Core Insights - A significant shift in global remote sensing research has occurred, with China now leading the field while the United States has fallen behind [1][2] - The study analyzed over 126,000 papers from 1961 to 2023, revealing that China's share of remote sensing research surged to 47% by 2023, while the U.S. share dropped to 9% from 88% in the 1960s [1] - The report highlights the importance of national funding in driving research output, with 53% of papers acknowledging Chinese funding compared to only 5% for U.S. institutions [1] Research and Market Trends - Remote sensing technology is foundational for key applications such as autonomous driving, climate monitoring, and national security, with a global market size of approximately $452 billion in 2022, projected to reach $1.44 trillion by 2030 [1] - The dominance of China extends to the patent domain, with the country holding the majority of the 43,000 global remote sensing patents from 2021 to 2023 [2] - Research focus has shifted towards artificial intelligence, with over 80,000 papers mentioning deep learning and machine learning by 2023, indicating a growing commercial value of remote sensing technology [2]