Drones | Invitation to Read Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024–2025 in Web of Science

We are delighted to present the highly cited papers from 2024 and 2025 in Web of Science. Please see the curated list of high-quality articles from Drones (ISSN: 2504-446X) below.

“Drones in Precision Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review of Applications, Technologies, and Challenges”
by Ridha Guebsi, Sonia Mami and Karem Chokmani
Drones 2024, 8(11), 686; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8110686
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/11/686
Viewed by 71060 | Cited by 122

“Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Landslide Investigation and Monitoring: A Review”
by Jianwei Sun, Guoqin Yuan, Laiyun Song and Hongwen Zhang
Drones 2024, 8(1), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8010030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/1/30
Viewed by 29270| Cited by 82

“Advancement Challenges in UAV Swarm Formation Control: A Comprehensive Review”
by Yajun Bu, Ye Yan and Yueneng Yang
Drones 2024, 8(7), 320; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8070320
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/8/7/320
Viewed by 26020| Cited by 62

“A Review of Last-Mile Delivery Optimization: Strategies, Technologies, Drone Integration, and Future Trends”
by Abdullahi Sani Shuaibu, Ashraf Sharif Mahmoud and Tarek Rahil Sheltami
Drones 2025, 9(3), 158; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9030158
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/3/158
Viewed by 44600| Cited by 44

“State-of-the-Art Review on the Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Power Line Inspections: Current Innovations, Trends, and Future Prospects”
by Bongumsa Mendu and Nhlanhla Mbuli
Drones 2025, 9(4), 265; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9040265
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/4/265
Viewed by 12530| Cited by 30

“Advances in UAV Path Planning: A Comprehensive Review of Methods, Challenges, and Future Directions”
by Wenlong Meng, Xuegang Zhang, Lvzhuoyu Zhou, Hangyu Guo and Xin Hu
Drones 2025, 9(5), 376; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9050376
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/5/376
Viewed by 23690 | Cited by 29

“Remote Sensing Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Water Stress Detection: A Review Focusing on Specialty Crops”
by Harmandeep Sharma, Harjot Sidhu and Arnab Bhowmik
Drones 2025, 9(4), 241; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9040241
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/4/241
Viewed by 10110| Cited by 28

“Enhanced Intrusion Detection in Drone Networks: A Cross-Layer Convolutional Attention Approach for Drone-to-Drone and Drone-to-Base Station Communications”
by Mohammad Aldossary, Ibrahim Alzamil and Jaber Almutairi
Drones 2025, 9(1), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9010046
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/1/46
Viewed by 4660 | Cited by 20

“A Review of Path Following, Trajectory Tracking, and Formation Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles “
by Long He, Mengting Xie and Ya Zhang
Drones 2025, 9(4), 286; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9040286
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/4/286
Viewed by 6400 | Cited by 19

“A Unified Transformer Model for Simultaneous Cotton Boll Detection, Pest Damage Segmentation, and Phenological Stage Classification from UAV Imagery”
by Sabina Umirzakova, Shakhnoza Muksimova, Abror Shavkatovich Buriboev, Holida Primova and Andrew Jaeyong Choi
Drones 2025, 9(8), 555; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones9080555
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/8/555
Viewed by 1950 | Cited by 19