Rishikesh Bharti

Associate Professor


Earth System Science and Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान गुवाहाटी)
North Guwahati, Guwahati - 781039, Assam, India 

rbharti@iitg.ac.in +91-361-258-3340

Journal Publications

  1. Sandeep Kumar Mondal, Hrik Chaudhury, Deepali Anand, Rishikesh Bharti, Abhishek Kumar, and Arindam Dey. Geospatial, Geophysical & Geotechnical Investigation of Glacial Depositions in Sikkim Himalayas. Natural Hazards, 2026, (Accepted).
  2. Vatsal Dharmeshkumar Patel, Ankush Kumar, Rishikesh Bharti, Rajan Choudhary. Hyperspectral remote sensing for characterizing asphalt binders, mastics, and mixtures under aging conditions. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e05683.
  3. Sandeep Kumar Mondal, Jyotindra Narayan, Chitesh Sharma, Rishikesh Bharti, Santosha Kumar Dwivedy, Pinaki Roy Chowdhury, and Ramesh P. Singh. Glacial lakes outburst susceptibility and risk in the Eastern Himalayas using analytical hierarchy process and backpropagation neural network models. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2024.2449134.
  4. Sandeep Kumar Mondal, Rishikesh Bharti, and Kristy Tiampo. Tracking the Seismic Deformation of Himalayan Glaciers Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry. Remote Sensing, 2025, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17050911.
  5. Manmit Kumar Singha, Ritu Anilkumar, and Rishikesh Bharti. A Novel Snow Depth Estimation Model for the Eastern Himalayas Using DInSAR. Advances in Space Research, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2025.03.059.
  6. Anita Punia, Rishikesh Bharti, Pankaj Kumar, Pavitra V. Kumar. Evaluation of iron, zinc, and manganese sources and associated health risks in groundwater of the mining-impacted semi-arid Udaipurwati Granite Region, Rajasthan, India. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-025-01237-0.
  7. Hrik Chaudhury, Abhishek Kumar, and Rishikesh Bharti, Classifying satellite-derived topographic slope as a proxy to in-situ measurement based VS30 for selective parts of north east India. Natural Hazards, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07381-2.
  8. Lewoye Tsegaye and Rishikesh Bharti. Hydrology and sediment yield response to changes in land-use and climate in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, 2025,  https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHST.2025.147314.
  9. Shreya Sharma, and Rishikesh Bharti. Geological controls and exploration strategies for sandstone-type uranium ores: comparison of Indian deposits with those across the globe. Geologos, 2025, http://www.geologos.com.pl/pdf/logos.2025.31.2.10.pdf
  10. Mondal, S. K., and Bharti, R. Tracing Hydrological, Lithological and Geothermal Sources of Himalayan River System: A Case Study from the Teesta River Basin. Environmental Earth Sciences, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-024-11573-7.
  11. Singh, M.K., Anilkumar, R., and Bharti, R. Study of contaminated snow cover using remote sensing in the Eastern Himalayas of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13476-3.
  12. Singh, M.K., and Bharti, R. Inversion model for snow geophysical parameters estimation using sentinel–1 stokes parameter. Earth Science Informatics, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-023-00984-y.
  13. Patel, V.D., Kumar, A., Bharti, R., Choudhary, R., and Kumar, A. Evaluation of Spectral Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-15877.
  14. Mondal, S. K., and Bharti, R. Spatio-temporal variations in the effective snow/glacier coverage in the Sikkim Himalayas. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-022-01643-3.
  15. Punia, A., and Bharti, R. Loss of soil organic matter in the mining landscape and its implication to climate change. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11177-8.
  16. Punia A. and Bharti R. Impact of decades long mining on weathering.", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11388-z.
  17. Bhattacharjee, S., Lekshmi, K., and Bharti, R. Evidences of localized coastal warming near major urban centres along the Indian coastline: past and future trends, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11214-9.
  18. Mondal, S. K., and Bharti, R. Spatio-temporal Variations in Oxygen and Deuterium Isotope of Different Water Sources in Sikkim Himalayas: An Understanding Towards Regional Scale Basin Hydrology, Journal of Hydrology, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129613.
  19. Ritu, A., Bharti, R., Chutia, D., Aggarwal, S. P. Modelling point mass balance for the glaciers of the Central European Alps using machine learning techniques. The Cryosphere, 2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-2811-2023.
  20. Pradhan, C., Nandi, K.K, Bharti R., and Dutta S. Developing process-based geomorphic indicators for understanding river dynamics of a highly braided system: Implications for designing resilience based management strategies. CATENA, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107411.
  21. Lekshmi, K., Bharti, R., and Mahanta, C. Significance of Physico-Chemical and Biological Parameters on Spatio-Temporal PCO2 Distribution in the Northeastern Indian Ocean. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-023-01780-3.
  22. Mondal, S.K., Vatsal D. Patel., Bharti, R. and Singh, R.P. Causes and effects of Shisper glacial lake outburst flood event in Karakoram in 2022. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2023.2264460.
  23. Mondal, S.K., Bharti, R. and Tiampo, K.F. Seismic Deformation of Himalayan Glaciers Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry. EGUsphere, 2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2253.
  24. Pradhan, C., Padhee, S. K., Bharti R., and Dutta, S. A process-based recovery indicator for anthropogenically disturbed river system. Scientific Reports - Nature, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14542-x.
  25. Tsegaye, L., and Bharti, R. The impacts of LULC and climate change scenarios on the hydrology and sediment yield of Rib watershed, Ethiopia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10391-3.
  26. Mondal, S. K., and Bharti, R. Glacial Burst Triggered by Triangular Wedge Collapse: A Study from Trisul Mountain Near Ronti Glacier Valley. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2022.2042402.
  27. Tsegaye, L., and Bharti, R. Assessment of the effects of agricultural management practices on soil erosion and sediment yield in Rib watershed, Ethiopia. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04018-w.
  28. Ayalew, L. T., and Bharti, R. Modeling sediment yield of Rib watershed, Northwest Ethiopia. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/09715010.2020.1797544.
  29. Pradhan, C., Chembolu, V., Bharti, R., and Dutta, S. Regulated Rivers in India: Research Progress and Future Scenario. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/09715010.2021.1975319.
  30. Pradhan, C., Nandi, K.K., Dutta, S., and Bharti, R. Does the river freedom space dynamics control large-scale bank erosion in the Brahmaputra River? In Journal of Transactions, SITA, NESAC (General Article), 2021.
  31. Punia, A., Bharti, R., and Kumar, P., Hydrogeochemical processes governing Uranium mobility: Inferences from the anthropogenically disturbed, semi-arid region of India. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-021-00879-3.
  32. Lekshmi, K., Bharti, R., and Mahanta, C. Dynamics of Air-Sea CO2 Fluxes and their Trends in the Global Context, Current Science, 2021, https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/121/05/0626.pdf.
  33. Pradhan, C., Chembolu, V., Dutta, S., and Bharti, R. Role of effective discharge on morphological changes for a regulated macrochannel river system. Geomorphology, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107718.
  34. Tsegaye, L., and Bharti, R. Soil erosion and sediment yield assessment using RUSLE andGIS-based approach in Anjeb watershed, Northwest Ethiopia. Discover Applied Sciences (formerly SN Applied Sciences), 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04564-x.
  35. Punia, A., Bharti, R., and Kumar, P. Impact of mine pit lake on metal mobility in groundwater, Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09559-w.
  36. Punia, A., Bharti, R., and Kumar, P. Provenance identification of soil at the confluence of Thar desert, Aravalli hills, and alluvial plain based on trace and rare earth elements geochemistry. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06513-9.
  37. Bhattacharjee, S., Lekshmi, K., and Bharti, R. Time series analysis of urbanisation impact on the temperature variations off Mumbai coast. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., 2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B3-2021-31-2021.
  38. Dixit, A., Lekshmi, K. L., Bharti, R., and Mahanta, C. Net sea-Air CO2 fluxes and modeled partial pressure of CO2 in open ocean of Bay of Bengal. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2019.2902253.
  39. Rangarajan, V. G., Bharti, R., Mondal, S. K., Pradhan, C., and Dutta, S. Remote Sensing for Martian Studies: Inferences from Syrtis Major. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-018-0826-7.
  40. Bharti, R., and Ramakrishnan, D. Exploring the unusual uranium enrichment zones in the Thar Desert, India, using remote sensing, GIS and gamma-ray spectroscopy. Remote Sensing Letters, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2015.1051629.
  41. Bharti, R., Kalimuthu, R., and Ramakrishnan, D. Spectral pathways for exploration of secondary uranium: An investigation in the desertic tracts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. Advances in Space Research, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2015.07.015.
  42. Ramakrishnan, D., and Bharti, R. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Geological Applications. Current Science, 2015, https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/108/05/0879.pdf.
  43. Ramakrishnan, D., Bharti, R., and Das, M. Reply to Comment on "A technique for estimation of suspended sediment concentration in very high turbid coastal waters: An investigation from Gulf of Cambay, India by D. Ramakrishnan, R. Bharti and M. Das [Marine Geology 346 (2013) 256-261]", Marine Geology, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2014.02.010.
  44. Bharti, R., Ramakrishnan, D., and Singh, K. D. Compositional diversity of near-, far-side transitory zone around Naonobu, Webb and Sinus Successus craters: Inferences from Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data, Journal of Earth System Science, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-013-0377-9.
  45. Ramakrishnan, D., Chandrasekhar, E., Ranjan, P., and Bharti, R. A methodology for alleviating water scarcity of Malwa region, Madhya Pradesh using geospatial and geophysical techniques: Inferences from Salari watershed. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 2014.
  46. Ramakrishnan, D., Nithya, M., Singh, K. D., and Bharti, R. A field technique for rapid lithological discrimination and ore mineral identification: Results from Mamandur Polymetal Deposit, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-012-0255-x.
  47. Ramakrishnan, D., Bharti, R., and Das, M. A technique for estimation of suspended sediment concentration in very high turbid coastal waters: An investigation from Gulf of Cambay, India. Marine Geology, 2013,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2013.10.001.
  48. Ramakrishnan, D., Bharti, R., Singh, K. D., and Nithya, M. Thermal inertia mapping and its application in mineral exploration: results from Mamandur polymetal prospect, India. Geophysical Journal International, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggt237.
  49. Ramakrishnan, D., Bharti, R., Nithya, M., Kusuma, K. N., and Singh, K. D. Measurement of thermal properties of select intact and weathered granulites and their relationship to rock properties. Geophysics, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2011-0225.1.

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