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Dr. Shobit Thapa

Name:Dr. Shobit Thapa

Designation: Scientist (Senior Scale)

Professional Experience: 6 Years

Research Interest:

  1. Cyanobacteria
  2. Soil Microbiology
  3. Plant Microbe Interactions
  4. Applied Microbiology

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aAfkQjAAAAAJ&hl=en

Contact details:

Office Address: MTU-II, ICAR- NBAIM, Kushmaur, Mau, Uttar Pradesh-275103

Email:shobit.thapa@icar.org.in; shobit.thapa07@gmail.com

 

Significant recognition (Awards/Fellowships/Technologies transferred/Patents etc.):

  1. Awards
    1. Awards:Young Scientist Award (Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture and Technology, 2022)
  1. Fellowships:
    1. Merit Fellowship for pursuing M.Sc; ICAR-SRF for pursuing Ph.D.
  1. Technologies:
    1. Colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection and ecological monitoring of Sarocladiumoryzae, an important seed-borne pathogen of rice (Associated Developer)
  1. Patents/Copyrights granted: Nil
  1. Membership of Societies:
    1. Life Member Association of Microbiologists in India
    2. Life Member Association for Conservation of Microbes and Application

On-going Projects:

S.No.

Project Title

Funding Agency

PI/Co-PI

Year

1

Bioprospecting cyanobacterial diversity from the Himalayan region and its potential for bioactive metabolites production

ICAR-NBAIM

PI

2021- ongoing

2

Development of techniques for culturing the unculturable and lyophilization protocols for lyo-recalcitrant microbes: Cyanobacteria

ICAR-NBAIM

PI

2022- ongoing

3

Indian Soil Microbiome Project

ICAR-NBAIM

Co-PI

2022- ongoing

4

Understanding the structure and function of keystone taxa in agricultural soil for developing microbiological health profile indicators to improve soil health

AMAAS

Co-PI

2024- ongoing

 

Completed Projects: Nil

 

Publications:

 Research/Review Articles:

24

National:

-

International:

24

Book Chapters:

8

Books:

Nil

Popular Articles:

Nil

Bulletin:

Nil

Training Manual:

7

Others:

Nil

 

List of publications (Best 10 publications) with NAAS Rating and Impact Factor:

1. Pradhan, A., Rana, K.S., Choudhary, A.K., Bana, R.S., Thapa, Shobit, Dash, A.K., Singh, J.P., Kumar, A., Harish, M.N., Hasanain, M. and Kumar, A., 2025. Dual-crop basis residue-retained bed-planting and zinc fertilization lead to improved food-energy-water-carbon nexus in pearl millet-wheat cropping system in semi-arid agro-ecologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 215, p.115579. [Impact factor: 16.3][NAAS Rating: 20.00]

2. Chakdar, H., Thapa, Shobit, Srivastava, A. and Shukla, P., 2022. Genomic and proteomic insights into the heavy metal bioremediation by cyanobacteria. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, p.127609. [Impact factor: 11.3][NAAS Rating: 17.30]

3. Thapa, Shobit, Prasanna, R., Ranjan, K., Velmourougane, K. and Ramakrishnan, B., 2017. Nutrients and host attributes modulate the abundance and functional traits of phyllospheremicrobiome in rice. Microbiological Research, 204, pp.55-64. [Impact factor: 6.9][NAAS Rating: 12.90]

4. Thapa, Shobit and Prasanna, R., 2018. Prospecting the characteristics and significance of the phyllospheremicrobiome. Annals of Microbiology, 68(5), pp.229-245. [Impact factor: 3.4][NAAS Rating: 9.40]

5. Thapa, Shobit, Prasanna, R., Ramakrishnan, B., Mahawar, H., Bharti, A., Kumar, A., Velmourougane, K., Shivay, Y.S. and Kumar, A., 2021. Microbial inoculation elicited changes in phyllosphere microbial communities and host immunity suppress Magnaportheoryzae in a susceptible rice cultivar. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 114, p.101625. [Impact factor: 3.3][NAAS Rating: 9.30]

6. Thapa, Shobit, Ranjan, K., Ramakrishnan, B., Velmourougane, K. and Prasanna, R., 2018. Influence of fertilizers and rice cultivation methods on the abundance and diversity of phyllospheremicrobiome. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 58(2), pp.172-186. [Impact factor: 2.7][NAAS Rating: 8.70]

7. Thapa, Shobit, Prasanna, R., Ramakrishnan, B., Sheoran, N., Kumar, A., Velmourougane, K. and Kumar, A., 2018. Interactive effects of Magnaporthe inoculation and nitrogen doses on the plant enzyme machinery and phyllospheremicrobiome of resistant and susceptible rice cultivars. Archives of Microbiology, 200, pp.1287-1305. [Impact factor: 2.6][NAAS Rating: 8.60]

8. Srivastava, A., Thapa, Shobit,Chakdar, H., Babele, P.K. and Shukla, P., 2024. Cyanobacterialmyxoxanthophylls: biotechnological interventions and biological implications. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 44(1), pp.63-77. [Impact factor: 7.7][NAAS Rating: 13.70]

9. Kumar, A., Das, A., Singh, D., Das, M.K., Srivastava, G.P., Singh, J.P., Tilgam, J., Thapa, Shobit, Das, S. and Chakdar, H., 2023. Soil health restoration in degraded lands: A microbiological perspective. Land Degradation & Development, 34(17), pp.5155-5170. [Impact factor: 3.7][NAAS Rating: 9.70]

10.Velmourougane, K., Thapa, Shobit, and Prasanna, R., 2023. Prospecting microbial biofilms as climate smart strategies for improving plant and soil health: A review. Pedosphere, 33(1), pp.129-152.[Impact factor: 7.3][NAAS Rating: 13.30]