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  1. Next Generation Mood Adaptive Behavioral Modeling for Decarbonizing Office Buildings and Optimizing Thermal Comfort

    Article • Atmosphere, April 2026, MDPI AG

    PhD in Mechanics Miguel Chen Austin, Dr Samar Thapa

  2. Thermal comfort and influence due to sleep quality in university male hostellers: A case study of warm and humid Jalpaiguri

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samar Thapa

  3. Linking Sleep Quality, Thermal Comfort, and Performance: Evidence from Naturally Ventilated Classrooms in warm-humid climate

    Article • Building and Environment, January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  4. Impact of Thermal Comfort Conditions on the Estimated Task Performance in Public Office Buildings in Bolzano, Italy, during the Summer Months

    Article • January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samar Thapa

  5. Definition of Strategies for the Adoption of Cooling Systems to Improve IEQ and Task Performance in a Public Office Building in Bolzano, Italy

    Article • January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samar Thapa

  6. From Static Scales to Dynamic Perception: Evidence from free-positioning of thermal anchors in NV warm & humid classrooms in India

    Article • Building and Environment, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  7. Adaptive Thermal Comfort in the Different Buildings of Temperate Climates—Comparison Between High-Latitude Europe and Mountainous Himalayas in India

    Article • Sustainability, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Samar Thapa

  8. District-wise evaluation of meteorological factors and outdoor thermal comfort in India using UTCI – Insight into future climatic scenario

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  9. Investigation of indoor thermal comfort and energy demand in different locations along the sub-Himalayan belt - A simulation based study

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  10. Simulation of thermal comfort and energy demand in buildings of sub-Himalayan eastern India - Impact of climate change at mid (2050) and distant (2080) future

    Article • Journal of Building Engineering, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  11. Sensitivity Analysis for Decisive Design Parameters for Energy and Indoor Visual Performances of a Glazed Façade Office Building

    Article • Sustainability, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Samar Thapa

  12. Investigation of thermal comfort and adaptation among the residents of cold climate in the lower Himalayan region of eastern India

    Article • Indoor and Built Environment, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Samar Thapa

  13. Revisiting thermal comfort in the cold climate of Darjeeling, India – Effect of assumptions in comfort scales

    Article • Building and Environment, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  14. Risk of overheating in low-rise naturally ventilated residential buildings of northeast India – an effect of climate change

    Article • Architectural Science Review, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Samar Thapa

  15. Study of thermal comfort in the residents of different climatic regions of India—Effect of the COVID‐19 lockdown

    Article • Indoor Air, December 2020, Wiley

    Dr Samar Thapa

  16. Evaluation of thermal comfort in two neighboring climatic zones in Eastern India—an adaptive approach

    Article • Energy and Buildings, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  17. Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?

    Article • Energy and Buildings, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  18. Publisher Correction: The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales

    Article • Scientific Data, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samar Thapa

  19. The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales

    Article • Scientific Data, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Mark Olweny, Dr Samar Thapa

  20. Thermal comfort in high altitude Himalayan residential houses in Darjeeling, India – An adaptive approach

    Article • Indoor and Built Environment, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Samar Thapa

  21. Insights into the thermal comfort of different naturally ventilated buildings of Darjeeling, India – Effect of gender, age and BMI

    Article • Energy and Buildings, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  22. Adaptive thermal comfort in the different buildings of Darjeeling Hills in eastern India – Effect of difference in elevation

    Article • Energy and Buildings, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  23. Thermal comfort in naturally ventilated office buildings in cold and cloudy climate of Darjeeling, India – An adaptive approach

    Article • Energy and Buildings, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  24. Adaptive thermal comfort in the residential buildings of north east India—An effect of difference in elevation

    Article • Building Simulation, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Samar Thapa

  25. Adaptive thermal comfort in the two college campuses of Salesian College, Darjeeling – Effect of difference in altitude

    Article • Building and Environment, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Samar Thapa

  26. Energy Conservation in Buildings – a Review

    Article • International Journal of Energy Engineering, August 2015, The World Academic Publishing

    Dr Samar Thapa