Publications

2026

• Subhkaran Mahla and Jai Prakash; Seasonal Variability and Interactions of Black Carbon and Mineral Dust over Semi-Arid Western India: Satellite and Ground-Based Observations. Environmental Science—Atmosphere, Accepted

2025

• Subhkaran Mahla, Radheshyam Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Jai Prakash, Gajendra Kumar; Variability of heatwave and meteorological features associated with exceptionally hot summer 2022 over Rajasthan, India. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 156–(Article number 612) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00704-025-05862-9

• Dilna Anand M, Anurag Sahu, and Jai Prakash; Assessment of Fine Aerosol in Two Different Climate Regions of India Using MERRA-2 Products, Ground-based Measurements, and Machine Learning. Aerosol Science and Engineering, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41810-024-00279-9

• Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Basudev Biswal, Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhary, Ramesh Raliya, Tandeep S. Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, Pratim Biswas; Temporal Dynamics and Source Characteristics of Fine Particulate Matter using Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF). Atmospheric Pollution Research, 102539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2025.102539 

2024

• Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Basudev Biswal, Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhary, Ramesh Raliya, Tandeep S. Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, Pratim Biswas; Real-Time Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter from Low-Cost Particle Sensors Using Machine Learning. Aerosol Science and Engineering, 9, 446-456. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41810-024-00271-3

• Vasudev Malyan, Vikas Kumar, Mufaddal Moni, Manoranjan Sahu, Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhary, Ramesh Raliya, Tandeep S. Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, Pratim Biswas; Assessing the Spatial Transferability of Calibration Models across a Low-cost Sensors Network. Journal of Aerosol Science, 181, 106437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2024.106437

• Vasudev Malyan, Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhary, Ramesh Raliya, Tandeep S. Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, Pratim Biswas; Calibrating low-cost sensors using MERRA-2 reconstructed PM2.5 mass concentration as a proxy. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 15 (3), 102027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2023.102027

2023

• Tariq Mehmood, Licheng Peng, Abdus Salam, Jai Prakash and Minza Haider; Neglected atmospheric microplastic pollution in South Asia reflects a wider failure. Ecological Informatics, 73, 101949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101949

2022

• Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhary, Ramesh Ramliya, Tandeep Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, and Pratim Biswas; PM Sensors as an Indicator of Overall Air Quality: Pre-COVID and COVID Periods. Atmospheric Pollution Research 13(11):101594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2022.101594  

• Jai Prakash, Kalyan Mitra, Harsh Raj Mishra, Xiangyu Pei, Evert Ljungström, Ravi Kant Pathak; Characterization of Propane Fueled Flames: A Significant Source of Brown Carbon. Atmosphere, 13(8), 1270. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13081270

• Shilpi Samiksha, Ramya Sunder Raman, Jai Prakash, Annada Padhi, Gazala Habib, Prasanta Sanyal, Ankur Bhardwaj; Characteristics of PM 2.5 emitted from the combustion of vehicular fuel and solid biomass: thermally fractionated carbon, δ13 C values, and filter-based light absorption. Atmospheric Pollution Research-13(6), 101443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2022.101443   

• Jai Prakash, Harsh Raj Mishra, Kalyan Mitra, Bhilok Chand, Mattias Hallquist, Gazala Habib, Geetam Tiwari, Jan B. C. Pettersson, Johan Boman, Håkan Pleijel, Ravi Kant Pathak; Characterization, sources, and atmospheric transformation of few key short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) at a rural super-site in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of India. RSC: Environmental Science-Atmosphere, 2 517-538 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EA00083G

• Sayantee Roy; Sanjay Kumar Gupta; Jai Prakash; Gazala Habib; Prashant Kumar; A global perspective of the current state of heavy metal contamination in road dust. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 33230-33251 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18583-7

2021

• Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhury, Ramesh Raliya, Tandeep Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, and Pratim Biswas; Real-time source apportionment of fine particle inorganic and organic constituents at an urban site in Delhi city: An IoT-based approach. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 101206 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2021.101206

• Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhury, Ramesh Raliya, Tandeep Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, M.P. George, and Pratim Biswas; Deployment of Low-Cost Sensors and Comparison to Real-Time Stationary Monitors in a networked system in New Delhi. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 17 (11), 1347-1360. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2021.1890276

• Rahul Sheoran, Umesh Chandra Dumka, Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis, Georgios Grivas, Kirpa Ram, Jai Prakash, Rakesh K. Hooda, Rakesh K. Tiwari, and Nikos Mihalopoulos; Chemical Composition and Source Apportionment of Total Suspended Particulate in the Central Himalayan Region. Atmosphere, 12, 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12091228

• Gaurav Singh, Jai Prakash, Sanjeev Kumar Ray, Mohammad Yawar, Gazala Habib; Design, Development, and Evaluation of Air Pollution linked Quality of Life (AP-QOL) Questionnaire for Different Cohorts: An Indian Context. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 43459-43475. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-13754-4

2020

• Jai Prakash; Vats Pawan; Sharma, A. K.; Ganguly Dilip; Habib Gazala; A new emission inventory of carbonaceous aerosol from on-road transport in India and its implication in direct radiative forcing. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 20(4):741–761.  https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2019.08.0393

2019

• Vignesh Prabhu; Jai Prakash; Ashish Soni; Sandeep Madhwal; Vijay Shridhar; Study of atmospheric aerosols and inhaled particle number count during the festival of lights at Dehradun, a state capital city located in the foothills of the Himalayas. City and Environment Interactions 1(12): 100006 ISSN: 2590-2520 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacint.2019.100006

• Sayantee Roy; Sanjay Kumar Gupta; Jai Prakash; Gazala Habib; Kuldeep Baudh; Mahmoud Nasr; Ecological and human health risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in road dust in National Capital Territory of Delhi India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26(29):30413-30425. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-019-06216-5

2018

• Jai Prakash and Gazala Habib; On-road assessment of light duty vehicles in Delhi city: Emission factors of CO, CO2 and NOx. Atmospheric Environment 174: 132-139 ISSN: 1352-2310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.11.039

• Jai Prakash and Gazala Habib; A technology-based mass emission factors of gases and aerosol precursor and spatial distribution of emissions for on-road transport sector in India Atmospheric Environment 180:192-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.02.053

• Jai Prakash, Lohia, Tarachnad., Mandariya, A. K., Habib, Gazala., Gupta, Tarun., Gupta, S.K.; Chemical characterization and quantitative assessment of source-specific health risk of trace metals in PM1.0 at a road site in Delhi, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research Vol. 25, 9 (8747-8764). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-017-1174-9

2017

• Jai Prakash, Singhai, Amrita, Habib, Gazala, Raman, Ramya Sunder., Gupta, Tarun; Chemical characterisation of aerosol in Delhi and source identification using Positive Matrix Factorization.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Vol. 24, 445-462. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-016-7708-8

• Jaiprakash and Gazala Habib; Chemical and Optical Properties of PM2.5 from On-road Operation of Light Duty Vehicles in Delhi city. Science of the Total Environment 586: 900-916 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.070

• Jaiprakash; Habib, Gazala; Kumar, Anil; Sharma, Akash; Haider, Minza; On-road Emissions of CO, CO2 and NOx from Four Wheeler and Emission Estimates for Delhi. Journal of Environmental Sciences Vol. 53, 39-47 ISSN: 1001-0742.

2016

• Jaiprakash; Habib, Gazala; Kumar, Samresh; Evaluation of Portable Dilution System for Aerosol Measurement from Stationary and Mobile Combustion Sources. Aerosol Science and Technology, Vol. 50 (7), 717-731. https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2016.1178502.

2010-'15

Gupta, Tarun., Jaiprakash and Dubey, Shefali. Field Performance Evaluation of a newly Developed PM2.5 Sampler at IIT Kanpur.”, Science of the Total Environment. Vol.409, 2011, 3500-3507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.05.020 

Jaiprakash*, Singh, Gurdeep and Pal, A. K. The Role of Meteorology on Predicting PM10 Concentrations around Dhanbad”. Environment & We an international journal of Science & Technology Vol. 5: 205-222.

Book Chapters

• Jai Prakash and Gazala Habib; Emissions of PM2.5-bound trace metals from on-road vehicles: An assessment of potential health risk. Advanced Combustion Techniques and Engine Technologies for the Automotive Sector. Book Publisher: Springer 978-981-15-0368-9

• Prashant Rajput, Jai Prakash and Deepti Sharma; High-Resolution Ambient Record of Aerosols over Delhi and Associated Typical Health Effects. Airborne Particulate Matter. Book Publisher: Springer 978-981-16-5387-2 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-5387-2_5