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Tian Zhou

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2011
Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageSurgical Simulation and TrainingForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Publications

69

Citations

1,193

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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This publication record appears to mix several unrelated research areas, most prominently LiDAR-based remote sensing for forest inventory, stockpile monitoring, and archaeological site mapping using drones and backpack-mounted scanning systems. Other titles under this name cover unrelated topics such as geothermal heat exchangers, solar chimney technology, dental education, and psychology, suggesting the bibliographic record may combine work from multiple researchers sharing the same name. Prospective students should treat this profile cautiously and verify which specific publications belong to the PI they are interested in.

LiDAR remote sensing and 3D mappingForest inventory and woody debris detectionUAV and backpack-based surveying systemsPoint cloud registration and stockpile monitoringArchaeological site remote sensing

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade, fluctuating between roughly 3 and 10 papers per year without a clear long-term upward or downward trend, though very recent years show fewer publications.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 10 publications10192020: 9 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Remote Sensing×13
  • ˜The œinternational archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences/International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences×6
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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