---
title: "MODIS: papers using this data, journals and trends"
description: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 385 archived papers mentioned MODIS in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Aug 2026 (19)."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/modis
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share_text: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 385 archived papers mentioned MODIS in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Aug 2026 (19). (as of 2026-11-04)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
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window: 2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04
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---

# MODIS

[Browse dataset profiles](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/directory/page/4.md)

Night-time lights, land cover, satellite imagery and maps.

- data category: Satellite and geospatial data
- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: MODIS

Most-used data: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/datasets.md · All Satellite and geospatial data datasets: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/satellite-and-geospatial-data.md



## Key findings

- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 385 archived papers mentioned MODIS in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Aug 2026 (19).
- MODIS was mentioned in 6 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04), ranking #56 of the 255 datasets mentioned.
- By journal category: Economics (2), Health Economics and Policy (1), Finance (1), AI (1) and Statistics (1).
- Most of them appeared in Ecological Economics (1), Applied Health Economics and Health Policy (1) and International Review of Economics & Finance (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), MODIS was mentioned in 407 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (111), economics (104) and management (53).
- 120 of them were published in 2025, against 1 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Birmingham (11), Monash University (6) and University College London (6).
- The journals publishing most of them were Artificial Intelligence Review (18), Neural Computing and Applications (17) and Land Use Policy (13).
- The most-cited of them is “A review of convolutional neural networks in computer vision” (Artificial Intelligence Review, 2024), with 1,187 citations.
- Papers use MODIS most often with Twitter / X (30), Landsat (29) and Sentinel / Copernicus (27); it has 78 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

## Mentions over 36 months

*Papers mentioning it by publication month, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords; the full texts of earlier months are still being searched)*

| Trend | Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 130 | 116 | 139 | 385 |

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 24 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 30 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 13 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| All categories | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 126 | 120 | 119 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 18 |
| 2 | [Neural Computing and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-computing-and-applications.md) | 17 |
| 3 | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 13 |
| 4 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 11 |
| 5 | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 9 |
| 6 | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | 9 |
| 7 | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 8 |
| 8 | [Journal Of Big Data](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-big-data.md) | 8 |
| 9 | [Spatial Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/spatial-statistics.md) | 8 |
| 10 | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 6 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [University of Birmingham](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-birmingham.md) | 11 |
| 2 | [Monash University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/monash-university.md) | 6 |
| 3 | [University College London](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-college-london.md) | 6 |
| 4 | [University of Glasgow](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-glasgow.md) | 6 |
| 5 | [University of Liverpool](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-liverpool.md) | 6 |
| 6 | [University of York](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-york.md) | 6 |
| 7 | [Zhejiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university.md) | 6 |
| 8 | [Durham University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/durham-university.md) | 5 |
| 9 | [Lancaster University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/lancaster-university.md) | 5 |
| 10 | [Politecnico di Milano](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/politecnico-di-milano.md) | 5 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 94 |
| 2 | United States | 89 |
| 3 | China | 61 |
| 4 | Australia | 37 |
| 5 | Italy | 37 |
| 6 | Germany | 31 |
| 7 | Spain | 26 |
| 8 | India | 24 |
| 9 | France | 23 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 23 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 14 |
| 2 | [convolutional neural networks](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/convolutional-neural-networks.md) | 12 |
| 3 | energy poverty | 12 |
| 4 | [India](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/india.md) | 11 |
| 5 | [theory of planned behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/theory-of-planned-behavior.md) | 11 |
| 6 | [deep learning](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/deep-learning.md) | 10 |
| 7 | [supply chain disruption](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/supply-chain-disruption.md) | 10 |
| 8 | [cost-effectiveness](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cost-effectiveness.md) | 9 |
| 9 | [random forest](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/random-forest.md) | 9 |
| 10 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 8 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,187 | 37.8 | [A review of convolutional neural networks in computer vision](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-024-10721-6) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2024-03-23 | Xia Zhao, Limin Wang, Yufei Zhang et al. |
| 2 | 395 | 14.9 | [Large language models (LLMs): survey, technical frameworks, and future challenges](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-024-10888-y) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2024-08-18 | Pranjal Kumar |
| 3 | 237 | 7.8 | [Deep reinforcement learning-based methods for resource scheduling in cloud computing: a review and future directions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-024-10756-9) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2024-04-23 | Guangyao Zhou, Wenhong Tian, Rajkumar Buyya et al. |
| 4 | 173 | 2.7 | [DeepYield: A combined convolutional neural network with long short-term memory for crop yield forecasting](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115511) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2021-07-03 | Keyhan Gavahi, Peyman Abbaszadeh, Hamid Moradkhani |
| 5 | 133 | 4.1 | ["Challenges and future in deep learning for sentiment analysis: a comprehensive review and a proposed novel hybrid approach"](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10651-9) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2024-02-19 | Md Shofiqul Islam, Muhammad Nomani Kabir, Ngahzaifa Ab Ghani et al. |

## Used together with

Papers use MODIS most often with Twitter / X (30), Landsat (29) and Sentinel / Copernicus (27); it has 78 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

*What papers use MODIS together with (at least 3 papers; lift 1 = chance)*

| Used with | Type | Papers using both | Lift |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [Twitter / X](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/twitter-x.md) | Dataset | 30 | 0.8 |
| [Landsat](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/landsat.md) | Dataset | 29 | 18.1 |
| [Sentinel / Copernicus](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/sentinel-copernicus.md) | Dataset | 27 | 11.5 |
| [Facebook](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/facebook.md) | Dataset | 24 | 0.9 |
| [ImageNet](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/imagenet.md) | Dataset | 21 | 1.1 |
| [NOAA](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/noaa.md) | Dataset | 21 | 10.7 |
| [Night-time lights (VIIRS, DMSP)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/night-time-lights-viirs-dmsp.md) | Dataset | 17 | 5.8 |
| [International Energy Agency (IEA)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/international-energy-agency-iea.md) | Dataset | 16 | 2.0 |
| [Wikipedia](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/wikipedia.md) | Dataset | 14 | 1.6 |
| [Compustat](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/compustat.md) | Dataset | 13 | 2.4 |
| [CSMAR](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/csmar.md) | Dataset | 12 | 3.2 |
| [Eurostat](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/eurostat.md) | Dataset | 12 | 1.0 |

The whole network: https://scholar4ai.com/code/network.md

## Papers

*Papers mentioning MODIS in the last 30 days, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | [Economic impacts of pasture degradation at the municipal level: Evidence from Minas Gerais, Brazil](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109286) | [Ecological Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ecological-economics.md) | Amanda Camargos de Moura, Diogo Nepomuceno Cosenza, Rafael Faria de Abreu Campos et al. | Universidade Federal de Viçosa |
| 2026-10-26 | [Variation in Health State Utility Values Across Preference-Based Instruments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Behavioural Risk Factors](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-026-01083-x) | [Applied Health Economics and Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-health-economics-and-health-policy.md) | Nirmali Ruth Sivapragasam, David Brain, Gayani Amarasinghe et al. | Queensland University of Technology; Duke-NUS Medical School |
| 2026-10-23 | [Managerial slack, information environment and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.106011) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Chuyue Wu, Yuyang Ling, Yikai Han | Central University of Finance and Economics |
| 2026-10-20 | [Adaptation of foundation models in medical image analysis: mechanisms, evidence, and deployment considerations](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-026-11733-0) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | Karma Phuntsho, Abdullah, Kyungmi Lee et al. | James Cook University |
| 2026-10-09 | [Bayesian spatio-temporal disaggregation modeling using a diffusion-SPDE approach: A case study of Aerosol Optical Depth in India](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2026.101058) | [Spatial Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/spatial-statistics.md) | Fernando Rodriguez Avellaneda, Paula Moraga | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
| 2026-10-06 | [Identity politics, partisan sentiment and household spending](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105799) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Arkadev Ghosh, Aruni Mitra, Ronit Mukherji | National Bureau of Economic Research; Duke University; University of Manchester; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). MODIS. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/modis

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-datasets-modis,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {MODIS},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/modis}},
  urldate = {2026-11-04},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).