Kanchan Thapa

1.2k total citations
24 papers, 394 citations indexed

About

Kanchan Thapa is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Kanchan Thapa has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 394 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Kanchan Thapa's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers). Kanchan Thapa is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers). Kanchan Thapa collaborates with scholars based in Nepal, United States and Canada. Kanchan Thapa's co-authors include Marcella J. Kelly, Gokarna Jung Thapa, Shant Raj Jnawali, Naresh Subedi, Eric Wikramanayake, Maheshwar Dhakal, Narendra Man Babu Pradhan, Jhamak Bahadur Karki, Rinjan Shrestha and Krishna Prasad Acharya and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kanchan Thapa

24 papers receiving 389 citations

Peers

Kanchan Thapa
Tapajit Bhattacharya India
Bhim Gurung United States
Hans de Iongh Netherlands
Gareth K.H. Mann South Africa
Sybille Klenzendorf United States
Alayne Cotterill United Kingdom
John Adendorff South Africa
Peter M. Haswell United Kingdom
Rajanathan Rajaratnam Australia
Mahendra Shrestha United States
Tapajit Bhattacharya India
Kanchan Thapa
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sanderson, Eric W., Dale G. Miquelle, Abishek Harihar, et al.. (2025). The Indigenous Range of the Tiger ( Panthera tigris ). Diversity and Distributions. 31(1). 2 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2022). Wildlife in climate refugia: Mammalian diversity, occupancy, and tiger distribution in the Western Himalayas, Nepal. Ecology and Evolution. 12(12). e9600–e9600. 8 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2020). Landscape variables affecting the Himalayan red panda Ailurus fulgens occupancy in wet season along the mountains in Nepal. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0243450–e0243450. 7 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, Marcella J. Kelly, & Narendra Man Babu Pradhan. (2019). Elephant (Elephas maximus) temporal activity, distribution, and habitat use patterns on the tiger’s forgotten trails across the seasonally dry, subtropical, hilly Churia forests of Nepal. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216504–e0216504. 14 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, Sulochana Manandhar, Manisha Bista, et al.. (2018). Assessment of genetic diversity, population structure, and gene flow of tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) across Nepal's Terai Arc Landscape. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193495–e0193495. 24 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2018). Linkages among forest, water, and wildlife: a case study from Kalapani community forest in the Lamahi bottleneck area of Terai Arc Landscape. International Journal of the Commons. 12(2). xx–xx. 2 indexed citations
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Thapa, Gokarna Jung, et al.. (2018). Counting crocodiles from the sky: monitoring the critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) population with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 6(2). 71–82. 28 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2018). Linkages among forest, water, and wildlife: a case study from Kalapani community forest in Lamahi bottleneck area in Terai Arc Landscape.. International Journal of the Commons. 12(2). 1–1. 12 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2017). Knowledge, attitude and practice of type 2 diabetic patients of selected outreach clinic, Dharan, Nepal. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, Eric Wikramanayake, Krishna Prasad Acharya, et al.. (2017). Tigers in the Terai: Strong evidence for meta-population dynamics contributing to tiger recovery and conservation in the Terai Arc Landscape. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0177548–e0177548. 38 indexed citations
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Karki, Jhamak Bahadur, Yadvendradev V. Jhala, Bivash Pandav, et al.. (2016). Estimating tiger and its prey abundance in Bardia National Park, Nepal. Banko Janakari. 26(1). 60–69. 6 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan & Marcella J. Kelly. (2016). Density and carrying capacity in the forgotten tigerland: Tigers in the understudied Nepalese Churia. Integrative Zoology. 12(3). 211–227. 25 indexed citations
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Shrestha, Anil, et al.. (2016). Distribution of grey wolves Canis lupus lupus in the Nepalese Himalaya: implications for conservation management. Oryx. 51(3). 403–406. 13 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2015). Yes, Nepal can double its tiger population. A reply to Aryal et al.. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 28(4). 477–480. 6 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, Rinjan Shrestha, Jhamak Bahadur Karki, et al.. (2014). LeopardPanthera pardus fuscaDensity in the Seasonally Dry, Subtropical Forest in the Bhabhar of Terai Arc, Nepal. VTechWorks (Virginia Tech). 2014. 1–12. 35 indexed citations
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Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2013). Past, present and future conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis in Nepal. Oryx. 47(3). 345–351. 30 indexed citations
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Barber‐Meyer, Shannon M., Shant Raj Jnawali, Jhamak Bahadur Karki, et al.. (2012). Influence of prey depletion and human disturbance on tiger occupancy in Nepal. Journal of Zoology. 289(1). 10–18. 65 indexed citations

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