Publications
​2025
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Menon JS, Mandal S, Ali MK, Deepa M, Mohan V, Schwartz JD, et al. The role of neighborhood and household level socio-economic status in determining air pollution exposure in two Indian cities. Environ Res Lett. 2025 Apr 29;20(5):054063. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/adccdd.
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​2024​​​​
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Jaganathan S, Stafoggia M, Rajiva A, Mandal S, Dixit S, de Bont J, Wellenius GA, Lane KJ, Nori-Sarma A, Kloog I, Prabhakaran D, Prabhakaran P, Schwartz J, Ljungman P. Estimating the effect of annual PM2·5 exposure on mortality in India: a difference-in-differences approach. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Dec;8(12):e987-e996. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00248-1. PMID: 39674205.
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Jaganathan S, Rajiva A, Amini H, de Bont J, Dixit S, Dutta A, Kloog I, Lane KJ, Menon JS, Nori-Sarma A, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz J, Sharma P, Stafoggia M, Walia GK, Wellenius GA, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P, Mandal S. Nationwide analysis of air pollution hotspots across India: A spatiotemporal PM2.5 trend analysis (2008-2019). Environ Res. 2024 Nov 5;264
(Pt 1):120276. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120276. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39510231.
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Prabhakaran D, Sieber NL, Jaganathan S, Mandal S, Prabhakaran P, Walia GK, Menon JS, Rajput P, Gupta T, Mohan S, Kondal D, Rajiva A, Dutta A, Krishna B, Yajnik C, Mohan D, Ganguly E, Madhipatla K, Sharma P, Singh S, Gupta R, Ljungman P, Gupta V, Mohan V, Reddy KS, Schwartz JD. Health effects of selected environmental Exposomes Across the Life courSe in Indian populations using longitudinal cohort studies: GEOHealth HEALS Study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 1;14(10):e087445. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087445. PMID: 39486816; PMCID: PMC11529579.​
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Longitudinal associations between ambient PM2.5 exposure and lipid levels in two Indian cities
Anand, Kritika a,*; Walia, Gagandeep Kaurb; Mandal, Siddharthaa; Menon, Jyothi S.a,b; Gupta, Rubya,b; Tandon, Nikhilc; Narayan, K. M. Venkatd,e; Ali, Mohammed K.d,e; Mohan, Viswanathanf; Schwartz, Joel D.g; Prabhakaran, Dorairaja,b. Longitudinal associations between ambient PM2.5 exposure and lipid levels in two Indian cities. Environmental Epidemiology 8(2):p e295, April 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000295
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Mandal, S., Rajiva, A., Kloog, I., Menon, J. S., Lane, K. J., Amini, H., Walia, G. K., Dixit, S., Nori-Sarma, A., Dutta, A., Sharma, P., Jaganathan, S., Madhipatla, K. K., Wellenius, G. A., De Bont, J., Venkataraman, C., Prabhakaran, D., Prabhakaran, P., Ljungman, P., & Schwartz, J. (2024). PNAS Nexus. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae088
Impact of heatwaves on all-cause mortality in India: A comprehensive multi-city study
De Bont, J., Nori-Sarma, A., Stafoggia, M., Banerjee, T., Ingole, V., Jaganathan, S., Mandal, S., Rajiva, A., Krishna, B., Kloog, I., Lane, K., Mall, R. K., Tiwari, A., Wei, Y., Wellenius, G. A., Prabhakaran, D., Schwartz, J., Prabhakaran, P., & Ljungman, P. (2024). Environment International, 184, 108461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108461
Ambient air pollution and daily mortality in ten cities of India: A causal modelling study
De Bont, J., Krishna, B., Stafoggia, M., Banerjee, T., Dholakia, H., Garg, A., Ingole, V., Jaganathan, S., Kloog, I., Lane, K., Mall, R. K., Mandal, S., Nori-Sarma, A., Prabhakaran, D., Rajiva, A., Tiwari, A. S., Wei, Y., Wellenius, G. A., Schwartz, J., . . . Ljungman, P. (2024). The Lancet Planetary Health, 8(7), e433–e440. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00114-1
Mandal, S., Kuriakose, S., & Shridhar, K. (2024). Frontiers in Environmental Health, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvh.2024.1339674
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2023
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PM2.5 exposure, glycemic markers and incidence of type 2 diabetes in two large Indian cities
Mandal S, Jaganathan S, Kondal D, et alPM2.5 exposure, glycemic markers and incidence of type 2 diabetes in two large Indian citiesBMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2023;11:e003333. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003333
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2021
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Taking a stand against air pollution - the impact on cardiovascular disease.
Brauer M, Casadei B, Harrington RA, Kovacs R, Sliwa K; WHF Air Pollution Expert Group. Eur Heart J. 2021 Apr 14;42(15):1460-1463. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa1025. PMID: 33507239; PMCID: PMC7953955.
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Singh K, Kondal D, Mohan S, Jaganathan S, Deepa M, Venkateshmurthy NS, Jarhyan P, Anjana RM, Narayan KMV, Mohan V, Tandon N, Ali MK, Prabhakaran D, Eggleston K. Health, psychosocial, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with chronic conditions in India: a mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health. 2021 Apr 8;21(1):685. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10708-w. PMID: 33832478; PMCID: PMC8027966.
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Assessing mortality risk attributable to high ambient temperatures in Ahmedabad, 1987 to 2017.
Wei Y, Tiwari AS, Li L, Solanki B, Sarkar J, Mavalankar D, Schwartz J. Environ Res. 2021 Jul;198:111232. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111232. Epub 2021 May 11. PMID: 33965390; PMCID: PMC8169607.
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Daily nonaccidental mortality associated with short-term PM 2.5 exposures in Delhi, India
Krishna B, Mandal S, Madhipatla K, Reddy KS, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz JD. Daily nonaccidental mortality associated with short-term PM2.5 exposures in Delhi, India. Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 6;5(4):e167. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000167. PMID: 34414349; PMCID: PMC8367036.
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2020
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Mandal S, Madhipatla KK, Guttikunda S, Kloog I, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz JD; GeoHealth Hub India Team. Ensemble averaging-based assessment of spatiotemporal variations in ambient PM2.5 concentrations over Delhi, India, during 2010-2016. Atmos Environ (1994). 2020 Mar 1;224:117309. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117309. Epub 2020 Jan 27. PMID: 32405246; PMCID: PMC7219795.
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Walia GK, Mandal S, Jaganathan S, Jaacks LM, Sieber NL, Dhillon PK, Krishna B, Magsumbol MS, Madhipatla KK, Kondal D, Cash RA, Reddy KS, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran D. Leveraging Existing Cohorts to Study Health Effects of Air Pollution on Cardiometabolic Disorders: India Global Environmental and Occupational Health Hub. Environ Health Insights. 2020 Apr 20;14:1178630220915688. doi: 10.1177/1178630220915688. PMID: 32341651; PMCID: PMC7171984.
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Prabhakaran D, Mandal S, Krishna B, Magsumbol M, Singh K, Tandon N, Narayan KMV, Shivashankar R, Kondal D, Ali MK, Srinath Reddy K, Schwartz JD; GeoHealth Hub Study investigators, COE-CARRS Study investigators. Exposure to Particulate Matter Is Associated With Elevated Blood Pressure and Incident Hypertension in Urban India. Hypertension. 2020 Oct;76(4):1289-1298. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15373. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 32816598; PMCID: PMC7484465.
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Building capacity for air pollution epidemiology in India
Prabhakaran P, Jaganathan S, Walia GK, Wellenius GA, Mandal S, Kumar K, Kloog I, Lane K, Nori-Sarma A, Rosenqvist M, Dahlquist M, Reddy KS, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran D, Ljungman PLS. Building capacity for air pollution epidemiology in India. Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 1;4(5):e117. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000117. Erratum in: Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Dec 04;4(6):e126. PMID: 33134770; PMCID: PMC7553192.
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India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Air Pollution Collaborators. Health and economic impact of air pollution in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Planet Health. 2021 Jan;5(1):e25-e38. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30298-9. Epub 2020 Dec 27. PMID: 33357500; PMCID: PMC7805008.
​Built environment for physical activity-An urban barometer, surveillance, and monitoring
Devarajan R, Prabhakaran D, Goenka S. Built environment for physical activity-An urban barometer, surveillance, and monitoring. Obes Rev. 2020;21(1):e12938. doi:10.1111/obr.12938
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2019
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Statewise Report Cards on Ecological Sustainability of Agriculture in India
Veluguri D, Ramanjaneyulu G V, Jaacks LM. State-wise Report Cards on Ecological Sustainability of Agriculture in India. Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), July 2019.
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Jaganathan S, Jaacks LM, Magsumbol M, Walia GK, Sieber NL, Shivasankar R, Dhillon PK, Hameed SS, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran D. Association of Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Cardio-Metabolic Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 16;16(14):2541. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142541. PMID: 31315297; PMCID: PMC6679147
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2018
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Development of Ahmedabad's Air Information and Response (AIR) Plan to Protect Public Health
Limaye VS, Knowlton K, Sarkar S, Ganguly PS, Pingle S, Dutta P, M SL, Tiwari A, Solanki B, Shah C, Raval G, Kakkad K, Beig G, Parkhi N, Jaiswal A, Mavalankar D. Development of Ahmedabad's Air Information and Response (AIR) Plan to Protect Public Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jul 10;15(7):1460. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071460. PMID: 29996566; PMCID: PMC6068810.
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India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Air Pollution Collaborators. The impact of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet Planet Health. 2019 Jan;3(1):e26-e39. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30261-4. Epub 2018 Dec 6. PMID: 30528905; PMCID: PMC6358127.
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2017
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Tackling the health burden of air pollution in South Asia
Krishna B, Balakrishnan K, Siddiqui AR, Begum BA, Bachani D, Brauer M. Tackling the health burden of air pollution in South Asia. BMJ. 2017 Nov 17;359:j5209. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5209. PMID: 29150542.
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