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Lifan Yang

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity

Publications

61

Citations

645

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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The publication record attributed to this name spans a highly diverse set of subjects, including optics and waveguides, e-commerce and trade competitiveness, cardiology, soil science and agronomy, electrical switchgear design, and cultural industries, with no consistent thematic focus evident from the bibliographic data. This lack of coherence suggests the record may aggregate work from multiple distinct individuals sharing the same name rather than a single unified research program. Prospective students should independently verify which publications, if any, correspond to a specific advisor's actual research area before drawing conclusions.

Optical waveguides and laser physics (limited relevance)Cross-border e-commerce and trade economicsAgricultural soil science and fertilizationElectrical equipment design (switchgear, sensors)Health sciences and cultural/urban studies (miscellaneous)

Publication counts fluctuate without a clear steady or growing pattern, peaking in 2019 (12) and again in 2023-2024 (7 each), with a mean of about 3.6 publications per year over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 12 publications12192020: 8 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 7 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Sustainability×3
  • Lecture notes in computer science×3
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×3
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics×3
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering×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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