Tapas Ranjan Martha

@nrsc.gov.in

Scientist
National Remote Sensing Centre

Tapas Ranjan Martha

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Geology, Earth-Surface Processes, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Space and Planetary Science
87

Scopus Publications

4643

Scholar Citations

30

Scholar h-index

57

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Assessing earthquake-induced landslide susceptibility: a comparative study with and without landslide inventory data in the Indian Himalayan region
    Sangeeta, N Jayasri, PS Nayek, M Gade, HB Havenith, TR Martha
    Natural Hazards 122 (10), 425 , 2026
    2026
  • Landslide Inventory of Arunachal Pradesh using Space Technology
    D Borgohain, S Deb, H Dutta, K Bhushan, N Jain, TR Martha, IC Das
    Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 1-12 , 2026
    2026
  • Decadal evolution of mass movements in a Himalayan catchment after the catastrophic 2013 Kedarnath disaster
    A Sekar, SS Subramanian, AP Yunus, TR Martha
    Geomorphology, 110225 , 2026
    2026
  • Mineralogy and Chronology of Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site Using Orbital Remote Sensing Datasets
    N Jain, P Roy, M Chauhan, TR Martha, IC Das, K Sreenivas, P Chauhan
    Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 54 (2), 833-841 , 2026
    2026
  • Optimising sampling strategies for AI-based landslide susceptibility mapping: a case study of Idukki, Kerala
    I Behera, N Jain, TR Martha, M Bose
    Natural Hazards 122 (1), 18 , 2026
    2026
  • From Disaster To Conservation: Geoheritage Potential of the 2024 Wayanad Landslide, India
    VK Krishnapriya, AS Amrutha, A Rajaneesh, GS Pradeep, G Sankar, ...
    Geoheritage 17 (4), 125 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Integrating Social and Physical Vulnerabilities to Assess Landslide Risk in the Aizawl Municipal Area, Mizoram, India
    ZD Laltanpuia, TR Martha, KS Rao
    Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 53 (12), 4257-4279 , 2025
    2025
  • South Lhonak Lake Disaster in Sikkim, India: impact analysis using optical imagery, SBAS-InSAR and numerical simulation
    P Roy, TR Martha, B Mishra, R Majumdar, R Saha, IC Das, S Reddy, ...
    Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 53 (10), 3339-3352 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Comparison of airborne and spaceborne hyperspectral data for lithological discrimination within the Eastern Dharwar craton
    S Singh, TR Martha, IC Das, K Sreenivas, P Chauhan
    Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 53 (10), 3475-3490 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Soil-water index (SWI) thresholds for territorial landslide early warning system (Te-LEWS) in India
    SS Subramanian, S Dixit, A Sekar, P Srivastava, S Sen, TR Martha, ...
    GeoVadis, 547-552 , 2025
    2025
  • A rockslide-induced debris flow caused the catastrophic 2024 Wayanad disaster in Kerala, India
    P Roy, N Jain, B Mishra, TR Martha, PR Jalan, IC Das, K Sreenivas, ...
    Landslides 22 (6), 1909-1922 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 10
  • A novel approach for most vulnerable zone identification using MT-InSAR and machine learning: A case study from lesser Himalayan region
    VK Maurya, D Meghanadh, R Dwivedi, TR Martha, P Roy
    Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 53 (5), 1549-1564 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Landslide Detection in Google Earth Engine Using Deep Learning Methods
    PR Jalan, A Nanda, TR Martha, IC Das, K Sreenivas, P Chauhan
    Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 53 (4), 1155-1166 , 2025
    2025
  • Location Metadata Extraction from Landslide-Related Online News Articles Using LLM-Based Approaches
    R Ghosal, AI Middya, TR Martha, N Jain, N Mukherjee, S Roy
    International Conference on Frontiers in Computing and Systems, 483-495 , 2024
    2024
  • Kinematics of Rotational Failure of Ramban Landslide (25 April 2024) in Jammu and Kashmir and Regional Vertical Displacement Analysis Using SBAS-InSAR
    PR Jalan, P Roy, B Mishra, TR Martha, IC Das
    2024 IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS), 1-4 , 2024
    2024
  • Irshalwadi landslide in Western Ghats of India: Observations from precursory slope movement, rainfall and soil moisture
    N Jain, P Roy, P Jalan, TR Martha, IC Das
    Natural Hazards Research 4 (4), 579-583 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 22
  • Characterizing EOS-4 imagery for regional geological observations
    S Singh, P Roy, R Majumdar, NK Baranval, TR Martha, IC Das
    Current Science 126 (9), 1109-1117 , 2024
    2024
  • Evaluating failure regime of an active landslide using instability and rockfall simulation, NW Himalaya
    I Jamir, V Kumar, AK Ojha, V Gupta, TR Martha, DV Griffiths
    Environmental Earth Sciences 83 (8), 256 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Identification of Talc Bearing Martian Analogue Site in Rajasthan (India) Using Field Measurements
    NS Jain, P Roy, TR Martha, K Vinod Kumar
    55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 3040, 1107 , 2024
    2024
  • Numerical-model-derived intensity–duration thresholds for early warning of rainfall-induced debris flows in a Himalayan catchment
    S Dixit, S Siva Subramanian, P Srivastava, AP Yunus, TR Martha, S Sen
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 24 (2), 465-480 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 26

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Characterising spectral, spatial and morphometric properties of landslides for semi-automatic detection using object-oriented methods
    TR Martha, N Kerle, V Jetten, CJ van Westen, KV Kumar
    Geomorphology 116 (1-2), 24-36 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 628
  • Segment Optimization and Data-Driven Thresholding for Knowledge-Based Landslide Detection by Object-Based Image Analysis
    TR Martha, N Kerle, CJ van Westen, V Jetten, KV Kumar
    IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 49 (12), 4928-4943 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 387
  • Landslide failures detection and mapping using Synthetic Aperture Radar: Past, present and future
    AC Mondini, F Guzzetti, KT Chang, O Monserrat, TR Martha, A Manconi
    Earth-Science Reviews 216, 103574 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 308
  • Object-oriented analysis of multi-temporal panchromatic images for creation of historical landslide inventories
    TR Martha, N Kerle, CJ Van Westen, V Jetten, KV Kumar
    ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing 67, 105-119 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 246
  • Landslide hazard and risk assessment using semi-automatically created landslide inventories
    TR Martha, CJ van Westen, N Kerle, V Jetten, KV Kumar
    Geomorphology 184, 139-150 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 245
  • Landslides triggered by the June 2013 extreme rainfall event in parts of Uttarakhand state, India
    TR Martha, P Roy, KB Govindharaj, KV Kumar, PG Diwakar, VK Dadhwal
    Landslides 12 (1), 135-146 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 236
  • A comparative analysis of pixel-and object-based detection of landslides from very high-resolution images
    RN Keyport, T Oommen, TR Martha, KS Sajinkumar, JS Gierke
    International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation 64, 1-11 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 204
  • Landslide Susceptibility Assessment using Information Value Method in parts of the Darjeeling Himalayas
    S Sarkar, AK Roy, TR Martha
    Journal of the Geological Society of India 82, 351-362 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 183
  • Spatial characteristics of landslides triggered by the 2015 M w 7.8 (Gorkha) and M w 7.3 (Dolakha) earthquakes in Nepal
    TR Martha, P Roy, R Mazumdar, KB Govindharaj, KV Kumar
    Landslides 14 (2), 697-704 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 139
  • Constructing a complete landslide inventory dataset for the 2018 monsoon disaster in Kerala, India, for land use change analysis
    L Hao, R A., C van Westen, S K. S., TR Martha, P Jaiswal, BG McAdoo
    Earth System Science Data 12, 2899-2918 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 138
  • Landslide volumetric analysis using Cartosat-1-derived DEMs
    TR Martha, N Kerle, V Jetten, CJ van Westen, KV Kumar
    IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 7 (3), 582-586 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 133
  • Damage and geological assessment of the 18 September 2011 Mw 6.9 earthquake in Sikkim, India using very high resolution satellite data
    TR Martha, KB Govindharaj, KV Kumar
    Geoscience Frontiers 6, 793-805 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 106
  • Geospatial landslide inventory of India—an insight into occurrence and exposure on a national scale
    TR Martha, P Roy, N Jain, K Khanna, K Mrinalni, KV Kumar, PVN Rao
    Landslides 18, 2125-2141 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 104
  • Rock avalanche induced flash flood on 07 February 2021 in Uttarakhand, India—a photogeological reconstruction of the event
    TR Martha, P Roy, N Jain, K Vinod Kumar, PS Reddy, J Nalini, S Sharma, ...
    Landslides 18 (8), 2881-2893 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 88
  • Landslides mapped using satellite data in the Western Ghats of India after excess rainfall during August 2018
    TR Martha, P Roy, K Khanna, K Mrinalni, K Vinod Kumar
    Current Science 117 (5), 804-812 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 84
  • Time and path prediction of landslides using InSAR and flow model
    P Roy, TR Martha, K Khanna, N Jain, KV Kumar
    Remote Sensing of Environment 271, 112899 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 82
  • Mapping damage in the Jammu and Kashmir caused by 8 October 2005 Mw 7.3 earthquake from the Cartosat–1 and Resourcesat–1 imagery
    KV Kumar, TR Martha, PS Roy
    International Journal of Remote Sensing 27 (20), 4449-4459 , 2006
    2006
    Citations: 75
  • Evaluating the relation between land use changes and the 2018 landslide disaster in Kerala, India
    L Hao, C van Westen, A Rajaneesh, KS Sajinkumar, TR Martha, P Jaiswal
    Catena 216, 106363 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 69
  • Recent coal-fire and land-use status of Jharia Coalfield, India from satellite data
    TR Martha, A Guha, KV Kumar, MVV Kamaraju, EVR Raju
    International journal of Remote sensing 31 (12), 3243-3262 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 64
  • September, 2012 landslide events in Okhimath, India - An assessment of landslide consequences using very high resolution satellite data
    TR Martha, K Vinod Kumar
    Landslides 10 (4), 469-479 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 59