WCI3Wheat Canopy Index (Growth Stage 3)

VegetationMultispectralCitation Rank #313

Summary

The Wheat Canopy Index (Growth Stage 3) (WCI3) is a vegetation spectral index intended for multispectral sensing. It was introduced in 2026; its source is cited as Ali Lotfi, Adam Carter, Thuan Ha, Mohammad Meysami, Kwabena Nketia, & Steve Shirtliffe (2026). Interpretable machine learning–Derived spectral indices for vegetation monitoring. Machine Learning with Applications, 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2026.100914 .

Based on the latest citation data, this index is in the 1.92th percentile overall, ranking 313 out of 313 indices with citation data. Among the 19 indices published within two years of 2026, it ranks 19 (31.58th percentile). Within the vegetation application domain, it is in the 1.9th percentile and ranks 211 out of 211 indices with citation data. Among the 13 similarly aged vegetation indices, it ranks 13 (30.77th percentile).

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Formula

((B - R)/(B + R + epsilon)) * tanh(R - max(B, G, RE1, N))

Bands

B

Blue.

R

Red.

G

Green.

RE1

Red Edge 1.

N

Near-Infrared (NIR).

Polarizations

No radar polarizations are used in this index.

Constants

epsilon

Adjustment constant for numerical stability.

Default value1e-10

Reductions

No contextual reductions are used in this index.

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bibtex

@article{ASI_KDI,
  author = {Ali Lotfi and Adam Carter and Thuan Ha and Mohammad Meysami and Kwabena Nketia and Steve Shirtliffe},
  title = {Interpretable machine learning–Derived spectral indices for vegetation monitoring},
  journal = {Machine Learning with Applications},
  volume = {24},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1016/j.mlwa.2026.100914},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2026.100914}
}

text

Ali Lotfi, Adam Carter, Thuan Ha, Mohammad Meysami, Kwabena Nketia, & Steve Shirtliffe (2026). Interpretable machine learning–Derived spectral indices for vegetation monitoring. Machine Learning with Applications, 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2026.100914

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Contribution Details

Contributor@davemlz

Date contributed2026-08-05