Centre for International Relations

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal


Assoc. Professor (Botany)
Yadav Uprety
Institute of Science and Technology
Male

Name: Yadav Uprety

Position: Assoc. Professor

Unit: Central Department of Botany, Institute of Science and Technology

 

Email: yadavuprety@gmail.com 

 

Research Identifiers:

 

Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 30

Total citations: 4281

 

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Forest Ecology; Ethnobotany; Climate change

 

Teaching:

Plant ecology; Landscape ecology; Mountain Ecology and Biodiversity; Ecosystem Services

 

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

  • The World Academy of Science (TWAS) award by TWAS/NAST
  • NFP Fellowship

•    Bachelor Degree: Amrit Campus, 1999
•    Master Degree: Central Department of Botany, TU; 2002
•    PhD Degree: University of Quebec, Canada; 2013

Professional Affiliations:

  • General Secretary, Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal
  • Member - International Society of Ethnobiology
  • Member: Commission on Ecosystem Management, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  • Life Member: Nepal Botanical Society

 

Selected Recent Research Projects:

  1. Principal Investigator (2025). Wetlands of Chure (Siwalik Hills): Inventory and Assessment of Conservation Status and Values. Project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal. (Grant amount 4,59,000 NPR) Completed.
  2. Principal Investigator (2024-).Biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Khaptad Region of Nepal, Project funded by UGC.  Collaborative Research and Innovative Grant Project (Grant amount 5 million NPR)- Ongoing
  3. Principal Investigator (2023-). Wetlands and Climate Change: Assessing Status and Conservation Values of Wetlands of International Importance along the Altitudinal Gradients of Eastern Nepal Project funded by Research Directorate, Rector Office, TU. National Priority Research Project (Grant amount 4.7 million), Ongoing 
  4. Principal Investigator (2023), Understanding social importance and ecological dynamics of Chiuri (Diploknema butyracea (Roxb.) H.J. Lam) in Chepang cultural territories in Central Nepal. A project funded by UGC-HERP-IoST, TU. (Grant amount 1 million NPR)- Completed
  5. Principal Investigator (2023). "Biodiversity Assessment of Biological Corridors (Kamdi, Karnali and Bramhadev) and Buffer Zones (Banke and Bardia National Parks) of Terai Arc Landscape". A project funded by Integrated Landscape Management (ILaM) Project, WWF-GEF-MoFE. (Overall project lead, data analysis and report writing) (Grant amount 1.6 million NPR) - Completed
  6. Principal Investigator (2023). "Socio-economic Assessment of Biological Corridors (Kamdi, Karnali and Bramhadev) and Buffer Zones (Banke and Bardia National Parks) of Terai Arc Landscape". A project funded by Integrated Landscape Management (ILaM) Project, WWF-GEF-MoFE. (Overall project lead, data analysis and report writing) (Grant amount 1.6 million NPR) - Completed
  7. Co-Principal Investigator (2021-2022). "Survey of NTFPs in Chure (Siwalik hills) landscape of Nepal". A project funded by President Chure Terai-Madhesh Conservation Development Board, Nepal. (Overall project lead, data analysis and report writing) (Grant amount 1 million NPR) - Completed
  8. Principal Investigator (2021-2022). "Assessment of forest ecosystems in Chure (Siwalik hills) landscape of Nepal". A project funded by the President Chure Terai-Madhesh Conservation Development Board, Nepal. (Overall project lead, data analysis and report writing) (Grant amount 1.0 million NPR) - Completed
  9. Co-Investigator (2023-). Floristic study, forest ecology and ethnobotany of Madhesh Province. Research project supported by Tribhuvan University Research Directorate. Project funded by the Research Directorate, Rector Office, TU. National Priority Research Project (Grant amount 3.8 million NPR), Ongoing
  10. Co-Investigator (2024-). Effects of earthquakes on cultural landscapes in Central Nepal: increasing preparedness within local communities. Research project supported by Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Insight Grants (Grant amount 10 million NPR), Ongoing.

Selected Recent Publications:

  1. Uprety, Y., Ghimire, N.P., Timalsina, B., Tamang, S. and Pokharel, K.R., 2025. Assessing Physicochemical and Biological Indicators and Their Interactions in High-Altitude Lakes of Gokyo Valley, Nepal. Environmental Advances, 22, 100675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2025.100675
  2. Chaudhary, S., Koirala, S.B., Dhungana, L., Khand, S., Neupane, S., Rai, E., Khadka, D., Kunwar, R.M., Tao, D., Uprety, Y., Poudel, R.C., and Bhatta, L, R. 2025. Ethnomedicinal plants used for immediate care in Nepal: A cross-cultural review. J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine 21, 75.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00807-y
  3. Uprety, Y., Oli, B.N., Karki, S., Bashyal, B., Rimal, R.K., Subedi, S., Gotame, B., Rajbhandary, S., and Baral, H.L. 2025. Tree species diversity and spatial distribution of carbon stock in forests under different management regimes in Nepal Western Terai Arc Landscape. Trees, Forests and People, 100728. (Q1 Journal)
  4. Rayamajhi, A., Gyawali, N., Karki, D., Prez-Caltzontzin, L.E., PeCorona, S.I., Corts, H., Adhikari, A., Leyva-mez, G., Uprety, Y., Habtemariam, S. and Kiyekbayeva, L., 2025. Magnolol and its semi-synthetic derivatives: a comprehensive review of anti-cancer mechanisms, pharmacokinetics, and future therapeutic potential. Discover Oncology, 16(1),1-20. (Q2 Journal)
  5. Mattalia, G., McAlvay, A.C., Teixidor T. I., Lukawiecki, J., Moola, F., Asfaw, Z., Camara-Leret, R., D­az, S., Franco, F. M., Halpern, B., O'Hara, C., Renard, D., Uprety, Y., Wall, J., Zafra C. N., Reyes-Garc­a, V.  2025. Cultural keystone species as a tool for biocultural stewardship. A global review. People and Nature, 7:947 959. (Q1 Journal)
  6. Khakurel, D., Uprety, Y., Karki, S., Khadka, B., Poudel, B.D., Ahn. G., Cha, J., Woe-Yeon Kim, W., Lee, S., and Rajbhandary, S. 2024. Assessing the risks to valuable medicinal plants in Nepal from human activities and environmental factors. Global Ecology and Conservation, 51 e02860. (Q1 Journal, corresponding author)
  7. Uprety, Y. and Asselin, H. 2023. Biocultural importance of the chiuri tree [Diploknema butyracea] (Roxb.) H. J. Lam] for the Chepang communities of Central Nepal. Forests, 14(3):479. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030479 (Q1 Journal)
  8. Karki, S., Dhital, A.P., Uprety, Y., and Ghimire, S.K. 2023. Ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants used by the Jirel community of Dolakha, Central Nepal. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 25, pp.1-29. (Q1 Journal)
  9. Uprety, Y., Tiwari, A., Karki, S., Chaudhary, A., Yadav, R.K.P., Giri, S., Shrestha, S., Poudel, K. and Dhakal, M. 2023. Characterization of Forest Ecosystems in the Chure (Siwalik hills) Landscape of Nepal Himalaya and their Conservation Need. Forests, 14, 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14010100 (Q1 Journal)
  10. Khakurel, D., Uprety, Y., Ahn, G., Cha, J-Y., Kim, W-Y., Lee, S-H., and Rajbhandary, S. 2022. Diversity, distribution, and sustainability of traditional medicinal plants in Kaski district, western Nepal. Frontiers of Pharmacology, Ethnopharmacology section 13:1076351. doi: https://10.3389/fphar.2022.1076351 (Q1 Journal -corresponding author)