Xia Yao

9.5k citations

218 papers · 7.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Ecology top 0.1%
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Analytical Chemistry top 0.1%
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses

Papers in ⓘ

Ecology 161
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture 160
Environmental Engineering 59
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications 46

Co-authors: Yan Zhu (165 shared papers)Weixing Cao (170 shared papers)Yongchao Tian (119 shared papers)Tao Cheng (132 shared papers)Hengbiao Zheng (60 shared papers)Dong Li (35 shared papers)Xiaojun Liu (11 shared papers)Xiang Zhou (5 shared papers)
Journals: Remote Sensing (23 papers)Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (18 papers)Field Crops Research (13 papers)International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (12 papers)Remote Sensing of Environment (12 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Xia Yao

209 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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A Wheat Spike Detection Method in UAV Images Based on Improved YOLOv5 2021 · 167 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Remote Sensing
2017 ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

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1	Predicting grain yield in rice using multi-temporal vegetation indices from UAV-based multispectral and digital imagery ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ·Xiang Zhou, Haimin Zheng, Xiaoqing Xu, J. He, Xiaokang Ge, Xia Yao, Tao Cheng, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Yongchao Tian Hit paper breakdown →	2017	498
2	Improved estimation of rice aboveground biomass combining textural and spectral analysis of UAV imagery Precision Agriculture ·Hengbiao Zheng, Tao Cheng, Meng Zhou, Dong Li, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu	2018	248
3	Assessing newly developed and published vegetation indices for estimating rice leaf nitrogen concentration with ground- and space-based hyperspectral reflectance Field Crops Research ·Yongchao Tian, Xia Yao, Jiayu Yang, Weixing Cao, D. B. Hannaway, Yan Zhu	2010	229
4	Improved estimation of aboveground biomass in wheat from RGB imagery and point cloud data acquired with a low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle system Plant Methods ·Ning Lu, Jie Zhou, Zixu Han, Dong Li, Qiang Cao, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Tao Cheng	2019	169
5	A Wheat Spike Detection Method in UAV Images Based on Improved YOLOv5 Remote Sensing ·Jianqing Zhao, Xiaohu Zhang, Jiawei Yan, Xiaolei Qiu, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao Hit paper breakdown →	2021	167
6	Monitoring leaf nitrogen status with hyperspectral reflectance in wheat European Journal of Agronomy ·Wei Feng, Xia Yao, Yan Zhu, Yongchao Tian, Weixing Cao	2007	161
7	Estimating leaf nitrogen concentration with three-band vegetation indices in rice and wheat Field Crops Research ·Wei Wang, Xia Yao, Xinfeng Yao, Yongchao Tian, Xiaojun Liu, Jun Ni, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu	2012	159
8	Evaluation of RGB, Color-Infrared and Multispectral Images Acquired from Unmanned Aerial Systems for the Estimation of Nitrogen Accumulation in Rice Remote Sensing ·Hengbiao Zheng, Tao Cheng, Dong Li, Xiang Zhou, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu	2018	158
9	Exploring hyperspectral bands and estimation indices for leaf nitrogen accumulation in wheat International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation ·Xia Yao, Yan Zhu, Yongchao Tian, Wei Feng, Weixing Cao	2009	154
10	Analysis of common canopy vegetation indices for indicating leaf nitrogen accumulations in wheat and rice International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation ·Yan Zhu, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Xiaojun Liu, Weixing Cao	2007	154
11	Predicting grain yield and protein content in wheat by fusing multi-sensor and multi-temporal remote-sensing images Field Crops Research ·Laigang Wang, Yongchao Tian, Xia Yao, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao	2014	145
12	Estimation of Wheat LAI at Middle to High Levels Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Narrowband Multispectral Imagery Remote Sensing ·Xia Yao, Ni Wang, Yong Liu, Tao Cheng, Yongchao Tian, Qi Chen, Yan Zhu	2017	123
13	Development of critical nitrogen dilution curve of Japonica rice in Yangtze River Reaches Field Crops Research ·Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim, Xia Yao, Xiaojun Liu, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu	2013	122
14	Improved estimation of leaf chlorophyll content of row crops from canopy reflectance spectra through minimizing canopy structural effects and optimizing off-noon observation time Remote Sensing of Environment ·Dong Li, Jing M. Chen, Xiao Zhang, Yan Yan, Jie Zhu, Hengbiao Zheng, Kai Zhou, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Tao Cheng, Weixing Cao	2020	117
15	Inversion of rice canopy chlorophyll content and leaf area index based on coupling of radiative transfer and Bayesian network models ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ·Xiaoqing Xu, Jingshan Lu, N. Zhang, Tiancheng Yang, J. He, Xia Yao, Tao Cheng, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Yongchao Tian	2019	116
16	Combining Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based Multispectral Imagery and Ground-Based Hyperspectral Data for Plant Nitrogen Concentration Estimation in Rice Frontiers in Plant Science ·Hengbiao Zheng, Tao Cheng, Dong Li, Xia Yao, Yongchao Tian, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu	2018	114
17	Estimating Leaf Chlorophyll Content Using Red Edge Parameters Pedosphere ·Chang-Hua Ju, Yongchao Tian, Xia Yao, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu, D. B. Hannaway	2010	110
18	Evaluation of Six Algorithms to Monitor Wheat Leaf Nitrogen Concentration Remote Sensing ·Xia Yao, Yu Huang, Guiyan Shang, Chen Zhou, Tao Cheng, Yongchao Tian, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu	2015	107
19	Phytochemical and Biological Studies of Lycium Medicinal Plants Chemistry & Biodiversity ·Xia Yao, Yong Peng, Lijia Xu, Li Li, Qingli Wu, Pei‐Gen Xiao	2011	106
20	A Comparative Assessment of Different Modeling Algorithms for Estimating Leaf Nitrogen Content in Winter Wheat Using Multispectral Images from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing ·Hengbiao Zheng, Wei Li, Jiale Jiang, Yong Liu, Tao Cheng, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Yu Zhang, Xia Yao	2018	106

About Xia Yao

Xia Yao is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Plant Science and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 218 papers that have together received 7.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (160 papers), Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement (75 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (46 papers), Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (39 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (36 papers), Smart Agriculture and AI (30 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (29 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (5.4k citations), Analytical Chemistry (1.6k citations), Environmental Engineering (2.4k citations), Plant Science (4.4k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.4k citations). Xia Yao has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Yongchao Tian, Tao Cheng, Hengbiao Zheng, Dong Li, Xiaojun Liu, Xiang Zhou, Wei Feng and Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim. Their work appears in journals such as Remote Sensing, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Field Crops Research, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation and Remote Sensing of Environment.

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