Our Research Works

Year 2026

1. Ranjan M., Rafi S., Singh M., Singh A, Lalpawimawha, Zoramthanga R., Vanlalhriatsaka (2026). Temporal Dynamics of Malaria in Mizoram: A District wise Analysis. Journal of Parasitic Diseases-Springer Nature

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-026-01936-1

2. Khiangte M.Z ,Lalpawimawha , Lalduhawma L.P., Zadeng D. ,Thangmawia L., Thanhmingliana, Zoramthanga R., Ranjan M. , Vanlalhriatsaka (2026). Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Haematological Parameters in Blood: A Case Study of Aizawl City, Mizoram. International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology.Volume 16 Issue 43s, 2026

impactfactor.org/PDF/IJDDT/16/IJDDT,Vol16,Issue43s,Article127.pdf

3. Chandra V., Singh A., Kumar D., Singh M., Rafi S., Ranjan M. (2026). Assessing Glacier Dynamics and Thermal Variability Through Remote Sensing and Local Perception. Frontier in Water.

DOI 10.3389/frwa.2026.1872053

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/water/articles/10.3389/frwa.2026.1872053/full?utm_source=F-NTF&utm_medium=EMLX&utm_campaign=PRD_FEOPS_20170000_ARTICLE

 Year 2025

1. Ranjan, M., Buragohain M., Lhungdim H., Aditi, Mishra P. (2025). Adolescents’ Concerns in Northeast India: A special focus on Mizoram and Nagaland. Demography India, Special Issue: RASTA 2025, 84-102.

https://iasp.ac.in/uploads/journal/5.%20Paper%205-1749453312.pdf

2.    Ranjan, M., Sinha, A.K. & Lalrotlinga. (2025).A multinomial regression analysis of the effect of birth sex sequence on desired family composition in India. J Pop Research 42, 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-025-09383-0

Year 2024

1.              Ranjan, M., Lalrotlinga, Singh, A., Vanlalhriatsaka. (2024). Health matters: a statistical approach to understand childhood illnesses in the North-East States of India, 2019–2021. BMC Public Health 24, 3121.  [Impact Factor 3.5]

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20090-y

2.              Thangmawia, L., Lalpawimawha, Vanlalhriatsaka, Kumar, A., Thanhmingliana, Zoramthanga, R., Ranjan, M., Denghmingliani, Duhawma, L. P., & Zothanpuia. (2024). Comparisons of Different Cluster Analysis Methods with Application to Mizoram Rainfall Data. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 21(5), 73-83.

https://doi.org/10.3233/AJW240062

Year 2023

1.              Vanlalhriatsaka, Ranjan, M., Lalpawimawha, Zoramthanga, R., Lallawmsanga, Roluahpuia,B.(2023). Statistical Analysis of Infant Mortality Rate in Mizoram. Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology, 772-777.

https://10.53555/jptcp.v29i04.3239

2.              Brajesh, Shekhar, C., Ranjan, M., & Vishwakarma, S. (2023). The Role of Maternal Care Services on Feeding Practices Among Under Five Children in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Global Social Welfare, 1-16.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-023-00318-2

3.              Dwivedi, L. K., Ranjan, M., Mishra, R., Ahmed, W., & Bhatia, M. (2023). Clustering of child deaths among families in low and middle‐income countries: A meta‐analysis. Health Science Reports, 6(7), e1197.

https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1197

4.              Vatsa, R., Ranjan, M., Bhandari, P., & Gayawan, E. (2023). Analyzing Effect of WASH Practices and District-Level Spatial Effects on Acute Respiratory Infections and Diarrhoea Among Under-Five Children in India. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 1-18.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-023-09512-3 (Impact factor: 2.043)

Year 2022

1.              Ranjan, M., Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, and Shivalingappa Halli. (2022).Infant Death Clustering in the Quarter of a Century in India: A Decomposition Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21: 14384.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114384 (Impact factor: 3.180)

2.              Dipak Prasad, Mr. Jyoti Kumar,  Brototi Biswas,Ashutosh Singh,Praveen K. Rai, Mukesh Ranjan And Vineet Kumar Rai.(2022).Evaluation Of Water Quality Through Water Quality Index (Wqi), Gomti River, Jaunpur City. Poll Res. 41 (1) : 306-312. (Impact factor: NA)

3.              Ranjan, M., & Dwivedi, L. K. (2022). Infant Mortality and Death Clustering at the District Level in India: Bayesian Approach. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 100481.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877584522000053  (Impact factor: 3.4)

Year 2021

1.              Ranjan,M.(2021). Educational Deprivation in India:An Evidence From National Sample Survey.Shodh Sarita,8(29),186-191. ISSN: 2348-2397. (Impact factor: NA)

2.              Bhatia, M., Dwivedi, L. K., Banerjee, K., Bansal, A., Ranjan, M., & Dixit, P. (2021). Pro-poor policies and improvements in maternal health outcomes in India. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 21(1), 1-13. ISSN: 1471-2393. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03839-w . (Impact factor: 2.239)

Year 2020

1.              Kamal VK, Srivastav S, Kumari D, Ranjan M. Identification of distinct risk subsets for under five mortality in India using CART model: an evidence from NFHS-4. Journal of Global Health Reports. ISSN: 2399-1623 (Online) (2020), 4:e2020055. doi:10.29392/001c.13169 (Impact factor: 3.079)

2.              Ranjan, M., Mozumdar, A., Acharya, R., Mondal, S. K., & Saggurti, N. Intrahousehold influence on contraceptive use among married Indian women: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey 2015–16. SSM-Population Health. ISSN: 2352-8273 (2020), 100603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100603(Impact factor: 2.050)

Year 2019

1.              Ranjan, M., & Dwivedi, L. K. Death clustering in India: Levels, trends, and differentials, 1992–2016. Indian Journal of Child Health.ISSN:2349-6118 (2019), 165-172. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2019.v06.i04.006.(Impact factor: NA)

2.              Bhatia, M., Dwivedi, L. K., Ranjan, M., Dixit, P., & Putcha, V. Trends, patterns and predictive factors of infant and child mortality in well-performing and underperforming states of India: a secondary analysis using National Family Health Surveys. BMJ open, ISSN: 2044-6055 (Online) (2019) 9(3), e023875.doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023875. (Impact factor: 2.496)

3.              Dwivedi, L. K., Banerjee, K., Jain, N., Ranjan, M., & Dixit, P. Child health and unhealthy sanitary practices in India: evidence from recent round of national family health Survey-IV. SSM-Population Health. ISSN: 2352-8273 (2019), 7, 100313.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.10.013.(Impact factor: 2.050)

Year 2018

1.              Ranjan, M., Dwivedi, L. K., & Mishra, R. Caste differentials in death clustering in central and eastern Indian states. Journal of biosocial science.ISSN: 1469-7599 (Online) (2018), 50(2), 254.doi: 10.1017/S0021932017000219.(Impact factor: 1.207)

2.              Phukan, D., Ranjan, M., & Dwivedi, L. K. Impact of timing of breastfeeding initiation on neonatal mortality in India. International breastfeeding journal. ISSN: 1746-4358 (2018), 13(1), 27.     https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-018-0162-0.(Impact factor: 3.080)

3.              Bhatia, M., Ranjan, M., Dixit, P., & Dwivedi, L. K. (2018). Mind the gap: temporal trends in inequalities in infant and child mortality in India (1992–2016). SSM-Population Health. ISSN: 2352-8273 (2018), 5, 201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.05.001.(Impact factor: 2.050)

4.              Ranjan M., Dwivedi L.K., Brajesh. Infant Mortality among Tribes Population in India: Regional Analysis from Multiple Surveys. Studies of Tribes and Tribals. ISSN:0972-639X (2018).16(1-2): 11-23.DOI: 11.258359/KRE-54.(Impact factor: NA)

Year 2017

1.              Brajesh, Shekhar C., Ranjan M., Chaurasia H. Effect of Women’s Empowerment on Reproductive and Child Health Services among South Asian Women. Demography India. ISSN: 0970-454X (2017), vol.46 (2), pp: 95-112.doi: http://demographyindia.in/article_document/56/859198.pdf.(Impact factor: NA)

Year 2016

1.              Ranjan, M., Dwivedi, L. K., & Mishra, R. Infant mortality differentials among the tribal and non-tribal populations of Central and Eastern India. International Journal of Population Studies. ISSN: 2424-8606 (Online) (2016), vol.2(2): 26–43.    https://dx.doi.org/10.18063/IJPS.2016.02.004.(Impact factor: NA)

2.              Brajesh, Ranjan M., Nagdeve, D. A., Shekhar C. Chander Shekhar. Determinants and differentials of postpartum amenorrhea associated with breastfeeding among women in Bihar, India. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. ISSN: 2320-1789 (2016). 5(1), 154-165.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20151617.(Impact factor: NA)

3.              Brajesh, Raj, D., Ranjan, M. Real Contribution of Autonomous Factors of Women's Empowerment for Women's Rights in India. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences. ISSN: 2249-2496 (Online) (2016).6(1),358-370.doi:http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijrss&volume=6&issue=1&article=023.(Impact factor: NA)

1.      Dwivedi L.K., Ranjan M. (2018). Sibling Death Clustering Among the Tribes of Central and Eastern                   India: An Application of Random Effects Dynamic Probit Model. In: Skiadas C., Skiadas C. (eds)                    Demography and Health Issues. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population                       Analysis, vol 46. Springer, Cham. Online ISBN 978-3-319-76002-5, pp 337-355.

       2.      Ranjan, M., & Dwivedi, L. K. (2021).Death Clustering among the Tribes of Central and Eastern Indian                   States.Chapter 22 in Child Health & Nutrition in India, Edited by Sanjay Prasad, H.G Sadhu & Suman                     Vaishnav Published by Prabhat Prakshan in association with Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute(An                        Autonomous Institute of the Government of Gujarat)  

3.   Prasad, D., Kumar, J., Rai, P. K., Biswas, B., Singh, A., & Ranjan, M. (2024). Assessment of Seasonal                Variation in Water Quality of Gomti River, Jaunpur City, India. In Rivers of India: Past, Present and Future       (pp. 153-164). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

1. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), 2014. District Level Household and  Facility Survey (DLHS-4), 2012-13: India. Arunachal Pradesh: Mumbai: IIPS.

2. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), 2014.District Level Household and     Facility Survey (DLHS-4), 2012-13: India. Tamil Nadu: Mumbai: IIPS.

In DLHS-4 (2013-14) (large-scale survey) project State Reports of Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu worked on the sections related with Personal Habits and Tobacco Use 

Ø  Single authored Monograph entitled “Infant Death Clustering in India: Levels, Trends and Differentials,1992-2016” published by RK Books, New Delhi (National Publisher)

Ø  Edited book entitled “Geostatistical Approaches to Environmental and Public Health” by Elsevier Publication  (International) is in-principle accepted for publication

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Ø   Authored Textbook entitled “Statistical Methods: Concepts, Techniques, Applications” published by AB Printing, Aizawl, Mizoram (National Publisher)

Completed a Research Project entitled “Integrated Watershed Management for Sustainable Livelihood in Lower Tlawng watershed, Aizawl, Mizoram” worth Rs 3 lakhs given under Research Promotion Grant of Mizoram University.