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1 Digital Forensic Research for Analyzing Drone and Mobile Dev… (10.3390/drones8070281)
References ORCID
58.80 14
2 UAV Formation Trajectory Planning Algorithms: A Review (10.3390/drones7010062)
ORCID
55.03 158
3 Path Planning for Autonomous Drones: Challenges and Future D… (10.3390/drones7030169)
ORCID
53.65 139
4 Automated Drone Detection Using YOLOv4 (10.3390/drones5030095)
ORCID
52.93 130
5 MS-YOLOv7:YOLOv7 Based on Multi-Scale for Object Detection o… (10.3390/drones7030188)
ORCID
52.42 124
6 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Landslide Investigation a… (10.3390/drones8010030)
ORCID
51.42 113
7 Task Allocation of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based o… (10.3390/drones6080215)
ORCID
51.03 109
8 PPSwarm: Multi-UAV Path Planning Based on Hybrid PSO in Comp… (10.3390/drones8050192)
ORCID
46.88 74
9 Lightweight and Efficient Tiny-Object Detection Based on Imp… (10.3390/drones8070276)
References
46.73 73
10 Small-Object Detection for UAV-Based Images Using a Distance… (10.3390/drones6100308)
ORCID
44.81 61
11 Wheat Yield Prediction Using Machine Learning Method Based o… (10.3390/drones8070284)
References
43.31 53
12 Special Vehicle Detection from UAV Perspective via YOLO-GNS… (10.3390/drones7020117)
ORCID
43.11 52
13 Seed and Seedling Detection Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles a… (10.3390/drones3030053)
ORCID
42.47 49
14 Fusion of UAV and Terrestrial Photogrammetry with Laser Scan… (10.3390/drones4030053)
ORCID
42.47 49
15 Drone-Monitoring: Improving the Detectability of Threatened… (10.3390/drones5010014)
ORCID
42.47 49
16 Comparison of RGB and Multispectral Unmanned Aerial Vehicle… (10.3390/drones5030097)
ORCID
42.47 49
17 Design and Implementation of UAVs for Bird’s Nest Inspection… (10.3390/drones6090252)
ORCID
42.47 49
18 Ice Accretion on Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle—A Review… (10.3390/drones6040086)
ORCID
42.25 48
19 Advancing Convergence Speed of Distributed Consensus Time Sy… (10.3390/drones8070285)
References ORCID
42.25 6
20 Effective Exploration for MAVs Based on the Expected Informa… (10.3390/drones2010009)
ORCID
42.03 47
21 Use of UAV-Borne Spectrometer for Land Cover Classification (10.3390/drones2020016)
ORCID
41.33 44
22 A Rapid UAV Method for Assessing Body Condition in Fur Seals (10.3390/drones3010024)
ORCID
41.09 43
23 Determining the Optimal Number of Ground Control Points for… (10.3390/drones4030049)
ORCID
40.58 41
24 ITD-YOLOv8: An Infrared Target Detection Model Based on YOLO… (10.3390/drones8040161)
ORCID
40.58 41
25 Collaborative Task Allocation and Optimization Solution for… (10.3390/drones8040138)
ORCID
39.78 38
26 Reinforcement-Learning-Based Multi-UAV Cooperative Search fo… (10.3390/drones8080378)
ORCID
39.21 36
27 A Lightweight Authentication Protocol for UAVs Based on ECC… (10.3390/drones7050315)
ORCID
38.60 34
28 Quantifying Waterfowl Numbers: Comparison of Drone and Groun… (10.3390/drones5010005)
ORCID
38.29 33
29 BRA-YOLOv10: UAV Small Target Detection Based on YOLOv10 (10.3390/drones9030159)
ORCID
37.96 32
30 Effect of Ducted Multi-Propeller Configuration on Aerodynami… (10.3390/drones5030101)
ORCID
37.63 31
31 Evaluation of a Baseline Controller for Autonomous “Figure-8… (10.3390/drones3030070)
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37.28 30
32 A 3D Path Planning Algorithm for UAVs Based on an Improved A… (10.3390/drones8120760)
ORCID
37.28 30
33 Positional Precision Analysis of Orthomosaics Derived from D… (10.3390/drones3020046)
ORCID
36.93 29
34 Multi-UAV Formation Control in Complex Conditions Based on I… (10.3390/drones7030185)
ORCID
36.93 29
35 A Dynamic Path Planning Method for UAVs Based on Improved In… (10.3390/drones8100539)
ORCID
36.93 29
36 A Lightweight Anti-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Detection Method… (10.3390/drones9010011)
ORCID
36.93 29
37 Adaptive Neural-Network-Based Nonsingular Fast Terminal Slid… (10.3390/drones6080206)
ORCID
36.56 28
38 Research on Multi-UAV Obstacle Avoidance with Optimal Consen… (10.3390/drones8060248)
ORCID
36.56 28
39 Research on Particle Swarm Optimization-Based UAV Path Plann… (10.3390/drones8120701)
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36.56 28
40 Connectivity-Maintenance UAV Formation Control in Complex En… (10.3390/drones7040229)
ORCID
36.18 27
41 UAV Swarm Cooperative Dynamic Target Search: A MAPPO-Based D… (10.3390/drones8060214)
References
36.18 27
42 Vision-Based Anti-UAV Detection Based on YOLOv7-GS in Comple… (10.3390/drones8070331)
ORCID
36.18 27
43 Ground Risk Assessment for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Based o… (10.3390/drones6110324)
ORCID
35.78 26
44 Multi-UAV Path Planning Based on Cooperative Co-Evolutionary… (10.3390/drones8090435)
ORCID
35.78 26
45 A Critical Review on the Battery System Reliability of Drone… (10.3390/drones9080539)
ORCID
35.78 26
46 Insights Before Flights: How Community Perceptions Can Make… (10.3390/drones4030051)
ORCID
35.37 25
47 A Hybrid Human-in-the-Loop Deep Reinforcement Learning Metho… (10.3390/drones7050311)
ORCID
35.37 25
48 IRSDD-YOLOv5: Focusing on the Infrared Detection of Small Dr… (10.3390/drones7060393)
ORCID
35.37 25
49 Multi-UAV Cooperative Obstacle Avoidance of 3D Vector Field… (10.3390/drones7080504)
ORCID
35.37 25
50 Crystal Structure Optimization with Deep-Autoencoder-Based I… (10.3390/drones6100297)
ORCID
34.95 24