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  • 2000 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Vinod K. Gaur is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in India. Their research spans multiple fields, including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Social Sciences, each represented by three publications. The subfields of their work include Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Sociology and Political Science, and Geography, Planning and Development.

The scientist's work covers several main topics such as seismic waves and analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, metal forming simulation techniques, injection molding process and properties, tribology and lubrication engineering, and religious tourism and spaces.

Publications have appeared in various venues, indicating a diverse research portfolio. These frequent publication venues are:

  • Tectonophysics
  • Journal of Engineering Education/Journal of engineering education transformations/Journal of engineering education transformation
  • Journal of Production and Industrial Engineering
  • International Journal of Tourism and Hotel Management

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Vinod K. Gaur include:

  • Distinct lithospheres in the Bay of Bengal inferred from ambient noise and earthquake tomography, 2021, Tectonophysics
  • A Quantitative Approach for Appraising Quality of Online Education, 2024, Journal of Engineering Education/Journal of engineering education transformations/Journal of engineering education transformation
  • Sheet Metal Cutting and Bending by Pneumatic Actuator, 2023, Journal of Production and Industrial Engineering
  • A comparative study on the motivational factors influencing non-resident Indian visitors to Char Dham Hindu pilgrimage sites in India, 2023, International Journal of Tourism and Hotel Management

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Gokul Saha
  • S.S. Rai
  • K. S. Prakasam
  • Ramandeep Kaur
  • Rohit Sharma

Vinod K. Gaur was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Himalayan Seismic Hazard

    Roger Bilham;Vinod K. Gaur;Peter Molnar

  • The motion and active deformation of India

    J. Paul;R. Bürgmann;V. K. Gaur;R. Bilham

  • Crustal structure and earthquake focal depths beneath northeastern India and southern Tibet

    Supriyo Mitra;Keith Priestley;Anjan Kr Bhattacharyya;V. K. Gaur

  • Slip rates of the Karakorum fault, Ladakh, India, determined using cosmic ray exposure dating of debris flows and moraines

    E. T. Brown;R. Bendick;D. L. Bourlès;V. Gaur

  • Tectonic stress field in the Indian subcontinent

    T. N. Gowd;S. V. Srirama Rao;V. K. Gaur

  • Clockwise rotation of the Brahmaputra Valley relative to India: Tectonic convergence in the eastern Himalaya, Naga Hills, and Shillong Plateau

    Philippe Vernant;R. Bilham;W. Szeliga;D. Drupka

  • The nature of the crust in southern India: Implications for Precambrian crustal evolution

    Sandeep Gupta;S. S. Rai;K. S. Prakasam;D. Srinagesh

  • Configuration of the Indian Moho Beneath the NW Himalaya and Ladakh

    S. S. Rai;K. F. Priestley;V. K. Gaur;S. Mitra

  • GPS measurements from the Ladakh Himalaya, India: Preliminary tests of plate-like or continuous deformation in Tibet

    Sridevi Jade;B.C. Bhatt;Z. Yang;R. Bendick;R. Bendick

  • Geodetic constraints on the translation and deformation of India: implications for future great Himalayan earthquakes

    Roger Bilham;Frederick Blume;Rebecca Bendick;Vinod K. Gaur

  • Estimates of interseismic deformation in Northeast India from GPS measurements

    Sridevi Jade;Malay Mukul;Anjan Kumar Bhattacharyya;M.S.M. Vijayan

  • High altitude (∼4520 m amsl) measurements of black carbon aerosols over western trans‐Himalayas: Seasonal heterogeneity and source apportionment

    S. Suresh Babu;Jai Prakash Chaubey;K. Krishna Moorthy;Mukunda M. Gogoi

  • Crustal shear velocity structure of the south Indian shield

    S. S. Rai;Keith Priestley;K. Suryaprakasam;D. Srinagesh

  • The 26 January 2001 “Republic Day” Earthquake, India

    R. Bendick;R. Bilham;E. Fielding;V. K. Gaur

  • One‐Dimensional Reference Velocity Model and Precise Locations of Earthquake Hypocenters in the Kumaon–Garhwal Himalaya

    P. Mahesh;S. S. Rai;K. Sivaram;Ajay Paul

  • Geodetic contributions to the study of seismotectonics in India

    Roger Bilham;Vinod K. Gaur

  • New seismological results on the tectonics of the Garhwal Himalaya

    K N Khattri;Ramesh Chander;V K Gaur;I Sarkar

  • Quantitative seismicity maps of India

    K. L. Kaila;V. K. Gaur;Hari Narain

  • Contemporary deformation in the Kashmir–Himachal, Garhwal and Kumaon Himalaya: significant insights from 1995–2008 GPS time series

    Sridevi Jade;Malay Mukul;V. K. Gaur;V. K. Gaur;Kireet Kumar

  • Crustal structure of the Darjeeling—Sikkim Himalaya and southern Tibet

    C. E. Acton;K. Priestley;S. Mitra;V. K. Gaur

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith Priestley
Keith Priestley University of Cambridge
Roger Bilham
Roger Bilham University of Colorado Boulder
Rebecca Bendick
Rebecca Bendick University of Montana
Mamannamana Vijayan
Mamannamana Vijayan Indian Institute of Science
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
Eric J. Fielding
Eric J. Fielding Jet Propulsion Lab
Roland Bürgmann
Roland Bürgmann University of California, Berkeley
Vineet K. Gahalaut
Vineet K. Gahalaut National Geophysical Research Institute
K. Krishna Moorthy
K. Krishna Moorthy Indian Institute of Science
S. Suresh Babu
S. Suresh Babu University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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