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Published Peer-reviewed Articles
Web of Science Indexed/ *corresponding/presenting author | Google Scholar Citations: 235, h-index: 08, i10-index: 08 *as on 08-09-2025
Maurya, S., Pradhan, R.M. and Singh, A.* (2025). Characterization of Structurally Complex Granitic Basement Rocks Using Multi-Geophysical Data: Insights into Subsurface Weathered Bedrock Zones and Groundwater Exploration. Near Surface Geophysics 23, 324–342. https://doi.org/10.1002/nsg.70007 [View Article]
Goswami, A., Sarangi, S., Mohanty, S.P.* …, Pradhan, R.M. et al. (2023). Negative δ13Ccarb excursions within early part of the Lomagundi event recorded in the Paleoproterozoic sedimentary carbonates, Aravalli Supergroup, Rajasthan India: chemostratigraphy and basin evolution. Precambrian Research 399, 107240.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107240 [View Article]
Pradhan, R.M.*#, Singh, A., Ojha, A.K. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Structural controls on bedrock weathering in crystalline basement terranes and its implications on groundwater resources. Scientific Reports (Nature) 12, 11815. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15889-x [View Article]
#Received INC-IAH Best Paper Award 2023, International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Indian National Chapter.
Biswal, T.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Sharma, N.K., Tiwari, S.K. Beniest, A. Behera, B.M. et al. (2022). A review on deformation structures of different terranes in the Precambrian Aravalli-Delhi Mobile Belt (ADMB), NW India: Tectonic implications and global correlation. Earth-Science Reviews 230, 104037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104037 [View Article]
Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Kumar, S., Chakrapani, G.J. and Kumar, P. (2022). Assessment of Groundwater Flow Dynamics Using MODFLOW in Shallow Aquifer System of Mahanadi Delta (East Coast), India. Water 14(4), 611. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040611 [View Article]
Pradhan, R.M.*, Behera, A.K., Kumar, S., Kumar, P. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Recharge and geochemical evolution of groundwater in fractured basement aquifers (NW India): Insights from environmental isotopes (δ18O, δ2H, and 3H) and hydrogeochemical studies. Water 14(3), 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14030315 [View Article]
Pradhan, R.M.*, Balamurugan, G., Pradhan, B. and Biswal, T.K. (2021). Integrated multi-criteria analysis for groundwater potential mapping in Precambrian hard rock terranes (North Gujarat), India. Hydrological Sciences Journal 66 (6), 961-978.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2021.1906427 [View Article]
Pati, P*, Pradhan, R.M., Dash, C., Parkash, B. and Awasthi, A.K. (2015). Terminal fans and Ganga plain tectonism: A study of neotectonism and segmentation episodes of the Indo-Gangetic foreland basin, India. Earth-Science Reviews 148, 134-149.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.06.002 [View Article]
Manuscripts in the Oven
Manuscripts in the Oven
Pradhan et al. Statistical models in mapping groundwater recharge zones.
Behera,..., Pradhan et al. OSL and geochemical fingerprints of saline zones in coastal aquifers.
Book Chapters/Proceedings
Book Chapters/Proceedings
Roul, A.R., Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., and Pradhan, S.P. (2025). Navigating hydrological factors in understanding and mitigating landslide hazards in the Indian Himalayas: a short review. In: Sarkar, K., Pradhan, S.P., Singh, T.N. (eds) Landslides: Analysis, Modeling and Mitigation. Earth Systems Data and Models, Vol 7. Springer, Cham. 3-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78896-3_1 [View Article]
Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Pradhan, B., Sahoo, P.K. and Kumar, P. (2025). Hydrogeochemical characterizations of groundwater in Ambagarh regions: Mining rich state, Chhatisgarh, India. In: Marrugo Negrete, J., Jonathan, M.P., Ramanathan, A., Chidambaram, S., Nagarajan, R., Kumar, P. (eds) Mining Impacts and their Environmental Problems. Springer, Cham. 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72127-4_9 [View Article]
Behera, A.K.*, Pradhan, R.M., Roul, A.R. and Kumar, P. (2024). Groundwater and its impact on landslides along Himalayan regions-a review. In: Meraj, G., Hashimoto, S., Kumar, P. (eds) Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Cham. 13-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65862-4_2 [View Article]
Pradhan, R.M.*, Deshmukh, R., Chandrasekhar, E., Balamurugan, G. and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Geoelectrical studies for groundwater exploration in fractured rock terrane (Ambaji basin, India). In: Chenchouni, H., et al. New Prospects in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences. Springer, Cham. 511-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72543-3_115 [View Article]
Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Fluoride in groundwater: a case study in Precambrian terranes of Ambaji region, North Gujarat, India. PIAHS (Copernicus Publ.), 379, 351-356. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-379-351-2018 [View Article]
Abstracts
Abstracts
Maurya, S., Pradhan, R.M. and Singh, A. (2024). Mapping a recharge pathway in crystalline hard rock terrain using sequential interference of ERT and SP data. IGU 61st Annual Convention, Varanasi. [ORAL]
Pradhan, R.M.*, Biswal, T.K. and Sharna, S.P. (2024). Understanding the complex granitic rock aquifers through lense of structural and geoelectrical studies: weathered-bedrock architecture and groundwater perspectives. 51st IAH Congress, Davos, Switzerland [ORAL]
Pradhan, R.M.*, Singh, A., Ojha, A.K. and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Role of brittle-ductile shear zones on bedrock weathering in fractured basement terranes and its implications on sustainable groundwater resources and management. 9th IGWC 2022, Roorkee, India [ORAL]
Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2022). Elevated uranium in shallow fractured granitic aquifers, NW India: a structural and geochemical perspective. Goldschmidt 2022, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA [POSTER]
Pradhan, R.M.*, Singh, A. and Biswal, T.K. (2021). Characterization of brittle-ductile shear zones for groundwater resources and management: application of 2D electrical resistivity imaging (ERI). AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA [ORAL]
Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Elevated uranium concentration in groundwater of Aravalli region, Gujarat, India: a structural and geochemical study. 27th IUGG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, July 8-18 [ORAL]
Pradhan, R.M.*, Weber, K.A., Snow, D.D. and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Spatio-temporal distributions of uranium concentration in shallow aquifers of Aravalli terrane (North Gujarat), India. GSA Annual Meetings, Arizona, USA, Sept 22-25 [POSTER]
Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2019). Structural and geophysical study for mapping deep-seated aquifers in Aravalli terrane, India. AGU Chapman Conference, Oct 21-24, Valencia, Spain [POSTER]
Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Occurrence of uranium in groundwater in crystalline basement aquifers of Ambaji region, North Gujarat, India. 45th IAH Congress, Daejeon, South Korea, Sept 9-14 [POSTER]
Pradhan, R.M.* and Biswal, T.K. (2018). Sustainability of groundwater resources in Precambrian basement aquifers of Aravalli terrane, North Gujarat, India-a structural approach. 9th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology (ICAMG-9), Shanghai, China, Oct 10-12 [POSTER]
*If you are interested in my research and unable to download /access any of the above research paper/report/chapter, contact me through email (rmp.geol@gmail.com or rudra.pradhan@ncess.gov.in). I will be happy to help!
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