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Ziling Chen

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2012Rising activity

Publications

24

Citations

151

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
AI-generated

Ziling Chen's work centers on using imaging and sensing technology to study plant health, particularly measuring nitrogen levels and leaf structure in crops like corn and soybean using hyperspectral and multispectral cameras combined with machine learning. Related projects extend into robotics for automated leaf imaging and teleoperated robotic arms for remote laboratory education, as well as some work on data mining and engineering education. This combination suggests a research program bridging precision agriculture, robotic sensing systems, and educational technology.

Precision agriculture and crop phenotypingHyperspectral and multispectral imagingRobotics and teleoperationMachine learning for plant trait predictionEngineering education technology

Publication output was minimal or absent before 2023 but increased sharply starting in 2023, suggesting a recent and still-active growth phase in research productivity.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 9 publications9232024: 2 publications242025: 7 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture×5
  • Sensors×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×2
  • IEEE Access×1
  • Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture×1
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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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