Research output

Publications & outputs

Peer-reviewed and accepted papers, current manuscripts, open datasets, conference presentations and thesis work.

4Peer-reviewed / accepted papers

4Manuscripts under review

8Selected conference presentations

2026

Quantifying environmental co-benefits of nitrogen-based crop restructuring and its implications on India’s interstate trade network

Goyal, S. S., Kumar, R., & Bhatia, U.

Nature Communications, 17, 7778. Published 2026.

DOI ↗Figure

2026

Rising Disparity in Sustainable Nitrogen Management Across Indian Croplands

Goyal, S. S., Kumar, R., Bhatia, U., & de Vries, W.

Communications Sustainability · Accepted.

Accepted

2024

Indian Interstate Trade Exacerbates Nutrient Pollution in Food Production Hubs

Goyal, S. S., Dave, R., Kumar, R., & Bhatia, U.

Communications Earth & Environment, 5, Article 9.

DOI ↗Figure

2024

Assessing Temporal Dynamics of Nitrogen Surplus in Indian Agriculture: District-Scale Data from 1966 to 2017

Goyal, S. S., Kumar, R., & Bhatia, U.

Scientific Data, 11, Article 1191.

DOI ↗Interactive data

Current manuscripts

Accepted & under review

2026

Trends in an Environmental Nitrogen Management Index across Europe Reveal Progress since the 1980s but Also Require Considerable Improvements

Batool, M., Goyal, S. S., Sarrazin, F. J., de Vries, W., Ros, G. H., & Kumar, R.

Under review · One Earth.

2026

A Decade of Missed Opportunities: How Europe Went Off-Track to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution over the Last Decade

Batool, M., de Vries, W., Ros, G. H., Sutton, M. A., Sarrazin, F. J., Bhatia, U., Goyal, S. S., Peer, G., & Kumar, R.

Under review · Nature Geoscience.

2026

Keeping Environmental Security in Step with Economic Prosperity in the EU–India Free Trade Agreement

Goyal, S. S. & Kumar, R.

Under review · AGU Advances.

2026

Spatially Distributed River Water Temperature Modelling Using Satellite-Derived Land Surface Temperature Data

Goyal, S. S., Kumar, R., Giardino, C., Bresciani, M., Mühlbauer, S., & Schmidt, C.

Under review · IOP Water.

Open research data

Datasets

2025

ENMI Europe Dataset

Batool, M., Goyal, S. S., Sarrazin, F. J., de Vries, W., Ros, G. H., & Kumar, R.

Dataset · Zenodo / Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research.

Dataset ↗

1966–2017

District-scale nitrogen budget data for India

Goyal, S. S., Kumar, R., & Bhatia, U.

Interactive GeoJSON and CSV resources preserved from the previous website.

Selected presentations

Conference contributions

2026

Widening Disparities in Nitrogen Sustainability across India

Goyal, S. S. et al.

Oral presentation · XXIII Nitrogen Workshop.

2026

Quantifying Environmental Co-Benefits of Nitrogen-Based Crop Restructuring and Its Implications for India’s Interstate Trade Network

Goyal, S. S. et al.

Oral presentation · XXIII Nitrogen Workshop.

2026

Global Crop Trade Network Reveals Hidden Flows of Pollination-Driven Vitamins and Minerals

Datta, A., Goyal, S. S., & Bhatia, U.

Oral presentation.

2026

High-Resolution Contemporary River Temperature Atlas for Central Europe

Goyal, S. S., Schmidt, C., Nguyen, T., & Kumar, R.

Poster presentation · Copernicus Meetings.

2025

Towards Disentangling Environmental Costs of India’s Agricultural Trade Network

Goyal, S. S., Dave, R., Bhatia, U., & Kumar, R.

Poster presentation · EGU General Assembly 2025.

2024

Agricultural Pollution in Indian Interstate Trade Networks

Goyal, S. S. et al.

Oral presentation · EGU General Assembly 2024.

2023

Trade-Driven Greenhouse Gas Emissions in India

Goyal, S. S. & Bhatia, U.

Poster presentation · EGU General Assembly 2023.

2021

Urbanization Impact on Urban River Water Quality

Goyal, S. S. & Bhatia, U.

Poster presentation · AGU Fall Meeting 2021.

Doctoral research

Thesis

2025

Quantifying Nutrient Pollution in Agricultural Systems, Restructuring Strategies for Management, and Assessing Implications on Trade Networks

Goyal, S. S.

PhD dissertation · Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.

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