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Chongyuan Zhang

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2015
Remote Sensing in AgricultureSeed and Plant BiochemistryPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunitySmart Agriculture and AILeaf Properties and Growth Measurement

Publications

39

Citations

873

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Chongyuan Zhang's work sits at the intersection of plant science and sensing technology, focusing on using imaging and spectral tools (like hyperspectral, multispectral, and satellite imagery) to measure crop traits and detect plant diseases. Their research spans crop phenotyping (measuring plant characteristics such as canopy height, seed traits, and yield potential), plant-pathogen interactions (including late blight, Fusarium wilt, and Ascochyta blight), and biocontrol approaches using beneficial microbes like Trichoderma. This research could interest students wanting to combine agricultural biology with data-driven remote sensing and machine learning methods.

Crop phenotyping using remote sensing and imagingPlant disease detection and managementPlant-pathogen and plant-microbe interactionsBiocontrol agents for crop diseaseMachine learning applications in agriculture

Publication output peaked in 2021 with 10 papers, then declined and became more irregular through 2022-2026, including a gap in 2024, suggesting a slowing or inconsistent pace in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 10 publications10212022: 5 publications222023: 2 publications23242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×3
  • Sensors×3
  • Crop Protection×2
  • Transactions of the ASABE×2
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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