It is our honor to present some highly cited papers published by Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2023. We would like to acknowledge the hardworking individuals and teams whose work inspires fellow researchers and influences the field of land system science. We invite you to read the outstanding works listed below.

1. “U-Net-STN: A Novel End-to-End Lake Boundary Prediction Model”
by Lirong Yin, Lei Wang, Tingqiao Li, Siyu Lu, Zhengtong Yin, Xuan Liu, Xiaolu Li and Wenfeng Zheng
Land 2023, 12(8), 1602; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081602
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1602

2. “From Garden City to 15-Minute City: A Historical Perspective and Critical Assessment”
by Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir, Ayyoob Sharifi, Mohammad Hajian Hossein Abadi and Zahra Moradi
Land 2023, 12(2), 512; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020512
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/512

3. “Landslide Susceptibility Assessment of a Part of the Western Ghats (India) Employing the AHP and F-AHP Models and Comparison with Existing Susceptibility Maps”
by Sheela Bhuvanendran Bhagya, Anita Saji Sumi, Sankaran Balaji, Jean Homian Danumah, Romulus Costache, Ambujendran Rajaneesh, Ajayakumar Gokul, Chandini Padmanabhapanicker Chandrasenan, Renata Pacheco Quevedo, Alfred Johny et al.
Land 2023, 12(2), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020468
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/468

4. “A Systematic Review of Disaster Management Systems: Approaches, Challenges, and Future Directions”
by Saad Mazhar Khan, Imran Shafi, Wasi Haider Butt, Isabel de la Torre Diez, Miguel Angel López Flores, Juan Castanedo Galán and Imran Ashraf
Land 2023, 12(8), 1514; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081514
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1514

5. “Impact of Climate Change on Agroecosystems and Potential Adaptation Strategies”
by Teodoro Semeraro, Aurelia Scarano, Angelo Leggieri, Antonio Calisi and Monica De Caroli
Land 2023, 12(6), 1117; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061117
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1117

6. “Residents’ Quality of Life in Smart Cities: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Songling Chang and Melanie Kay Smith
Land 2023, 12(4), 876; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040876
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/876

7. “Visualisation of High-Density City Research Evolution, Trends, and Outlook in the 21st Century”
by Muxia Yao, Bin Yao, Jeremy Cenci, Chenyang Liao and Jiazhen Zhang
Land 2023, 12(2), 485; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020485
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/485

8. “Challenges and Adaptations for Resilient Rice Production under Changing Environments in Bangladesh”
by Md Roushon Jamal, Paul Kristiansen, Md Jahangir Kabir and Lisa Lobry de Bruyn
Land 2023, 12(6), 1217; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061217
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1217

9. “Multilayer Perceptron and Their Comparison with Two Nature-Inspired Hybrid Techniques of Biogeography-Based Optimization (BBO) and Backtracking Search Algorithm (BSA) for Assessment of Landslide Susceptibility”
by Hossein Moayedi, Peren Jerfi Canatalay, Atefeh Ahmadi Dehrashid, Mehmet Akif Cifci, Marjan Salari and Binh Nguyen Le
Land 2023, 12(1), 242; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12010242
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/1/242

10. “Erosion and Sediment Transport Modeling: A Systematic Review”
by Tesfa Gebrie Andualem, Guna A. Hewa, Baden R. Myers, Stefan Peters and John Boland
Land 2023, 12(7), 1396; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071396
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1396