Shekhar Sharan Goyal

About

I am an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in agricultural policies, ecohydrology, and sustainability science. My work focuses on mitigating environmental impacts within the water-food-environment nexus, particularly addressing agricultural nutrient pollution, nitrogen management, and resource optimization in agricultural systems. I specialize in developing innovative solutions to reduce nitrogen surplus and greenhouse gas emissions while improving water quality and food security.

My research integrates advanced data analysis, modeling, and trade network analysis to explore strategies for sustainable development. I am experienced in resilience assessment of natural and built systems under stressors such as climate change and socio-economic shifts. I also actively contribute to policy-driven science, emphasizing the global relevance of sustainable agricultural practices.

Employment

• Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Research Scientist
  2025 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Research Scholar
  2020 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Masters
  2016 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (14)

• Quantifying environmental co-benefits of nitrogen-based crop restructuring and its implications on India’s interstate trade network
  Nature Communications 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-75905-w
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• A decade of missed opportunities: how Europe went off-track to reduce nitrogen pollution over the last decade
  2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9290508/v1
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• High-resolution contemporary river temperature atlas for Central Europe
  2026 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-9900
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• Tracing the Synergies and Trade-off Between the Global Food Security and Biodiversity
  2026 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-16987
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• Trends in an Environmental Nitrogen Management Index across Europe reveal progress since 1980s but also required considerable improvements
  2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8968832/v1
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• Rising Disparity in Sustainable Nitrogen Management Across Indian Croplands
  2025 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7657224/v1
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• Towards Disentangling Environmental Costs of India's Agricultural Trade Network
  2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-776
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• Agricultural pollution in Indian Interstate Trade Network
  2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7331
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• Quantifying environmental co-benefits of nitrogen based crop restructuring and its implication on trade network system
  2024 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5402139/v1
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• Assessing temporal dynamics of nitrogen surplus in Indian agriculture: district scale data from 1966 to 2017
  Scientific Data 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-04023-3
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