Remote Sensing of Environment

Aims & Scope

Remote Sensing of Environment (RSE) serves the Earth observation community with the publication of results on the theory, science, applications, and technology of remote sensing studies.

Thoroughly interdisciplinary, RSE publishes on terrestrial, oceanic and atmospheric sensing.

The emphasis of the journal is on biophysical and quantitative approaches to remote sensing at local to global scales.

Areas of interest include, but are not necessarily restricted to: Agriculture, forestry and range; Biophysical-spectral models; Ecology; Geography and land information; Geology and geoscience; Hydrology and water resources; Atmospheric science and meteorology; Oceanography; Natural hazards; Image processing and analysis; Sensor systems and spectral-radiometric measurements.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	11.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.972

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	371

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Google Earth Engine: Planetary-scale geospatial analysis for everyone

  Citation: 10094

  Authors: Noel, Matt, Mike, Simon, David, Rebecca

• Red and photographic infrared linear combinations for monitoring vegetation

  Citation: 8490

  Authors: Compton J.

• Overview of the radiometric and biophysical performance of the MODIS vegetation indices

  Citation: 7385

  Authors: A, K, T, E.P, X, L.G

• AERONET—A Federated Instrument Network and Data Archive for Aerosol Characterization

  Citation: 6012

  Authors: B.N., T.F., I., D., J.P., A., E., J.A., Y.J., T., F., I., A.

• A soil-adjusted vegetation index (SAVI)

  Citation: 5586

  Authors: A.R

• A review of assessing the accuracy of classifications of remotely sensed data

  Citation: 5558

  Authors: Russell G.

• NDWI—A normalized difference water index for remote sensing of vegetation liquid water from space

  Citation: 4901

  Authors: Bo-cai

• Status of land cover classification accuracy assessment

  Citation: 3319

  Authors: Giles M.

• Sentinel-2: ESA's Optical High-Resolution Mission for GMES Operational Services

  Citation: 3233

  Authors: M., U., S., O., V., F., B., C., P., P., A., F., O., F., P.

• MODIS Collection 5 global land cover: Algorithm refinements and characterization of new datasets

  Citation: 2806

  Authors: Mark A., Damien, Bin, Annemarie, Navin, Adam, Xiaoman

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