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Bishnu Thapa

Chemistry · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Free Radicals and AntioxidantsAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesProtein Structure and DynamicsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Publications

54

Citations

999

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
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Bishnu Thapa works in computational and theoretical chemistry, using quantum-mechanical modeling and density functional theory (a method for predicting molecular behavior on computers) to study chemical reactivity, material properties, and toxicity. Recent work includes assessing the potency and safety of nitrosamine impurities in drugs and modeling the optoelectronic and mechanical properties of semiconductor materials. The publication record also spans unrelated topics such as pharmaceutical/clinical reports and wildlife ecology, suggesting collaboration across multiple areas.

Computational chemistry and quantum modelingNitrosamine and drug-impurity toxicity assessmentSemiconductor and thin-film material propertiesDNA/protein oxidation and adduct formationCatalysis for water oxidation

Publication activity has been irregular over the past decade, peaking around 2019-2020 and averaging roughly 2-3 papers per year in the most recent five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 9 publications192020: 11 publications11202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 7 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation×6
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A×5
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics×3
  • Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling×2
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology×2

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 11, 2026.

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