Dr Rakesh Saini
Associate Professor
| Department of Geography
University of Delhi
Delhi
Expertise:
Physical Geography
16
Publications
2
Projects
655
Scopus Citations
653
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16 Years 11 Months Total Experience
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Professional Recognition
Queen’s Fellowship
2009
Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
International Travel Award
2010
Oikosinternational.org
Junior Research Fellowship
2009
UGC
International Travel Award
2015
University of Chicago Center in Paris
International Travel Award cum Congress Attendance Support
2019
International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)
Open Science Meeting Funding
2025
Past Global Changes (PAGES)
Community & Membership
Association of Quaternary Researchers (INDIA)
MemberInternal Quality Assurance Cell, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, UK
Assistant DirectorBoard of Studies, Department of Geography, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, UK
MemberElection Committee for the Student Union
MemberNCERT Textbook Development Team
MemberAssociation of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
MemberASIA 2K - Past Global Changes
MemberLandCover6k - Past Global Changes
MemberArchaeoGlobe
MemberAssociation of Quaternary Researchers (India)
MemberPersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
2020
Mizoram University, Aizwal
Master of Philosophy
2008
Mizoram University, Aizwal
Master of Arts
2005
Mizoram University, Aizwal
Associate Professor
Jan 2026 – Present
University of Delhi
| Department of Geography
Associate Professor
Mar 2024 – Jan 2026
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal Univeristy, Srinagar, Garhwal
| Department of Geography (Srinagar)
Assistant Professor
May 2013 – Mar 2024
Dr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
| Department of General and Applied Geography
Subject Specialist
Mar 2012 – May 2013
Unknown Organization
Research Assistant
Nov 2006 – Mar 2009
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Physical Sciences
Scholarly Work
Cosmogenic Radio-Nuclide (CRN) Dating for Constraining the Little Ice Age in the Western Himalayas
OtherConstraining the Little Ice Age in the Western Himalayas
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Scholarly Publications
Reconstruction of post-little ice age glacier recession in the Lahaul Himalaya, north-west India
Shrinking glaciers of the Himachal Himalaya: A critical review
Late Holocene Glacier Dynamics in the Miyar Basin, Lahaul Himalaya, India
Open AccessClimatic variability at Gangtok and Tadong weather observatories in Sikkim, India, during 1961–2017
Open AccessMapping Temporal Changes of Contemporary Glaciers in the Chandra Basin, Lahaul Himalaya Between 1989 and 2022
Understanding glacier dynamics since the Little Ice Age in the sub-basins of Chandrabhaga Basin, Lahaul Himalaya, India
Open Access
10.3389/frwa.2026.1691398
Scopus: 1
Disparate hypsometry and consequential recession pattern variations of the glaciers originating from a single source in the Himachal Himalaya, India
Evaluating GLOF Susceptibility of Potentially Dangerous Glacial Lakes Using AHP-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis in the Suru Sub-Basin, Western Himalayas
10.2139/ssrn.5968196
Crossref: 1
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