Prof. Indra Prasad Tripathi has made outstanding contribution towards research and restandardization of traditional formulation of antidiabetic and antiseptic drugs using new techniques and methods. He has simultaneously made remarkable contributions towards the synthesis, characterization of metal complexes with their antidiabetic properties, antioxidant activity, superoxide dismutase mimicking activity, free radical scavenging activity, catalytic behavior etc. Prof. Tripathi has also worked on synthesis, characterization of carbon nanotubes. He made carbon nanotubes through metal complexes with natural proteins like spinach, egg albumins using various spectroscopic, diffraction/scattering, electrochemical characterization tools. Prof. Tripathi has significant contribution in environmental monitoring, sanitation, diffuse chemical pollution and green chemistry. His innovative contribution on water, air and diffuse chemical pollution of Bundelkhand and Vindhan Pleatue of the country is appreciable.
Prof. Tripathi has been invited as speaker in the UAE-3rd International conference on Chemistry for Sustainable Development: Indian Prospective and Nepal-3rd International conference on Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology. He has also organized 18 national level seminar and workshops and activities for rural masses, student's, research scholars and scientists. He is good academician and administrator. His has been honored with number of awards viz. Professor R. D. Desai 80th Birthday Commemoration Award-2007, by Indian Chemical Society, Research Board of Advisors, by The American Biographical Institute, BIOVED Fellowship Award-2012 by Bioved Research Society, Best Science Research Award-2012, by MP Council of Science & Technology, Bhopal etc.
Prof. Tripathi is a founder member of BER Chapter, National Acedemy of Sciences, INDIA (NASI) & actively engages in the chapter activities and also organised 88th Annual Session of NASI. He conducted many seminars, quiz competition, essay writing, debates and lectures series on the banner of BER Chapter.
Prof. Tripathi has published 150 research paper, three books and many articiles in National & International research journals. Prof. Tripathi google scholor citation Index is 425, h-index is 10, i10 index is 12 and research gate value is 21.96.