# Coupling Remote Sensing Insights With Vegetation Dynamics and to Analyze NO<sub>2</sub> Concentrations: A Google Earth Engine-Driven Investigation

*PRI Rank #15 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Air Quality and Health Impacts Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #15 |
| 18m citations | 64 |
| Journal | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1109/jstars.2024.3397496 |
| Corresponding authors | Xiangtian Zheng |
| Institution | Nanjing Institute of Technology, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Air Quality and Health Impacts Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/air-quality-and-health-impacts/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1109/jstars.2024.3397496](https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2024.3397496)

## Topics

nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations · Land surface temperature (LST) · Google Earth Engine · Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) · Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) · Atmospherically Resistant Vegetation Index (ARVI) · Seasonal variation · Lahore · Faisalabad · vegetation health deterioration · Correlation analysis · NO2-vegetation negative correlation · NO2-LST positive correlation · Urbanization · Industrialization · Satellite remote sensing · air quality monitoring · Urban heat island (UHI) · Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG-11)

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