Associate Professor

(Associate Professor)

Research Projects:

1. Major Research Project entitled, “Assessment of Quality of Life of Native Ethnic Tribe of Cold Desert Leh-Ladakh” by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi in 2017-18. Co-Project Director

2. Research Project entitled, “An evaluation of Self-Help Groups under Deendayal Antyodaya Yujana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in Budgam and Ganderbal Districts of UT of J & K” by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi in 2023-24.

Project Director (Completed)

Faculty Details

  • Citations 217
  • HIndex 08
  • i10 Index 04
  • Mobile 9596284966
  • Email drjarather@uok.edu.in
  • Administrative position Held Nodal Officer DIQA, Career Counsellor, Academic Counselor
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Research Papers Published

  • "Core-Winter Temperature in Kashmir Valley (1950-2010) as an Indicator of Climatic Change" Asian Resonance, 4(3): 151 -155 {ISSN: 0976-8602} Impact Factor= 0.458
  • "“Emerging Trends in Bilateral Trade Between India and Central Asia: A Geographical Analysis”" International Journal of Social Science and Languages, 5(1): 65 -72 Impact Factor=
  • "“Post Disaster Effects on Mental Health: A Study of September, 2014 Floods in Srinagar City, J & K, India”" Asian Resonance, 5(4): 65 -72 {ISSN: P: ISSN: 0} Impact Factor=
  • "“Post Disaster Effects on Mental Health: A Study of September, 2014 Floods in Srinagar City, J & K, India”" Asian Resonance, An International Journal, Vol. V,(4): 65 -72 {ISSN: 0976-8602} Impact Factor= 0.876
  • "“Inter District Dimensions of Socio-Economic Development in Jammu and Kashmir State: A Geographical Analysis" “Periodic Research”, Multi-displinary Peer Reviewed International Research, Vol. V,(4): 92 -101 {ISSN: 2231-0045} Impact Factor= 0.975
  • "“Inter District Dimensions of Socio-Economic Development in Jammu and Kashmir State: A Geographical Analysis”" Periodic Research, 6(1): 92 -101 {ISSN: 22310045} Impact Factor= 0.95
  • "“Impact of Climate Change on Spring Season in the North-Western Himalayas: A Study of Kashmir Valley, India (1901-2000)" “International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering (IJARSE)”, 7(4): 873 -881 {ISSN: 23198346} Impact Factor=
  • "Evaluation of Long Term Precipitation Trends in Eastern Middle Himalayas: A Study of Darjeeling-India (1901-2000)" Periodic Research, 7(2): 86 -95 {ISSN: 22310045} Impact Factor= 0.95
  • "“Evaluation of Long Term Trends in Apple Cultivation and its Productivity in Jammu and Kashmir from 1975-2015”," GeoJournal, 39(12): DOI No. http://doi.org/10.1007/s1078-0 {ISSN: s1078-019-} Impact Factor=
  • "“Monitoring Stream Water Quality of Dagwan Stream, an important tributary of Dal Lake, Kashmir Himalaya”" Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 24(5): 154 -162 {ISSN: 1866-7511} Impact Factor= 0.86
  • "“Risk Perception and Knowledge in Fire Risk Reduction in an Urban Environment: A Study of Srinagar City”" Asian Resonance, 8(5): 165 -175 {ISSN: 0976-8602} Impact Factor= 0.87
  • "“Farmer’s Perception and Adaptation Strategies to Changing Climate in Kashmir Himalayas, India”" GeoJournal, 85(4): DOI No. 01-15 {ISSN: 1572-9893} Impact Factor= 1.360
  • "“Resource Use Efficiency of Rice Farming in Jammu and Kashmir, India”" “Agricultural Research Journal”, 58(2): 521 -526 {ISSN: 2395-1435} Impact Factor=
  • "Functional fruit market centres: Their spatial distribution and hierarchical organization”" “Spatial Information Research”,, 30(5): 485 -495 {ISSN: 1572-9893} Impact Factor=
  • "“Geo-economic Feasibility of Apple Orchards Across Physiographic Divisions in Kashmir Valley, India”," Journal of Geographical Studies, 6(1): 40 -48 {ISSN: 2582-1083} Impact Factor=
  • "“Is paddy cultivation in Kashmir Valley still a profitable activity? Geo economic analysis across physiographic divisions”" “SN Business and Economics”, 5(4): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546 Impact Factor=
  • "Hydrobiological Assessment Using Macroinvertebrates as Biomonitoring Tool in the Dagwan Stream, Kashmir Himalaya" J. Himalayan Ecol. Sustain. Dev., 17(1): 1 -26 {ISSN: 0973-7502} Impact Factor=
  • "Economic Analysis of Dairy Farming in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)" J. Himalayan Ecol. Sustain. Dev., 17(1): 56 -69 {ISSN: 0973-7502} Impact Factor=
  • "Profitability Analysis of Maize Cultivation Across Physiographic Divisions in Kashmir Valley" J. Himalayan Ecol. Sustain. Dev., 17(1): 88 -102 {ISSN: 0973-7502} Impact Factor=
  • "“Age and Gender Related Disparities in Nutritional Intake: A Comparative Analysis of Dietary Intake Variations in the Gujjar Ethnic Group in North Kashmir”" “Latin American Journal of Pharmacy”, 46(6): 368 -376 {ISSN: 0326-2383} Impact Factor= 0.8
  • "“Urban Environment and People’s Perception on Risk Reduction in Fire Related Hazards in Srinagar City”" “International Journal of Multidisplinary Research, 05(06): 01 -15 {ISSN: 2582-2160} Impact Factor= 0.80
  • "“Distribution and Patterns of Interstate Migrants in the UT of J&K and Ladakh, (India): A District Level Analysis”" “Journal of Studies in Social Sciences”, 22(02): 35 -52 {ISSN: 2960-3684} Impact Factor=
  • "“Drivers of agricultural land-use change in Kashmir valley - an application of mixed method approach”" “Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences”, 16(01): 01 -20 {ISSN: 2662-9399} Impact Factor= 1.8
  • "“Bridging the Gap: Exploring Performance Disparity and Influencing factors of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Kashmir Region, India”" “Review of Regional Research”, 44(1): 39 -55 Impact Factor= 1.8
  • "“Micro Level Analysis of Wage and Self-employment Schemes in Rural Kashmir, J & K, India”," Journal of Geographical Studies, 7(1): 13 -27 {ISSN: 2582-1083} Impact Factor=
  • "“Drivers of agricultural land-use change in Kashmir valley - an application of mixed method approach”" Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 16(2): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076 {ISSN: 2662-9399} Impact Factor= 1.8
  • "“Distribution and Patterns of Interstate Migrants in the UT of J&K and Ladakh, (India): A District Level Analysis”" Journal of Studies in Social Sciences, 22(2): 01 -21 {ISSN: 2960-3684} Impact Factor=
  • "“Age and Gender Related Disparities in Nutritional Intake: A Comparative Analysis of Dietary Intake Variations in the Gujjar Ethnic Group in North Kashmir”" “Latin American Journal of Pharmacy”, 46(6): 368 -376 {ISSN: 0326-2383} Impact Factor= 0.8
  • "“Spatio-temporal analysis of land use land cover changes in South Kashmir region of North-western Himalayas using Landsat data”" “Discover Geoscience”, Springer,, 2(1): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288 {ISSN: 1551-5028} Impact Factor=
  • "“Reasons of Internal Migration in Kashmir Valley: A District Level Analysis”" “Humanities and Social Science Studies”, 13(1): 131 -140 {ISSN: 2319-829X} Impact Factor=
  • "“Bridging the Gap: Exploring Performance Disparity and Influencing factors of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Kashmir Region, India”" “Review of Regional Research” Springer, 44(1): 151 -168 {ISSN: 1613-9836} Impact Factor= 2.3
  • "“Increasing the fruit growers’ share in the marketing system”" “Agricultural Economics Research Review”, 37(1): 123 -132 {ISSN: 0971-344} Impact Factor=
  • "“Above Ground Biomass Estimation for Alpine Grasslands of Kashmir Himalayas Using Remote Sensing and Field-Data”" “Rangeland Ecology & Management”, Elsevier,, 95(1): DOI No. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama {ISSN: 1551-5028} Impact Factor= 2.5
  • "“Assessment of Fire Safety Knowledge, Perception, and Practices Among Healthcare Workers in Srinagar City, India”" “Disaster and Development”, 13(1): 75 -96 {ISSN: 0936-6700} Impact Factor=
  • "“Assessment of Livestock Carrying Capacity in the Alpine Grasslands of the Kashmir Himalayas”" “Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice”,, 14(1): DOI No. DOI 10.3389/past.2024.13541 {ISSN: 2041-7136} Impact Factor= 2.7

Books Published

  • "Carrying Capacity of Land: Population and Food Balance in Kashmir". Academic Publications, Delhi. {ISBN: 978-93-83931-18-7} pp 4152
  • "A Text Book of Geography for Class Tenth". J & K State Board of School Education, Srinagar, J & K. pp 139
  • "“Spatial Variation and Reasons of Inter-State In-Migration in J&K and Ladakh (India)”". Dilpreet Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi. {ISBN: 978-93-89236-07-1} pp 12
  • "“Tools and Techniques in Teaching of Geography at Secondary Level”". DG OnlineGatha- The Endless Tale, Lucknow, U.P. India. {ISBN: 978-93-90662-81-4} pp 10
  • "“Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Education Sector of Kashmir Valley Its Challenges and Future Prospects”". Springer Nature, Singapore. {ISBN: 978-981-99-1933-8} pp 15
  • "“Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Education Sector of Kashmir Valley Its Challenges and Future Prospects”". “Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences” Springer Nature, Singapore. {ISBN: 978-981-99-1934-5} pp 17