First Author/Corresponding Author (*)/ Equal contribution
Gautam, V.K, Kothari, M., Singh, P. K. et al., (2024). Spatial interpolation and mapping groundwater quality using geostatistical method: case study in Jakham River Basin. Environmental Earth Sciences, 83, 674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-024-11954-y (IF: 2.90, NAAS: 8.90, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V.K, Pande, C. B., Kothari, M., Singh, P. K., & Agrawal, A. (2023). Exploration of groundwater potential zones mapping for hard rock region in the Jakham river basin using geospatial techniques and aquifer parameters. Advances in Space Research, 71(6), 2892-2908.(IF: 2.63, NAAS: 8.60, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V. K., Pande, C. B., Moharir, K. N., Varade, A. M., Rane, N. L., Egbueri, J. C., & Alshehri, F. (2023). Prediction of Sodium Hazard of Irrigation Purpose using Artificial Neural Network Modelling. Sustainability, 15(9), 7593. (IF: 3.89, NAAS: 9.90, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V.K, Kothari, M., Singh, P. K., & Pande, C. B. (2023). Groundwater quality characterization with the integration of water quality index and multivariate statistical techniques. PLoS-one, 19(2): e0294533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294533 (IF: 3.75, NAAS: 9.70, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V. K. & Trivedi, A. (2023). Optimal Water Resources Allocation and Crop Planning for Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 51: 1-8.(NAAS: 5.28)
Gautam, V. K. et al., (2023). Flood-Prone Area Mapping of Manu-Deo River Basin, Tripura using GIS and RS. Indian Journal of Ecology, 50(2), 539-545. (NAAS: 5.66, ESCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V. K., Kothari, M., Singh, P. K., Bhakar, S. R., & Yadav, K. K. (2022). Spatial mapping of groundwater quality using GIS for Jakham River basin of Southern Rajasthan. Environment Conservation Journal, 23(1&2), 234-243. (NAAS: 5.66, ESCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V. K., Kothari, M., Singh, P. K., Bhakar, S. R., & Yadav, K. K. (2022). Decadal Groundwater Level Changes in Pratapgarh District of Southern Rajasthan, India. Ecology Environment & Conservation, 28(1), 283-289. (NAAS: 5.66, ESCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V. K., Kothari, M., Singh, P. K., Bhakar, S. R., & Yadav, K. K. (2021). Determination of geomorphological characteristics of Jakham River Basin using GIS technique. Indian Journal of Ecology, 48(6), 1627-1634. (NAAS: 5.79, ESCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Gautam, V. K., Kothari, M., Singh, P. K., Bhakar, S. R., Yadav, K. K., & Singh, M. (2021). Analysis of Groundwater Level for Detection of Trend in Jakham River Basin Of Southern Rajasthan Using Geospatial Technique. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 10(1): 1-9.(IF: 0.55, NAAS: 6.55 & ESCI Indexed)
Gautam, V. K., & Awasthi, M. K. (2020). Evaluation of water resources demand and supply for the districts of central Narmada valley zone. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci, 9(1), 3043-3050.(NAAS: 5.39)
Gautam, V. K., Awasthi, M. K., & Trivedi, A. (2020). Optimum allocation of water and land resource for maximizing farm income of Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 10(12), 224-232. (NAAS: 5.49)
Gautam, V. K. & Awasthi, M. (2019). Assessment of water resource in an area. JNKVV Journal, 52: 32-37.
Other Research Publication with Equal Contribution
Mohair, K.N., Pande, C.B., Gautam, V.K, et al. 2025. Investigation of urban heat island and urban thermal field variance index effect on groundwater level in India using Google Earth Engine. Journal of Water and Climate Change ; jwc2025754. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2025.754. (IF: 2.70, NAAS: 8.70, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed).
Elbeltagi, A., Vishwakarma, D.K., Katipoğlu, O.M. Sushanth, K., Heddam, S., Singh, B.P., Shukla, A., Gautam, V.K et al. 2025. Air temperature estimation and modelling using data driven techniques based on best subset regression model in Egypt. Sci Rep 15, 20200. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06277-2 (IF: 3.80, NAAS: 9.80, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Moharir, K. N., Pande, C. B., Gautam, V. K., Dash, S. S., Mishra, A. P., Yadav, K. K., ... & Elsahabi, M. 2025. Estimation of land surface temperature and LULC changes impact on groundwater resources in the semi-arid region of Madhya Pradesh, India. Advances in Space Research, 75(1), 233-247. (IF: 2.60, NAAS: 8.60, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed).
Agrawal, A.; Kothari, M.; Jaiswal, R.K.; Gautam, V.K.; Pande, C.B.; Ahmed, K.O.; Refadah, S.S.; Khan, M.Y.A.; Abdulqadim, T.J.; Đurin, B. 2024. Integrated Basin-Scale Modelling for Sustainable Water Management Using MIKE HYDRO Basin Model: A Case Study of Parvati Basin, India. Water. 16, 2739. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192739. (IF: 3.53, NAAS: 9.40, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Trivedi, A., Awasthi, M.K., Nandeha, N. Gautam, V.K.* & Mehla, M.K. 2024. Addressing water security challenges through groundwater recharge for revival of Kanari River using AHP and geospatial techniques. Discover Water 4, 59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43832-024-00124-7. (SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Pande, C.B., Egbueri, J.C., Costache, R., Sidek, L.M., Wang, Alshehri, F., Din, N.M., Gautam, V.K*, & Pal, S.C. 2024. Predictive modeling of land surface temperature (LST) based on Landsat-8 satellite data and machine learning models for sustainable development. Journal of Cleaner Production. 141035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141035. (IF: 11.10, NAAS: 17.10, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed).
Elbeltagi, A., Srivastava, A., Ehsan, M., Sharma, G., Yu, J., Khadke, L. Gautam, V.K* & Jinsong, D. (2024). Advanced stacked integration method for forecasting long-term drought severity: CNN with machine learning models. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 53, 101759. (IF: 4.7, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed).
Nath, N.K., Gautam, V.K*., Pande, C.P., Mishra, L., Raju, J.T., Kanak N. Moharir & Rane, N.L. 2023. Development of landslide susceptibility maps of Tripura, India, using GIS and analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31486-5. (IF: 5.80, NAAS: 11.19, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Trivedi, A., Awasthi, M. K., Gautam, V. K*., Pande, C. B., & Din, N. M. (2023). Evaluating the groundwater recharge requirement and restoration in the Kanari River, India, using SWAT model. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-26. (IF: 4.08, NAAS:10.90, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Moharir, K. N., Pande, C. B., Gautam, V. K., Singh, S. K., & Rane, N. L. (2023). Integration of hydrogeological data, GIS and AHP techniques applied to delineate groundwater potential zones in sandstone, limestone and shales rocks of the Damoh district,(MP) central India. Environmental research, 228, 115832. (IF: 8.43, NAAS: 14.30, SCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Nath, N. K., Agrawal, A., Gautam, V. K*., Kumar, A., & Das, P. (2022). Morphometric evaluation of Ranikhola watershed in Sikkim, India using geospatial technique. Environment Conservation Journal, 23(3), 273-284. (NAAS: 5.66, ESCI & SCOPUS Indexed)
Trivedi, A., & Gautam, V. K.* (2022). Decadal analysis of water level fluctuation using GIS in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 21(3), 250-259. (NAAS: 5.20)
Trivedi, A., Galkate, R. V., Gautam, V. K*. & Pyasi, S. K. (2021). Development of RRL AWBM model and investigation of its performance, efficiency and suitability in Shipra River Basin. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 20(2), 160-167. (NAAS: 5.20)