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Nirajan Adhikari

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2017Rising activity
Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryMagnetic confinement fusion researchFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsPatient Safety and Medication Errors

Publications

22

Citations

55

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher's work spans computational fluid dynamics and aerothermodynamics (the study of high-speed and reentry gas flows), fusion energy engineering (including cryopumps and tritium handling systems for fusion reactors), and pharmaceutical/biologic processing (such as freezing and drying of drug substances). The publication record also includes a smaller set of unrelated clinical medicine and structural engineering papers, suggesting either collaborative work outside a single core specialty or a name shared across multiple author records. Overall, the work combines simulation-based modeling (numerical methods for gas dynamics and reacting flows) with applied engineering problems in energy and biomanufacturing.

Computational fluid dynamics and aerothermodynamicsNonequilibrium and reacting gas flow modelingFusion reactor engineering (cryopumps, tritium systems)Pharmaceutical/biologic freeze-drying and cryoconcentration modelingMiscellaneous engineering and clinical topics

Publication output has grown modestly over the last decade, rising from about 1 paper per year in 2017-2020 to around 3-4 per year in 2024-2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications4212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications4252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery×2
  • AIP conference proceedings×2
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×2
  • Nuclear Fusion×1
  • Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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