Dr. Sonu Goel
Designation : Professor
Department : Community Medicine and School of Public Health
goel.sonu@pgimer.edu.in, sonugoel007@yahoo.co.in

 

 
 :: Contact Details
  Phone No.    :   9914208027
  Ext No.        :   5215
 :: Educational Qualification
  Graduation :   MBBS from Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla H.P in year 1998
  Post Graduation :   MD (Community Medicine) from Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla H.P in year 2003
  Other Qualification.(1)      :   PhD (Health System Research) from University of Maastricht Netherlands in year 2020
     
 :: Area of Interest
       Area Of Interest       :
1. Public Health

2. Health Management

3. Health System Strengthening

4. Tobacco Control
     
 :: Research & Projects
      Extramural Projects       :

(Last 5 years)

  • Efficacy of shared decision making for tobacco cessation at primary care level – randomized controlled trial funded by DST-SERB
  • Impact assessment of LaQshaya in Haryana funded by Haryana State Resource Center
  • Advancing Tobacco control at National and Sub-National level through capacity building, MPOWER implementation and support to National Tobacco Control Programme- funded by International Union against TB and Lung Diseases
  • Conducting an umbrella review on impact of Electronic Nicotine Delivery system (ENDS) on health and its efficacy and safety on tobacco cessation funded by World Health Organization
  • Evaluation of National Tobacco Quitline Services in India funded by World Health Organization
  • Strengthening Management of Hypertension Services through capacity Building, Media and Communication, and Stakeholders Engagement in the State of Punjab funded by Global Health Advocacy Incubator
  • Intervention on Behavior of Tobacco Users attending Non-Communicable Clinics of Punjab funded by State Tobacco Control Cell, Dept. of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab
  • Strengthening Enforcement of Taps ban with focus on point of sale through Tobacco Vendor Licensing in two cities of India funded by John Hopkins University, Baltimore Assessment of Compliance to Tobacco Control Legislation (COTPA) in Uttrakhand funded by State control Cell, Government of Uttrakhand
  • Assessment compliance to “Smoke free legislation” in eight districts of Haryana and UT Chandigarh funded by Generation Savior Association (GSA) and The Union – International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, New Delhi
  • Scoping study to document evidence on Article 5.3 of FCTC in India-Phase-1 and 2 funded by International Union against TB and Lung Diseases
  • Comparative effectiveness of two Mobile based strategies on adherence to IMNCI guidelines for managing children suffering from Pneumonia, a cluster randomized control trial funded by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)


      Departmental / P.G.I.
      Projects      
:

  • Impact of integrated health program package on health service delivery in Shahzadpur Block, Haryana
  • Efficacy of behavioral change intervention package for tobacco cessation in tertiary healthcare setting-Randomized Controlled Trial
      Research In
      Progress      
:

  • Bolster Tobacco Control in India through capacity building, networking, and partnerships, comprehensive MPOWER implementation and stopping Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) funded by Vital strategies
  • Strengthening National Tobacco Testing Laboratories and Articles 9 and 10 of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the Indian Subcontinent funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • One-year certificate course on primary healthcare management for community health officers of Odisha funded by NHM Odisha
      Area Of
      Specialization      
:
             Public Health Management and Tobacco Control
      Future Plans       :
To strengthen the specialty of Public Health Management in Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health by promoting contextual research, capacity building, and supporting the delivery of health services in neighbouring states. I also aim to inculcate tobacco control in medical curricula and generate a network of professionals and associations to work towards a ‘tobacco-free’India.
      Awards & Honours       :

Awards (Year)

Title of Award

Awarding Body

2025

Global Research Network Award

 Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research (SRNT)

2025

Potential for Innovation

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER)

2023

Fellowship

National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)

2023

Dr. JE Park Oration

Indian Public Health Association (IPHA)

2022

Dr. Nandagudi Suryanarayana Rao Award

National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)

2021

Country coordinator from India for South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT)

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

2021

Convener of Scientific Support Group for Strengthening National Tobacco Testing Laboratories (NTTLs) of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

2021

Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Education & Health Sciences

University of Limerick Ireland 

2021

Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Human & Health Sciences

Swansea University

2020

Harcharan Singh Oration

Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

2018

Best published article of the year

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

2017

Vasudeva Oration

Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine-North Zone

2017

Certificate of Appreciation on 5th Annual Research Day

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

2017

Award for making Tobacco Free Punjab and Chandigarh Smoke free

State Tobacco Control Cells- Punjab and Chandigarh

2015

Best Paper Award

Panjab University, Chandigarh

2015

Fellowship

Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

2014

Excellence in Public Health Award

India Health & Wellness Awards

2013

Visiting scholarship

Maastricht University, the Netherland (2 months)

2009,2010, 2011,2012,2013, 2014

Young Researcher Award

Intramural Research Scheme PGIMER, Chandigarh

2013

Member

Membership of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)

2012

Fellowship

International Medical Sciences Academy

2012

Fellowship

Indian Public Health Association

2011

Visiting Fellowship

John Hopkins School of Public Health, U.S-2011 on Global Tobacco Control (2 weeks)

2011

Scholarship

University Grants Commission

2008

Best Poster Award

XII Annual Conference of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (North Zone Chapter)

2006

Young researcher award

IAPSM-FORD Foundation

      Member Of Professional
      Bodies      
:

Fellow/Member of Professional Bodies/Reviewers of Journals
Fellow

1. International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA)
2. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (FIAPSM)
3. Indian Public Health Association (FIPHA)
4. National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)
5. Society for Nicotine and Tobacco Research (SRNT)
Member
1. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)
2. Indian Public Health Association (IPHA)
3. Population and Health Perspective & Issues
4. Indian Red Cross Society (IRC).
5. Association of Prevention and Control of Rabies in India (APCRI).
6. India Clinical Epidemiology Network (India CLEN
7. International Epidemiological Association (IEA)
8. International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD)
9.  Indian Society of Medical Statistics (ISMS)
10. International Medical Sciences Academy (IMSA)
11. National Academy of Medical sciences (NAMS)
12. Society for Nicotine and TobaccoResearch (SRNT)
Reviewer          
1.   Reviewer of Bulletin of the World Health Organization (ISSN, 0976-0245- peer reviewed)
2.   Reviewer of Indian Journal of Community Medicine (ISSN 0970-0218-peer reviewed)
3.   Assistant Editor and member of National Scientific Committee/ advisory board Indian Journal of Public Health Research and  Development(ISSN, 0976-0245-peerreviewed).
4.   External Reviewer of Internal Ethics Committee of PGIMER
5.   Reviewer of Indian Journal of Public Health
6.   Reviewer of Plos One
7.   Reviewer of International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD)
8.   Reviewer of Public Health Action journal

     
 :: Publications(In Vancouver Style)

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

 

1.     Singh G, Agrawal R, Kumar S, Kumar S,Negi R, Goel S, Agarwal T. Prevalence and determinants of prehypertension(elevated blood pressure or high normal BP) according to differentclassifications in India during 2015–2021: Evidence from the large nationalsurveys. PLoS One. 2025 Jun 11;20(6):e0325437.

2.      GhoshA, George BB, Malav P, Choudhury S, Goel S. Mapping the landscape of mentalhealth research through Google Trends: Bibliometric and thematic insights.Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports. 2025 Jun;4(2):e70101.

3.      KshtriyaP, Goel S, Ghosh A. Efficacy of shared decision making in tobacco cessationamong health facilities of Haryana, India–A double blinded, parallel groupRandomized Controlled trial Protocol. Public Health in Practice. 2025 Jun1;9:100581.

4.      VermaM, Kapoor N, Jaiswal AK, Kumar P, Halder P, Esht V, Ahamed WM, Singh O, KakkarR, Kalra S, Goel S. Relationship between tobacco use and body mass index-apropensity score matching analysis of an indian National Survey. PLoS One. 2025May 28;20(5):e0323274.

5.      DasA, Bhandari Y, Singh A, Kishore J, Goel S. Undiagnosed hypertension and itsassociated factors in India: A rural-urban contrast from the National FamilyHealth Survey (2019-21). PLoS One. 2025 May 21;20(5):e0316782.

6.      NagariaT, Singh N, Verma M, Singh A, Jain K, Verma N, Dengani M, Agrawal S, Singh S,Goel S. Prevalence of HTN and its risk factors among tribal population inChhattisgarh (India) as per the fifth round of the National Family HealthSurvey. PloS one. 2025 Apr 4;20(4):e0318268.

7.      KhanZA, Qureshi U, Khan T, Goel S. Change in the prevalence of prehypertension andhypertension among young Indians aged 15–24 years between 2015–16 and 2019–21:Insights from nationally representative surveys. Plos one. 2025 Apr1;20(4):e0319274.

8.      GoelS, Walia D, Rajkhowa P, Goel C. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco ControlArticles 9 and 10 implementation for sustainable tobacco control—a scopingreview protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2025 Mar 28;14(1):73.

9.      GoelS, Verma M, Mohapatra A, Popovic S. Raising awareness around trends innoncommunicable diseases and their risk factors to promote global preventionand control. Frontiers in Public Health. 2025 Jan 28;13:1553630.

10.   SaiSushma K, Kumar S, Gujjarlapudi C, Bodhi Srividya V, Verma M, Nagamani NG,Jothula KY, Jaswal N, Goel S. Unhealthy behaviours associated with uncontrolledhypertension among adults in India-Insights from a national survey. PloS one.2025 Jan 17;20(1):e0310099.

11.   SatapathySP, Panda SK, Panda PC, Lakra K, Panda SC, Dhawan P, Goel S. Evaluating theImpact of Tobacco Consumption on Hypertension among Adult Females: Evidencefrom National Family Health Survey-IV for Odisha, India. Disease and Health:Research Developments Vol. 3. 2025 Jan 10:1-9.

12.   GuptaR, Goel S, Bostic C, Bhatt G, Gurung D, Cyril A, Gill OK, Prabhakara P, SinghRJ, Hefler M. Tobacco-free generation: reflecting on progress globally and itspotential feasibility in India.

13.   VennamBS, Kuppli SS, Kumar Bora J, Sahoo SS, Gujjarlapudi C, Bhimarasetty DM, NerusuGN, Goel S. Socioeconomic and behavioral factors of hypertension among Indiantribal population: Evidence from national family health survey 5. Plos one.2024 Dec 27;19(12):e0312729.

14.   BhandariY, Das A, Aditi A, Kishore J, Goel S. Tobacco and alcohol use among lactatingwomen and its association with child nutrition in India: findings from NationalFamily Health Survey 2019–2021. Public Health. 2024 Nov 1;236:153-60.

15.   GuptaS, Mal P, Bhadra D, Rajaa S, Goel S. Trend and determinants of tobacco useamong Indian males over a 22-year period (1998–2021) using nationallyrepresentative data. Plos one. 2024 Oct 22;19(10):e0308748.

16.   GoelS, Walia D, Bhojani U, Bhatnagar N, Chopra M. Is India on a path to reduce thetobacco industry’s influence in tobacco control? Insights from the GlobalTobacco Industry Interference Index (2019–2023). Frontiers in Public Health.2024 Sep 19;12:1358834.

17.   SharmaS, Singh H, Bora JK, Krishnamoorthy Y, Jaswal N, Goel S. Levels, Trends andDeterminants of Tobacco Quitting Behaviour in India: Findings from TwoConsecutive Nationally Representative Surveys. Preventive Medicine: Research& Reviews. 2024 Sep 1;1(5):223-30.

18.   JaswalN, Goel S, Upadhyay K, Pathni AK, Bera OP, Shah V. Factors affecting patientretention to hypertension treatment in a North Indian State: A mixed‐methodstudy. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 2024 Sep;26(9):1073-81.

19.   RanaRK, Jha RR, Sinha R, Kumar D, Jaiswal R, Patel U, Prasad JB, Kar SS, Goel S.Correlates of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in India: Change as evidencedfrom NFHS-4 and 5 during 2015–2021. PloS one. 2024 Jul 18;19(7):e0305223.

20.   LalD, Virk AK, Bhardwaj A, Lal KK, Bora J, Nadda A, Goel S. Pestilent relationshipbetween smoking and hypertension or pulse pressure among males over 15 years inIndia: NFHS-5 Survey. Plos one. 2024 May 3;19(5):e0294898.

21.   GuptaS, Sinha Gupta S, De A, Banerjee R, Goel S. Socio-cultural and financial issuesagainst breast cancer screening behaviour among eligible Indian women: evidencefor action. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2024 May;205(1):169-79.

22.   VERMAS, HALDER P, SRIVASTAVA R, GOEL S, KHANNA P. Exploring purchase intentions ofpackaged food based on Front of Package Label (FOPL) among adult consumers inChandigarh: A cross sectional study. Clinical Nutrition and Hospital Dietetics.2024 Apr 10:1-9.

23.   DumkaN, Gurung A, Hannah E, Goel S, Kotwal A. Understanding key factors forstrengthening Nepal’s healthcare needs: health systems perspectives. Journal ofGlobal Health Reports. 2024 Apr 5;8:e2024010.

24.   PranavK, Goel S, Ghosh A. Empowering tobacco users for improving outcomes: Thetransformative potential of shared decision making in tobacco cessation.

25.   VirkA, Kalia M, Singh P, Sharma SK, Goel S, Singh S, Sharma S. Tobacco use incurrently married pregnant & lactating women in India; key findings fromthe National Family Health Survey-5. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia.2024 Apr 1;23.

26.   BhattG, Goel S, Yadav SK, Patial A, Medhi B, Grover S, Attri S, Kaur R, Singh G,Gill SS. A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of aculture and disease-specific, patient-centric multi-component tobacco cessationintervention package for the patients attending non-communicable diseaseclinics in Punjab, India. Psychology & Health. 2024 Mar 26:1-8.

27.   BeheraS, Sharma R, Yadav K, Chhabra P, Das M, Goel S. Prevalence and predictors ofrisk factors for cardiovascular diseases among women aged 15-49 years acrossurban and rural India: findings from a nationwide survey. BMC Womens Health.2024 Jan 28;24(1):77.

28.    GoelS, Shabil M, Kaur J, Chauhan A, Rinkoo AV. Safety, efficacy and health impactof electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS): an umbrella review protocol.BMJ Open. 2024 Jan 29;14(1):e080274.

29.    GuptaS, Sinha Gupta S, De A, Banerjee R, Goel S. Socio-cultural and financial issuesagainst breast cancer screening behaviour among eligible Indian women: evidencefor action. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Feb 12.

30.    UpadhyayK, Goel S, John P. Developing a capacity building training model for publichealth managers of low and middle income countries. PLoS One. 2023Apr21;18(4):e0272793.

31.    BhattG, Goel S, Grover S, Medhi B, Jaswal N, Gill SS, Singh G. Feasibility oftobacco cessation intervention at non-communicable diseases clinics: Aqualitative study from a North Indian State. Plos one. 2023May4;18(5):e0284920.

32.    SharmaK, Maity K, Goel S, Kanwar S, Anand A. Common Yoga Protocol IncreasesPeripheral Blood CD34+ Cells: An Open-Label Single-Arm Exploratory Trial.JMultidiscip Healthc. 2023 Jun 21;16:1721-1736

33.    GroverS, Anand T, Kishore J, Sinha DN, Malhotra S, Dhawan P, Goel S.Hypertension andits correlates among pregnant women consuming tobacco in India: Findings fromthe National Family Health Survey-4. Prev Med Rep. 2023Jul 20;35:102281.

34.    GoelS, Yadav A, Kontsevaya A. Tobacco industry accountability-Current practices,emerging issues and challenges. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023Aug10;11:1220268.

35.    YadavK, Behera S, Singh M, Parashar M, Goel S, Jaiswal N, Gupta A. Trend of riskfactors for cardiovascular diseases among young and middle-aged Indians: Insightsfrom a nationally representative survey. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev.2023 Aug 4;19:200200.

36.    VirkA, Kalia M, Singh P, Kumar Sharma S, Goel S, Singh S, Sharma S. Tobacco use incurrently married pregnant & lactating women in India; key findings fromthe National Family Health Survey-5. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia.2023 Sep13;23:100274.

37.    RaoGuthi V, Sujith Kumar DS, Kumar S, Kondagunta N, Raj S, Goel S, OjahP.Hypertension treatment cascade among men and women of reproductive age groupin India: analysis of National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021). Lancet Reg HealthSoutheast Asia. 2023 Sep 22;23:100271.

38.    BhattG, Goel S, Kiran T, Grover S, Medhi B, Singh G, Singh Gill S. Estimating theCost of Delivering Tobacco Cessation Intervention Package at NoncommunicableDisease Clinics in Two Districts of North India. Nicotine TobRes. 2023 Sep4;25(11):1727-1735.

39.    RajS, Ghosh A, Pandiyan S, Chauhan D, Goel S. Analysis of YouTube content on substanceuse disorder treatment and recovery. International Journal of Social Psychiatry.2023 Dec;69(8):2097-109.

40.    SinghA, Agarwal A, Thakur G, Goel S, Singh M. Role of telemedicine in obstetrics andgynecology: an experience at tertiary care center. Expert Review of MedicalDevices. 2023 Dec 2;20(12):1251-6.

41.    KrishnamoorthyY, Rajaa S, Sulgante S, Chinnakali P, Jaswal N, Goel S. Prevalence ofhypertension and determinants of treatment-seeking behaviour among adolescentsand young adults in India: an analysis of NFHS-4. Journal of Public Health.2023 Mar;45(1):e48-56.

42.    JaswalN, Bhatt G, Goel S. Awareness of electronic cigarettes in India: Findings fromthe 2016–2017 Global adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). Tobacco Prevention &Cessation. 2023 Jan 25;9(January):1-5.

43.    GoelS. Revisiting anaemia control through transformative leadership-fitting missingpiece in jigsaw puzzle. EFI Bulletin. 2022 Dec 31;3(4):99-101.

44.    DhawanP, Goel S, Aggarwal A, Ghosh A, Vijayvergiya R, Medhi B, Khurana D,Verma R.Comparative effectiveness of two behavioural change intervention packages fortobacco cessation initiated in the tertiary care setting of NorthIndia—protocol for a two-arm randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2022Sep5;23(1):753.

45.    ManapurathRM, Anto RM, Pathak B, Malhotra S, Khanna P, Goel S. Diet and lifestyle riskfactors associated with young adult hypertensives in India Analysis of NationalFamily Health Survey IV. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep1;11(9):5815-25.

46.    GroverA, Venkatesh U, Ghai G, Babu V, Aggarwal S, Singh R, Chinnakali P,Kishore J,Singh MP, Goel S, Durga R. Prevalence and associated factors for awareness ofhypertension in India: Findings from national survey-4. Journal of FamilyMedicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5766-75.

47.    ChandrashekarappaS, Malhotra S, Nagendraswamy C, Gopi A, Murthy MN, Upadhyay K, Goel S.Hypertension as a silent epidemic among late adolescent girls, its associateddemographic factors, and pregnancy outcome: A report from national familyhealth survey (NFHS) IV data. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022Sep 1;11(9):5849-56.

48.    PathakBG,Rahini S, Manapurath RM, Sharath BN, Gupta R, Goel S. Tobacco smoking and bloodpressure: How are they related among the Indians? A secondary analysis ofNational Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 data. Journal of Family Medicine and PrimaryCare. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5776-84.

49.    SharmaS,Singh H, Mehta K, Verma M, Goel S. Hypertension and its association with bodymass index among the Indian population. Findings from a nationwide survey(NFHS-4),2015-16. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep1;11(9):5826-33.

50.    BhimarasettyMD, Pamarthi K, Kandipudi KL, Padmasri Y, Nagaraja SB, Khanna P, Goel S.Hypertension among women in reproductive age in India: Can we predictthe risk?An analysis from National Family Health Survey (2015-2016). Journal of FamilyMedicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5857-64.

51.    JaiswalA, Dwarakanathan V, Das PA, Singh G, Sathiyamoorthy R, Deori TJ, Malhotra S,Jaswal N, Goel S. Establishing a nomogram of blood pressure for lateadolescents in India: Secondary analysis of NFHS-4 data. Journal of FamilyMedicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5834-48.

52.    JaiswalA, Das PA, Singh G, Sathiyamoorthy R, Deori TJ, Dwarakanathan V, MalhotraS,Verma M, Goel S. Assessment of cardiovascular risk using WHO CVD risk predictionchart with respect to hypertension status among Indian population: A secondaryanalysis of National Family Health Survey (2015-16). Journal of Family Medicineand Primary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5757-65.

53.    VidyaGS, Bhatt G, Kathiresan J, Rai S, Verma M, Goel S. Predictors of hypertensionamong current smokeless tobacco users in India; analysis from the fourth roundof National Family Health Survey (2015-2016). Journal of Family Medicine andPrimary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5785-91.

54.    VirkA, Samdarshi N, Saini P, Mohapatra A, Sahoo S, Goel S. Prevalence and determinantsof hypertension and associated comorbidities in non-pregnant women ofreproductive age group (15-49 years): Evidence from National Family HealthSurvey (NFHS-4), India. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022Sep1;11(9):5865-73.

55.    SinghM, Yadav K, Goswami S, Parashar M, Gupta E, Verma M, Goel S, MalhotraS.Predictors of adherence to prescribed antihypertensive medications amongHypertensive (15-49 years) in India: A secondary data analysis of National FamilyHealth Survey 4. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022Sep1;11(9):5807-14.

56.    SharmaN, Joshi N, Nazar GP, Arora M, Malhotra S, Bhatt G, Goel S. Association ofHypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP) and tobacco use among women of reproductiveage group in India: A secondary data analysis from NFHS-4. Journal of FamilyMedicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5799-806.

57.    GuptaP, Sarkar PG, Verma V, Kumar A, Arora S, Kotwal A, Raj S, Goel S,Malhotra S.Prevalence and determinants of isolated systolic and isolated diastolichypertension in India: Insights from the national family health survey(NFHS)-4. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep1;11(9):5738-45.

58.    SinghH, Sharma S, Kathiresan J, Bhatt G, Goel S. Tobacco use and uncontrolledhypertension among Indian men: Insights from the National Family HealthSurvey(NFHS-4), 2015-2016. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022Sep1;11(9):5792-8.

59.    SaleemSM, Singh G, Zaidi I, Haq I, Singh I, Anjum S, Singh MP, Goel S.Geospatialepidemiology of hypertension and its risk factors in India: Findings fromNational Family Health Survey (2015–2016). Journal of Family Medicine andPrimary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5730-7.

60.    VenkateshU, Grover A, Vignitha B, Ghai G, Malhotra S, Kishore J, Jaswal N,Yashwanth RD,Durga R, Goel S, Kishore S. Urban-rural disparities in blood pressure andlifestyle risk factors of hypertension among Indian individuals. Journal ofFamily Medicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5746-56.

61.    GoelS. Developing an operational research model for strengthening policy andprograms on prevention and control of hypertension in India. Journal of FamilyMedicine and Primary Care. 2022 Sep 1;11(9):5722-9.

62.    SupehiaS, Bahurupi Y, Singh M, Goel S, Kishore S, Aggarwal P, Sharma N. Compliance ofvendors with legislation restricting the sale of tobacco near educationalinstitutions in India. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and LungDisease: the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosisand Lung Disease. 2022 Sep 1;26(9):883-5.

63.    GoelS. Prioritizing operational research in hospital settings: Need of the hour.Journal of Integrative Medicine and Public Health. 2022 Jul 1;1(2):31.

64.    GuptaA, Sharda S, Yogitha P, Goel S, Goyal A, Gauba K. Herbal smoking products: asystematic content analysis and mapping of the e-retail market. TobaccoControl. 2022 Jul 1;31(4):572-5.

65.    UpadhyayK, Goel S, Kathirvel S. Perception of global participants of ITEC nations oncountry's preparedness and response to COVID 19 pandemic. Frontiers in PublicHealth. 2022 Jun 9:1427.

66.    SatapathySP, Panda SK, Panda PC, Lakra K, Panda SC, Dhawan P, Goel S. Association oftobacco with hypertension in adult females: Evidence from National FamilyHealth Survey-IV for an aspirational Indian state. Clinical Epidemiology andGlobal Health. 2022 May 10:101061.

67.    GuptaA, Sharda S, Yogitha P, Goel S, Goyal A, Gauba K. Herbal smoking products: asystematic content analysis and mapping of the e-retail market. TobaccoControl. 2022 Jul 1;31(4):572-5.

68.    GoelS, Kaur J, Arora M, Bhatt G, Singh RJ, Jones A, Swasticharan L, Gupta PC. Tobaccoendgame in India. International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases.2022 Apr1;7(2):55.

69.    KrishnamoorthyY, Rajaa S, Sulgante S, Chinnakali P, Jaswal N, Goel S. Prevalence ofhypertension and determinants of treatment-seeking behaviour among adolescentsand young adults in India: an analysis of NFHS-4. Journal of Public Health.2022 Mar 1.

70.    BhattG, Goel S, Soundappan K, Kaur R. Theoretical constructs of smoking cessationamong current tobacco smokers in India: a secondary analysis of Global AdultTobacco Survey-2 (2016–- 2017). BMJ open. 2022 Jan 1;12(1):e050916.

71.    RavindraK, Malik VS, Padhi BK, Goel S, Gupta M. Asymptomatic infection and transmissionof COVID-19 among clusters: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Public Health.2021 Dec 9.

72.    GoelS, Kar SS, Verma M, Sivanantham P, Naik BN, Gupta D. Evidence on article5.3 ofFCTC (tobacco industry interference in tobacco control activities) in India-aqualitative scoping study. BMC public health. 2021 Dec;21(1):1-7.

73.    BhattG, Goel S, Grover S, Kaur N, Singh S. A cross-sectional study to assess tobaccouse and its correlates among patients attending non-communicable diseaseclinics of a Northern Jurisdiction in India. Journal of Family Medicine andPrimary Care. 2021 Aug 1;10(8):2915.

74.    GoelS, Jaswal N, Sharma S, Gill SS, Gupta R, Bera OP, Ghosh L. Development of anintegrated model of communication for implementing media strategy to preventhypertension in a northern state of India. Journal of Hypertension. 2021Jul1;39(7):1333-40.

75.    GuptaA, Sharda S, Yogitha P, Goel S, Goyal A, Gauba K. Herbal smoking products: asystematic content analysis and mapping of the e-retail market. TobaccoControl. 2021 Feb 4.

76.    RajS, Ghosh A, Sharma B, Goel S. Do online media adhere to the responsible suicidereporting guidelines? A cross sectional study from India. International Journalof Social Psychiatry. 2022 Feb;68(1):44-54.

77.    SindhujaT, De D, Handa S, Goel S, Mahajan R, Kishore K. Pemphigus oral lesions intensityscore (POLIS): A novel scoring system for assessment of severity of orallesions in pemphigus vulgaris. Frontiers in Medicine. 2020 Sep 2;7:449.

78.    VermaM, Kathirvel S, Das M, Aggarwal R, Goel S. Trends and patterns of second-handsmoke exposure amongst the non-smokers in India-A secondary data analysis fromthe Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) I & II. Plos one. 2020Jun10;15(6):e0233861.

79.    BhattG, Goel S, Shergill G. One size doesn't fit all: contouring and addressingsocial vitals in reversing the tobacco epidemic in Punjab, India. BMJCaseReports CP. 2020 Mar 1;13(3):e231890.

80.    GoelS, Verma M, Kishore K, Upadhyay K, Sharma V. Baseline Assessment of PrimaryHealthcare Delivery Through Subcentres of Northern India. Cureus.2019Dec;11(12).

81.    SindhujaT, De D, Handa S, Goel S, Mahajan R, Kishore K. Development and validation of anovel scoring system for oral lesions in pemphigus vulgaris. in British JOURNALOF DERMATOLOGY 2019 Jul 1 (Vol. 181, pp. 46-47). 111 RIVER ST,HOBOKEN07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY.

82.    GoelS, Angeli F, Dhirar N, Sangwan G, Thakur K, Ruwaard D. Factors affectingmedical students'’ interests in working in rural areas in North India: Aqualitative inquiry. PloS one. 2019 Jan 10;14(1):e0210251.

83.    GoelS, Verma M, Singh RJ, Bhardwaj AK. Integrating tobacco and tuberculosis controlprograms in India: A win-win situation. International Journal of NoncommunicableDiseases. 2018 Dec 1;3(5):9.

84.    GoelS, Angeli F, Dhirar N, Singla N, Ruwaard D. What motivates medical students toselect medical studies: a systematic literature review. BMC Medical Education.2018 Dec;18(1):16.

85.    PandeyR, Goel S, Koushal V. Assessment of motivation levels and associated factorsamong the nursing staff of tertiary‐level government hospitals. TheInternational journal of health planning and management. 2018 Apr 15.

86.    GoelS, Angeli F, Singla N, Ruwaard D. Measuring the reasons that discourage medicalstudents from working in rural areas: Development and validation of anewinstrument. Medicine. 2018 Jan;97(2).

87.    KarSS, Goel S, Naik BN, Singh RJ, Subitha L, Premarajan KC, Lal P. Does capacitybuilding on tobacco control change perception and knowledge among public healthprofessionals? A case study from Puducherry, India. International Journal ofNoncommunicable Diseases. 2018 Apr 1;3(2):60.

88.    GoelS, Sharma D, Gupta R, Mahajan V. Compliance with smoke-free legislation andsmoking behaviour: observational field study from Punjab, India. Tobaccocontrol. 2018 Jul 1;27(4):407-13.

89.    BasharMA, Goel S. Are our subcenters equipped enough to provide primary healthcare tothe community: A study to explore the gaps in workforce and infrastructure inthe subcenters from North India. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.2017 Apr;6(2):208.

90.    DixitJ, Goel S, Sharma V. A comparative study on the level of satisfaction amongregular and contractual health-care workers in a Northern city of India. Journalof family medicine and primary care. 2017 Apr;6(2):416.

91.    GoelS, Sharma D, Rani S. Factors influencing Janani Suraksha Yojana utilization ina northern city of India. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception,Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017 Jan 31;6(2):575-9.

92.    GoelS, Angeli F, Singla N, Ruwaard D. Development and validation of the motivationsfor selection of medical study (MSMS) questionnaire in India. PloSone. 2016.20;11(12):e0164581.

93.    TripathyJP, Goel S, Kumar AM. Measuring and understanding motivation among communityhealth workers in rural health facilities in India-a mixed method study. BMC HealthServices Research. 2016 ;16(1):366.

94.    GurungMS, Pelzom D, Dorji T, Drukpa W, Wangdi C, Chinnakali P, Goel S. Currenttobacco use and its associated factors among adults in a country with acomprehensive ban on tobacco: findings from the nationally representative STEPSsurvey, Bhutan, 2014. Population health metrics. 2016;14(1):28.

95.    KhanalS, Baral S, Shrestha P, Puri M, Kandel S, Lamichanne B, Elsey H, BrouwerM, GoelS, Chinnakali P. Yield of intensified tuberculosis case-finding activitiesusing Xpert® MTB/RIF among risk groups in Nepal. Public health action. 2016.21;6(2):136-41.

96.    RajS, Sharma VL, Singh AJ, Goel S: Evaluation of Quality and Readability of HealthInformation Websites Identified through India’s Major Search Engines. Advancesin Preventive Medicine 2016, 2016:1-6.

97.    JeyashreeK, Kathirvel S, Shewade HD, Kaur H, Goel S: Smoking cessation interventions forpulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes. The Cochrane Library 2016, 5:1-10.

98.    GoelS, Gupta R. India: Tobacco Products Sales By Unlicensed Vendors Banned InPunjab. BMJ 2016,25:8-8.

99.    PadhySK, Goel S, Das SS, Sarkar S, Sharma V, Panigrahi M. Perceptions of teachersabout learning disorder in a northern city of India. Journal of Family Medicineand Primary Care 2015. 4 (3), 432-34

100. AgrawalD, Aggarwal AK, Goel S. Women exposed to second-hand smoke more at home than atworkplace: An analysis of GATS Report, India, 2009–10. Journal of FamilyMedicine and Primary Care 2015. 4 (3), 293-97

101. KanwarV, Gupta AK, Goel S, Gupta PK. Hospital Bed Utilization: Perceptions of HealthcarePractitioners from Northern India. International Journal of Hospital Research2015. 4 (3)

102. RoyP, Goel S. Is female smoking rising or declining in India? South Asian Journalof Cancer 2015; 4 (2): 99-100

103. RajS, Sharma VL, Singh A, Goel S. The health information seeking behaviour andneeds of community health workers in Chandigarh in Northern India. HealthInformation & Libraries Journal 2015; 32 (2): 143-149

104. GoelS, Gupta R. India: Punjab Bans Single Cigarette Sales. TobControl2015;24:213-16

105. SinghD, Singh SP, Kumaran M, Goel S. Epidemiology of road traffic accident deaths inchildren in Chandigarh zone of North West India. Egyptian Journal of ForensicSciences 2015 (Available online 6 April 2015)

106. LalP, Goel S, Sharma D. In harm’s way: tobacco industry revenues from sales tounderage tobacco users in India. Glob Health Promotion 2015: 1757975914567927.

107. GoelS, Kessar RR, Raj S, Ray P, Singh A. Relevance of Rapid Diagnostic Tests forPlague in the Field Settings: a Review. International Journal of ContemporaryMicrobiology 2015. 1(1): 161-69

108. RajS, Goel S, Sharma VL, Goel NK. Screening for caries activity among preschoolchildren of Anganwadi centres in a North Indian City. SRM Journal of Researchin Dental Sciences 2015. 6 (1):1-4

109. SharmaS, Singh M, Lal P, Goel S. Predictors of Tobacco Use among Youth in India: GATS2009-2010 Survey. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014.16 (17),7535-40

110. SardanaM, Goel S, Gupta M, Sardana V, Singh B. Is Exposure to Tobacco Advertising,Promotion and Sponsorship Associated with Initiation of Tobacco Use amongCurrent Tobacco Users in Youth in India? Asian Pacific Journal of CancerPrevention 2014. 16 (15), 6299-302

111. GoelS, Kumar R , Lal P , Tripathi JP, Singh RJ , Rathinam A , Christian A. How Compliantare Tobacco Vendors to India’s Tobacco Control Legislation on Ban of Advertismentsat Point of Sale? A Three-Jurisdictions Review. Asian Pacific Journal of CancerPrevention 2014. 15 (24): 10637-42.

112. PandeyNU, Gupta AK, Jain AK, Kumar A, Goel S. Factors influencing the propensity ofnurses to counsel patients for eye donation: a pilot study in a tertiary carehospital in north India. Public health 2014. 128 (12): 1128-1130

113. RajS, Sharma VL, Singh A, Goel S. Evaluating quantity and quality of outdooradvertising media for health information in a northern city of India.International Journal of Recent Scientific Research 2014. 5 (12):.2337-41.

114. SGoel, JP Tripathy, RJ Singh, P Lal Smoking trends among women in India:Analysis of nationally representative surveys (1993-2009). South Asian Journalof Cancer 2014. 3 (4), 200-202

115. YadavA, Goel S, Sharma VL. Integration of Tobacco Control in Master's of PublicHealth Curricula of India. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014.15(14): 5611-5.

116. LalP, Srinath S, Goel S, Singh RJ, Sharma D, Kumar R, Bera O. Unravelling India'stobacco epidemic priorities and recommendations for the second round of GlobalAdult Tobacco Survey (GATS). Global health promotion 2014. 22 (2): 7-19

117. TiwariY, Goel S, Singh A. Arrival time pattern and waiting time distribution ofpatients in the emergency outpatient department of a tertiary-level healthcareinstitution of North India. Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock2014. 7(3), 160

118. KumarR, Goel S, Harries AD, Lal P, Singh RJ, Kumar AMV, Wilson NC. How good iscompliance with smoke-free legislation in India? Results of 38 subnationalsurveys. International health 2014. 6(3): 189-95

119. XiaYY, Goel S, Harries AD, Zhang ZG, Gao TJ, Wang LX, Cheng SM. Prevalence ofextended treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients receiving first-linetherapy and its association with recurrent tuberculosis in Beijing, China. Transactionsof The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014.108(7):402-7

120. GoelS, Kaur H, Gupta AK, Chauhan U, Singh A. Socio-epidemiological determinants of2002 plague outbreak in Himachal Pradesh, India: a qualitative study. BMCPublic Health 2014; 14 (1), 325 (published onlineatwww.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-14-325.pdf‎)

121. TharuMB, Harries AD, Goel S, Srivastava S, Kumar AMV, Adhikari M. Screeningretreatment tuberculosis patients for drug resistance in mid-west Nepal: Howare we doing? Public Health Action 2014. 4 (1): 60-65

122. JeyashreeK, Kathirvel S, Shewade HD, Kaur H, Goel S. Smoking cessation interventions forpulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes. The Cochrane Library 2014.

123. GoelS, Singh N, Lal V, Singh A. Evaluating the impact of a comprehensive epilepsyeducation programme for school teachers in Chandigarh city, India. Seizure2014; 23(1): 41-6.

124. GoelS, Khaiwal R, Singh RJ, Sharma D. Effective smoke free policies in achieving ahigh level of compliance with smoke free law: experiences from a district ofNorth India. Tob Control 2014. 23 (4): 291-94

125. GoelS, Sharma D, Singh A. Development and validation of a patient satisfactionquestionnaire for outpatients attending health centres in North Indian cities. JHealth Serv Res Policy. 2014 ;19(2):85-93

126. GoelS, Gupta R. India: E-Cigarettes Banned In Punjab. Tobacco Control 2013; 23(1):6-6

127. GoelS, Kumar R, Lal P, Sharma D, Singh RJ. Refining compliance surveys to measurethe smokefree status of jurisdictions using the Delphi method. Public HealthAction 2013; 3 (4): 342-345

128. GoelS, Bhatnagar N, Sharma D, Singh A. Bridging the Human Resource Gap in PrimaryHealth Care Delivery Systems of Developing Countries With mHealth: NarrativeLiterature Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2013; 1(2)e25.doi:10.2196/mhealth.2688

129. GoelS, Gupta P, Aggarwal A.K, Patro B, Kaur J, Aggarwal N. Evaluation of Nischayscheme in improving antenatal care in a northern State of India. Archives ofGynecology and Obstetrics. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics2013; 288 (4):815-819

130. RajS, Goel S, Sharma VL, Goel NK. Short-term impact of oral hygiene trainingpackage to Anganwadi workers on improving oral hygiene of preschool children inNorth Indian City. BMC oral health 2013 (1), 67. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-13-67.

131. PuriP, Goel S, Gupta AK, Verma P. Management of Polytrauma patients in theemergency department at a tertiary care institute of Northern India. WorldJournal of Emergency Medicine 2013. 4 (1): 15-19

132. RajS, Goel S, Sharma VL,  Goel NK. Prevalence of dental caries and itsassociation with Snyder test among preschool children in anganwadis of a NorthIndian city. International Journal of Public Health Dentistry 2012:3(1):1-10

133. GoelS. India: Smokeless Tobacco Ban. Tob Control 2012;21 (5):456-459

134. RajS, Goel S, Sharma M, Singh A.J. Ecological footprint score in university studentsof an Indian city. J Environ Occup Sci 2012; 1(1):23-26

135. GoelS, Goswami H, Rana J.S. India: Court rules that nicotine is poison. TobaccoControl 2012; 21 (4):387-390

136. GoelS, Patro B, Goel SR. Ecological Footprint: A Tool for Measuring SustainableDevelopment International Journal of Environmental Sciences 2011.2(1): 140-44

137. ChauhanA, Goel S, Singh AJ. Tackling Emerging Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases:Preparedness for H1N1 Influenza in Emergency Department of a Tertiary CareInstitute of India. International Journal of Infection Control 2011. 7(4)

138. GoelS, Verma H. Scope of Dentists in Public Health. The Internet Journal of PublicHealth 2009. 9 (1):1-2

139. GoelS, Singh A.J. Comparative Impact of Two Training Packages on Awareness and Practicesof First Aid for Injuries and Common Illnesses among High School Students inIndia. International Electronic Journal of Health Education 2008;11: 69-80

140. GoelS, Singh A. Will Plague Continue to Haunt Hilly States of India?. The InternetJournal of Health 2008. 8 (1) : 1-4

141. GoelS. From Bhore Committee to National Rural Health Mission: A Critical Review.The Internet Journal of Health 2008;7 (1):1-6

142. GoelS, Gupta H, Mazta SR. Epidemiological profile of Bite Cases Admitted at a50bedded Community Health Centre of Himachal Pradesh, India. The Internet Journalof Health 2008;7 (1): 1-7

143. GoelS. An Introduction to Community Based Rehabilitation- Continuing Medical Education.The Internet Journal of Health 2007; 6 (2): 1-5

144. GoelS, Mazta SR. Challenges to access of primary health care in hilly terrains ofHimachal Pradesh, India. The Internet Journal of Health CareAdministration2007; 5 (1): 1-3

145. GoelS, Sood R, Mazta SR., Bansal P, Gupta A: Bacteriological Quality of Water Samplesof a Tertiary Care Medical Center Campus in North Western Himalayan Region ofIndia: The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine 2007; 5(1): 1-11

146. GoelS, Gupta A.K, Singh A, Lenka S.R. Preparations and limitations for preventionof Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in a tertiary care centre of India.Journal of Hospital Infection 2007; 66: 142-47

147. GoelS, Bali S, Singh AJ. Impact of a Short-Term Intervention on Health CareOutreach to a Marginal Population in Rural North India. The Internet Journal ofHealth 2007:1-12

NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

 

1.     Mittal A, Gupta S, Natt HK, Verma M,Bharadwaz MP, Goel S. Spatial Variations in the Risk Factors of HypertensionAcross Different Age Groups in Indian Adults: Insights from the Fifth Round ofNFHS (2019-21). Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2025 Jul 1;50(4):654-62.

2.      WaliaD, Goel C, Goel S. Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference inIndia. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2025 May 1;50(3):401-3.

3.      VermaM, Goel S, Sinha P, Singh M, Upadhyay K. Interest in online tobacco cessationservices during the COVID-19 pandemic in India-insights from google trends.Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2025 May 1;50(3):417-22.

4.      GoelS, Sharma A. Potential Challenges of Insufficient Emotional Intelligence inHealthcare. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research. 2025 Apr10;59(2):111-.

5.      GoelS, Bharatiya R, Kumar R, Kumar S, Yadav R, Vij J. Review of Tobacco IndustryInterference in Telangana State, India. Indian Journal of Community Health.2025 Feb 28;37(1):27-31.

6.      GuptaR, Bhatt G, Singh R, Chahar P, Goel S, Singh RJ. Enforcement of COTPA inIndia-current status, challenges and solutions. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis.2025 Jan 1;72(1):94-7.

7.      DuttaS, Mishra A, Shukla V, Singh A, Basu M, Goel S. Influence of SocialCircumstances and Health-care Support on Intention-to-quit Tobacco amongPopulation Aged 15–49 Years in India: An Analysis of National Family HealthSurvey-5 Data. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2025 Jan 1;69(1):10-7.

8.      UpadhyayK, Goel S, Jaswal N, Pratap M, Ghosh L. Earned Print and Digital Media inAdvancing Hypertension Management Services in Punjab, India: A DescriptiveStudy. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2025:10-4103.

9.      SharmaA, Goel S. The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare. Journal ofPostgraduate Medicine, Education and Research. 2025;59(1):18-22.

10.   JoseJ, Chaudhary A, Ghosh A, Goel S. Youthful Choices: A Secondary Analysis of theNFHS-5 Data to Examine Tobacco Use in Indian Adolescent Girls and Young Women.Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2025 Jan;47(1):48-56.

11.   Sharma A,Upadhyay K, Goel S. Motivation among Healthcare Professionals: Strategies forImprovement. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2025;59(1):35-38

12.   Prarthana T,Handa S, Goel S, Mahajan R, De D. Construction and validation of anaudio-visual tool to instruct caregivers of patients with pemphigus inphotographing skin and oral cavity lesions during tele-consultation: Across-sectional study. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology andLeprology. 2024 Dec 21;91(1):76-80.

13.   Goel S, Bhatt G,Walia D, Singh RJ, Pandey A. India’s consensus statement tobacco controlpriorities: Review of current strategies and the way forward. Indian Journal ofTuberculosis. 2024 Dec 3.

14.   GoelS, Rajkhowa P, Kapoor S, Pandey AK, Singh RJ. Countering Tobacco IndustryInterference: A Policy Brief on Strengthening the WHO FCTC Article 5.3 Adoptionin India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2024 Dec 1;49(Suppl 2):S228-33.

15.   GoelS, Walia D, Kumar R. The hidden crisis: Health impacts of tobacco and nicotineproducts on Indian women. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2024 Nov1;13(11):4751-4.

16.   AgrawalS, Chauhan G, Galhotra A, Goel S. Five Years of National Health Policy inIndia: Critical Analysis of the Public Health Expenditure from 2017 to 2022 andWay Forward. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2024 Nov 1;49(6):883-5.

17.   GuptaR, Goel S. Integration of Medical Colleges under National Tobacco ControlProgram—A Public Health Priority. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2024Jul 1;49(4):658-60.

18.   UpadhyayK, Bhatnagar N, Goel S. Strengthening linkages between tertiary care hospitalsand Primary Health care facilities Experiences from an online capacity buildingprogram for Community Health Officers of Odisha. Journal of the EpidemiologyFoundation of India. 2024 Jun 18;2(2):66-72.

19.   VijayakumarK, Kannusamy S, Krishnamoorthy Y, Vasudevan K, Thekkur P, Goel S, Meshram SS.Socioeconomic and Geographical Inequities in Burden and Treatment seekingBehavior for Hypertension among Women in the Reproductive Age (15–45 years)Group in India: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey. IndianJournal of Public Health. 2024 Apr 1;68(2):208-13.

20.   KapoorS, Dhankhar A, Bhatt G, Goel S, Singh RJ. Complementary and AlternativeMedicine/Therapy for Tobacco Cessation in India: A Secondary Analysis ofGATS-1and 2. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2024 Jan 1;49(1):144-51.

21.   JoseJ, Chaudhary A, Ghosh A, Goel S. Youthful Choices: A Secondary Analysis of theNFHS-5 Data to Examine Tobacco Use in Indian Adolescent Girls and Young Women.Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2024 Mar 25:02537176241233186

22.   GoelS. Public Health Leadership: Transformation of Dreams to Reality. IndianJournal of Public Health. 2023 Apr 1;67(2):197-202.

23.   RanaK, Goel S, Prinja S. Effect of Tobacco Taxation on Smoking Prevalence andSmoking-Attributable Deaths in India. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2023Apr1;67(2):278-83.

24.   GuptaR, Bhatt G, Goel S, Singh RJ. Prioritising tobacco control & its cessationunder the Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on India. Indian Journalof Medical Research. 2023 May 1;157(5):381-5.

25.   GoelS. Harnessing management and leadership training in strengthening the healthsystem: Experience from IPHMDP. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2023Jul1;48(4):507-9.

26.   SasikumarM, Marconi SD, Dharmaraj A, Mehta K, Das M, Goel S. Prevalence of risk factorsand estimation of 10-year risk for cardiovascular diseases among male adultpopulation of Tamil Nadu India-an insight from the National Family HealthSurvey-5. Indian Heart J. 2023 Jul-Aug;75(4):251-257.

27.   DuttR, Mukhopadhyay K, Kaur A, Nagaraja SB, Yadav AK, Goel S. Prevalence and riskfactors of hypertension with thyroid dysfunction among Indian adults: Synthesisfrom national family health survey (2015-16). Indian J Public Health.2023Jul-Sep;67(3):370-375.

28.   GoelS, Nawani S. Debunking Claims and Prioritizing Public Health: India’s BoldStandagainst Tobacco Imagery on OTT Platforms. Indian Journal of Community Medicine.2023 Nov 1;48(6):811-3.

29.   WaliaD, Goel S. Need to prioritise supply-side intervention for curbing the tobaccoepidemic in India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2023Nov1;158(5&6):466-9.

30.   GoelS, Anjali C, Kar SS, Joseph N, Kumar R, Medini SK, Das M. Comparativeassessment of implementation of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act inthree States of India: A pre-post study. Indian J Med Res. 2023Nov1;158(5&6):455-465.

31.   GoelS. Why All Doctors Require Leadership Trainings? Journal of PostgraduateMedicine, Education and Research. 2022 Dec 31;56(4):151-3.

32.   GuptaR, Aghi MB, Gupta A, Bhatt G, Goel S. Strategic Initiatives to Improve TobaccoCessation Delivery in India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2022Jul1;47(3):328-31.

33.   MaroofM, Faizi N, Thekkur P, Raj S, Goel S. Is the rule of halves inhypertensionvalid uniformly across India? A cross-sectional analysis of the National FamilyHealth Survey-4 data. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2022 Jul1;66(3):269.

34.   GoelS, Thakur D, Singh A. Determinants of Drug-resistant & Drug TuberculosisPatients from North India-a Case Control Study. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis.2021 Sep 2.

35.   GoelS, Kar SS, Singh RJ, Chaudhary R, Joseph N, Mehta K. National level E-ResourceCentre for Tobacco Control (E-RCTC): One stop solution to information ontobacco control in India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021Sep 2.

36.   JosephN, Kar SS, Singh RJ, Patro B, Pala S, Kumar R, Purohit B, Medini SK,KharbangarON, Goel S. Pricing of tobacco products: Pre and post GST implementation.Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Sep 1.

37.   VermaM, Bhatt G, Nath B, Kar SS, Goel S. Tobacco consumption trends and correlatesof successful cessation in Indian females: Findings of Global Adult TobaccoSurveys. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Sep 1.

38.   DhawanP, Goel S, Ghosh A. Quality of life of tobacco users-a correlation withDuration of use and nicotine dependence. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis.2021Aug 28.

39.   GoelS, Kar SS, Joseph N, Singh RJ, Patro B, Pala S, Kumar R, Purohit B, MediniSK,Kharbangar ON. Prevalence and factors associated with the sale of loosecigarettes at Point of Sale: A cross-sectional analytical study from fourIndian states. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Aug 28.

40.   GuptaR, Pednekar MS, Mr RK, Goel S. Tobacco cessation in India-Current status,challenges, barriers and solutions. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Aug25.

41.   GoelS, Singh RJ, Bhatt G. Leveraging the potential of multi-stakeholder engagementfor achieving tobacco endgame in India through integrated action ontuberculosis and tobacco use.

42.   JosephN, Sivanantham P, Sulgante S, Singh RJ, Goel S, Kar SS. Depiction of tobacco inIndian mass media: A content analysis. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Aug11.

43.   JosephN, Goel S, Singh RJ, Patro B, Pala S, Kumar R, Purohit B, Medini SK,KharbangarON, Kar SS. Communicating risk: status of health warning labels on varioustobacco products in Indian market. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021Jul 17.

44.   PouranikNS,Saraf S, Wright K, Pandey AK, Goel S, Singh RJ, Kennedy RD. Tobacco retailerdensity and tobacco retailers near schools in two cities of East India, Ranchiand Siliguri. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Jul 13.

45.   GuptaR, Bhatt G, Narake S, Udawat H, Goel S. Outcomes of integrating Quitlinemethodology in tobacco cessation delivered through a model tobacco treatmentclinic of a private sector hospital at Rajasthan, India. Indian Journal ofPublic Health. 2021 Jul 1;65(3):287.

46.   UpadhyayK, Pentapati SS, Singh R, Goel S. Assessment of grassroot level healthcareservice delivery system in a community development block of Haryana: Acrosssectional study. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2021 Apr 1;65(2):124.

47.   GoelS, Upadhyay K, Singh A. Maximizing the potential and outreach of Department ofCommunity Medicine and School of Public Health in COVID 19.Indian Journal ofCommunity Health. 2021 Mar 31;33(1):226-33.

48.   GoelM, Goel S, Sachdev MS, Sharma N, Mishra D, Yadav G, Barua N, AggarwalS.Post-lockdown challenges for ophthalmologists during COVID-19 pandemic inIndia: A survey-based analysis. Indian journal of ophthalmology.2021Apr;69(4):946.

49.   PouranikNS, Saraf S, Wright K, Pandey A, Goel S, Singh RJ, Kennedy RD. Tobacco RetailerDensity and Tobacco Retailers near Schools in two cities of East India, Ranchiand Siliguri. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Jul 13.

50.   GoelS, Jaswal N, Sharma S, Gill SS, Gupta R, Bera OP, Ghosh L. Development ofintegrated model of communication for implementing media strategy to preventhypertension in a northern state of India. Journal of Hypertension. 2021Jul1;39(7):1333-40.

51.   UpadhyayK, Pentapati SS, Singh R, Goel S. Assessment of grassroot level healthcareservice delivery system in a community development block of Haryana: Across-sectional study. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2021 Apr 1;65(2):124.

52.   GoelS, Upadhyay K, Singh A. Maximising the potential and outreach of the Departmentof Community Medicine and School of Public Health in COVID-19.Indian Journal ofCommunity Health. 2021 Mar 31;33(1):226-33.

53.   RanaK, Goel S, Prinja S. Perceived effect of increased pricing on smoked tobaccoproducts quit rates: A cross-sectional study in a block of Haryana. IndianJournal of Public Health. 2021 Jan 1;65(1):28.

54.   KumarA, Gupta A, Goel S, Gauba K, Goyal A. Adherence to the tobacco-free educationalinstitution guidelines at schools of Raipur Rani, Haryana. Indian Journal ofPublic Health. 2021 Jan 1;65(1):67.

55.   BhattG, Goel S. Harnessing the potential of tobacco cessation programme amidst theCOVID-19 pandemic in India. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2020Dec1;32(4).

56.   GuptaA, Kumar V, Mahajan A, Goel S. Effect of smoking on treatment outcomes amongnewly diagnosed Tuberculosis patients in Shimla. Indian Journal of CommunityHealth. 2019 Apr 1;31(2).

57.   GoelS, Siddiqi K, Singh RJ, Lal P, Aghi MB, Gupta P, Elsey H, Bhatt G.Fuelling thetuberculosis epidemic: The role of tobacco control in ending the emergency.Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2019 Oct 1;66(4):555-60.

58.   GoelS, Pandey R, Kumar M, Kankaria A, Khaneja R. Impact of introducinglight-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy services for diagnosis ofpulmonary tuberculosis under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program,India. Lung India. 2018. 1;35(4):307.

59.   BhattG, Goel S. Using non-communicable disease clinics for tobacco cessation: Apromising perspective. The National medical journal of India. 2018May1;31(3):172.

60.   BhattG, Goel S, Mor S, Gupta R. Exposure to second hand smoke and its correlates inNorthern State of India. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2018.1;62(2):128.

61.   GoelS, Kumar AM, Aggarwal AK, Singh RJ, Lal P, Kumar R, Gupta M, Dogra V,Gupta D.Capacity building through operational research training in tobacco control:Experiences and lessons learned. Indian journal of community medicine.2018;43(2):77.

62.   SharmaD, Goel S, Lal P. Education differential in relation to tobacco use and itspredictors across different regions of India. Indian Journal of Cancer.2017.1;54(3):584.

63.   NegiS, Shroff A, Garg A, Aggarwal G, Meena J, Goel S. Implementation of epidemicdisease act: An experience from a North Indian jurisdiction. Indian journal ofpublic health. 2017. 1;61(2):148-.

64.   PassiR, Goel S, Ajay S. Assessment of village health sanitation and nutritioncommittees of Chandigarh, India. Indian journal of public health.2017.1;61(4):290.

65.   GoelS, Kathiresan J, Singh P, Singh RJ. Effect of a brief smoking cessationintervention on adult tobacco smokers with pulmonary tuberculosis: A clusterrandomized controlled trial from North India. Indian journal of publichealth.2017. 1;61(5):47-.

66.   DudejaP, Singh A, Sahni N, Kaur S, Goel S. Effectiveness of an intervention packageon knowledge, attitude, and practices of food handlers in a tertiary carehospital of north India: A before and after comparison study. Medical journalarmed forces India. 2017 1;73(1):49-53.

67.   GoelS, Sardana M, Jain N, Bakshi D. Descriptive evaluation of cigarettes and othertobacco products act in a North Indian city. Indian journal of public health.2016. 1;60(4):273.

68.   GoelS, Angeli F, Bhatnagar N, Singla N, Grover M, Maarse H. Retaining healthworkforce in rural and underserved areas of India: What works and what doesn’t?A critical interpretative synthesis. The National medical journal of India.20161;29(4):212.

69.   BasharMA, Goel S. Knowledge, Attitude and Self-care practises of type 2Diabeticstowards Diabetes and its complications in a rural block of Haryana, NorthIndia. National Journal of Research in Community Medicine. 2016;5(2):91-7.

70.   NagarajanP, Tripathy JP, Goel S: Is mother and child tracking system (MCTS) on the righttrack? An experience from a northern state of India. Indian J Public Health2016, 60:34-39.

71.   PadhySK, Goel S, Das SS, Sarkar S, Sharma V, Panigrahi M. Prevalence and Patterns ofLearning Disabilities in School Children. The Indian Journal paediatrics 2016.83(4):300-6.

72.   GoelS, Singh RJ, Tripathy JP. Impact of modular training on tobacco control on theknowledge of health workers in two jurisdictions of northern India. Indian JCancer 2015. 52 (4), 685-88

73.   SharmaM, Singh SK, Sharma R, Gupta PK. External validity & non-probabilitysampling response. Indian Journal of Medical Research 2015. 141, 488

74.   KansalOP, Goel S. Results-based management-Developing one's key results areas(KRAs).Indian J Public Health 2016, 60:34-39.

75.   SGoel, A Gauri, H Kaur, US Chauhan, A Singh. Linking the lifestyle of themarginalised Gujjar population in Himachal Pradesh with plague outbreaks: Aqualitative enquiry. Indian J Public Health. 2014. 58(2):113-5.

76.   BansalP, Bhardwaj AK, Goel S, Kumar D. Rationale of Local Sexually TransmittedInfections (STIs) Surveillance at Rural Health Centre of Himachal Pradesh.Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development 2014. 5 (4): 71-4

77.  Goel S, Sharma D,Bahuguna P, Raj S, Singh A. Predictors of Patient Satisfaction in Three Tiersof Health Care Facilities of North India. J Community Med Health Educ 2014. S2, 002. doi:10.4172/2161-0711.S2-002

78.   RajS, Shruti G, Goel S, Singh AJ. Assessment of Quality of Raw Milk Samples from aJurisdiction of Northern India. Healthline, Journal of Indian Association ofPreventive and Social Medicine 2014; 5(1): 44-48

79.   SinghD, Moorthi K, Singh SP, Goel S. Profile of Road Traffic Fatalities in Adults: A40-Year Study in Chandigarh Zone of North West India. Journal of Indian Academyof Forensic Medicine 2014. 36 (1): 47-51

80.   GoelS, Rana J, Sharma D, et al. Public opinion poll about smoking and smokefreelegislation in a district of North India. Indian Journal of Cancer 2014.51 (3).330-34

81.   SharmaM, Goel S, Singh SK, Sharma R, Gupta PK. Determinants of Indian physicians'satisfaction & dissatisfaction with their job. The Indian Journal OfMedical Research 2014;139(3):409-17

82.   GoelS, Singh N, Lal V, Singh A. Knowledge, attitude and practices of students aboutfirst aid epilepsy seizures management in a Northern Indian City. Annals ofIndian Academy of Neurology 2013; 16 (4): 538-43

83.   TripathyJP, Goel S, Patro BK. Compliance monitoring of prohibition of smoking(undersection 4 of COTPA) at a tertiary health-care institution in a smoke-free cityof India. Lung India 2013; 30 (4): 312-15

84.   KaurH, Goel S, Sharma Y, Kessar RR, Singh A. Socioenvironmental Etiology of PlagueOutbreak in Himachal Pradesh- a Reterospective Enquiry. J Post Grad Med Edu Res2013; 47 (2): 112-16

85.   KaurH, Goel S, Sharma Y, Kessar RR, Singh A. Socio-environmental Etiology ofPlagueOutbreak in Himachal Pradesh- A Retrospective Enquiry. Journal of PostgraduateMedicine Education and Research 2013. 47 (2): 112-116

86.   DikidT, Gupta M, Kaur M, Goel S, Aggarwal A.K, Carravota J, Kumar R. Maternal andperinatal death inquiry and response project implementation review in India.The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 2013. 63(2):101-7.

87.   GoelS. Book Review - Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono. Journal of HealthManagement 2012. 14 (1):76-77

88.   GoelS. Book Review - Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen RCovey.Journal of Health Management 2012. 14 (2), 252-253

89.   GoelS, Gupta AK, Bains P, Jain B.U, Ahuja P, Goel S, Singh A.J.. Health PromotionHospital Initiative Begins in India: A Comparison of Health PromotingOrientation of Three Leading Tertiary Care Hospitals of India. National MedicalJournal of India 2011. 24 (2):16-18

90.   GoelS, Dogra V, Gupta S, Lakshmi PVM, Varkey S,  Pradhan N, KrishnaG,  Kumar R. Effectiveness of Muskaan Ek Abhiyan(The Smile Campaign)for Strengthening Routine Immunization in Bihar State ofIndia. IndianPediatrics 2011: 48; 1-6

91.   GoelS, Singh A.J. Health Awareness of North Indian High School Students. IndianJour of Community Medicine 2007: 32 (3); 192-4

92.   GoelS, Kashyap S, Bhardwaj AK. Epidemiological aspects of chronic bronchitis inShimla Hills. Indian J Chest Dis and Allied Sci 2007; 49: 143-47

93.   SoodRK, Goel S, Gupta AK. Public Health Foundation- Concern and Missing Areas.Indian Jour of Community Medicine 2007: 32 (2); 162

94.   GoelS, Gupta BP. Low Anemia Prevalence among Adolescents of an Urban HillyCommunity. Indian Jour of Community Medicine 2007;32(1):67-8

95.   GoelS, Lenka SR, Shailainder, Singh A. Streamlining Working of a HospitalImmunization Clinic -A Pilot Study. Indian Jour of CommunityMedicine2006;31(4):297-99

96.   GoelS. Book Review - Essentials of Management fifth edition by Prof. HaroldKoontzand Prof. Heinz Weihrich. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2006;31(3):105

97.   GoelS, Thakur J.S., Singh A.J. Stop Unnecessary and forced HIV testing of Student.Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2006; 31(2):105

ABSTRACTS

1.     Bhatt G, Goel S, Singh M.Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Disease-Specific Tobacco CessationIntervention in the Context of NCD Clinics in India. Tobacco Induced Diseases.2025 Jun 23;23(1).

2.     Goel S, Vij J, Choudhary R, Dhiman D.Challenges and barriers to the participation of non-governmental organizations(NGOs) in tobacco control: A qualitative study from India. Tobacco InducedDiseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

3.     Walia D, Goel C, Goel S, SwasticharanL. Mapping the interplay between pH and nicotine in smokeless tobacco: abibliometric analysis. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

4.     Goel S, Arora M, Walia D, Singh RJ.Tobacco endgame in India progress opportunities and challenges. Tobacco InducedDiseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

5.     Goel S, Singh N, Rajkhowa P, ChoudharyR. Price dynamics and affordability of tobacco products in India: a study onthe impact of GST implementation. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

6.     Kumar R, Goel S, Singh RJ. ResourceCentre for Tobacco Control (RCTC) 2.0: Navigating challenges to advance tobaccocontrol in India. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

7.     Walia D, Goel C, Jangra R, Goel S. Fromcancer to cardiovascular risks: a bibliometric exploration of smokelesstobacco's toll on health. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

8.     Kumar A, Thappa M, Goel S, Singh RJ,Sharma R, Tomar AS. Advancing tobacco control laws through multi-stakeholderengagement at world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims: tobacco-freeKumbh Mela, Haridwar, India. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

9.     Goel C, Walia D, Goel S. What's in yoursmokeless tobacco? Prioritising hazardous constituents for regulation in India.Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

10.  Kumar R, Yadav R, Goel S, Vij J. Amonth of action: India’s leading medical institutions unite for tobacco controlon WNTD 2024. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

11.  Vij J, Kumar R, Yadav R, Goel S, DhimanD. Understanding the integration of brief advice for tobacco cessation inhealthcare: a qualitative study using the COM-B model. Tobacco InducedDiseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

12.  Garg A, Kumar R, Goel S. Buildingcapacity in tobacco control in India: Development and implementation of onlinecourses. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

13.  Vij J, Goel S, Kumar R. Pre-andpost-implementation analysis of the FCTC e-cigarette ban: Insights from GoogleTrends in India. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

14.  Goel S, Walia D, Goel C. Bridging thegap: Implementation of WHO FCTC Articles 9 and 10 for sustainable tobaccocontrol: A scoping review. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).

15.  Yadav R, Goel S, Kumar R, Vij J.Determinants of tobacco product sales near educational institutions inTelangana and Meghalaya. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2025 Jun 23;23(1).