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Nighttime Lights Analysis

Nighttime Lights Analysis is a remote sensing methodology that utilizes satellite-acquired visible and near-infrared radiation data emitted from human settlements during nocturnal hours to assess and quantify urbanization patterns, economic activity, and population dynamics.

541

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40K

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1.5K

Authors

526

Institutions

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2017–2026

399

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Publications

541

VIIRS night-time lights

Christopher D. Elvidge, Kimberly Baugh, Mikhail Zhizhin et al. · International Journal of Remote Sensing · 2017 · 923 citations · Full text

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An extended time series (2000–2018) of global NPP-VIIRS-like nighttime light data from a cross-sensor calibration

Zuoqi Chen, Bailang Yu, Chengshu Yang et al. · Earth system science data · 2021 · 806 citations · Full text

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Mapping City Lights With Nighttime Data from the DMSP Operational Linescan System

Christopher D. Elvidge, Kimberly Baugh, E. A. Kihn et al. · Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing · 1997 · 749 citations

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Extracting the dynamics of urban expansion in China using DMSP-OLS nighttime light data from 1992 to 2008

Zhifeng Liu, Chunyang He, Qiaofeng Zhang et al. · Landscape and Urban Planning · 2012 · 721 citations

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Mapping urbanization dynamics at regional and global scales using multi-temporal DMSP/OLS nighttime light data

Qingling Zhang, Karen C. Seto · Remote Sensing of Environment · 2011 · 715 citations

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Authors

1.5K

  1. CD
    Christopher D. Elvidge

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States

    30 publications · 5.9K citations

    27

    h-index

  2. BY
    Bailang Yu

    East China Normal University, China

    25 publications · 3.4K citations

    20

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  3. ZC
    Zuoqi Chen

    East China Normal University, China

    22 publications · 3.2K citations

    19

    h-index

  4. KS
    Kaifang Shi

    Southwest University, China

    19 publications · 2.1K citations

    17

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  5. JW
    Jianping Wu

    East China Normal University, China

    18 publications · 2.8K citations

    17

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Institutions

526

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    41 h-index

    256 publications

    19.7K citations

  2. Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    31 h-index

    115 publications

    7.9K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    31 h-index

    101 publications

    6K citations

  4. East China Normal University

    Shanghai, China

    27 h-index

    150 publications

    21K citations

  5. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    26 h-index

    127 publications

    11.7K citations

  6. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    26 h-index

    109 publications

    11.8K citations

  7. State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying Mapping and Remote Sensing

    Wuhan, China

    25 h-index

    76 publications

    6.1K citations

  8. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science

    Beijing, China

    17 h-index

    63 publications

    1.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Remote Sensing

    113 publications · 7.7K citations

    49

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  2. Remote Sensing of Environment

    23 publications · 4.4K citations

    22

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  3. International Journal of Remote Sensing

    24 publications · 3.2K citations

    21

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  5. 14

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