Rahul Goel, Ph.D. (IIT Delhi, India), Assistant Professor

BIOSKETCH

Education

• Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the Transportation  Research and Injury Prevention Programme, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, 2017.
• M.S. in Transportation Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 2010.
• B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, 2008.

1. Verma, A. Upadhyay D. & Goel, R. (2011). An integrated approach for optimal rail transit corridor identification and scheduling using geographical information system, Journal of King Saud University Science, Elsevier, Vol. 23, No.3, 255–271.
2. Goel, R. & Burris, M. (2012). HOT lane policies and their implications, Transportation, Springer, Vol. 39, 1019-1033.
3. Verma, A. & Goel, R. (2013). Combined model for feeder route generation and schedule within an integrated mass transit planning framework. Indian Journal of Transport Management, Vol. 37, No.1, 54-74.
4. Tiwari, G. & Goel, R. (2013). Metro Rail in Indian Cities: Feasibility and Impacts. Shelter, Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd, New Delhi, India, Vol. 14, No. 2, 14-22
5. Guttikunda, S. K. & Goel, R. (2013). Health impacts of particulate pollution in a megacity—Delhi, India. Environmental Development, Vol. 6, 8-20. Awarded best research paper certificate by the journal.
6. Guttikunda, S. K. Goel, R. & Pant, P. (2014). Nature of air pollution, emission sources, and management in the Indian cities. Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 95, 501-510.
7.  Guttikunda, S. K. Goel, R. Mohan, D. Tiwari, G. & Gadepally, R. (2014). Particulate and gaseous emissions in two coastal cities— Chennai and Visakhapatnam, India. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. Vol.8 (6), 559-572.
8. Goel, R. Guttikunda, S. K. Mohan, D. & Tiwari, G. (2015). Benchmarking vehicle and passenger travel characteristics in Delhi for on-road emissions analysis. Travel Behavior and Society, Vol. 2, No. 2, 88-101.
9.  Goel, R. & Guttikunda, S. K. (2015). Evolution of on-road vehicle exhaust emissions in Delhi. Atmospheric Environment. Vol. 105, 78-90.
10. Goel, R. & Guttikunda, S. K. (2015). The role of urban growth, technology, and judicial interventions on vehicle exhaust emissions in Delhi for 1991-2014 and 2014-2030 periods. Environmental Development, Vol. 105, 78-90.
11.  Goel, R. Mohan, D. Guttikunda, S. K. & Tiwari, G (2015). Assessment of motor vehicle use characteristics in three Indian cities, Transportation Research Part-D, Vol. 44, 254-265.
12.  Pant, P. Baker, S.J. Goel, R. Guttikunda, S.K. Goel, A. Shukla, A. & Harrison, R.M. (2015). Analysis of size-segregated winter season aerosol data from New Delhi, India. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Vol. 7(1), 100-109.
13.  Goel, R. Gani, S. Wilson, D. Guttikunda, S.K. & Tiwari, G. (2015). On-road exposure of fine particulate matter in multiple transport micro-environments in Delhi. Atmospheric Environment. Vol. 123 (A), 129-138.
14. Goel, R. & Tiwari, G. (2015). Access-egress and other travel characteristics of metro users in Delhi and its satellite cities. IATSS Research, 39(2), 164-172.
15.  Goel, R. & Pant, P. (2016). Vehicular pollution mitigation policies in Delhi. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 51 (9), 41-45.
16.  Mohan, D. Tiwari, G., Goel, R. & Lahkar, P. (2017). Evaluation of the odd-even day traffic restriction experiments in Delhi, India. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol 2627(1), 9-16.
17. Goel, R. Jain, P. & Tiwari, G. (2018).Correlates of fatality risk of vulnerable road users in Delhi. Accident Analysis and Prevention. Vol. 111, 86-93.
18.  Aldred, R. Goel, R. Woodcock, J. & Goodman, A. (2018). Contextualising Safety in Numbers: a longitudinal investigation into change in cycling safety in Britain, 1991–2001 and 2001–2011. Injury Prevention, Vol 25(3), 236-241.
19. Goel, R. (2018). Distance-decay functions of travel to work trips in India. Data in Brief. Vol 21, 50-58.
20. Goel, R. (2018). Modelling of road traffic fatalities in India. Accident Analysis and Prevention. Vol 112, 105-115.
21. Goel, R. Garcia, L.M.T. Goodman, A. Johnson, R. Aldred, R. Murugesan, M. Brage, S. Bhalla, K. Woodcock, J.  (2018). Estimating city-level travel physical activity and motor vehicle volume using Google Street View (GSV) — a case study of Great Britain. Plos one, Vol 13(5): e0196521.
22.  Elvik, R. Goel, R.(2019). Safety-in-numbers: An updated meta-analysis of estimates. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 129, 136-147.
23. Goel, R. Mohan, D. (2020). Investigating the association between population density and travel patterns in Indian cities—An analysis of 2011 census data. Cities, Vol 100.
24. Goel, R. Miranda, J. J., Gouveia, N., & Woodcock, J. (2020). Using satellite imagery to estimate heavy vehicle volume for ecological injury analysis in India. International journal of injury control and safety promotion, 1-10.
25. Goel, R. (2021). A new model to estimate pedestrian deaths from speed-related interventions. Traffic injury prevention, Vol 22 (4), 330-335.
26.  Goel, R. Goodman, A. Aldred, R. Nakamura, R. Tatah, L. Garcia, L.M.T., Zapata-Diomedi, B. De Sa, T.H., Tiwari, G. De Nazelle, A. Tainio, M. Buehler, R. Götschi, T. & Woodcock, J (2021). Cycling behaviour in 17 countries across 6 continents: levels of cycling, who cycles, for what purpose, and how far? Transport Reviews.
27.  Mohan, D. Goel, R. (2021). What and how of effective police enforcement (pp. 85-103). In Tiwari, G. Mohan, D. (Eds.) Transport and Safety: Systems, approaches, and implementation, Springer.
28. Garcia, L. Johnson, R. Johnson, A. Abbas, A. Goel, R. Tatah, L. Demesere-Derry, J. Kyere-Gyeabour, E. Tainio, M. Hérick de Sá, T. & Woodcock, J. (2021). Health impacts of changes in travel patterns in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. Environmental International, Vol 155 (10.1016/j.envint.2021.106680).
29. Salvo, D. Garcia, L. Reis, R.S. Stankov, I. Goel, R. Schipperijn, J. Hallal, P.C. Ding, D. and Pratt, M. (2021). Physical Activity Promotion and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Building Synergies to Maximize Impact. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. (10.1123/jpah.2021-0413)
30. Thondoo, M., Goel, R., Tatah, L., Naraynen, N., Woodcock, J., & Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2021). The Built Environment and Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Review on Quantitative Health Impact Assessments. Current Environmental Health Reports. doi.org/10.1007/s40572-021-00324-6\
31.  Jackson, C. Johnson, R. de Nazelle, A. Goel, R. de Sa, T. Tainio, M., & Woodcock, J. (2019). A guide to Value of Information methods for prioritising research in health impact modelling. Epidemiologic Methods.
32. Goel, R., Oyebode, O., Foley, L., Tatah, L., Millett, C., & Woodcock, J. (2022). Gender differences inactive travel in major cities across the world. Transportation https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-021-10259-4.
33.  Goel, R., Mohan, D., Saini, G., Jha, A., Tiwari, G., & Bhalla, K. (2022). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of curbs on crash outcomes. Traffic Injury Prevention, 1-6.
34. Heydari, S. Asgharian, M. Kelly, F. J. & Goel, R. (2022). Potential Health Benefits of Eliminating Traffic Emissions in Urban Areas. Plos One. 17 (3).
35. Goel, R. Guttikunda, S. & Tiwari, G. (2022). Health modelling of transport in low-and-middle income countries—a case study of New Delhi, India. Active travel studies. 2 (1). https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1231.
36. Tatah, L., Pearce, M., Goel, R., Brage, S., Woodcock, J., & Dake, F. A. (2022). Physical Activity Behaviour and Comparison of GPAQ and Travel Diary Transport-Related Physical Activity in Accra, Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 7346.

TEACHING

Dr. Goel is presently instructing the course on Transport and Health (TRL 702).

CV

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