PERSONAL INFORMATION

BIOGRAPHY

My research field is the application of the spectral remote sensing on monitoring the soil quality and crop growth. I usually using different sensors (ground-based hyperspectral, UAV-based NIR image, multi-spectral image, thermal infrared image, fluorescence imaging, LIDAR etc.) and combine the multivariate statistical algorithms to interpret the spectral signal, extract the sensitive wavelengths, construct the predictive models for the physical, physiological and biochemical trait of soil and crop. Currently, I am interested in the data assimilation of crop model and remote sensing, and the high-throughput field phenotyping, especially, on the quantitative genetics to facilitate the crop breeding program.

In my group, I have constructed a database including the hyperspectral data and its corresponding crop traits (biomass, LAI, chlorophyll, nitrogen, water, SPAD, etc.) from 2011 to 2023 under different environments of nitrogen, drought, tillage, genotypes, eco-region etc. Next, I want to make a deep analysis on these data and expect to construct more robust and practical prediction models.

EDUCATION

September 2013- July 2016, Ph.D, Hyperspectral monitor on growth status of winter wheat, Shanxi Agricultural University, China.

September 2011- July 2013, Master, Major in hyperspectral monitor on growth status of winter wheat, Shanxi Agricultural University, China.

September 2007- July 2011, Bachelor, Major in Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, China.

WORKER EXPERIENCE

December 2023-Present, Rothamsted Research, UK Visiting Scholar

December 2019-Present, Associate Professor of Agronomy College, Shanxi Agricultural University.

December 2018-Present, Postgraduate Supervisor of College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University

July 2018- December 2019, Lecturer of Agronomy College, Shanxi Agricultural University.

August 2016 - July 2018, Post-doctor, Major in hyperspectral monitor on soil carbon, Shanxi Agricultural University, China.

Research interest: 

Application of hyperspectral technology on soil quality.

High-throughput plant phenotype.

Precision agriculture.

Teaching: 

Agricultural information technology, Precision agriculture.

PUBLISHIONS

[1]  Sha Yang, Zhigang Wang, Caiyu Ji, Yingchao Hao, Zihao Liang, Xiaobin Yan, Xingxing Qiao, Meichen Feng, Lujie Xiao, Xiaoyan Song, Meijun Zhang, Guangxin Li, Fahad Shafiq, Wude Yang*, Chao Wang*(corresponding author). Efficient prediction of Soil Organic Carbon and components by Multiple Continuous Wavelet Transform spectra under different feature selection methods. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 217 (2024) 108550. (Q1,  IF=8.3).

[2] Chunrui Gao, Hao Li, Jiachen Wang, Xin Zhang, Kunming Huang, Xiaoyan Song, Wude Yang, Meichen Feng, Lujie Xiao, Yu Zhao, Fahad Shafiq, Xingxing Qiao, Fangzhou Li, Chao Wang* (corresponding author). Combined use of spectral resampling and machine learning algorithms to estimate soyabean leaf chlorophyll. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2023 (209) 107859. (Q1,  IF=8.3).

[3] ChunRui Gao, XiaoBin Yan, XingXing Qiao, KunXi Wei, XiaoMei Zhang, Sha Yang, Chao Wang* (corresponding author), WuDe Yang, MeiChen Feng, LuJie Xiao, MeiJun Zhang, Zhou Zhang, Fahad Shafiq, XiaoYan Song*. Multivariate prediction of soil aggregate-associated organic carbon by simulating satellite sensor bands. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2023 (209) 107859. (Q1, IF=8.30).

[4] Sha Yang, Zhigang Wang, Chao Wang, et al. Estimation of generalized soil structure index based on differential spectra of different orders by multivariate assessment. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 2023.( Q1, IF=6.40).

[5] Xiaomei Zhang, Xiaoxiang Hou, Yiming Su, XiaoBin Yan, Xingxing Qiao, Wude Yang, Meichen Feng, Huihua Kong, Zhou Zhang, Fahad Shafiq, Wenjie Han, Guangxin Li*, Ping Chen* and Chao Wang*(corresponding author). Analyzing protein concentration from intact wheat caryopsis using hyperspectral reflectance. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. (2023) 10:83（Q2, IF=6.60）

[6] Xiaobin Yan, Xingxing Qiao, Sha Yang, Meichen Feng, Xiaoyan Song, Meijun Zhang, Lujie Xiao, Zhou Zhang, Fahad Shafiq, Wude Yang*, Chao Wang* (corresponding author). Hyperspectral response and monitoring study of soil moisture content based on the optimized spectral index[J]. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2023, 87:216–230. (Q3, IF=2.90).

[7] Xuan Zhang, Hui Sun, Xingxing Qiao, Xiaobin Yan, Meichen Feng, Lujie Xiao, Xiaoyan Song, Meijun Zhang, Wude Yang*, Chao Wang*(corresponding author). Hyperspectral estimation of canopy chlorophyll of winter wheat by using the optimized vegetation indices[J]. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2022 (193) 106654. (Q1, IF=8.30).

[8] Yaxin Wang, Sha Yang, Xiaobin Yan, Chenbo Yang, Meichen Feng, Lujie Xiao, Xiaoyan Song, Meijun Zhang, Fahad Shafiq, Hui Sun, Guangxin Li, Wude Yang*, Chao Wang* (corresponding author). Evaluation of data pre‑processing and regression models for precise estimation of soil organic carbon using Vis–NIR spectroscopy. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2022. (Q2, IF=3.60).

[9] Sha Yang, YaxinWang, ZhigangWang, Xiaobin Yan, Meichen Feng, Lujie Xiao, Xiaoyan Song, Meijun Zhang, Guangxin Li, Fahad Shafiq, Wude Yang*, Chao Wang* (corresponding author). Interactive effects of conservation tillage on the aggregate stability and soil organic carbon[J]. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2022;1–8. (Q3, IF=2.50).

[10] YAN, X. B. WANG, Y. X. ZHANG, X. WANG, Z. G. YANG, S. LI, Y. YANG, C. B. FENG, M. C. SONG, X. Y. ZHANG, M. J. XIAO, L. J. FAHAD, S. YANG, W. D.*, WANG, C. (corresponding author). Performance of pretreatments and multivariate method on the hyperspectral estimation of soil moisture content[J]. APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 2022, 20(3):2717-2732. (Q4, IF=0.70).

[11] Xingxing Qiao, Chao Wang (equal contribution), Meichen Feng, Meijun Zhang, Xiaoyan Song, Lujie Xiao, Guangxin Li, Xiuliang Jin, Sumera Anwar, Wude Yang (corresponding author). Hyperspectral response and quantitative estimation on soil aggregate characters[J]. Catena, 2021, 22:105286. (Q1, IF=6.20)

[12] Chao Wang, Xingxing Qiao, Guangxin Li, Meichen Feng, Yongkai Xie, Hui Sun, Meijun Zhang, Xiaoyan Song, Lujie Xiao, Sumera Anwar, Wude Yang (corresponding author). Hyperspectral Estimation of SOM and Clay Content in Loess Plateau of China. Agronomy Journal, 2021, 113: 2506–2523. (Q3, IF=2.10)

[13] Chao Wang, Xingxing Qiao, Zhuoya Liang, Guangxin Li, Lujie Xiao, Meijun Zhang, Xiaoyan Song, Muhammad Saleem Kubar, Meichen Feng, Wude Yang (corresponding author). Hyspectral prediction of soil organic matter in winter wheat field based on continuum-removed method. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 2021,30(7): 7979-7986. (Q4, IF=0.61).

[14] Chao Wang, Meichen Feng, Wude Yang (corresponding author), et al. Extraction of Sensitive Bands for Monitoring the Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Growth Status and Yields Based on the Spectral Reflectance. PLoS ONE, 2017, 12(1): e0167679. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167679.

[15] Chao Wang, Meichen Feng, Wude Yang (corresponding author), et al. Use of Spectral Character toEvaluate Soil Organic Matter. Soil Science Society of American, 2016, 80(4): 1078-1088.

[16] Chao Wang, Meichen Feng, Wude Yang (corresponding author), et al. Impact of spectral saturation on leaf area index and above ground biomass of winter wheat[J]. Spectroscopy Letter, 2016, 49(4): 241-248.

RESEARCH PROJECT

1. Hyperspectral response mechanism and estimation on soil aggregate characters in the winter wheat field, Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.

2. Multi-source remote sensing response mechanism and quantitative measurement of soil organic carbon pool in Loess Plateau. Funded by Shanxi Basic Research Program.

3. Hyperspectral mechanism and quantitative monitor on soil organic carbon in winter wheat field. Funded by Shanxi Graduate Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Project.

4. Monitoring the winter wheat growth based on multi-source spectral remote sensing. Funded by information detection and processing key laboratory of Shanxi Province open fund project.

5. Hyperspectral extraction and monitor method on the growth status of winter wheat. Funded by Scientific and Technological Innovation Fund of Shanxi Agricultural University.

6. Mechanism of SOC sequestration and monitored by using the hypespepctral technology in the winter wheat field of loess plateau, China. Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

7. Intelligent early warning and forecasting of diseases and insect pests of miscellaneous bean based on multi-source data fusion. National key research and development project.

Honours & Awards

1. Outstanding young scholar of Shanxi province, 2019, Awarded by the Shanxi province government, China.

2. Excellent doctoral dissertation of Shanxi province, 2016, Awarded by the Shanxi province government, China.

3. National scholarship for graduate student, 2013, Awarded by Chinese Ministry of Education.