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Han Lin

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2001Rising activity

Publications

60

Citations

400

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher works primarily in agricultural engineering, focusing on the design and testing of farm machinery such as seeders, straw-chopping devices, and tillage equipment, often using computer simulations (like the discrete element method) to model how these machines interact with soil. Related work also touches on soil and crop management topics, including fertilization, soil carbon dynamics, and precision seeding technologies. Note that a couple of listed publications (on vaccines and optical resonators) appear unrelated to this core research area and may reflect data mixing from a different author with the same name.

Agricultural machinery design and testingSoil-machine interaction modeling (discrete element method)Precision seeding and tillage technologyCrop and soil management practicesStraw and residue management

Publication output has grown from about 1-4 papers per year in the late 2010s to a steadier 5-7 papers per year since 2022, suggesting increasing research activity over the past decade.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications212022: 7 publications7222023: 7 publications7232024: 5 publications242025: 7 publications7252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Agriculture×8
  • Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture Kyushu University×7
  • Applied Sciences×4
  • Soil and Tillage Research×2
  • Fuel Processing Technology×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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