Publications
Ayoub, I.B., Ara, S. and Lone, S.A., 2026. Deciphering the impact of microplastics (MPs) on Himalayan agricultural soils: Current knowledge and future perspectives. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, p.100991 IF: 7.7.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., 2025. Origin and evolution of fluids and heatflow in geothermal systems of Indus River Basin (IRB), India. Nature Scientific Report. 15, 43746 IF: 3.9.
Jeelani, G., Pintoo, G N., Lone, S.A., and Mukherjee, A., 2025. Hydrological connectivity between riparian groundwater and streamwater system in Kishanganga Basin: insights from solutes and stable water isotopes. Environ. Earth Sci. 10.1007/s12665-026-12909-1. IF: 2.8.
Ayoub, I.B., Ara, S., Lone, S.A., 2025. Microplastics in the Himalayan environment: A review of sources, atmospheric inputs, and subsurface pathways. Environ. Monit. Assess. pp.1-20. 5.3. IF.3.2.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Lone, A., Deshpande, R.D.,Akanksha Sharma., A P Dimri., 2025. Long range transport and local source(s) of moisture associated with precipitation in the western Himalaya (WH). J Hydrol. 662: p 133904. IF: 6.3.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Lone, A., Padhya, V., Deshpande, R.D., Lone, Altaf., Rozanski, K., 2025. Stable water isotopes in snow across the Kashmir Himalaya: constraints on hydrometeorological processes. Climate Dynamics. 63(6), pp.1-20. IF: 3.8.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G. and Mukherjee, A., 2024. Hydrogeochemical controls on contrasting co-occurrence of geogenic Arsenic (As) and Fluoride (F-) in complex aquifer system of Upper Indus Basin, (UIB) western Himalaya. Environ. Res. p.119675. IF: 7.7.
Lone, S.A., and Jeelani, G., 2024.Importance of cryospheric reserves in sustaining streamflow of Himalayan mountainous catchments. Environmental Science Proceedings (MDPI). doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-5-07903.
Bhat, Bilal A. and Jeelani, Ghulam and Lone, S.A., and Deshpande, R.D., Water Isotopes in Mountainous Ecohydrological Pools: An Implication to Hydrological Routing and Transport. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4981187.
Iqbal, V., Parray, D.S., Islam, Z.U., Lone, S.A., Balaji, S., Saleem, M., Shah, R.A. and Bhat, G.R., 2024. Geoelectrical and Hydrochemical Insights in Tracing the Seawater Intrusion Along Coastal Aquifers of the East Coast of South Andaman Island, India. Earth Syst Environ. pp.1-23. IF. 5.3.
Ayoub, I.B., Ara, S., Lone, S.A., 2024. Geochemical characterization of Saffron growing soils of Kashmir Valley, western Himalaya (WH), India. Earth Syst Environ. IF. 4.7. pp.1-20. 5.3.
Jeelani, G., Absar, A., Agnihotri, V., Ahmed, S., Alam, A., Azam, M.F., Bhat, M.S., Deshpande, R.D., Dimri, A.P., Jain S., Juyal N., Lone, S.A., Mal S., Maharana P., Maurya A.S., Mukherjee, A., Muddu, S., Pottakkal, J., Romshoo, S.A., Sarin, M.M., Sain, K., Sharma, P., Shrestha, A.B., 2024. Policy framework to combat the challenges of climate change in the Upper Indus Basin. Curr. Sci, Vol 127, Issue 6, p. 669. IF: 1.10
Jeelani, G., Hassan, W., Padhya, V., Deshpande, R.D., Dimri, A.P. and Lone, S.A., 2024. Significant role of permafrost in regional hydrology of the Upper Indus Basin, India. Sci of Tot Environ, p.170863.IF.8.2.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G. and Mukherjee, A., 2024. Elevated fluoride levels in groundwater in the Himalayan aquifers of upper Indus basin, India: Sources, processes and health risk. Groundw. Sustain. Dev, p.101096. IF.4.9.
Lone, A., Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Padhya, V., Deshpande, R.D. and Dimri, A.P., 2023. Spatial and meteorological controls of stable water isotope dynamics of precipitation in Kashmir Valley, Western Himalaya, India. Isot. Environ. Health Stud, Vol. 59, No. 4-6, 454-475. IF.1.3.
Lone, A., Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Padhya, V., Deshpande, R.D. and Dimri, A.P., 2023. Physiographic and Meteorological Controls on Stable Water Isotopes of Precipitation in Western Himalaya, India. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4351024.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Lone, A., Padhya, V., Deshpande, R.D., 2023. Quantifying and Estimating the Moisture Source Dynamics of Precipitation in Western Himalaya, Using Stable Water Isotopes. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4351049.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Deshpande, R.D., M. Sultan Bhat, Virendra Padhya., 2023.Assessing the hydrological controls on spatio-temporal patterns of streamwater in glacierized mountainous Upper Indus River Basin (UIRB), western Himalayas. J Hydrol. 619: p 154964. IF: 5.9.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Virendra, P., Deshpande, R.D., 2022. Identifying and estimating the sources of river flow in the cold arid desert environment of Upper Indus River Basin (UIRB), western Himalayas. Sci of Tot Environ. 832: p 154964. IF.8.2.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Lone, A., 2021. Groundwater resource protection and spring rejuvenation in upper Jhelum basin (UJB), western Himalayas Groundw. Sustain. Dev.15: IF. 4.9. p 100685.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Nisa, A.U., Deshpande, R.D. and Padhya, V., 2021. Use of stable water isotopes to identify and estimate the sources of groundwater recharge in an alluvial aquifer of Upper Jhelum Basin (UJB), western Himalayas.Hydrolog Sci J, 66(16), pp.2330-2339. IF: 3.94.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Mukherjee, A., and Coomar, P., 2021. Arsenic fate in upper Indus river basin (UIRB) aquifers: Controls of hydrochemical processes, provenances and water-aquifer matrix interaction. Sci of Tot Environ. 795: p 148734. IF.8.2.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Deshpande, R.D., Mukherjee, A., Scott, J., Lone, A., 2021.Meltwaters dominate groundwater recharge in Upper Indus River Basin, western Himalayas. Sci of Tot Environ. 786: p 147514. IF.8.2.
Jeelani, G., Wasim, H., Saleem, M., Sahu, Pandit, G.G., S.K., Lone, S.A., 2021. Gamma dose monitoring to assess the excess lifetime cancer risk in western Himalaya. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 328(1), pp.245-258 IF.1.75.
S. Mal, A.P. Dimri, G. Jeelani, S.K. Allen, C.A. Scott, M. K. Arora, A. Banerjee., Lone, S.A., 2021. Determining the quasi monsoon front in the Indian Himalayas. Quat. Int.(2021)14:187. IF: 2.45.
Shah, R.A., Hema., Krishnan, H., A., Lone, A., Saju, S., Ali, A., Lone S.A., and Malik. S., Dash, C., 2021. Heavy metal concentration and ecological risk assessment in surface sediments of Dal Lake, Kashmir Valley, Western Himalaya. Arab. J. Geosci. (2021) 14:187 IF:1.82.
Lone, S. A and Jeelani, G., 2020. Stable water isotopic evidence for the moisture source and composition of surface runoff in Ladakh, upper Indus river basin (UIRB). Environmental Science Proceedings (MDPI). doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-5-07903.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., Nissa, A., and Mukherjee, A., Deshpande, R.D., 2020.Sources and processes of groundwater arsenic mobilization in upper Jhelum basin, Western Himalayas. J Hydrol. 591:125292. IF: 5.9.
Shah, R.A., 1, Hema., Lone, A., Lone S.A., and Malik. S., 2020. Environmental Risk Assessment of Lake Surface Sediments Using Trace Elements: A Case Study of Wular Lake. J. Geol. Soc. India. Vol-95. IF: 1.46.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Mukherjee, A., and Coomar, P., 2020.Geogenic groundwater arsenic in high altitude bedrock aquifers of upper Indus river basin (UIRB) Higher Himalayas. Appl. Geochem. 113:104497. IF: 3.1.
Jeelani, G., Lone, S.A., 2020. Application of stable water isotopes in karst hydrogeology in snow and glacierized catchments of Kashmir Himalayas, India: a review. IANCAS Bulletin. Vol XV. No.2, 58-66, 2020.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Deshpande, R.D. and Mukherjee, A., 2019. Stable isotope (δ18O and δD) dynamics of precipitation in a high altitude Himalayan cold desert and its surroundings in Indus river basin, Ladakh. Atmos. Res .221; 46-57. IF: 4.5.
Shah, R.A., and Lone, S.A., 2019. Hydrogeomorphological mapping using geospatial techniques for assessing the groundwater potential of Rambiara river basin, western Himalayas. Appl. Water Sci, 9(3), p.64. IF: 5.7.
Jeelani, G. and Lone, S.A., 2019. Establishing the effect of aridity on the stable isotopes (O and D) of precipitation in cold desert, Ladakh. Int. J. Water Res. & Arid Environ, 8, p161–168.
Lone, S.A., Amrin U.N., Lone, A., 2017. Characterization of Groundwater Potential of Sindh Watershed Western Himalayas (J&K). Int J Environ Sci Nat Res. 01, 03. IF: 2.03.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Deshpande, R.D., Shah. R.A., 2017. Evaluating the sensitivity of glacier to climate by using stable water isotopes and remote sensing. Environ. Earth Sci. 76, 598. P 1-9. IF: 2.8.
Lone, S.A., Lone, A. A, Jeelani, G., 2016. Characterization of Groundwater Potential of Sindh Watershed Western Himalayas. J.Res & Devel, Vol. 16 (2016) ISSN 0972-5407.
Lone, S.A., Lone, A., Paul, O., Omar, K., 2016. Extracting the Glacial -
Geomorphological Landforms in West Liddar (NW) Himalayas Kashmir India. J.Geogr Nat Disast 6: 179. IF: 0.80.
Lone, S.A., 2016. Mapping the Glacial-Geomorphological Landforms in East Liddar Valley, NW Himalaya Kashmir India. J Geogr Nat Disast S6: 004. IF: 0.80.
Jaan, O., Lone, S.A., Malik, R., Lone, A., Mir, W., Nissa, A., 2015. Morphotectonic and Morphometric analysis of Vishav Basin left bank Tributary of Jhelum River SW Kashmir Valley India. Int. j. econ. Environ. Geol. Vol: 6(2) 17-26, 2015.
Book Chapters
Ayoub, I.B., Ara, S., Lone, S.A., 2025. Integrating Multi-influence Factor Analysis (MIF) and Geospatial Techniques for Groundwater Potential Mapping in Pohru Catchment, Western Himalaya. In: Sunitha, V., Muralidhara Reddy, B., Sudharshan Reddy, Y., Prasad, M., Pradeep Kumar, B., Balaji, E. (eds) Groundwater Resource Management Planning Strategies. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99497-5_7
Lone, K.A., Bhat S.A., Lone, S.A., Bhat, M.S., Jeelani, G. 2025. Imminent threat to water resources of the Indus Basin under changing climate. Indus Water System. weblink: http://nceg.uop.edu.pk/books/IWS.html.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., 2024. Sensitivity of cryosphere to climate change in western Himalaya: A study from Dras Basin. In: Pal, SC., Roy, S., SAHA, A., Abioui, M. (eds) Water Resources Monitoring, Management and Sustainability. Elesvier. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_25.
Ayoub, I.B., Ara, S., Lone, S.A. 2024. Evaluating the Sensitivity of Saffron Yield to Climate Change in Western Himalaya, India. A Study from Kashmir Valley. In: Mukhopadhyay, U., Bhattacharya, S., Chouhan, P., Paul, S., Chowdhury, I.R., Chatterjee, U. (eds) Climate Crisis, Social Responses and Sustainability. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58261-5_7.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., 2024. Evaluating the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Glacier Dynamics in Western Himalayas, India. In: Chatterjee, U., Shaw, R., Kumar, S., Raj, A.D., Das, S. (eds) Climate Crisis: Adaptive Approaches and Sustainability. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44397-8_25.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., 2023. Hydrogeomorphological Mapping of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Multi-influence Factor (MIF) and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Vishav Watershed, Western Himalayas. Emerging Technologies for Water Supply, Conservation and Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35279-9_9.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., 2023.Spatio-temporal dynamics of groundwater recharge in Dras sub-basin of Upper Indus River Basin (UIRB), western Himalayas. In: P. Thambidurai (Editor), Anil Kumar Dikshit (eds) Impacts of Urbanization on Hydrological Systems in India. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21618-3.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., Alam, A., Bhat, M.S. and Farooq, H., 2022. Effect of Changing Climate on the Water Resources of Upper Jhelum Basin (UJB), India. In Riverine Systems (pp. 133-148). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87067-6.
Lone, S.A., Jeelani, G., 2022. Appraising the Groundwater Potential of Liddar Sub-Basin (Western Himalayas) Using Geospatial Techniques. In: Panneerselvam, B., Pande, C.B., Muniraj, K., Balasubramanian, A., Ravichandran, N. (eds) Climate Change Impact on Groundwater Resources. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04707-7.