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Deependra Kaji Thapa

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Global Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsMental Health Treatment and AccessHuman-Animal Interaction Studies

Publications

88

Citations

2,507

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

57

Publishing since 1970

Research summary
AI-generated

Deependra Kaji Thapa conducts public health and nursing research, with a strong focus on maternal and child nutrition programmes in Nepal (including large-scale evaluations of the Suaahara nutrition initiative) and on the health of nurses and healthcare workers. Additional work covers mental health service access, therapies for autistic children involving horses, and practical research-methods guides for early-career researchers. Studies use both quantitative and qualitative approaches across community and clinical settings.

Maternal and child nutrition programmesNursing workforce and migrationMental health services and accessResearch methods and study designAnimal-assisted therapy

Publication activity has been consistently active over the past decade, averaging about 8.6 papers per year over the last five years, with a recent peak in 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 15 publications15252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing×10
  • Journal of Psychiatrists Association of Nepal×8
  • Issues in Mental Health Nursing×6
  • PLoS ONE×4
  • Nursing and Health Sciences×3

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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