Applied Sciences | Top 20 Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Earth Sciences and Geography”
1. “Risk Assessment of Soil Contamination with Heavy Metals from Municipal Sewage Sludge”
by Jolanta Latosińska, Robert Kowalik and Jarosław Gawdzik
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 548; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020548
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/548
2. “Drilling Fluid and Cement Slurry Design for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs”
by Nediljka Gaurina-Međimurec, Borivoje Pašić, Petar Mijić and Igor Medved
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 767; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020767
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/767
3. “Arundo donax L. Biomass Production in a Polluted Area: Effects of Two Harvest Timings on Heavy Metals Uptake”
by Tommaso Danelli, Alessio Sepulcri, Giacomo Masetti, Federico Colombo, Stefano Sangiorgio, Elena Cassani, Simone Anelli, Fabrizio Adani and Roberto Pilu
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 1147; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11031147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/3/1147
4. “Optimization of Photogrammetric Flights with UAVs for the Metric Virtualization of Archaeological Sites. Application to Juliobriga (Cantabria, Spain)”
by Julio Manuel de Luis-Ruiz, Javier Sedano-Cibrián, Raúl Pereda-García, Rubén Pérez-Álvarez and Beatriz Malagón-Picón
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(3), 1204; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11031204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/3/1204
5. “Earthen Jewish Architecture of Southern Morocco: Documentation of Unfired Brick Synagogues and Mellahs in the Drâa-Tafilalet Region”
by Eva Matoušková, Karel Pavelka, Tobiáš Smolík and Karel Pavelka, Jr.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(4), 1712; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041712
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1712
6. “Characterization of a Shallow Coastal Aquifer in the Framework of a Subsurface Storage and Soil Aquifer Treatment Project Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (Port de la Selva, Spain)”
by Alex Sendrós, Aritz Urruela, Mahjoub Himi, Carlos Alonso, Raúl Lovera, Josefina C. Tapias, Luis Rivero, Ruben Garcia-Artigas and Albert Casas
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(6), 2448; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062448
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/6/2448
7. “Fracturing Fluids and Their Application in the Republic of Croatia”
by Nediljka Gaurina-Međimurec, Vladislav Brkić, Matko Topolovec and Petar Mijić
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(6), 2807; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062807
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/6/2807
8. “Primary and Secondary Environmental Effects Triggered by the 30 October 2020, Mw = 7.0, Samos (Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece) Earthquake Based on Post-Event Field Surveys and InSAR Analysis”
by Spyridon Mavroulis, Ioanna Triantafyllou, Andreas Karavias, Marilia Gogou, Katerina-Navsika Katsetsiadou, Efthymios Lekkas, Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos and Issaak Parcharidis
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(7), 3281; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11073281
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/7/3281
9. “Numerical Modelling of Flow-Debris Interaction during Extreme Hydrodynamic Events with DualSPHysics-CHRONO”
by Gioele Ruffini, Riccardo Briganti, Paolo De Girolamo, Jacob Stolle, Bahman Ghiassi and Myrta Castellino
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(8), 3618; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11083618
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/8/3618
10. “Heavy Metals in Urban Street Dust: Health Risk Assessment (Lublin City, E Poland)”
by Wojciech Zgłobicki and Małgorzata Telecka
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(9), 4092; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11094092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/9/4092
11. “Solar Potential in Saudi Arabia for Southward-Inclined Flat-Plate Surfaces”
by Ashraf Farahat, Harry D. Kambezidis, Mansour Almazroui and Emad Ramadan
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(9), 4101; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11094101
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/9/4101
12. “A Comprehensive Assessment of XGBoost Algorithm for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in the Upper Basin of Ataturk Dam, Turkey”
by Recep Can, Sultan Kocaman and Candan Gokceoglu
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 4993; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114993
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4993
13. “From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction: A Five Steps Method Using the Extended Matrix”
by Emanuel Demetrescu and Daniele Ferdani
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 5206; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115206
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5206
14. “Increasing Resolution of Seismic Hazard Mapping on the Example of the North of Middle Russian Highland”
by Igor B. Movchan, Zilya I. Shaygallyamova, Alexandra A. Yakovleva and Alexander B. Movchan
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 5298; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115298
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5298
15. “How Will Rwandan Land Use/Land Cover Change under High Population Pressure and Changing Climate?”
by Chaodong Li, Mingyi Yang, Zhanbin Li and Baiqun Wang
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5376; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125376
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5376
16. “Land Suitability Mapping Using Geochemical and Spatial Analysis Methods”
by Dimitrios E. Alexakis, George D. Bathrellos, Hariklia D. Skilodimou and Dimitra E. Gamvroula
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5404; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125404
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5404
17. “Virtual Geosite Communication through a WebGIS Platform: A Case Study from Santorini Island (Greece)”
by Federico Pasquaré Mariotto, Varvara Antoniou, Kyriaki Drymoni, Fabio Luca Bonali, Paraskevi Nomikou, Luca Fallati, Odysseas Karatzaferis and Othonas Vlasopoulos
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5466; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125466
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5466
18. “Integrating Convolutional Neural Network and Multiresolution Segmentation for Land Cover and Land Use Mapping Using Satellite Imagery”
by Saziye Ozge Atik and Cengizhan Ipbuker
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5551; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125551
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5551
19. “Linking Soil Erosion Modeling to Landscape Patterns and Geomorphometry: An Application in Crete, Greece”
by Imen Brini, Dimitrios D. Alexakis and Chariton Kalaitzidis
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(12), 5684; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125684
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/12/5684
20. “Biodeterioration of Salón de Reinos, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain”
by Valme Jurado, José Luis Gonzalez-Pimentel, Bernardo Hermosin and Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(19), 8858; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11198858
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/19/8858