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Bina Thapa

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2013Rising activity
Remote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsRemote Sensing in AgricultureForest ecology and managementGlobal Health and SurgeryFire effects on ecosystems

Publications

36

Citations

547

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
AI-generated

Bina Thapa works on environmental and water science topics in Nepal, including lake and thermal spring hydrochemistry, wetland biodiversity, aerosol and climate patterns in the Himalayas, and remote sensing applications for tracking forest insect damage and precision agriculture. Some recent work also touches on medical education and low-cost surgical training tools in low-resource settings. The research combines field-based water and ecosystem sampling with satellite and remote-sensing data analysis.

Water quality and hydrochemistry of lakes and springsRemote sensing for forestry and agricultureWetland and amphibian biodiversityHimalayan climate and aerosol monitoringMedical education and surgical training in low-resource settings

Publication output was minimal before 2022 but has grown substantially since, with a notable surge in 2023 and 2025, suggesting an increasing and currently active publication pace.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications222023: 10 publications10232024: 3 publications242025: 9 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Ecology×2
  • Urban forestry & urban greening×2
  • Remote Sensing of Environment×2
  • International Journal of Remote Sensing×2
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×2
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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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