# Revealing the impact of urban spatial morphology on land surface temperature in plain and plateau cities using explainable machine learning

*PRI Rank #9 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Land Use and Ecosystem Services Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #9 |
| 18m citations | 99 |
| Journal | Sustainable Cities and Society |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scs.2024.106046 |
| Corresponding authors | Yang Yu |
| Institution | Southwest Jiaotong University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Land Use and Ecosystem Services Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/land-use-and-ecosystem-services/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.scs.2024.106046](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.106046)

## Topics

urban morphology · Land surface temperature · plain cities · plateau cities · Explainable AI · Urban heat island (UHI) · spatial metrics · elevation gradient · topographic effects · Explainable AI · urban form indicators · Thermal environment · Remote sensing · SHAP values · Urban planning

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