Research & Publications (Research Articles)

Department of Geology

Research Articles

Title of the Paper Journal Name Year Name of the Authors Link of the Paper
A prolonged hydrothermal past at Santorini Caldera revealed by sedimentary trace metal and microbial signatures. Nature Communications 2026 Della Sala, S., Papadimitriou, V., Polymenakou, P., Kutterolf, S., Frieling, J., Pyle, D.M., Mather, T.A., Kilias, S., Jones, C.K., Druitt, T. and Preine, J., Hübscher C., Nomikou P., Koukousioura O., Ronge T.A., Beethe S., Pank K., Berthod C., Chen H., Chiyonobu S., Peccia A., DeBari S., Gertisser R., Johnston, R., Manga, M., McIntosh, I., Peccia, A., Tominaha, M; Yamamoto, Y., Woodhouse, A., Bernard, A., Perex, T. F., Joshi, K.B., Keltetscha, G., Morris, A., Li, X., Papanilolau, D. Link
Petrogenetic link between Sevattur carbonatites and associated silicate rocks: Single magma or many? Lithos 2026 Dey, M., Bhattacharjee, S., Shinde, S.D., Chakrabarty, A., Xiang, Z., Brenna, M., Rao, N.C., Joshi, K.B. and Pal, S. Link
Sanukitoid stable isotopes reveal complex crust-mantle dynamics in the early Earth. Communications Earth & Environment 2026 Zhu, R.Z., Fowler, M., Yin, J., Huang, F., Smithies, R.H., Spencer, L.M., Millet, M.A., Moreira, H., Storey, C., Bruno, H., Joshi, K.B., Long, X., Lai, S., Zhao, G. Link
Late Quaternary climate reconstruction using multiproxy approach and mathematical techniques. Quaternary International 2026 Banerji, U.S., Dubey, C. P., Pandey, L., Quamar, F. Md., Joshi, K.B. Link
Archean TTGs and high-K granitoids from the Madawara domain, Southern Bundelkhand Craton: Insights into petrogenesis, crustal growth, and mantle metasomatism. Lithos 2026 Singh, P.K*., Kumar, A., Sahoo, B., Joshi, K.B*., Kumar, S., Paul, D., Oliveira, E.P., Singh, V.K., Gond, A.K., Kispotta, A.N. and Rahi, I.C. Link
Tectonic modulation of caldera volcanism on the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2025 Metcalfe A., Druitt T., Pank K., Kutterolf S., Preine J., Beethe S., Schmitt A., Hübscher C., Nomikou P., Ronge T.A., Berthod C., Chen H., Chiyonobu S., Clark A., DeBari S., Gertisser R., Johnston R., Koukousioura O., Manga M., McCanta M., McIntosh I., Peccia A., Tominaga M., Yamamoto Y., Woodhouse A., Bernard A., Perez T.F., Jones C.K., Joshi K.B., Kletetschka G., Morris A., Polymenakou P., Li X., Papanikolaou D., Pyle D., Sternai P. Link
Submarine ash megabed fed by far-travelled, shoreline-crossing pyroclastic currents from a large explosive volcanic eruption. Science Advances 2025 Metcalfe A., Druitt T., Pank K., Kutterolf S., Preine J., Kelfoun K., Hübscher C., Nomikou P.; Ronge T.A., Chiyonobu S., Koukousioura O., Woodhouse A., Beethe S., Manga M., McIntosh I., Tominaga M., Berthod C., Chen H., Clark A., DeBari S., Gertisser R., Johnston R.; Peccia A., Yamamoto Y., Bernard A., Perez T.F., Jones C.K., Joshi K.B., Kletetschka G., McCanta M., Morris A., Polymenakou P., Li X., Nedelec J.M., Lee H.Y., Papanikolaou D. Link
Low heat flow in the Anhydros Basin, Aegean Sea, recorded by deep subsurface temperatures. Geophysical Research Letters 2025 Manga, M., Tominaga, M., Preine, J., Ronge, T.A., Beethe, S., Hübscher, C., McIntosh, I., Nomikou, P., Kutterolf, S., Druitt, T., Bernard, A., Berthod, B., Chen, H., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez-Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Johnston, R.M., Jones, C.K., Joshi, K.B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P.N., Woodhouse, A., Yamamoto, Y. Link
Effects of climate and sea level change on sedimentation in the eastern Bengal Fan during the late Quaternary. Quaternary Science Reviews 2025 Prajith, A., Ray, J.S., George, B.G., Joshi, K.B., Bhushan, R., Bhutani, R., Singh A. Link
Geochemical records of mudflat sediments from southern Saurashtra, Western India: implication in Holocene climate and global teleconnection. The Holocene 2024 Banerji, U.S., Bhushan, R., Joshi, K.B*., Dhabi, A., Sudheer. A.K., Dubey, C.P., Panda, R.K., Haridas, N., Gaddam, M. Link
Neoproterozoic crustal evolution of Indo-Australo-Antarctic Suture domain and Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains, East Antarctica: Insights from the offshore sediments. Gondwana Research 2024 Gupta, R., Pandey, M., Arora, D., Pandey, A.K., Pant, N.C., Joshi, K.B., Kumar, P., Satyanarayanan, M. and Singh, A. Link
Prolonged parallel chronology of distinct TTG types in the Lake Inari terrain, Arctic Fennoscandia: Implications for a stationary plume-related source. Precambrian Research 2024 Joshi, K.B., Halla, J., Kurhila, M., Heilimo, E. Link
On the origin of Archaean TTGs by migmatization of mantle plume-related metabasalts: Insights from the Lake Inari terrain, Arctic Fennoscandia. Precambrian Research 2024 Halla, J., Joshi, K.B., Lehtonen, A., Heilimo, E., Kurhila, M. Link
Application of Principal Component Analysis on geochemical data from the sedimentary environment. Journal of Earth System Science 2024 Srivastava, D., Dubey, C.P., Banerji, U.S., Joshi, K.B. Link
Hazardous explosive eruptions of a recharging multi-cyclic island arc caldera. Nature Geoscience 2024 Preine, J., Karstens, J., Hubscher, C., Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S., Nomikou, O., Manga, M., Gertisser, R., Pank, K., Beethe, S., Berthod,C., Crutchley, G., McIntosh, I., Ronge, T., Tominaga, M., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Johnston, R., Mateo, Z., Peccia, A., Jones, C., Kletetschka, G., Metcalfe, A., Bernard, A., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Fernandez-Perez, T., Joshi, K.B., Koukousioura, O., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Polymenakou, P., Woodhouse, A., Yamamoto, Y., Wang, K.L., Lee, H.Y., Li, X., Papanikolaou, D. Link
Giant offshore pumice deposit records a shallow submarine explosive eruption of ancestral Santorini. Communications Earth & Environment 2024 Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T., Hubscher, C., Nomikou, O., Preine, J., Gertisser, R., Karstens, J., Keller, J., Koukousioura, O., Manga, M., Metcalf, A., McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Pank, K., Woodhouse, A., Beethe, S., Berthod,C., Chiyonobu, S., Chen, H., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Johnston, R., Peccia, A., Yamamoto, Y., Bernard, A., Fernandez-Perez, T., Jones, C., Joshi, K.B., Kletetschka, G., Li, X., Morris, A., Polymenakou,P., Tominaga, D., Papanikolaou, D. Link
Depositional age and formation conditions of Archean Banded Iron Formations, Bundelkhand Craton, Central India: Geochemistry, Neodymium isotopes and U-Pb Zircon Geochronology. Precambrian Research 2024 Slabunov, A., Joshi, K.B*., Singh, S.K., Rai, V. Link
From source to emplacement: the origin of leucogranites from the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayas, India. Geoscience Frontiers 2024 Srivastava, T., Harris, N., Mottram, C., Joshi, K.B., Wanjari, N. Link
Metamorphic evolution of granulites from Grovnes peninsula of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica: Constraints from phase equilibrium modelling and geochronology. Polar Science 2023 Sorcar, N., Dev, A., Mukherjee, S., Joshi, K.B., Bommuju, P. Link
Geochemistry of Jutogh Metasediments, Lesser Himachal Himalaya, India, and their Implications in Source Area Weathering, Provenance, and Tectonic Setting during Paleoproterozoic Nuna Assembly. Journal of Geological Society of India 2023 Hiffzurrahman, Nasipuri, P., Joshi, K.B. Link
Detrital Zircons in Crustal Evolution: A Perspective from the Indian Subcontinent. Lithosphere 2022 Joshi, K.B., Banerji, U.S., Dubey*, C.P., Oliveira, E.P. Link
Neodymium Isotope constraints on the origin of TTGs and High-K Granitoids in the Bundelkhand Craton, Central India: Implications for Archaean crustal evolution. Lithosphere 2022 Joshi*, K.B., Singh, S.K., Halla, J., Ahmad, T., Rai, V. K. Link
Quaternary dating and Instrumental development: An overview. Journal of Asian Earth Science X 2022 Banerji, U.S., Goswami*, V., Joshi, K. B. Link
Holocene monsoon and sea-level variability from coastal lowlands of Kerala, SW India. Quaternary International 2022 Shaji, J., Banerji*, U.S., Maya K., Joshi, K.B., Dabhi, A.J., Bharti, N., Bhushan, R., Padmalal, D. Link
Crustal density and susceptibility structure beneath Achankovil Shear zone, India. Lithosphere 2022 Prasad, M., Dubey* C.P., Joshi, K.B., Tiwari, V.M. Link
Heavy Minerals in Provenance Studies: An Overview. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 2022 Joshi*, K.B., Banerji, U.S., Dubey, C.P., Oliveira, E.P. Link
Geochemistry of meta-sediments from Neoproterozoic Shimla and Chail Group of Outer Lesser Himalaya: Implications for provenance, tectonic setting and paleo-weathering conditions. Geological Journal 2021 Joshi*, K.B. Ray, S., Ahmad, T., Satyanaranayan, M., Krishna, K. Link
Hydroclimate variability during the last two millennia from the mudflats of Diu Island, Western India. Geological Journal 2021 Banerji*, U.S., Bhushan, R., Joshi, K.B., Shaji, J., Jull, A.J.T. Link
Recent Developments in Instrumentation and its application in absolute geochronology: Historical perspective and Overview. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 2021 Joshi, K. B., Goswami, V., Banerji*, U.S., Shankar, R. Link
Characterization of multiple episodes of melt generation from lower crust during Archaean: constrains using amphibole composition. Journal of International Geoscience 2021 Joshi, K.B., Sorcar*, N. Pant, N.C. Nandakumar, V. Ahmad, T. Tomson, J.K. Link
Field, petrographic and geochemical characteristics of Sullya alkaline complex in the Cauvery Shear Zone (CSZ), southern India: Implications for petrogenesis. Journal of Earth System Science 2020 Kumar*, C., Joshi, K.B., Kerr, A.C., Padhi, J.K., Shankar Mishra, S, Chandan, R. Link
Characterization of partial melting event of garnet-cordierite gneiss from Kerala Khondalite Belt, India. Geoscience Frontiers 2020 Sorcar, N. Joshi*, K.B. Oliveira, E.P.; Tomson, J. K. Nandakumar, V. Link
Paleoarchean zircons from quartzites of South Bundelkhand Greenstone Supracrustal Complex: origin and implications for crustal evolution in Bundelkhand Craton, Central India. Current Science 2017 Slabunov, A. Singh, V. Joshi, K. B*. Li, X. Link
Geochemical and petrogenetic study of Proterozoic Sewariya and Govindgarh granitoids from South Delhi Fold Belt. Current Science 2015 Ray, S. Joshi, K.B*. Sundarraman, S. Joshi, D. Ahmad, T. Link
Geochemistry of Pegmatites from South Delhi Fold Belt, Rajgarh, Ajmer District, Rajasthan. Current Science 2014 Joshi, K.B*. Ray, S. Joshi, D. Ahmad, T. Link
Microbes: Mini Iron Factories. Indian Journal of Microbiology 2014 Joshi, K.B. Link