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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Santosh Kumar Rana

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Assistant Professor

Faculty Researcher

14 h-index 36 pubs 656 cited

  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Ethnobotany
  • Biodiversity
  • Humans
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Thymelaeaceae
  • Genetic Speciation
  • Culture
  • Ethnicity
  • Sikkim
  • Climate
  • Phytotherapy
  • Medicine, Traditional
  • Nepal

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Santosh Kumar Rana's research investigates the impact of climate change on plant species distribution and diversification, particularly within the Himalayan region. His work examines how factors such as global warming and Pleistocene glaciations influence the geographic range and genetic divergence of alpine and glasshouse plant species. Rana's publications explore the existence of biogeographic barriers and their role in speciation, using genomic signatures to understand isolation patterns and paleo-climatic influences. He also studies trade patterns and resource availability in relation to the exploitation of specific plant species in the Nepalese Himalayas. His research extends to forecasting climatic suitability for grassland restoration in North America under changing environmental conditions.

Metrics

  • h-index: 14
  • Publications: 36
  • Citations: 656

Selected Publications

  • Genomic signatures of habitat isolation and paleo-climate unveil the “island-like” pattern in the glasshouse plant Rheum nobile (2025)
    Global Ecology and Conservation 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pleistocene glaciation advances the cryptic speciation of <i>Stellera chamaejasme</i> L. in a major biodiversity hotspot (2024)
    Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 10 citations DOI OpenAlex

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