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Earth Science 49 3571 3270 14 12 160 9655

Madan K. Jha publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Madan K. Jha between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Madan K. Jha published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2020. 27 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2020. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 11 publications
1995 2025

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Madan K. Jha: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 3
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 5
2004 7
2005 4
2006 5
2007 3
2008 8
2009 6
2010 14
2011 4
2012 15
2013 6
2014 5
2015 11
2016 6
2017 10
2018 14
2019 13
2020 16
2021 11
2022 13
2023 13
2024 16
2025 11
Total 227
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Madan K. Jha publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Madan K. Jha sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 158–167 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 160 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458 160
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Madan K. Jha D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Madan K. Jha sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204 49
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Madan K. Jha is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to subfields such as global and planetary change, water science and technology, environmental engineering, oncology, and soil science.

Their work encompasses a range of topics including hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater and watershed analysis, flood risk assessment and management, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, hydrology and drought analysis, irrigation practices and water management, and water resources management and optimization.

Recent publications by Madan K. Jha include:

  • Assessing groundwater quality for drinking water supply using hybrid fuzzy-GIS-based water quality index (2020, Water Research)
  • Observed rainfall changes in the past century (1901-2019) over the wettest place on Earth (2020, Environmental Research Letters)
  • Identification of critical areas and evaluation of best management practices using SWAT for sustainable watershed management (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Neural network modeling for groundwater-level forecasting in coastal aquifers (2020, Neural Computing and Applications)
  • Efficacy of machine learning techniques in predicting groundwater fluctuations in agro-ecological zones of India (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Thendiyath Roshni, Laishram Kanta Singh, Sabinaya Biswal, Dillip Kumar Swain, and V. M. Chowdary.

The venues where Madan K. Jha has published multiple works include the British Journal of Surgery, Environment Development and Sustainability, Water Resources Research, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, and Sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Groundwater management and development by integrated remote sensing and geographic information systems: prospects and constraints

    Madan K. Jha;Alivia Chowdhury;V. M. Chowdary;Stefan Peiffer

  • Assessment of Groundwater Potential in a Semi-Arid Region of India Using Remote Sensing, GIS and MCDM Techniques

    Deepesh Machiwal;Madan K. Jha;Bimal C. Mal

  • Delineation of groundwater recharge zones and identification of artificial recharge sites in West Medinipur district, West Bengal, using RS, GIS and MCDM techniques

    Alivia Chowdhury;Madan K. Jha;V. M. Chowdary

  • Groundwater assessment in Salboni Block, West Bengal (India) using remote sensing, geographical information system and multi-criteria decision analysis techniques

    Madan K. Jha;V. M. Chowdary;Alivia Chowdhury

  • Integrated remote sensing and GIS-based approach for assessing groundwater potential in West Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

    A. Chowdhury;M. K. Jha;V. M. Chowdary;B. C. Mal

  • Hydrologic Time Series Analysis: Theory and Practice

    Deepesh Machiwal;Madan Kumar Jha

  • Assessment and mapping of groundwater vulnerability to pollution: Current status and challenges

    Deepesh Machiwal;Madan Kumar Jha;Vijay P. Singh;Chinchu Mohan

  • Assessing groundwater quality for drinking water supply using hybrid fuzzy-GIS-based water quality index

    Madan Kumar Jha;Ankit Shekhar;M. Annie Jenifer

  • Multi-criteria analysis and GIS modeling for identifying prospective water harvesting and artificial recharge sites for sustainable water supply

    Laishram Kanta Singh;Madan K. Jha;V.M. Chowdary

  • Artificial Neural Network Modeling for Groundwater Level Forecasting in a River Island of Eastern India

    Sheelabhadra Mohanty;Madan K. Jha;Ashwani Kumar;K. P. Sudheer

  • Identifying sources of groundwater contamination in a hard-rock aquifer system using multivariate statistical analyses and GIS-based geostatistical modeling techniques

    Deepesh Machiwal;Madan K. Jha

  • Groundwater-level prediction using multiple linear regression and artificial neural network techniques: a comparative assessment

    Sasmita Sahoo;Madan K. Jha

  • Design and technology for greenhouse cooling in tropical and subtropical regions: A review

    K.S. Kumar;K.N. Tiwari;Madan K. Jha

  • Rainwater harvesting planning using geospatial techniques and multicriteria decision analysis

    Madan K. Jha;V.M. Chowdary;Y. Kulkarni;B.C. Mal

  • Assessing the accuracy of GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis approaches for mapping groundwater potential

    Laishram Kanta Singh;Madan K. Jha;V.M. Chowdary

  • Evaluation of HEC-HMS and WEPP for simulating watershed runoff using remote sensing and geographical information system

    Arbind K. Verma;Madan K. Jha;Rajesh K. Mahana

  • Comparative evaluation of numerical model and artificial neural network for simulating groundwater flow in Kathajodi–Surua Inter-basin of Odisha, India

    S. Mohanty;Madan K. Jha;Ashwani Kumar;D.K. Panda

  • Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database

    Mehdi Rahmati;Mehdi Rahmati;Lutz Weihermüller;Jan Vanderborght;Yakov A. Pachepsky

  • SIMULATION MODELING FOR EFFICIENT GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IN BALASORE COASTAL BASIN, INDIA

    R. Rejani;Madan K. Jha;S. N. Panda;R. Mull

  • Comparison of Analytic Hierarchy Process, Catastrophe and Entropy techniques for evaluating groundwater prospect of hard-rock aquifer systems

    M. Annie Jenifer;Madan K. Jha

  • Modelling infiltration and quantifying spatial soil variability in a wasteland of Kharagpur, India

    Deepesh Machiwal;Madan K. Jha;B.C. Mal

Frequent Co-Authors

Sudhindra N. Panda
Sudhindra N. Panda C.V. Raman Global University
Stefan Peiffer
Stefan Peiffer University of Bayreuth
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino University of Granada
Saskia Keesstra
Saskia Keesstra Wageningen University & Research
K. P. Sudheer
K. P. Sudheer Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Peter A. Stott
Peter A. Stott Met Office
Wim Cornelis
Wim Cornelis Ghent University
Mark A. Liebig
Mark A. Liebig Agricultural Research Service
Stephan Peth
Stephan Peth University of Hannover
Brent Clothier
Brent Clothier Plant & Food Research

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