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Journal History

2009 The inaugural issue was released. Remote Sensing was published as a quarterly journal.
2010 Remote Sensing adopted a monthly publication schedule.
2011 Remote Sensing was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
Remote Sensing was indexed in Compendex - Elsevier.
2012 Remote Sensing was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
Remote Sensing was indexed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
2013 Remote Sensing announced the first edition of the Best Paper award.
Remote Sensing received its first Impact Factor (2.101).
2014 Remote Sensing received its new Impact Factor (2013) of 2.62.
2015 Remote Sensing received its new Impact Factor (2014) of 3.180.
The 1st International Electronic Conference on Remote Sensing (ECRS-1) was held.
2016 Remote Sensing received its new Impact Factor (2015) of 3.036, ranked 5/28.
Remote Sensing announced the first edition of the Travel award.
2017 Remote Sensing received its new Impact Factor (2016) of 3.244, ranked 7/28.
Remote Sensing established the following sections:
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing;
  • Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology;
  • Ocean Remote Sensing;
  • Forest Remote Sensing;
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation;
  • Remote Sensing Image Processing;
  • Biogeosciences Remote Sensing.
Remote Sensing announced the first edition of the Best Reviewer award.
Remote Sensing announced the first edition of the Best Guest Editor award.
2018 Remote Sensing received its new Impact Factor (2017) of 3.406, ranked 8/30.
Remote Sensing established the following section:
  • Urban Remote Sensing.
The International Conference on Advanced Remote Sensing was successfully held by Wuhan University and MDPI in Wuhan, China.
2019 Remote Sensing adopted a semi-monthly publication schedule.
Remote Sensing received its new Impact Factor (2018) of 4.118, ranked 7/30.
Remote Sensing established the following sections:
  • Coral Reefs Remote Sensing;
  • Environmental Remote Sensing;
  • Engineering Remote Sensing;
  • Remote Sensing of the Water Cycle;
  • Remote Sensing Letter.
Remote Sensing became an affiliated journal of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan (RSSJ).
2020 Remote Sensing received its new Impact Factor (2019) of 4.509, ranked 9/30.
Remote Sensing established the following sections:
  • AI Remote Sensing;
  • Discoveries in Remote Sensing;
  • Satellite Missions;
  • Ecological Remote Sensing.
Remote Sensing became an affiliated journal of the Japan Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (JSPRS).
2021 Remote Sensing received its 2020 Impact Factor (4.848), 2020 5-Year Impact Factor (5.353), ranked 8/29 (Q2) in “Imaging Science & Photographic Technology”, 10/23 (Q2) in “Remote Sensing”, 27/199 (Q1) in “Geosciences, Multidisciplinary” and 76/274 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences”.
Remote Sensing (ISSN: 2072-4292) has been approved for coverage within three new categories of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR): “Environmental Sciences”, “Geosciences Multidisciplinary” and “Imaging Science & Photographic Technology”.
Remote Sensing established the following sections:
  • Earth Observation Data;
  • Earth Observation for Emergency Management.
Remote Sensing of the Water Cycle was discontinued.
2022 Remote Sensing received its 2021 Impact Factor (5.349), 2021 5-Year Impact Factor (5.786), ranked 6/28 (Q1) in “Imaging Science & Photographic Technology”, 11/34 (Q2) “Remote Sensing”, 30/201 (Q1) in “Geosciences, Multidisciplinary” and 83/279 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences”.
Remote Sensing received its 2021 CiteScore (7.4), ranked 17/191 (Q1) in “General Earth and Planetary Sciences”.
Remote Sensing established the following section:
  • Remote Sensing and Geo-Spatial Science.
Remote Sensing Letter was renamed as Remote Sensing Communications.
2023 Remote Sensing received its 2022 Impact Factor (5.0), 2022 5-Year Impact Factor (5.6), ranked 31/202 (Q1) in “Geosciences, Multidisciplinary”, 78/275 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences”, 12/34 (Q2) in “Remote Sensing” and 8/28 (Q2) in “Imaging Science & Photographic Technology”.
Remote Sensing received its 2022 CiteScore (7.9), ranked 18/192 (Q1) in “General Earth and Planetary Sciences”.
2024 Remote Sensing received its 2023 Impact Factor (4.2), 2023 5-Year Impact Factor (4.9), ranked 34/253 (Q1) in “Geosciences, Multidisciplinary”, 110/358 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences”, 10/36 (Q2) in “Imaging Science & Photographic Technology” and 16/62 (Q2) in “Remote Sensing”.
Remote Sensing received its 2023 CiteScore (8.3), ranked 16/195 (Q1) in “General Earth and Planetary Sciences”.
Coral Reefs Remote Sensing was discontinued.
Remote Sensing and Geo-Spatial Science was renamed as Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science
2025 Remote Sensing received its 2024 Impact Factor (4.1), 2024 5-Year Impact Factor (4.8), ranked 47/258 (Q1) in “Geosciences, Multidisciplinary”, 127/374 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences”, 14/36 (Q2) in “Imaging Science & Photographic Technology” and 20/65 (Q2) in “Remote Sensing”.
Remote Sensing received its 2024 CiteScore (8.6), ranked 13/198 (Q1) in “General Earth and Planetary Sciences”.
Remote Sensing Communications was renamed as Remote Sensing Perspective.

Editor-in-Chief

2009–2011 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wagner
2011–present Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Prasad S. Thenkabail
2025–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dongdong Wang

Section Editor-in-Chief

2017–2019 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Richard Müller for the section on Atmospheric Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Xiaofeng Li for the section on Ocean Remote Sensing
2017–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alfredo Huete for the section on Biogeosciences Remote Sensing
2017–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Richard Gloaguen for the section on Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Clement Atzberger for the section on Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Qi Wang for the section on Remote Sensing Image Processing
2018–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Soe Myint for the section on Urban Remote Sensing
2019–2021 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Vincenzo Levizzani for the section on Remote Sensing of the Water Cycle
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stuart Phinn for the section on Coral Reefs Remote Sensing
2019–2022 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gerrit de Leeuw for the section on Atmospheric Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Randolph H. Wynne for the section on Forest Remote Sensing
2019–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Mattia Crespi for the section on Engineering Remote Sensing
2019–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jorge Vazquez for the section on Ocean Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Magaly Koch for the section on Environmental Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Deepak R. Mishra for the section on Remote Sensing Perspective
2020–2021 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Duccio Rocchini for the section on Ecological Remote Sensing
2020–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jose Moreno for the section on Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration
2021–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Chris Roelfsema for the section on Coral Reefs Remote Sensing
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stuart Phinn for the section on Ecological Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Carlos Alberto Silva for the section on Forest Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Fumio Yamazaki for the section on Earth Observation for Emergency Management
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lefei Zhang for the section on AI Remote Sensing
2022–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alexander Kokhanovsky for the section on Atmospheric Remote Sensing
2024–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Pieraccini for the section on Engineering Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Shin Nagai for the section on Biogeosciences Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jie Shan for the section on Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science
2026–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Diego Loyola for the section on Atmospheric Remote Sensing
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Tianjie Zhao for the section on Earth Observation Data
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Weimin Huang for the section on Ocean Remote Sensing
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