Yuhong He, University of Toronto

Research

Evaluation Evidence Based Practice And Policy Health And Social Equity Implementation Science Interdisciplinary Partnerships Intersectoral Action Solutions-Based Research Training

Latest papers

Genetic constraints on in-situ reflectance spectral variation in bermudagrass populations across Hainan Island.
Plant phenomics (Washington, D.C.) · 2026
Imaging spectroscopy reveals topographic variability effects on grassland functional traits and drought responses.
Ecology · 2025
Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on the Urban Thermal Environment of Edmonton, Canada.
Environmental management · 2023 · senior author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Quantifying 50 years of abrupt and gradual vegetation changes across complex landscapes using multisource remote sensing
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$76,000
Coalition Publica: Partnerships towards a sustainable scholarly communication ecosystem in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$2,507,997
Chlorophyll fluorescence systems for real-time monitoring of plant performance
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$131,504

All 8 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Genetic constraints on in-situ reflectance spectral variation in bermudagrass populations across Hainan Island.

Zhang J, Shang J, Liu J, Wang L, Han M, Chen M, Chen C, He Y, Yan X

Plant phenomics (Washington, D.C.)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphe.2026.100168 PMID: 42038804

02

Imaging spectroscopy reveals topographic variability effects on grassland functional traits and drought responses.

Dao PD, He Y, Lu B, Axiotis A

Ecology2025

DOI: 10.1002/ecy.70006 PMID: 40099941

03

Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on the Urban Thermal Environment of Edmonton, Canada.

Qiang C, Leydon J, He Y

Environmental management2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00267-023-01813-0 PMID: 36995379

04

The effects of spectral dimensionality reduction on hyperspectral pixel classification: A case study.

Mantripragada K, Dao PD, He Y, Qureshi FZ

PloS one2022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269174 PMID: 35834472

05

Modeling Root Exudate Accumulation Gradients to Estimate Net Exudation Rates by Peatland Soil Depth.

Proctor C, He Y

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/plants10010106 PMID: 33419192

06

The Effect of Elevated Ozone Concentrations with Varying Shading on Dry Matter Loss in a Winter Wheat-Producing Region in China.

Xu J, Zheng Y, He Y, Wu R, Mai B, Kang H

PloS one2016

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145446 PMID: 26760509

07

Scaling up semi-arid grassland biochemical content from the leaf to the canopy level: challenges and opportunities.

He Y, Mui A

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2010First author

DOI: 10.3390/s101211072 PMID: 22163513

Quantifying 50 years of abrupt and gradual vegetation changes across complex landscapes using multisource remote sensing

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: He, Yuhong

Keywords: Change Detection; Ecosystem Disturbances; Long term time series; Multi Source Remote Sensing; Plant Stress

$76,000

Coalition Publica: Partnerships towards a sustainable scholarly communication ecosystem in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Pan-Canadian Knowledge Access Initiative (PCKAI)

Keywords: open access; scholarly journals; scholarly communication; scholarly publishing; digital publishing; publishing standards; publishing best practices; library publishing; open access business models; research services; knowledge dissemination; humanities

$2,507,997

Chlorophyll fluorescence systems for real-time monitoring of plant performance

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Braeutigam, Katharina

$131,504

Ion Chromatography for Environmental Analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Adams, Matthew

$28,037

Bringing Urban-based solutions from Implementation science to future Leaders and Decision-makers (BUILD): a national certificate training program on implementation science and solutions based research.

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Training Grant: Healthy Cities Research Training Platform - LOI

Principal investigators: O'Campo, Patricia J; He, Yuhong; Rey, Lynda O

Keywords: Evaluation; Evidence Based Practice And Policy; Health And Social Equity; Implementation Science; Interdisciplinary Partnerships; Intersectoral Action; Solutions-Based Research; Training; Urban Planning

$10,000

Quantifying Vegetation Stress from the Leaf to Landscape Scale: Integrating Lab/Field Observations, Radiative Transfer Modelling, and UAV Hyperspectral Imaging System

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: He, Yuhong

$174,000

High Capacity Freeze-dryer for Interdisciplinary and Interdepartmental Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Johnson, Marc

$84,785

Remote sensing of canadian grasslands: using vegetation biochemistry to monitor grassland health

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: He, Yuhong

$125,000

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Evaluation Dear Professor He, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Genetic constraints on in-situ reflectance spectral variation in bermudagrass populations across Hainan Island." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Quantifying 50 years of abrupt and gradual vegetation changes across complex landscapes using multisource remote sensing" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]