Chintaman Santosh Bari

Dr. Chintaman Santosh Bari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad. He earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, in 2023, with specialization in transportation engineering and toll plaza operations. He also holds an M.Tech in Transportation Engineering from G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Prior to joining Mahindra University, he served as Adjunct Faculty at COEP Technological University, Pune, and Assistant Professor at Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Nashik. His research focuses on traffic engineering, road safety, electronic toll collection systems, toll pricing policies, environmental analysis, user perception studies, and multi-criteria decision-making techniques. He has authored numerous SCI, Scopus, and ESCI indexed publications in reputed transportation and infrastructure journals.

• PhD in Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, 2023.
• M.Tech in Transportation Engineering, G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur / Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, 2019.
• B.E. in Civil Engineering, Matoshri College of Engineering and Research Centre, Nashik / Savitribai Phule Pune University, 2016–17.

• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Development of Thresholds for Operating Electronic Toll Collection Lanes in India”, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 10(5), 1-17(2025) (Scopus and ESCI Listed) https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-025-02021-x (IF – 2.40) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Toll Rate Policies of India: A Review, Comparison, and Inferences”, Transportation Research Record 2678 (4) 334-351 (2024) (SCI Listed) https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231184238 (IF -2.10) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Adurthi Murali, Yogeshwar Navandar and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Which Pricing Policy Road Users’ Accept?”, Current Science 125, 1360-1368 (2023) (SCI Listed) 10.18520/cs/v125/i12/1360-1368 (IF – 1.10) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Ashish Dhamaniya and Satish Chandra, “Drivers’ Willingness to Shift Towards Electronic Toll Collection System in India”, Case Studies on Transport Policy 13 1-15 (2023) (Scopus and ESCI Listed), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2023.101046 (IF -3.30) (Q1)
• Yogeshwar V Navandar, DA Patel, Ashish Dhamaniya, S Velmurugan, and Chintaman Bari, “Users Perception Based Service Quality Analysis at Toll Plazas Using Structural Equation Modeling”, Case Studies on Transport Policy 13 1-13 (2023) (Scopus and ESCI Listed), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2023.101053 (IF -3.30) (Q1)
• Chintaman Bari, Ajay Gangwal, Ziauddin Rahimi, L. Srikanth, Bijendra Singh, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Emission modeling at toll plaza under mixed traffic condition using simulation”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195 (803) 1-20 (2023), (SCI Listed) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11409-0 (IF -3.00) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Estimation of System-Delay-Based Toll Equivalency Factors at Toll Plazas using Simulation”, International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 12 (3), 822-835 (2023) (Scopus and ESCI Listed) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtst.2022.08.002 (IF-4.80) (Q1)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Level of Service Thresholds for Electronic Toll Collection Lanes at Toll Plazas”, India Highways 51 (6), 17-28 (2023)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Reliable Capacity of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) lanes”, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Transport 177 (4) 224-236 (2023) (SCI Listed) https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.22.00053 (IF – 1.20) (Q4)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Development of Toll Equivalency Factors for FASTag Lanes Under Mixed Traffic Conditions”, Transportation Research Record 2677 (5), 829-845 (2023) (SCI Listed) https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221137588 (IF -2.10) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Service Headway Distribution Analysis of FASTag lanes under Mixed Traffic Conditions”, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 604 127904 1-23 (2022) (SCI Listed) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2022.127904 (IF -3.10) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, Ashish Dhamaniya, and Yogeshwar Navandar, “Traffic Operations at Mainline Toll-Plazas”, Current Science, 123 (6), 754-766 (2022) (SCI Listed) doi: 10.18520/cs/v123/i6/754-766 (IF – 1.10) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Rohit Chopde, and Ashish Dhamaniya, “Lane Choice Behavior at Toll Plaza under Mixed Traffic Conditions using TODIM Method: A Case Study,” Transportation in Developing Economics 8 (26), 1-14 (2022) (ESCI) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-022-00163-6 (IF – 2.10)
• Chintaman Bari, Ashish Dhamaniya and Satish Chandra, “An analytical hierarchy process-based assessment of factors affecting service performance of tollbooth operators”, Current Science 122(11), 1327-1341 (2022) (SCI Listed) 10.18520/cs/v122/i11/1327-1341 (IF – 1.10) (Q2)
• Chintaman Bari, Satish Chandra, Ashish Dhamaniya and Yogeshwar Navandar, “A Novel Approach for Design of Merging and Diverging Length at Toll Plazas – A Case Study, Transportation Research Record 2676

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• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad (August 2024 – Present).
• Departmental Training and Placement Coordinator, Mahindra University.
• Adjunct Faculty, COEP Technological University, Pune (July 2024).
• Adjunct Faculty, COEP Technological University, Pune (August 2023 – June 2024).
• Assistant Professor, Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Nashik (July 2023 – August 2023).
• Assistant Professor, Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Nashik (February 2023 – May 2023).

Areas of Research Interests include Human Factors, Road Safety, Traffic Engineering, Geometric Design, Environmental Analysis, Toll Rate Policies, Users Perception, Multi Criteria Decision Making