Publications

1. Gupta, T., Kothari, C., & Misra, S. (2026). “Exploring Public and Private Sector Perspectives on Risks in Highway PPP Projects”, Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 18(4), 04526052.

2. Tikam, H., & Kothari, C. (2026). “Evaluating Financial Support Mechanisms for Robust Recycling Enterprises Managing Construction and Demolition Waste”, Journal of Management in Engineering, 42(6), 04026045.

3. Tikam, H., & Kothari, C. (2026). “Policy instruments for effective construction and demolition waste management.” Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 1-34.

4. Tikam, H., & Kothari, C. (2026). “Unlocking circularity in construction: a cradle-to-cradle assessment of prefabrication vs conventional methods of construction”, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 1-34.

5. Balakrishnan, S., Srivastava, S., & Kothari, C. (2026). “Infrastructure access and availability as determinants of community vulnerability: A spatial analysis of 733 districts in India”, Sustainable Cities and Society, 107182.
   
   

6. Srivastava, S., Kothari, C., Iyer‐Raniga, U., & Misra, S. (2026). “Closing the Governance Gap: Aligning Finance, Assessment, and Disclosure for Climate‐Compatible Infrastructure”, Environmental Policy and Governance.
   
   

7. Gupta, T., Kothari, C., & Misra, S. (2025). “Effect of incorporating capacity constraints on government guarantees in PPP infrastructure projects.” Transport Policy, 103901.
   
   

8. Gupta, T., Kothari, C., & Misra, S. (2025). "Integrating Difficulty in management’ as a decision-making criterion in the risk assessment of PPP infrastructure projects." Construction Management and Economics, 43(7), 502–517.
   
   

9. Aadhityaa Mohanavelu, Khalid K. Osman, Chirag Kothari (2025), "Quantitatively Incorporating Social Equity in Water Network Maintenance and Rehabilitation Decision-Making", ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
   
   

10. Kothari, C., O’Brien, W. J., Jiao, J., & Khwaja, N. (2023) “Approach to Quantitatively Assess Social Equity in a Road Network” ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems".
    
    

11. Kothari, C, O’Brien, W. J. and Khwaja, N. (2022). “Transportation programs under financial uncertainty: Identification of needs for future research.” Elsevier Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 16, 100684.
    
    

12.  Kothari, C., France-Mensah, J., & O’Brien, W. J. (2022). “Developing a Sustainable Pavement Management Plan: Economics, Environment, and Social Equity.” ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 28(2), 04022009.
    
    

13. Kar, S., Kothari, C., & Jha, K. N. (2021). “Developing an Optimum Material Procurement Schedule by Integrating Construction Program and Budget Using NSGA-II.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(4), 04021017.
    
    

14. France-Mensah, J., Kothari, C., O’Brien, W. J., & Jiao, J. (2019). “Integrating social equity in highway maintenance and rehabilitation programming: A quantitative approach.” Elsevier Sustainable Cities and Society, 48, 101526. (Impact factor: 14.40)
    
    

15. France-Mensah, J., Kothari, C., O’Brien, W. J., Khwaja, N., & Gonzalez, R. (2019). “Framework for Spatial-Temporal Cross-Functional Planning of Projects by Highway Agencies.” Frontiers in Built Environment, 5, 120. (Impact factor: 3.40)
    
    

16. France-Mensah, J., Kothari, C., O’Brien, W. J., & Khwaja, N. (2019). “Data on highway maintenance, rehabilitation, and mobility projects for integrated planning in Texas”. Elsevier Data in brief, 25, 104367.
    
    

17. Kothari, C. and O’Brien, W. J. (202x). “Exploring social equity strategies to develop sustainable asset management plan” ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering (Submitted)