Zheng Niu

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
287 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Zheng Niu is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zheng Niu has authored 287 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Ecology, 105 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 101 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zheng Niu's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (146 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (73 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (70 papers). Zheng Niu is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (146 papers), Remote Sensing and Land Use (73 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (70 papers). Zheng Niu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zheng Niu's co-authors include Li Wang, Chaoyang Wu, Wenjiang Huang, Ni Huang, Quan Tang, Shuai Gao, Mingquan Wu, Changyao Wang, Pengyu Hao and Han Y. H. Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Zheng Niu

271 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Estimating chlorophyll content from hyperspectral vegetation indices: Modeling and validation

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zheng Niu China	44	4.3k	2.8k	2.7k	1.6k	1.4k	287	7.6k
Li Wang China	42	2.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	927 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	420	6.6k
Mariana Belgiu Netherlands	18	3.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	768 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	54	6.8k
Lucian Drăguţ Romania	19	3.6k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	528 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	46	7.8k
Wei Gong China	39	1.4k 0.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	687 0.4×	2.0k 1.4×	310	5.9k
Víctor Rodríguez‐Galiano Spain	26	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	342 0.2×	836 0.6×	59	6.0k
Arko Lucieer Australia	40	3.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	4.9k 1.8×	717 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	156	8.9k
Jordi Muñoz-Marı́ Spain	31	2.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	850 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	106	5.9k
Masayuki Tamura Japan	24	2.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	840 0.3×	285 0.2×	737 0.5×	105	4.0k
Mario Chica‐Olmo Spain	25	1.8k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	287 0.2×	842 0.6×	57	6.0k
Jiahua Zhang China	44	1.5k 0.4×	3.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.4×	950 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	337	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zheng Niu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zheng Niu

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Zhang, Yonglin, et al.. (2024). Portraying on-road CO2 concentrations using street view panoramas and ensemble learning. The Science of The Total Environment. 946. 174326–174326. 6 indexed citations

Tang, Feng, Li Wang, Meichen Fu, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal pattern evolution and regulatory zoning of suitability for farmland scale utilization in China based on multi-source data. Ecological Indicators. 166. 112475–112475. 4 indexed citations

Bai, Jie, Zheng Niu, & Wang Li. (2024). A theoretical demonstration on the independence of distance and incidence angle effects for small-footprint hyperspectral LiDAR: Basic physical concepts. Remote Sensing of Environment. 315. 114452–114452. 5 indexed citations

Huang, Ni, et al.. (2024). Estimating Global Soil Heterotrophic Respiration Based on Environmentally Similar Zones and Remote Sensing Data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 17. 16071–16077. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Jie, Zheng Niu, Shuai Gao, et al.. (2023). An exploration, analysis, and correction of the distance effect on terrestrial hyperspectral LiDAR data. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 198. 60–83. 16 indexed citations

Niu, Zheng, Chuliang Yan, & Yunlong Li. (2023). Non-probabilistic credible reliability analysis of the composite laminate. Aerospace Science and Technology. 144. 108774–108774. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Li, Ni Huang, Li Wang, et al.. (2022). A Continuous Change Tracker Model for Remote Sensing Time Series Reconstruction. Remote Sensing. 14(9). 2280–2280. 2 indexed citations

Song, Wanjuan, Xihan Mu, Bo Zhong, et al.. (2022). Using a Vegetation Index-Based Mixture Model to Estimate Fractional Vegetation Cover Products by Jointly Using Multiple Satellite Data: Method and Feasibility Analysis. Forests. 13(5). 691–691. 8 indexed citations

Dong, Jie, Yangyang Fu, Jingjing Wang, et al.. (2020). Early-season mapping of winter wheat in China based on Landsat and Sentinel images. Earth system science data. 12(4). 3081–3095. 151 indexed citations

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Wang, Li, Li Wang, Xiaoyue Wang, et al.. (2019). Time Series of Landsat Imagery Shows Vegetation Recovery in Two Fragile Karst Watersheds in Southwest China from 1988 to 2016. Remote Sensing. 11(17). 2044–2044. 35 indexed citations

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Nath, Biswajit, et al.. (2017). Monitoring the geodynamic behaviour of earthquake using Landsat 8-OLI timeseries data: case of Gorkha and Imphal. 7 indexed citations

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Niu, Zheng, et al.. (2012). Estimation of winter wheat LAI using hotspot-signature vegetation indices. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 28(1). 167–171. 9 indexed citations

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Gao, Shuai, Zheng Niu, Xiang Liu, et al.. (2011). EXTRACTION FOR ROCK AND ORE DEPOSITS INFORMATION AND PROSPECTS FOR APPLICATION OF GEOLOGY USING HYPERSPERCTRAL REMOTE SENSING ——TIBET PLATEAU AS TEST SAMPLE. Guotu ziyuan yaogan. 12(3). 38–44. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Chuan & Zheng Niu. (2009). Operational retrieving of land surface evapotranspiration based on remote sensing technology.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 25(7). 124–130. 2 indexed citations

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Niu, Zheng. (2008). Approach for remote sensing system development based on IDL and ENVI redevelopment. Journal of Computer Applications. 2 indexed citations

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Niu, Zheng. (2007). Estimation of Optimal Mesophyll Structure Parameter of Rice Leaves. National Remote Sensing Bulletin. 1 indexed citations

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Niu, Zheng. (2005). Resource Survey,Cultivation Techniques and Multipurpose Utilization of Pistacia chinensis Bunge. 7 indexed citations

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Niu, Zheng. (2005). Application of R/S Method in Analyzing NDVI Time Series. Geography and Geo-Information Science. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Changyao, et al.. (2003). Evaluating Soil Moisture Status in China Using the Temperature/Vegetation Dryness Index（TVDI）. National Remote Sensing Bulletin. 0(5). 420–427. 26 indexed citations

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Niu, Zheng. (2000). Mechanism Analysis of Leaf Biochemical Concentration by High Spectral Remote Sensing. National Remote Sensing Bulletin. 11 indexed citations

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