Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

About Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, With an exceptional h-index of 27 and a recent h-index of 23 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Kathmandu University, specializes in the field of Glaciology, glacier mass balance, glacio-hydrological degree-day modeling, glacial hazards.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Up-glacier propagation of surface lowering of Yala Glacier, Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya

Englacial drainage drives positive feedback depression growth on the debris-covered Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal.

Assessing the Livelihood Vulnerability of Nomads to Changing Climate in the Third Pole Region of Nepal

Multiscale Processes Leading to Heavy Precipitation in the Eastern Nepal Himalayas

AsiaPEX: Challenges and Prospects in Asian Precipitation Research

A long-term mass-balance reconstruction (1974–2021) and a decadal in situ mass-balance record (2011–2021) of Rikha Samba Glacier, central Himalaya

Projection of Streamflow Changes Under CMIP6 Scenarios in the Urumqi River Head Watershed, Tianshan Mountain, China

Ice Cliff Dynamics of Debris-Covered Trakarding Glacier in the Rolwaling Region, Nepal Himalaya

Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha Information

University

Position

Associate Professor of Glaciology HiCCDRC

Citations(all)

2622

Citations(since 2020)

1514

Cited By

1646

hIndex(all)

27

hIndex(since 2020)

23

i10Index(all)

49

i10Index(since 2020)

43

Email

University Profile Page

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Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha Skills & Research Interests

Glaciology

glacier mass balance

glacio-hydrological degree-day modeling

glacial hazards

Top articles of Dr. Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Up-glacier propagation of surface lowering of Yala Glacier, Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya

Journal of Glaciology

Sojiro Sunako

Koji Fujita

Takeki Izumi

Satoru Yamaguchi

Akiko Sakai

...

2023/4

Englacial drainage drives positive feedback depression growth on the debris-covered Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal.

Geophysical Research Letters

RM Strickland

MD Covington

JD Gulley

RB Kayastha

JM Blackstock

2023/8/28

Assessing the Livelihood Vulnerability of Nomads to Changing Climate in the Third Pole Region of Nepal

Land

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Woo Kyun Lee

Nischal Shrestha

Sonam Wang

2023/5

Multiscale Processes Leading to Heavy Precipitation in the Eastern Nepal Himalayas

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Hidetaka Hirata

Hatsuki Fujinami

Hironari Kanamori

Yota Sato

Masaya Kato

...

2023/4

AsiaPEX: Challenges and Prospects in Asian Precipitation Research

Bulletin of American Meteorological Society

Toru Terao

Shinjiro Kanae

Hatsuki Fujinami

Someshwar Das

AP Dimri

...

2023/4

A long-term mass-balance reconstruction (1974–2021) and a decadal in situ mass-balance record (2011–2021) of Rikha Samba Glacier, central Himalaya

Journal of Glaciology

Tika Ram Gurung

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Koji Fujita

Sharad Prasad Joshi

Anna Sinisalo

...

2023/8

Projection of Streamflow Changes Under CMIP6 Scenarios in the Urumqi River Head Watershed, Tianshan Mountain, China

Frontiers in Earth Science

Min Yang

Zhongqin Li

Muhammad Naveed Anjum

Rakesh Kayastha

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

...

2022/4/13

Ice Cliff Dynamics of Debris-Covered Trakarding Glacier in the Rolwaling Region, Nepal Himalaya

Frontiers in Earth Science

Yota Sato

Koji Fujita

Hiroshi Inoue

Sojiro Sunako

Akiko Sakai

...

2021/6/4

Grand Challenges of Hydrologic Modeling for Food-Energy-Water Nexus Security in High Mountain Asia

Shruti K Mishra

Summer Rupper

Sarah Kapnick

Kimberly Casey

Hoi Ga Chan

...

2021/10/5

Ice core drilling on a high-elevation accumulation zone of Trambau Glacier in the Nepal Himalaya

Annals of Glaciology

Akane Tsushima

Morihiro Miyahara

Tetsuhide Yamasaki

Nao Esashi

Yota Sato

...

2021/9

Multi-model assessment of glacio-hydrological changes in central Karakoram, Pakistan

Journal of Mountain Science

Javed Hassan

Xiao-qing Chen

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Yong Nie

2021/8

Twice‐Daily Monsoon Precipitation Maxima in the Himalayas Driven by Land Surface Effects

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Hatsuki Fujinami

Koji Fujita

Nobuhiro Takahashi

Tomonori Sato

Hironari Kanamori

...

2021/7

Land use and land cover change detection and prediction in the Kathmandu district of Nepal using remote sensing and GIS

Environmental Challenges

Philip Aniah

Simon Bawakyillenuo

Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe

Fred Mawunyo Dzanku

2023/1/1

Comparative Study of Hydrology and Icemelt in Three Nepal River Basins Using the Glacio-Hydrological Degree-Day Model (GDM) and Observations From the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT)

Frontiers in Earth Science

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Nicholas Steiner

Rakesh Kayastha

Shruti K. Mishra

Kyle and McDonald

2020/1/21

Effect of debris on seasonal ice melt (2016−2018) on Ponkar Glacier, Manang, Nepal.

Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions

R Shrestha

RB Kayastha

R Kayastha

2020

Biofuel Burning Influences Refractory Black Carbon Concentrations in Seasonal Snow at Lower Elevations of the Dudh Koshi River Basin of Nepal

Frontiers in Earth Science

Alia L Khan

Karl Rittger

Peng Xian

Joseph M Katich

Richard L Armstrong

...

2020/9/16

Glacial lakes outburst floods (GLOFs) modelling of Thulagi and lower Barun glacial lakes of Nepalese Himalaya

Progress in Disaster Science

Sunwi Maskey

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Rakesh Kayastha

2020/10/1

Glacio-hydrological degree-day model (GDM) useful for the Himalayan River basins

Himalayan Weather and Climate and their Impact on the Environment

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Rakesh Kayastha

2020

Future projection of cryospheric and hydrologic regimes in Koshi River basin, Central Himalaya, using coupled glacier dynamics and glacio-hydrological models

journal of glaciology

Mira Khadka

Rijan Bhakta Kayastha

Rakesh Kayastha

2020/8

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