Peer-Reviewed Journals
After Joining IISER Bhopal
* Mark represents the corresponding author
(34) Mukherjee, J., Poonia, V., Swarnkar, S., & Wang, L. (2026). Machine Learning-Based Clustering and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Daytime, Nighttime, and Compound Heatwaves over Madhya Pradesh from Observations and CMIP6 Projections. In Earth Systems and Environment. (Accepted on 11th July 2026)
(33) Baheshwar, P., Poonia, V., & Swarnkar, S. (2026). Spatio-temporal dynamics of compound dry and hot extremes across arid and semi-arid Rajasthan, India: Observations and CMIP6 projections. In Journal of Arid Environments. (Accepted on 15th June 2026)
(32) Kundu, S., Swarnkar, S.*, Sinha, R.*, Varade, D.*, Singh, A. (2026). Deciphering Flood Vulnerability of Himalayan River Basin using Explainable Machine Learning and Multivariate Probabilistic Analysis. In Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. (Accepted on 28th May 2026)
(31) Peepliwal, V., Swarnkar, S.*, Wadhwa, A.*, Sharma, R., & Sharma, A.* (2026). When Heat Meets Drought: Understanding the Rising Persistence of Compound Dry-Hot Extremes Through Markov-Chain Analysis. Journal of Hydrology, 135734. [Link]
(30) Islam, A., Varade, D., Patel, L., Nanda, A., Swarnkar, S., & Sinha, R. (2026). Ice-Flux Divergence and Strain Rates Reveal Compressive-Flow Hotspots on Gangotri Glacier. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 104482. [Link]
(29) Sahu, V., Swarnkar, S.*, & Poonia, V. (2026). Climate Resilience in Indian Smart Cities: Linking Dry–Hot Extremes and Urban Vulnerability for Sustainability, Urban Climate. [Link]
(28) Maurya, A. K., & Swarnkar, S.* (2026). Markov Chain–Based Characterization of Rain Spell Persistence and Transition Dynamics across the Indian Ganga Basin, Atmospheric Research, 109004. [Link]
(27) Singh, A. D., Swarnkar, S.*, & Maurya, A. K. (2026). Understanding Climate Impacts on Multivariate Characteristics of Rain Spells in Central India’s Narmada Basin, Climatic Change, 179(4), 68. [Link]
(26) Nath, R., Swarnkar, S.*, Poonia, V., & Kurmi, V. K. (2026). Hybrid AI Modelling for Imputation and Modelling of Remotely Sensed Surface Water in Climate-Sensitive Wetland, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. [Link]
(25) Mukherjee, A., Poonia, V., & Swarnkar, S. (2025). Assessing Compound Flood Drivers in Peninsular India: Multivariate Copula-Based Approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 395, 127875. [Link]
(24) Poonia, V., Mukherjee, A., Singh, A. D., & Swarnkar, S.* (2025). Clustering-Based Assessment of Long-Term Surface Water Scarcity and Per Capita Vulnerability in Arid India. Earth Systems and Environment, 1-22. [Link]
(23) Kolekar, V. N., Swarnkar, S.*, and Joshi, S. K. (2025). Evolving monsoon rain spells and compound extremes across India: A Century-Long assessment. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 156(10), 529. [Link]
(22) Mogili, U. M., and Swarnkar, S.* (2025). Sedimentation-induced vulnerabilities of large reservoirs in India. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 1-22. [Link]
(21) Banerjee, B., Karmakar, P., Singh, S. K., Singh, D., Patra, B., Singh, T. P., & Swarnkar, S. (2025). Spatial Risk Assessment of Tropical Cyclone for Disaster Mitigation in a Coastal District of India Using Geospatial Technology. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 106602. [Link]
(20) Raj, C., Swarnkar, S.*, Poonia, V., & Sahu, V. (2025). Compound dry and hot events in Madhya Pradesh: temporal shifts, regional hotspots, and adaptation strategies. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 156(6), 333. [Link]
(19) Kundu, S., Swarnkar, S.*, and Agarwal, A. (2025). Bayesian-Optimized Recursive Machine Learning for Predicting Human-Induced Changes in Suspended Sediment Transport. In Environmental Monitoring and Assessment [Link]
(18) Singh, S., Swarnkar, S.*, Kundu, S., and Prakash, S. (2025). Investigating Human-Induced Hydrological Changes in the Largest Indian Peninsular Basin. In Hydrological Sciences Journal [Link]
(17) Singh, S., Swarnkar, S., and Sinha, R. (2025). Integrating sediment connectivity and stream power index with RUSLE for modelling soil erosion dynamics in a large Himalayan basin under modern and future climate scenarios. In Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (Wiley) [Link]
(16) Pandey, S., Swarnkar, S.*, Poonia, V., Kundu, S., & Ghosal, M. (2025). Human versus Climate Interactions on Riverine Flood Characteristics in the Largest Indian Peninsular Basin. In Anthropocene [Link]
(15) Prajapati, P., Meena, G. K., Swarnkar, S., and Jha, S. K. (2025). Impact of Indira Sagar Dam on water discharge and sediment flow regimes of the Narmada basin. In Journal of Hydrologic Engineering [Link]
(14) Ghosal, M., Swarnkar, S.*, Poonia, V., Kundu, S., & Pandey, S. (2024). Hydrological dichotomy: Streamflow drought in dammed vs. undammed regions of the largest Indian Peninsular basin. Journal of Arid Environments, 225, 105273. [Link]
(13) Sushma, A. S., Nath, R., Singh, S., Swarnkar, S.*, and Patra, B. (2024). Unravelling surface water dynamics in semi-arid central Indian region for sustainable agricultural practices. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(9), 1-22. [Link]
(12) Maurya, A. K., Swarnkar, S.*, and Prakash, S. (2024). Hydrological impacts of altered monsoon rain spells in the Indian Ganga basin: a century-long perspective. Environmental Research: Climate [Link]
(11) Dey, P., Swarnkar, S., and Mujumdar, P. (2024). Dam operation affects the evolution and propagation of hydrologic extremes, Hydrological Sciences Journal [Link]
(10) Joshi, S. K., Swarnkar, S., Shukla, S., Kumar, S., Jain, S. & Gautam, S. (2023). Snow/ice melt, precipitation, and groundwater contribute to the Sutlej River system, Water Air Soil Pollut 234, 719. [Link]
(9) Swarnkar, S., & Mujumdar, P. (2023). Increasing Flood Frequencies Under Warming in the West‐Central Himalayas. Water Resources Research, 59(2), e2022WR032772. [Link]
(8) Niranjannaik, M., Kumar, A., Beg, Z., Singh, A., Swarnkar, S., & Gaurav, K. (2022). Groundwater Variability in a Semi-Arid River Basin, Central India. Hydrology, 9(12), 222. [Link]
Before Joining IISER Bhopal
* mark represents corresponding author papers
(7) Sinha, R., Singh, S., Mishra, K., Swarnkar, S. (2022). Channel morphodynamics and sediment budgeting of the Lower Ganga River using a hydro-geomorphological approach. Earth Surface Processes Landforms. (Published; Manuscript ID: ESP-21-0272). [Link]
(6) Swarnkar, S., Mujumdar, P., & Sinha, R. (2021). Modified hydrologic regime of upper Ganga basin induced by natural and anthropogenic stressors. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-11. [Link]
(5) Swarnkar, S., Tripathi, S., & Sinha, R. (2021). Understanding hydrogeomorphic and climatic controls on soil erosion and sediment dynamics in large Himalayan basins. Science of The Total Environment, 795, 148972. [Link]
(4) Swarnkar, S.*, Prakash, P., Joshi, S. K., & Sinha, R. (2021): Spatio-temporal rainfall trends in the Ganga River basin over the last century: understanding feedback and hydrological impacts, Hydrological Sciences Journal, DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2021.1976783 [Link]
(3) Swarnkar, S., Sinha, R., & Tripathi, S. (2020). Morphometric diversity of supply-limited and transport-limited river systems in the Himalayan foreland. Geomorphology, 348, 106882. [Link]
(2) Sinha, R., Gupta, A., Mishra, K., Tripathi, S., Nepal, S., Wahid, S. M., & Swarnkar, S. (2019). Basin-scale hydrology and sediment dynamics of the Kosi river in the Himalayan foreland. Journal of hydrology, 570, 156-166. [Link]
(1) Swarnkar, S., Malini, A., Tripathi, S., & Sinha, R. (2018). Assessment of uncertainties in soil erosion and sediment yield estimates at ungauged basins: an application to the Garra River basin, India. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22(4), 2471-2485. [Link]