17 December 2025
Land | Highly Cited Review Papers Published in 2024
It is our honor to present some highly cited review papers published by Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2024. 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. “Smart Growth and Smart Shrinkage: A Comparative Review for Advancing Urban Sustainability”
by Yang Yang, Zhe Dong, Bing-Bing Zhou and Yang Liu
Land 2024, 13(5), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050660
2. “Geoinformation Technology in Support of Arctic Coastal Properties Characterization: State of the Art, Challenges, and Future Outlook”
by George P. Petropoulos, Triantafyllia Petsini and Spyridon E. Detsikas
Land 2024, 13(6), 776; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060776
3. “Land Use as a Crucial Resource for Smart Grids—The ‘Common Good’ of Renewables in Distributed Energy Systems”
by Maarten Wolsink
Land 2024, 13(8), 1236; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081236
4. “Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Informal Settlements of the Global South: A Critical Review”
by Emal Ahmad Hussainzad and Zhonghua Gou
Land 2024, 13(9), 1357; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091357
5. “Overview of Traditional and Contemporary Industrial Production Technologies for Biochar along with Quality Standardization Methods”
by Mátyás Köves, Viktor Madár, Marianna Ringer and Tamás Kocsis
Land 2024, 13(9), 1388; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091388
6. “Landscape Agroecology: Methodologies and Applications for the Design of Sustainable Agroecosystems”
by Miguel A. Altieri, Clara I. Nicholls, Manuel González de Molina and Angel Salazar Rojas
Land 2024, 13(11), 1746; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111746
7. “Temperate Soils Exposed to Drought—Key Processes, Impacts, Indicators, and Unknowns”
by Sabine Reinsch, David A. Robinson, Maud A. J. van Soest, Aidan M. Keith, Simon Parry and Andrew M. Tye
Land 2024, 13(11), 1759; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111759
8. “Water, Ecosystem Services, and Urban Green Spaces in the Anthropocene”
by Marianna Olivadese and Maria Luisa Dindo
Land 2024, 13(11), 1948; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111948
9. “Application of Life Cycle Assessment for Torrent Control Structures: A Review”
by Mirabela Marin, Nicu Constantin Tudose, Cezar Ungurean and Alin Lucian Mihalache
Land 2024, 13(11), 1956; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111956
10. “Design and Site-Related Factors Impacting the Cooling Performance of Urban Parks in Different Climate Zones: A Systematic Review”
by Maryam Norouzi, Hing-Wah Chau and Elmira Jamei
Land 2024, 13(12), 2175; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122175
