Introduction

Dr. Shailendra Kumar Singh is an academician presently working as Assistant Professor of Economics at IILM University, Gurugram. He possesses a multidisciplinary background with significant experience across research, policy evaluation, and academia. His primary research interests lie in Sustainable Development, Sustainability Transitions, Climate Change and Action, and Environmental and Development Economics. As a researcher, he specializes in advanced methodologies including Bibliometric Analysis, TISM, MICMAC, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). He has contributed to large-scale policy assessments for the Government of India, connecting implementation outcomes with human development indicators.

Educational Qualification

• Ph.D., Economics, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) (2025)
  • Topic: A Study of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India (CGPA: 9.5)
• MBA (Finance), Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi (2018)
  • Major: Finance (CGPA: 7.38)
• B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering), National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, Assam (2012)

Research and Scholarly Publication

Books & Chapters

• Status of Data Reporting and Required Reforms for Effective Monitoring and Verification (Book Chapter). Book Title: Achieving Climate Action and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group (accepted for publication)

Journals

• Research article on “Halfway to Agenda 2030: A Bibliometric and Comparative Analysis of India’s SDGs Progress” communicated and under review with Natural Resources Forum journal (Impact Factor 3.5 and CiteScore 6.1). (Under Review)
• Research article on “Analysing factors affecting India’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) performance: an integrated TISM-MICMAC approach” is communicated and under review with the journal Sustainable Development (Impact Factor 8.2, and CiteScore 14.5). (Under Review)
• Research article on “Analysis of Factors Affecting Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: An Integrated TISM–MICMAC Approach” is communicated and under review for ADB conference.
• India’s Sustainable Development Goals Progress and Way Ahead to Go. Target Journal: Sustainable Development (Impact Factor: 8.2 and CiteScore: 14.5) (Working Paper)

Conference

• “Bibliometric Overview of Global Actions Towards Climate Action Goal (SDG 13): A Case of Indian Sub-continent”
  • Presented research work at the 30th Annual International Conference of ISDRS on Sustainable Development Research, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• “Sustainable Development Goals: How a country can improve its SDG performance?”
  • Presented research work at the 16th Economics & Finance Conference, Prague, Czech Republic. (2022)