Research 

Peer-reviewed publications

[2].  Zhang, N., Sharma, B. P., & Khanna, M. (2023). Determining spatially varying profit‐maximizing management practices for miscanthus and switchgrass production in the rainfed United States. GCB Bioenergy, 15(3), 271-282. 

[1].  Sharma, B. P., Zhang, N., Lee, D., Heaton, E., Delucia, E. H., Sacks, E. J., ... & Khanna, M. (2022). Responsiveness of miscanthus and switchgrass yields to stand age and nitrogen fertilization: A meta‐regression analysis. GCB Bioenergy, 14(5), 539-557. 

Working papers

[2]. Zhang, N., Khanna M., Atallah S. Continuous Adoption of Cover Crops in the US Midwest: Survival Analysis with a Duration Model [Draft available upon request, July 2025] 

Presented at: AERE 2025 summer conference (Santa Ana Pueblo, NM)

[1].  Zhang, N., Khanna M., Atallah S., Wu L., Zhou Q., Guan K. Do Neighborhood Effects Induce Cover Crop Adoption? Evidence from Satellite-based Data. [Under review, September 2025] 

Presented at (selected): UIUC pERE seminar 2024, AERE@OSWEET (online seminar) 2024, Columbia University Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Workshop in Sustainable Development (IPWSD) 2024 (online, egg-timer)

Works in progress

Beyond Demographics: the Adoption of Agricultural Drone Technology