimensional green volume retrieval and its applications in urban greenery evaluation. Ecological Indicators. 176. 113629–113629.
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Zhao, Yanan, et al.. (2025). Machine learning-enabled UAV hyperspectral identification of tomato spotted wilt virus in tobacco. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1728043–1728043.
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Kou, Weili, et al.. (2025). Plant recognition and counting of Amorphophallus konjac based on UAV RGB imagery and deep learning. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 235. 110352–110352. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yun, Huimei Liu, Weiheng Xu, et al.. (2024). Advances and challenges of carbon storage estimation in tea plantation. Ecological Informatics. 81. 102616–102616. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Yong, Guanglong Ou, Tian‐Bao Huang, et al.. (2024). Improving Aboveground Biomass Estimation in Lowland Tropical Forests across Aspect and Age Stratification: A Case Study in Xishuangbanna. Remote Sensing. 16(7). 1276–1276. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaorui, et al.. (2024). A New Forest Growing Stock Volume Estimation Model Based on AdaBoost and Random Forest Model. Forests. 15(2). 260–260. 11 indexed citations
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Liang, Yuying, Weili Kou, Weiheng Xu, et al.. (2023). Rubber Tree Recognition Based on UAV RGB Multi-Angle Imagery and Deep Learning. Drones. 7(9). 547–547. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Lu, Yanfeng Liu, Yong Wu, et al.. (2023). Reduction in Uncertainty in Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimation Using Sentinel-2 Images: A Case Study of Pinus densata Forests in Shangri-La City, China. Remote Sensing. 15(3). 559–559. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoli, Lu Li, Yanfeng Liu, et al.. (2023). Improving the accuracy of forest aboveground biomass using Landsat 8 OLI images by quantile regression neural network for Pinus densata forests in southwestern China. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 6. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yue, et al.. (2023). Boosting Semantic Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images by Introducing Edge Extraction Network and Spectral Indices. Remote Sensing. 15(21). 5148–5148. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Weiheng, et al.. (2023). Retrieval of Three-Dimensional Green Volume in Urban Green Space from Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data. Remote Sensing. 15(22). 5364–5364. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Ruonan, Weiheng Xu, Leiguang Wang, et al.. (2022). Classifying Forest Types over a Mountainous Area in Southwest China with Landsat Data Composites and Multiple Environmental Factors. Forests. 13(1). 135–135. 9 indexed citations

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