Publications - BITS Pilani

Prof. Ishant Sharma

Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering

Mitigation of greenhouse emissions from urban transport, Travel behavior analysis, Vehicular tailpipe emissions: conventional and electric vehicles (EVs), Word of mouth and product/service adoption behavior, latent variable modeling, transit equity, travel demand modeling

Published peer-reviewed journal articles

15. Sharma, I., Bansal, P., and Dua, R. (2025). Breaking Down Barriers: Emerging Issues on the Pathway to Full-scale Electrification of the Light-duty Vehicle Sector. Energy, 326, 136230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.136230

14. Ali, D., Sahu, P. K., Majumdar, B. B., Sharma, I., & Lakhani, J. A. (2025). Which Sociodemographic, In-Vehicle and Transit-Stop Attributes Influence Indian Women Commuters’ Safety and Security Perceptions of Public Transportation? . Transportation Research Record, https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981251339176

13. Sharma, I., Gupta, M., Mishra, S., & Velaga, N. R. (2024). Exploring the impact of time pressure on motorized two-wheeler riders’ over-speeding behavior. Transportation Letters, 17(4), 595-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/19427867.2024.2368348

12. Sahu, P. K., Marazi, N. F., Majumdar, B. B., & Sharma, I. (2024). What Makes Congestion Pricing a Successful Landing in Indian Cities? Identification of Motivators, Insights, and Inferences for Policy Formulation. Transportation in Developing Economies, 10(2), 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-024-00211-3

11. Sharma, I., Mishra, S., Kabiri, A., Ghader, S., and Zhang, L. (2023). Use of Passive Data for Determining Link Level Long Distance Trips. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 179, 103950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103950

10. Sharma, I., Padmanabhi, R., Dikshit, A., and Chandel, M. K., (2023). Urban transport emissions under current and alternative mitigation policy scenarios for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Case Studies on Transport Policy. 12, 101001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2023.101001 (Cite Score 3.7).

9. Mishra, S., Sharma, I., and Pani, A. (2022). Analyzing Autonomous Delivery Acceptance in Food Deserts based on Shopping Travel Patterns. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. . 169, 103589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103589. (Impact Factor 6.615).

8. Dubey, S., Sharma, I., Mishra, Cats., O., and Bansal, P. (2022). A General Framework to Forecast the Adoption of Novel Products: A Case of Autonomous Vehicles. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 165, 63-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2022.09.009 (Impact Factor 7.632).

7. Simpson, J., Sharma, I., and Mishra, S. (2022). Modeling trucking industry perspective on the adoption of connected and autonomous trucks. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 100883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2022.100883 (Impact Factor 4.286).

6. Sharma, I., and Mishra, S. (2022). Ranking preferences towards adopting autonomous vehicles based on peer inputs and advertisements. Transportation, 1-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-022-10304-w (Impact Factor 5.804).

5. Sharma, I., and Mishra, S. (2022). Quantifying the Consumer's Dependence on Different Information Sources on Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 160, 179-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.04.009 . (Impact Factor 6.615).

4. Sharma, I., and Mishra, S. (2020). Modeling Consumers' Likelihood to Adopt Autonomous Vehicles Based on Their Peer Network. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 87, 102509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2020.102509 . (Impact Factor 7.041).

3. Sharma, I., Mishra, S., Golias, M., Welch, T. F., and Cherry, C. R. (2020). Equity of Transit Connectivity in Tennessee Cities. Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 86, p. 102750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102750. (Impact Factor 5.899).

2. Sharma, I., and Chandel, M.K. (2020). Will Electric Vehicles (EVs) Be Less Polluting than Conventional Automobiles under Indian City Conditions? Case Studies on Transport Policy, 8(4), 1489-1503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2020.10.014. (Cite Score 3.7).

1. Sharma, I., and Chandel, M.K. (2020). Impact of Past Rainfall Events on the Urban Transport Sector of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region: Current and Future Projections Under BAU Scenario. Transportation in Developing Economies, 6(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-020-00104-1.

Peer-reviewed conference papers

15. Sharma, I., Bansal, P., and Dua, R. (2025). Evaluating Current and Anticipated Barriers to Full-Scale Electrification of the Light-Duty Vehicle Sector. Compendium of Papers in 104^th Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

14. Agrawal, A., Sharma, I., Antipova, A., and Mishra, S. (2025). Exploratory Analysis of Factors Influencing Induced Travel. Compendium of Papers in 104^th Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

13. Pandey, K., Zabiulla, M., Sharma, I., and Sahu, P. (2025). Quantifying the Impact of Social Influence and Media Exposure on Adoption of Electric Vehicles. International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Materials, Modelling & Infrastructure (ASMMI – 2025), Rajasthan, India.

12. Pandey, K., Zabiulla, M., Sharma, I., and Sahu, P. (2024). Quantifying the Impact of Social Influence and Media Exposure on Adoption of Electric Vehicles. 15^th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries (TPMDC), Mumbai, India.

11. Sharma, I., Bansal, P., Gadepalli, R., and Mishra, S. (2024). Consumers’ Perceptions Towards Government’s Clean Fuel Initiatives and Intention to Buy Electric Vehicles. Accepted for presentation in 103rd Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

10. Sharma, I., Bansal, P., Gadepalli, R., and Mishra, S. (2023). Consumers’ Perceptions Towards Government’s Clean Fuel Initiatives and Intention to Buy Electric Vehicles. Accepted for presentation in 7th Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2023), Surat, India.

9. Sharma, I., Bernardin Jr, V. L., and Mishra, S. (2023). Choice Behavior among Kahneman's Fast and Slow Thinkers: A Case of Autonomous Vehicles. Compendium of Papers in 102nd Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

8. Dubey, S., Sharma, I., Mishra, Cats., O., and Bansal, P. (2022). A General Framework to Forecast the Adoption of Novel Products: A Case of Autonomous Vehicles. Presented at 16^th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Chile.

7. Sharma, I., Gupta, M., Velaga, N.R., and Mishra, S. (2023). Exploring the Impact of Time Pressure on Motorized Two-Wheeler Riders' Perceptions on Driving Behavior: A Case of Over-speeding. Compendium of Papers in 102nd Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

6. Sharma, I., and Mishra, S. (2022). Quantifying the Consumer's Dependence on Different Information Sources on Acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles. Compendium of Papers in 101st Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

5. Sharma, I., Pani, A. and Mishra, S. (2022). Mobility Inequalities in Food Desert Communities and the Acceptance for Autonomous Delivery: What Does Automation Mean for the Marginalized? Compendium of Papers in 101st Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

4. Sharma, I., S. Mishra, and M. M. Golias. (2021). Quantifying the Adoption of Highly Automated Technologies by Rural Population: A Case Study of Tennessee. Compendium of Papers in 100th Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council (Virtual Event).

3. Sharma, I., and S. Mishra. (2020). Measuring Consumers' Willingness to Pay Towards Adoption of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Based on Their Social Network. Compendium of Papers in 99th Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

2. Sharma, I., S. Mishra, and M. M. Golias. (2020). Prioritization of Autonomous Public Transit Buses on Urban Roads. Compendium of Papers in 99th Annual Board Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRBAM), National Research Council, Washington DC.

1. Sharma, I., and Chandel, M.K. (2020). Impact of Past Rainfall Events on the Urban Transport Sector of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region: Current and Future Projections Under BAU Scenario. Presented at the 15^th World Conference on Transport Research, Mumbai, India.

Technical reports

3. Mishra, S., Brakewood, C., Golias, M. M., Aravind, A., Venthuruthiyil, S. P., and Sharma, I. (2022). Connecting Demand Response Transit with Fixed Service Transit (No. RES-2021-03). Tennessee. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62690

2. Mishra, S., Golias, M. M., & Sharma, I. (2021). The Impacts and Adoption of Connected and Automated Vehicles in Tennessee (No. RES-2019-06). Tennessee. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58663

1. Chandel, M. K., Sharma, I., Padmanabhi, R., Soni, A., & Dikshit, A. K. (2018). Evaluation of Mitigation Policy Packages–Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Research Council of Norway. https://www.toi.no/getfile.php/1348378-1530708642/Publikasjoner/MUMBAI_Mitigation_April%202018.pdf

Non-peer-reviewed conference papers (selected based on Abstract)

2. Sharma, I., and Mishra, S. (2020). Quantifying consumers' intention to use different autonomous vehicle travel modes based on their social network. Presented at 2020 Regional UTC Student Spotlight organized by Freight Mobility Research Institute.

1. Sharma, I., and S. Mishra. (2019). Measuring consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) towards the adoption of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) based on their social network. Presented at Automated Vehicles Symposium 2019, Orlando, Florida.

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