Peer-Reviewed Research
Publications
30+ articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals including Gondwana Research, Ore Geology Reviews, International Geology Review, and Geochemistry.
2023
Zircon U-Pb and trace element constraints on the evolution of the Tonian (829–831 Ma) alkaline plutons within the Mercara Shear Zone, south India.
Geochemistry (Chemie der Erde) IF: 2.9
doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2023.126000
2022
Origin of the Neoarchean granites from the southeastern margin of the Western Ghats greenstone belt, Dharwar Craton: Implications for crustal evolution in the Western Dharwar Craton.
Journal of Earth System Science IF: 1.4
doi.org/10.1007/s12040-022-01976-0
Field and geochemical characteristics of the amphibolites from the Gadag greenstone belt, southern India: Implications for petrogenesis.
Journal of Earth System Science IF: 1.4
doi.org/10.1007/s12040-022-01959-1
Geochemistry of the Precambrian mafic dykes in and around the Western Ghats greenstone belt, Western Dharwar Craton.
Journal of Earth System Science IF: 1.4
doi.org/10.1007/s12040-022-01865-6
2021
The future of the clean-energy minerals in India: issues and challenges out to 2050.
The Indian Economic Journal
doi.org/10.1177/00194662211063548
Petrogenesis of the late Archean Kanara Batholith of the western Dharwar Craton: evidence for the mid-deep crustal recycling of the Archean felsic crust.
Journal of Earth System Science IF: 1.4
doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01648-5
2020
Genesis of the Late Archean granitoids of the northern part of the Dharwar Foreland (Dharwar Craton), south India – insights from field, crystal size distribution, thermobarometry, microgeochemical and bulk-rock geochemical studies.
Geochemistry (Chemie der Erde) IF: 2.9
Field, petrographic and geochemical characteristics of alkaline complexes in the Cauvery Shear Zone (CSZ), southern India: Implications for petrogenesis.
Journal of Earth System Science IF: 1.4
doi.org/10.1007/s12040-020-1369-1
2018
Geology and geochemistry of metabasalts of Shimoga schist belt, Dharwar Craton: implications for the late Archean basin development.
Arabian Journal of Geosciences IF: 1.3
Geochemical systematics of the Mauranipur-Babina greenstone belt, Bundelkhand Craton, Central India: Insights on Neoarchean mantle plume-arc accretion and crustal evolution.
Geoscience Frontiers IF: 4.3
2017
Geochemistry of mafic-ultramafic magmatism in the Western Ghats belt (Kudremukh greenstone belt), western Dharwar Craton, India: Implications for mantle sources and geodynamic setting.
International Geology Review IF: 2.4
Paleoproterozoic arc basalt-boninite-high magnesian andesite-Nb enriched basalt association from the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India: Geochemical record for subduction initiation to arc maturation continuum.
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences IF: 2.6
Geochemistry and petrography of metagreywackes of northern part of the Neoarchean Dharwar-Shimoga greenstone belt, Dharwar Craton: Implications for provenance and tectonic setting.
Journal of Geological Society of India
Petrography and geochemistry of the Neoarchaean greywackes from central part of the Dharwar-Shimoga greenstone belt, western Dharwar Craton.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Basalt-andesite-dacite-rhyolite (BADR) metavolcanic sequence from the central part of Dharwar-Shimoga greenstone belt, western Dharwar Craton.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
2016
Zircon U-Pb geochronology and Lu-Hf isotope systematics of bimodal volcanic rocks and associated granitoids: implications for Neoarchaean-Paleoproterozoic crustal growth in Kotri belt, Bastar Craton, Central India.
Gondwana Research IF: 8.7
Archean turbidite hosted orogenic gold mineralization in the Gadag greenstone belt, Western Dharwar Craton, Peninsular India.
Ore Geology Reviews IF: 3.8
Petrography and geochemistry of Proterozoic clastic sediments of Nargund, Karnataka: implications for their provenance and tectonic setting.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Mineralogy and geochemistry of clay deposit of Gadag greenstone belt, Dharwar Craton, India: implications for residual deposition.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Mineralogy and geochemistry of Desur clay deposit hosted within the Peninsular Gneiss, northern part of the Dharwar Craton of south India.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Evaluation of groundwater quality in Chintamani Taluk, Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka, India.
International Research Journal of Earth Sciences
Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agriculture use in Doddahalla Sub-Basin, Belgaum and Bagalkot district, Karnataka State.
Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology IF: 1.8
2015
Morphometric analysis and mini watersheds prioritization of Doddahalla watershed, Ghataprabha River sub-basin, Karnataka, south India.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Morphometric Analysis of Markandeya River Sub Basin (MRSB), Belgaum District, Karnataka using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Development IF: 1.8
2014
Water quality assessment in Markandeya River Sub Basin (MRSB), Belgaum District, Karnataka.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Geology and geochemistry of Archaean metavolcanic rocks of the northern part of the Dharwar-Shimoga greenstone belt, Dharwar Craton, India: Implications for their petrogenetic and geodynamic setting.
The Indian Mineralogist
2012 – 2013
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the hydrogeological study of Lower Bennihalla Basin, Dharwad and Gadag districts of Karnataka, India.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality in Lower Bennihalla Basin (LBHB), Dharwad and Gadag districts, Karnataka.
Journal of Applied Hydrology
Lithology and geochemistry of metavolcanics and metasediments of northern part of the Dharwar-Shimoga schist belt, Western Dharwar Craton.
The Indian Mineralogist
Ore fluids associated with the metasediment hosted Central Auriferous Zone of Gadag Gold Field, Karnataka.
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering
2010
Incidence of hazardous trace elements in the environs around Harihara-Kumarapattanam industrial areas in the part of Davangere and Haveri districts, Karnataka.
Environmental Geochemistry