Research & Publications 

Nandi, M., Nandi, B., Das, S*., Banerjee, G., Mazumdar, A. 2026 Comprehensive scientometric analysis of worldwide river sediment pollution: detection methods and effective remediation strategies. Environmental Monitoring Assessment, 198, 811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-026-15635-0. Q3, SCIE, IF 3.6.

Laha, S., Nandi, B., Das, S*. (2026). Identification of Safe Distance between Eccentric Bridge Piers to Minimize Scour by Considering Mutual Interference and Morphology. Journal of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, 152(4), https://doi.org/10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10656. Q2, SCIE, IF-2.1.

Sultana, T., Nandi, B*., Das, S. (2026). Experimental evaluation of scour reduction around oblong collar pier structure: an integrative approach. Measurement 258 (Part B), 119241 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2025.119241.  Q1, SCIE, IF-5.6.

Ali, P., Nandi, B*., Das, S. (2025). Experimental study of temporal scour around circular piers with bed-fixed circular collars under clearwater conditions: a predictive modelling. Ocean Engineering, 342 (Part 2), 122974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.122974. SCIE, Q1, IF 5.5.

Sultana, T., Nandi, B*., Das, S. (2025). A Systematic Review of Collar-based Scour Countermeasures for Bridge Piers. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-025-10362-0.  Q1, SCIE, IF-12.1.

Nandi, B., Das, S*. (2025). Prediction of Maximum Scour Around Circular Bridge Piers Using Semi-Empirical and Machine Learning Models. Water. 17(17), 2610. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17172610. Q2, SCIE, IF (5yr) -3.3.

Nandi, B., Patel, G., Das, S*. (2025). Machine learning prediction of flow-induced scour depth around isolated pier comparing stand-alone and ensemble models. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 156, (Part C), 111318, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2025.111318. Q1, SCIE, IF-8.0.

Nandi, B*., Das, S. (2025). A novel formula to determine the time to achieve quasi-equilibrium scour around a circular pier. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 31(4), 624-639 https://doi.org/10.1080/09715010.2025.2507924. SCOPUS.

Nandi, B*., Das, S. (2025). Maximum scour depth estimation around side-by-side piers due to spacing effects for sustainable hydraulic infrastructure design. Next Sustainability, 5, 100134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100134. SCOPUS.

Mondal, S., Nandi, B*., Das, S., 2025. Identifying optimal technique of reducing dimensionality of scour influencing hydraulic parameters applying SWOT analysis. Expert Systems with Applications, 272, 126829, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.126829. Q1, SCIE, IF-7.5.

Nandi, B*., Das, S., (2025). Developing new equations for maximum scour depth near tandem, side-by-side, and eccentric piers. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 52(6), 1030-1044, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2024-0373. Q3, SCI, IF-1.1.

Nandi, B., and Das, S*. (2025). Predicting Max Scour Depths near Two-Pier Groups Using Ensemble Machine-Learning Models and Visualizing Feature Importance with Partial Dependence Plots and SHAP. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 39(2), 04025007. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCCEE5.CPENG-6150. Q1, SCIE, IF-5.5 (5 yr).

Nandi, B., Patel, G., Das, S*. (2024). Prediction of maximum scour depth at clear water conditions: Multivariate and robust comparative analysis between empirical equations and machine learning approaches using extensive reference metadata. Journal of Environmental Management. 354, 120349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120349. Q1, SCIE, IF-8.4.

Nandi, B., and Das, S*. (2024). Equation for localized time-dependent scour at pier-like structures with eccentric inline arrangements. In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Water Management, 177(6), 361–374. Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwama.23.00006. Q3, SCIE, IF-1.1.

Nandi, B., and Das, S*. (2023). Identify most promising temporal scour depth formula for circular piers proposed over last six decades. Ocean Engineering, 286, 115639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.115639. Q1, SCIE, IF-4.6.

Mondal, S., Nandi, B*., and Das, S. (2023). Evaluation of Water Quality Index to check the Impact of COVID-19 on Water Quality at Gandhighat in Kangsabati River. Journal of The Institution of Public Health Engineers, Vol (L1), pp. 5-23. 

Nandi, B., and Das, S*., (2022). Transformative Insights Into Water Distribution Network Modeling and Optimization Through Epanet At Ranibandh and Khatra Blocks in Bankura. Journal of the Association of Engineers, India, 92(1-4). Pagination: 11-30.  

Nandi, B*., Das, S. and Mazumdar, A., (2020). Time Variation Analysis of Scour around Eccentrically Placed Three Tandem Cylindrical Piers, Second ASCE India Conference on “Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies” (CRSIDE2020), 2-4 Mar 2020. 

Nandi, B., Das S.* and Mazumdar A. (2020). Experimental Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Jump. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth and Environmental Science. 6th International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy (ICERE 2020), Hanoi, Vietnam, 505(1), Art. No. 012024, 24-26 Feb 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/505/1/012024.

Nandi, B*., Das, S. (2025). Estimation of Clear Water Maximum Scour Depth At Eccentric Pier Using Light Gradient Boosting Machine and Random Forest Regressor. In: Goel, A., Pal, M., Azamathulla, H., (eds) Sustainable Technologies for Water and Environment Under Climate Change Scenario. International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Environment and Technologies Under Climate Change Scenario (SMET-2024) (Hybrid Mode), 25th - 27th July, 2024. NIT Kurukshetra, India. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 2. pp. 145–159, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-9841-7_14.

Nandi, B*., Das, S., Chakraborty, D. (2025). Flow Fields Around a Cylinder Plate Structure to Harness Green Energy Using Vortex-Induced Vibration. In: Vadhera, S., Kumar, R., Dewan, A. (eds) Advances in Green Energy Technologies. International Conference on Green Energy and Sustainable Technology (ICGEST 2023) 5-7 Jan 2024. NIT Kurukshetra, India. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 1314. pp. 55–67, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0861-4_5.

Nandi, B*., Das, S., Paul, S. (2025). Estimation of Clear Water Flow Induced Maximum Scour Depth Using Random Forest and XGBoost. In: Mukhopadhyay, A., Ghosh, K. (eds) Advances in Thermo-Fluid Engineering. 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), 5-6 Jan 2024. Jadavpur University, India. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. pp. 81–95 Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7296-4_6. 

Nandi, B*., Das, R., Chowdhury, S., Das, S. (2025). Analyzing Velocity Profiles Around Three Eccentric Inline Submerged Vanes like Sediment Control Structure. In: Mukhopadhyay, A., Ghosh, K. (eds) Advances in Thermo-Fluid Engineering. 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), 5-6 Jan 2024. Jadavpur University, India. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. pp. 171–186, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7296-4_12. 

Nandi, B*., Sasmal, K. and Das, S. (2023). Evolution of Four Formulae Derived Over Five Decades to Predict Temporal Scour at Circular Pier. In: Swain, B.P., Dixit, U.S. (eds) Recent Advances in Civil Engineering. International Conference on Science, Technology and Engineering (ICSTE 2023), 17 -18 Feb 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 431, pp. 131-139, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4665-5_14.

Chowdhury, P., Das, S*., Nandi, B. and Das, R. (2023). Variation of Clearwater Scouring Geometry at Isolated Structures Obliging in Sediment Shifting. International Conference Sustainable Environmental Engineering and Science (SEES 2021), 3-4 Dec 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 323, pp. 45-56. Springer, Singapore.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0823-3_5.