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Last published 2026
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Christopher J. Heffernan

Researcher

Graduate Student Researcher

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

1 h-index 1 pubs 3 cited

  • Machine Learning
  • Zea mays
  • Glycine max
  • Crops, Agricultural
  • Predictive Learning Models
  • Agriculture
  • Environment
  • Soil
  • United States
  • Weather

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Christopher J. Heffernan's research focuses on employing interpretable machine learning techniques to analyze environmental factors influencing U.S. maize and soybean yields. His work aims to uncover the complex relationships between environmental drivers and agricultural productivity. He has published one paper on this topic, "Harvesting insights: interpretable machine learning to understand environmental drivers of U.S. maize and soybean yield." His academic work at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville involves collaborations with Lawton Lanier Nalley, Jason A. Tullis, and Harrison Smith, with whom he shares co-authored publications. Heffernan's scholarly output is characterized by a recent h-index of 1 and a total of 1 publication with 1 citation.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 1
  • Citations: 3

Selected Publications

  • Harvesting insights: interpretable machine learning to understand environmental drivers of U.S. maize and soybean yield (2026)
    Scientific Reports 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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