Outstanding Reviewers

Reviewer of the year: Dr Ram Chandra Subedi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Mr Hans He, Chalmers tekniska hogskola AB, Sweden
Dr Mariana Prado, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
Mr Yinong Zhang, University of Washington, United States of America
Dr Oliver Clark, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien und Energie GmbH, Germany
Professor Sachin Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Dr Jouko Nieminen, Tampereen yliopisto, Finland
Dr Alessandro Surrente, Politechnika Wroclawska, Poland
Dr Wayne Huang, Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen, Germany
Dr Jiandong Yao, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Dr Chen Wang, University of California Los Angeles, United States of America
Professor Wei-Ting Hsu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Dr Nai Chao Hu, The University of Texas at Austin, United States of America
Dr Chengwang Niu, Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Germany

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Dr Darren Tianye Zheng is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, focusing on electrode materials of rechargeable batteries, battery health
monitoring, and real-time battery sensing. His articles Lithium aluminum alloy anodes in Li-ion rechargeable batteries: past developments, recent progress, and future prospects in Progress in Energy, and Insights into the Sodiation Kinetics of Si and Ge Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries in Journal of the Electrochemical Society, were published under the transformative agreement between IOP Publishing and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

How would you describe the process of publishing through a transformative agreement with IOP Publishing?
“Smooth” would be the first word that popped up in my head after reading this question. It makes no difference from a regular submission.

What do you think are the advantages of publishing through a transformative agreement?
There are many! The OA publishing has made the works highly visible. My review paper has been downloaded more than 2400 times after nine months, which is surprising. We also received several e-mails from experts working in the same field. From a societal perspective, as a scientist working in a public university, it is my obligation to ensure that all taxpayers in Hong Kong have the opportunity to access and benefit from my research.

Did the transformative agreement make it easier to publish open access?
Certainly! The APC is often quite expensive in my opinion as an early career researcher. I often need to seek approval from my advisor or department office to cover the OA cost prior to submission, which is often a painful process. With the TA, it is no longer a problem.

Do you have any words of advice for other authors interested in publishing open access through a transformative agreement?
I’d say go for it and be strategic in publishing your works. Maximizing the exposure of your work could be a wise step if you are at the early stage of your scientific career. In general, OA papers attract more reads, downloads, and citations.

IOP Publishing follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) position statement that AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship as they cannot take responsibility for the submitted work. As non-legal entities, they cannot assert the presence or absence of conflicts of interest nor manage copyright and license agreements.

There are many responsible and appropriate uses for generative AI within scholarly research and we support authors using it in this manner. When doing so, authors are encouraged to be transparent about their use of any generative AI tools in either the research or the drafting of the manuscript. Authors are also encouraged to maintain records of previous drafts, as well as any prompts used in the editing or generation of material within their manuscript.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that any written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology meets all IOP Publishing’s guidelines and policies. All AI-generated content must be checked to ensure it is accurate and free from plagiarism. Generative AI tools cannot be used to create, alter or manipulate original research data and results such as blots or measurements. Any generative AI tools used to create figures from data, such as graphs or charts, should be listed in the figure caption.

In cases where text in a manuscript has been generated, authors must ensure that they have critically revised this work for important intellectual content in order to meet the authorship criteria followed by IOP Publishing and set out by the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

 

The open access articles featured in this celebratory collection have been selected for the great impact they have achieved in such a short period of time.

From achieving high downloads and citations to receiving significant media coverage, these papers show how our TA in Sweden is increasing the visibility and impact of scientific research.

Join your fellow researchers who are shaping the future of science, and your articles could also be featured in news outlets such as National Geographic,
BBC News and ScienceDaily.

Click here to read our 2023 articles.

Find out if your institution is participating in this agreement to make sure your next paper gets the greatest exposure.

Is your institution not currently part of our BIBSAM agreement? You can recommend a transformative agreement to your librarian here.

 

Read the Swedish articles making an impact across our journal portfolio

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Paper  |  Open Access
How understanding large language models can inform the use of ChatGPT in physics education
Giulia Polverini and Bor Gregorcic, Uppsala Universitet
2024 Eur. J. Phys. 45 025701 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ad1420

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Paper  |  Open Access
Physics-informed deep-learning applications to experimental fluid mechanics
Yuning Wang, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan et al
2024 Meas. Sci. Technol. 35 075303 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ad3fd3

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Paper  |  Open Access
Light fields during inflation from BOSS and future galaxy surveys
Benjamin Wallisch, Stockholms Universitet et al
2024 JCAP. 05 (2024)090 https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2024/05/090

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Topical Review  |  Open Access
The duality between color and kinematics and its applications
Henrik Johansson, Uppsala Universitet et al
2024 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 57 333002 https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/ad5fd0

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Paper  |  Open Access
Metallic melt transport across castellated tiles
S. Ratynskaia, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan et al
2024 Nucl. Fusion. 64 036012 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad219b

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Roadmap  |  Open Access
Roadmap on optical communications
Erik Agrell, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola et al
2024 J. Opt. 26 093001 https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ad261f

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Paper  |  Open Access
Backreaction of axion-SU(2) dynamics during inflation
Oksana Iarygina, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan et al
2024 JCAP. 04 (2024)018 https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2024/04/018

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Roadmap  |  Open Access
2024 roadmap for sustainable batteries
Patrik Johansson, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola et al
2024 J. Phys. Energy 6 041502 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ad6bc0

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Paper  |  Open Access
Deep learning-based auditory attention decoding in listeners with hearing impairment
M Asjid Tanveer, Lunds Universitet et al
2024 J. Neural Eng. 21 036022 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ad49d7

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Paper  |  Open Access
Base-Driven Ring-Opening Reactions of Vinylene Carbonate
Neeha Gogoi, Uppsala Universitet et al
2024 J. Electrochem. Soc. 171 050506 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad430e

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Paper  |  Open Access
Inverse Gertsenshtein effect as a probe of high-frequency gravitational waves
Yutong He, Stockholms Universitet et al
2024 JCAP. 05 (2024)051 https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2024/05/051

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Paper  |  Open Access
Measurement of ultrashort laser pulses with a time-dependent polarization state using the d-scan technique
Daniel Díaz Rivas, Lunds Universitet et al
2024 J. Phys. Photonics 6 015003 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/ad1c6c

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Paper  |  Open Access
Remote monitoring of sleep disorder using FBG sensors and FSO transmission system enabled smart vest
Imran Aziz, Uppsala Universitet et al
2024 Eng. Res. Express. 6 025337 https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ad48da

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Paper  |  Open Access
BerryEasy: a GPU enabled python package for diagnosis of nth-order and spin-resolved topology in the presence of fields and effects
Alexander C Tyner, Stockholms Universitet
2024 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 36 325902 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ad475f

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Paper  |  Open Access
Limitations of Polyacrylic Acid Binders When Employed in Thick LNMO Li-ion Battery Electrodes
Alma Mathew, Uppsala Universitet et al
2024 J. Electrochem. Soc. 171 020531 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad242b

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Paper  |  Open Access
Runaway electron dynamics in ITER disruptions with shattered pellet injections
O. Vallhagen, Chalmers tekniska högskola et al
2024 Nucl. Fusion. 64 086033 https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad54d7

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Letter  |  Open Access
Power & protein—closing the ‘justice gap’ for food system transformation
Isabel Baudish, Stockholms Universitet et al
2024 Environ. Res. Lett. 19 084058 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad3d6f

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Paper  |  Open Access
Cathodoluminescence investigations of dark-line defects in platelet-based InGaN nano-LED structures
Anders Gustafsson, Lunds Universitet et al
2024 Nanotechnology. 35 255703 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad33e9

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Topical Review  |  Open Access
Online misinformation during extreme weather emergencies: short-term information hazard or long-term influence on climate change perceptions?
Stefan Daume, Stockholms Universitet
2024 Environ. Res. Commun. 6 022001 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad1b67

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Paper  |  Open Access
Sensitivity and resolution response of optical flow-based background-oriented schlieren to speckle patterns
Bora O Cakir, Lunds Universitet et al
2024 Meas. Sci. Technol. 35 075201 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ad30bd

 

2023 featured articles

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Roadmap  |  Open Access
Roadmap for optical tweezers
Giovanni Volpe, Göteborgs Universitet et al
2023 J. Phys. Photonics 5 022501 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7647/acb57b

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Paper  |  Open Access
ChatGPT and the frustrated Socrates
Bor Gregorcic, Uppsala Universitet and Ann-Marie Pendrill, Lunds Universitet
2023 Phys. Educ. 58 035021 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/acc299

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Letter  |  Open Access
Phasing out coal for 2 °C target requires worldwide replication of most ambitious national plans despite security and fairness concerns
Vadim Vinichenko, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola et al
2023 Environ. Res. Lett. 18 014031 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acadf6

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Paper  |  Open Access
Enhancement of PIV measurements via physics-informed neural networks
Ricardo Vinuesa, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan et al
2023 Meas. Sci. Technol. 34 044002 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aca9eb

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Paper  |  Open Access
The gyroscopic effect and moment of inertia
Åke Fäldt, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola and Tobias Fredlund, Högskolan i Gävle
2023 Phys. Educ. 58 025001 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/aca73a

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Paper  |  Open Access
Strong perpendicular anisotropic ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2/graphene van der Waals heterostructure
Bing Zhao, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola et al
2023 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 56 094001 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/acb801

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Letter  |  Open Access
Canopy responses of Swedish primary and secondary forests to the 2018 drought
Julika Wolf, Lunds Universitet et al
2023 Environ. Res. Lett. 18 064044 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acd6a8

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Letter  |  Open Access
Historical diffusion of nuclear, wind and solar power in different national contexts: implications for climate mitigation pathways
Vadim Vinichenko, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola et al
2023 Environ. Res. Lett. 18 094066 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acf47a

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Paper  |  Open Access
Accelerating a car from rest: friction, power and forces
Andreas Isacsson, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola et al
2023 Phys. Educ. 58 055005 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/ace1c7

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Letter  |  Open Access
Persistent anomalies of the North Atlantic jet stream and associated surface extremes over Europe
Vera Melinda Galfi and Gabriele Messori, Uppsala Universitet
2023 Environ. Res. Lett. 18 024017 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acaedf

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Paper  |  Open Access
Ageing of High Energy Density Automotive Li-Ion Batteries: The Effect of Temperature and State-of-Charge
Anastasiia Mikheenkova, Uppsala Universitet et al
2023 J. Electrochem. Soc. 170 080503 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/aceb8f

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Roadmap  |  Open Access
2023 Roadmap on molecular modelling of electrochemical energy materials
Chao Zhang, Uppsala Universitet et al
2023 J. Phys. Energy 5 041501 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acfe9b

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Letter  |  Open Access
Substantial carbon sequestration by peatlands in temperate areas revealed by InSAR
Behshid Khodaei, Lunds Universitet et al
2023 Environ. Res. Lett. 18 044012 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acc194

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Paper  |  Open Access
Competing Ethylene Carbonate Reactions on Carbon Electrode in Li-Ion Batteries
Robin Lundström, Uppsala Universitet et al
2023 J. Electrochem. Soc. 170 040516 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/accb6e

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Paper  |  Open Access
Participatory pathways to the Sustainable Development Goals: inviting divergent perspectives through a cross-scale systems approach
David Collste, Stockholms Universitet et al
2023 Environ. Res. Commun. 5 055014 https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/acce25

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Paper  |  Open Access
Synchrotron XPS and Electrochemical Study of Aging Effect on Passive Film of Ni Alloys
Josefin Eidhagen, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan et al
2023 J. Electrochem. Soc. 170 021506 https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acba4b

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Paper  |  Open Access
Modular 3D printed platform for fluidically connected human brain organoid culture
Jessica Giacomon and Janko Kajtez, Lunds Universitet et al
2024 Biofabrication 16 015014 https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/ad0c2c

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Paper  |  Open Access
MXene/poly(ionic liquid) porous composite membranes for systematized solar-driven interfacial steam generation
Atefeh Khorsand Kheirabad, Stockholms Universitet et al
2023 2D Mater. 10 024008 https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/acc415

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Paper  |  Open Access
PTsymmetry-protected exceptional cones and analogue Hawking radiation
Marcus Stålhammar, Stockholms Universitet et al
2023 New J. Phys. 25 043012 https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/acc6e5

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Paper  |  Open Access
High power impulse magnetron sputtering of tungsten: a comparison of experimental and modelling results
Jon Tomas Gudmundsson, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan et al
2023 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 32 034003 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/acc12f

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IOP Publishing (IOP) has a transformative agreement with American University of Beirut to enable a transition to open access publishing.

Who can benefit?
All corresponding authors that are current staff members, researchers (permanent, temporary and visiting), or students at American University of Beirut at the point of submission, can publish open access at no cost to themselves. The corresponding author is the person listed as Corresponding Author at the time of submission, and is the person responsible for communicating with the journal during the peer review and publication process.

What’s included?

• Articles accepted will be eligible for transformative agreement funding to enable authors to publish open access with no cost to themselves
• Research paper, special issue, letter and review article types
• Included journals are those in lists A, B, C and D. Click here for a full title list of eligible journals.

Please note
You may find our author guide for submitting under a transformative agreement helpful located in our Transformative Agreement hub

IOP Publishing (IOP) has a transformative agreement with the University of Macau to enable a transition to open access publishing.

Who can benefit?
All corresponding authors that are current staff members, researchers (permanent, temporary and visiting), or students at the University of Macau at the point of submission, can publish open access at no cost to themselves. The corresponding author is the person listed as Corresponding Author at the time of submission, and is the person responsible for communicating with the journal during the peer review and publication process.

What’s included?

• Articles accepted will be eligible for transformative agreement funding to enable authors to publish open access with no cost to themselves
• Research paper, special issue, letter and review article types
• Included journals are those in lists A, B, C and D in the title list of eligible journals

Please note
You may find our author guide for submitting under a transformative agreement helpful located in our Transformative Agreement hub.
For more information, please contact your relevant library contact at your university.

Is your institution not listed here? Recommend open access funding to your library.

IOP Publishing (IOP) has a transformative agreement with one institution in Saudi Arabia in the to enable a transition to open access publishing.

“As pioneers in open access publishing, KAUST Library have signed a number of transformative agreements and continues to excel in this field. With the new unlimited IOPP 3-year deal, we’ve reached a new milestone on our open access publishing journey which provides wider recognition and greater impact of KAUST research.”
Nora Alshibani, KAUST Library Director

Who can benefit?
All corresponding authors that are current staff members, researchers (permanent, temporary and visiting), or students at one of the institutions below at the point of submission, can publish open access at no cost to themselves. The corresponding author is the person listed as Corresponding Author at the time of submission, and is the person responsible for communicating with the journal during the peer review and publication process.

What’s included?

• Articles accepted will be eligible for transformative agreement funding to enable authors to publish open access with no cost to themselves
• Research paper, special issue, letter and review article types
• Included journals are those in lists A, B, C and D. Click here for a full title list of eligible journals.

Please note
You may find our author guide for submitting under a transformative agreement helpful located in our Transformative Agreement hub. For more information, please contact your relevant library contact at your university.

Eligible institutions
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

IOP Publishing (IOP) has a transformative agreement with a number of institutions in Taiwan to enable a transition to open access publishing.

Who can benefit?
All corresponding authors that are current staff members, researchers (permanent, temporary and visiting), or students at one of the institutions below at the point of submission, can publish open access at no cost to themselves. The corresponding author is the person listed as Corresponding Author at the time of submission, and is the person responsible for communicating with the journal during the peer review and publication process.

What’s included?

• Articles accepted will be eligible for transformative agreement funding to enable authors to publish open access with no cost to themselves
• Research paper, special issue, letter and review article types
• Included journals are dependent on your eligible institution, please see the below list for details. Click here for a full title list of eligible journals.

Please note

You may find our author guide for submitting under a transformative agreement helpful located in our Transformative Agreement hub.

For more information, please contact your relevant library contact at your university, or stma@mx.nthu.edu.tw. You can also visit the Physics Research Promotion Center.

Eligible Journals List A, B, C and D

National Chin-Yi University of Technology

Physics Research Promotion Center:
• Academia Sinica
• Chung Yuan Christian University
• National Central University
• National Changhua University of Education
• National Cheng Kung University
• National Chengchi University
• National Chung Cheng University
• National Chung Hsing University
• National Dong Hwa University
• National Sun Yat-sen University
• National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
• National Taiwan Normal University
• National Taiwan Ocean University
• National Taiwan University
• National Taiwan University of Science & Technology
• National Tsing Hua University
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
• Soochow University
• Tamkang University
• Tunghai University

Taipei Medical University

Is your institution not listed here? Recommend open access funding to your library.

IOP Publishing (IOP) has a transformative agreement with three institutions in Japan to enable a transition to open access publishing.

Who can benefit?
All corresponding authors that are current staff members, researchers (permanent, temporary and visiting), or students at one of the institutions below at the point of submission, can publish open access at no cost to themselves. The corresponding author is the person listed as Corresponding Author at the time of submission, and is the person responsible for communicating with the journal during the peer review and publication process.

What’s included?

• Articles accepted will be eligible for transformative agreement funding to enable authors to publish open access with no cost to themselves
• Research paper, special issue, letter and review article types
• Included journals are those in lists A, B, C and D. Click here for a full title list of eligible journals.

Please note
Funding is subject to librarian funding approval at acceptance stage. If for any reason funding is declined, the author(s) will have the opportunity to revert to subscription publication type at zero cost to themselves or the member institution.

Eligible instiutions
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology* 
Toyota Central Research & Development Laboratories*

You may find our author guide for submitting under a transformative agreement helpful located in our Transformative Agreement hub. For more information, please contact your relevant library contact at your university.

*there is a limited number of articles per calendar year

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Along with two other researchers, Christopher Marsh validated the cutting-edge global-extent “forest and buildings removed Copernicus digital elevation model” (FABDEM) for accuracy. Their research provides confidence in space-based topography mapping, especially in canopy filled mountain terrain. Read Christopher Marsh’s article in Environmental Research Communications: Validation of FABDEM, a global bare-earth elevation model, against UAV-lidar derived elevation in a complex forested mountain catchment

Congratulations on your latest paper. Can you please briefly explain the research that was published?

In the Earth Sciences, satellite imagery is used extensively to map and study terrain. A persistent problem in space-based observation and topography models is that tree canopies and urban canopies lead to overestimation of elevation. Last year, researchers released a global-coverage digital elevation dataset called FABDEM that uses machine learning to remove the artifacts of vegetation and buildings from mapped terrain. This dataset thus offers maps of the bare earth, denuded of canopies and with improved precision.

Our work is an independent evaluation of the accuracy of the FABDEM dataset. We compared the global FABDEM dataset to elevation measured using a LIDAR sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). LIDAR is short for Light Detection and Ranging. It is a method used to image the surface of the earth remotely. UAV-LIDAR provides the highest resolution and accuracy possible for elevation mapping beneath forest canopies and represents the best estimate of the “true” elevation. We evaluated the dataset in one of the trickiest locations—steep, forested mountain terrain. We found that the FABDEM global-coverage dataset was comparable to the UAV-LIDAR dataset and was best-in-class when compared to other existing and commonly used vegetation-removed datasets.

Do you have any personal motivation for studying this topic?

As hydrological modelers and field researchers, we depend heavily on good digital representations of the topography across basins and regions. As mentioned previously, removing vegetation and urban canopies is crucial to improving the accuracy of space-based elevation measurements. FABDEM is the latest database of elevation data. But it needs to be tested and validated. Being able to validate next-generation datasets with our own highly detailed LIDAR observations gives us confidence in these datasets. This is what motivated this study.

What do you imagine are the potential real-life applications of your research, or how will it affect people’s lives in the long term?

The FABDEM dataset is considered one of the best global-coverage datasets. However, because it includes the biases of forest canopies, it is considered less useful for certain types of hydrological modeling and ecological studies, especially in rugged mountain topography. Thus, the machine-learning dataset can potentially be used if it is proven to be accurate in such locations. Also, the steep, forested mountain areas are typically poorly represented in many datasets. So, having an independent evaluation in this location can give other researchers further confidence in using the FABDEM dataset.

Can you describe the process of publishing through a transformative agreement with IOPP?

It was very effortless and automatic. Our institution was clearly listed as having signed the transformative agreement with IOPP. Therefore, it all worked out seamlessly throughout the submission, review, and publication process.

What do you think are the advantages of publishing through a transformative agreement?

Publishing open access is critical for maximizing research impact and ensuring widespread dissemination of research findings. Being able to do so at no cost is important for us researchers, and it removes any hesitation to publish open access. Normally, publishing open access incurs a significant cost—so consideration is limited to if/when funds are available and specific papers. The transformative agreement gives researchers the financial freedom to share more of their valuable work with the world.

What is your advice for other authors looking to publish open access through transformative agreements?

It was not an agreement we were previously aware of; therefore, I would encourage other authors to check if their institution is a partner proactively!