Research interest of Dr. Thakur includes any area which falls under broad spectrum of Public Health and Epidemiology. He has carried out reseach projects under health financing, workforce analysis, development of quality clinical indicators, user fees, menstrual hygiene etc. He has also carried out research studies for various disease conditions like Tuberculosis, Leishmaniasis, Diabetes, effects of nuclear radiation, etc.. 

List of Publications in Journals: -

1. Thakur, H. and Meadors A. (2023), Insights in public health education and promotion: 2022, an Editorial. Frontiers in Public Health. 11:1280357:1-5. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1280357
2. Thakur, H. (2022), Post-COVID-19 pandemic public health: Issues and challenges in India, an Editorial. Indian Journal of Public Health, Volume: 66, Issue: 4, Pages: 401-402
   
3. Thakur, H. (2022), Patient-centric Technologies, an Editorial. International Journal of Health Technology, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 2-3
   
4. Thakur, H. (2021), A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis of Public Health in India in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic, an Editorial. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-2
5. Karuna Dasari Subramanyam and Thakur, H. (2021), Precursor Chemicals: Trends, Patterns and Challenges in India. The Indian Police Journal, Volume: 68, Issue: 3, Pages: 132-144
6. Mullaji, A., Khalifa, A., Shetty, G., and Thakur, H. (2021), Comparison with Navigation of a Novel Three-Step Technique for Improving Accuracy of the Distal Femoral Resection during Conventional TKA: A Case–Control Study. The Journal of Knee Surgery. 1-6. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1731458

7. Mullaji, A., Shah, R., Ritesh Bhoskar, Abhimanyu Singh, Murtaza Haidermota and Thakur, H. (2021), Seven phenotypes of varus osteoarthritic knees can be identified in the coronal plane. Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology. 1-13, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-021-06676-8

8. Elizabeth, A., Shivdasani, J., V. Bhattacharya, P. Parya, K. Rangari, S. Chand,  B. Singh, R. Gandotra,  Lakhan  Lal  Meena,  Y.K.  Singhal,  Rita  Rani, Manisha,   Ghanshyam Karol, Vaishali Jaiswal, Rekha Meena,   Sherin Raj T.P., S.P. Singh, Sangita Mishra, Bhawna   Katuria, Raj Narayan and Thakur, H. (2021), Sustainable Development of Health in India: An Inter-Ministerial Contribution towards Health and Wellbeing for Optimum Quality of Life. Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues, 44(1). 19-32.

9. Taware, S., Thakur, H. (2021). Effectiveness of water, sanitation and hygiene-based programme on toilet etiquette and sanitation targeted at primary school children of Mumbai. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(4), 1826-1835. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211241

10. Juneja, S., Singh, S., Gupta, S., Gupta, R., Ray, S., Gupta, A., Shivdasani, J., & Thakur, H. (2021). “Aarogya Setu”- India’s COVID-19 contact tracing mobile application: an assessment of awareness and utility among residents of India during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(4), 1802-1808. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211238

11. Thakur H. (2021) A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis of Public Health in India in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 46(1):1; 1-2: DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_1053_20

12. Das M, Mathur T, Ravi S, Augusto C., Aparna Iyer, Homa Mansoor, Stobdan Kalon,  Farah Naz Hossain, Shrikala Acharya, Gabriella Ferlazzo, Isaakidis P, Thakur H. (2021) Challenging drug-resistant TB treatment journey for children, adolescents and their care-givers: A qualitative study. PLoS One. March;16(3):e0248408. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248408

13. Dhakulkar S, Das M, Sutar N, Oswal V, Shah D, Ravi S, Vengurlekar D, Chavan V, Rebello L, Meneguim AC, Iyer A, Mansoor H, Kalon S, Acharya S, Ferlazzo G, Isaakidis P, Thakur H. (2021) Treatment outcomes of children and adolescents receiving drug-resistant TB treatment in a routine TB programme, Mumbai, India. PLoS One. Feb 18;16(2):e0246639. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246639

14. Singh  S., Gupta  S., Sharma  L., Chatterjee M, Juneja  S., Panigrahi  P., Kumar  H., Thakur  H. (2020) Shifting towards online training-Possible challenges from Educators/Trainers perspective in Indian setting. Indian Journal of Community Health. 32(4):620-623. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2020.v32i04.002

15. Das M, Mamnoon F, Mansoor H, Meneguim AC, Singh P, Shah I, Ravi S, Kalon S, Hossain FN, Ferlazzo G, Isaakidis P, Furin J, Acharya S, Thakur H. (2020) New TB drugs for the treatment of children and adolescents with rifampicin-resistant TB in Mumbai, India. International Journal Tuberculosis Lung Diseases. Dec 1;24(12):1265-1271. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.20.0165.

16. Thakur, G., Thakur, S. & Thakur, H. (2020) Status and challenges for tuberculosis control in India – Stakeholders' perspective. The Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.10.001

17. Elizabeth, A., Shivdasani, J., V. Bhattacharya, P. Parya, K. Rangari, S. Chand,  B. Singh, R. Gandotra,  Lakhan  Lal  Meena,  Y.K.  Singhal,  Rita  Rani, Manisha,   Ghanshyam Karol, Vaishali Jaiswal, Rekha Meena,   Sherin Raj T.P., S.P. Singh, Sangita Mishra, Bhawna   Katuria, Raj Narayan and Thakur, H. (2021), Sustainable Development of Health in India: A Review of the Need for a Durable Local Collaborative Governance for Strengthening the Health System. Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues, 43(1). 5-21.

18. Biradar, R., Singh, D., Thakur, H. & Halli, S. (2020) Gender differences in the risk factors for high and very high blood glucose levels: A study of Kerala. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews. 14(4): 627-636. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.12.003

19. Ganorkar, S., Kabir, Z., Rustomfram, N. & Thakur, H. (2020) Experiences of Older Persons in Seeking Care at a Private Hospital in Urban India. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 6; 1-10, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420910639

20. Shetty, G., Solanki, U., Jain, S., Linjhara, S., Anandani, G., Ram, C. & Thakur, H., (2020) Efficacy of an integrated, active rehabilitation protocol in patients >/= 65 years of age with chronic mechanical low back pain. European Spine Journal, 29: 586-595. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06248-y

21. Shah, U. & Thakur, H., (2019) Pre hospital emergency medical services in Maharashtra: primary survey and analysis of response times, care provisioning, user experience and expectations from the PPP project. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences. 6 (3): 43-51. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2019.6.3.9

22. Deshmukh V., Thakur H., (2019) Do Indian public hospitals in rural areas adequately equipped? A case of Medical Radiography (X-ray). International Journal of Scientific Research and Education. 7:5:8198-8202

23. Sharma J., Bhattacharyya D., Poddar K., Chaudhary T., Thakur H., (2019) Scoping review of non-pharmacological interventions to control H1N1 in India. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. DOI:doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2018.12.001

24. Panjwani T., Mullaji A., Doshi K., Thakur H. (2019) Comparison of Functional Outcomes of Computer-Assisted vs Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of High-Quality, Prospective Studies. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 34:3:586-593. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2018.11.028

25. Kalangi S., Thakur H. (2019) Status of Health Management Education in India: Past, Present, and Future. Frontiers in Public Health. 6:375:1-6. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00375

26. Sivakami M., Anna Maria van Eijk, Thakur H., et al (2019) Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools: surveys in government schools in three states in India, 2015. Journal of Global Health. 9:1:1-13

27. Taware S., Gawai P., Chatterjee A., Thakur H. (2018) Outcome of School-Based Intervention Program in Promoting Personal Hygiene in Primary School Children of Mumbai, India. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. Oct;39(1):31-38. DOI: 10.1177/0272684X18809487

28. Arnold W., Bari A., Buttaro M., Huang R., Mirez J., Neira I., Poojary A., Purtill J., Quevedo M., Ricaurte J., Scuderi G., Thakur H, I. Tozun R. (2018) General Assembly, Prevention, Postoperative Factors: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. The Journal of Arthroplasty. Oct 19. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.067

29. Shah U., Thakur H. (2018) Achieving Universal Health Coverage through Public Private Partnerships: A Study of Trends in the Public Private Partnerships in India. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research. 8:10:254-261

30. Thakur H. (2018) The role of IAPSM/IPHA in Development of Human Resources for Health in India. MFC Bulletin, 377-378; 17-19

31. Deshmukh V., Dixit P., & Thakur H. (2017) Factors Associated with Availability of X-ray Equipment in Public Hospitals: A Finding from Community Health Centres in Maharashtra, India. Social Science Spectrum, 3:4:195-201

32. Gupta V., Arora M., Alva K., Dongre A., Thakur H. & Shetty V. (2017) Factors influencing the length of hospital stay after simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty. International Journal of Advanced Joint Reconstruction. 4(2): 27-32. DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698818

33. Mason L., Sivakami M., Thakur H., Kakade N., et al (2017) ‘We do not know’: a qualitative study exploring boys’ perceptions of menstruation in India. Reproductive Health, 14:174: 1-9. DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0435-x

34. Srivastava S. & Thakur H. (2017) Relationship of Contraceptive use with Children Ever Born and Women’s Empowerment in India: A Regional Analysis. Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 7, No. 10: 466-76. DOI: 10.5958/2249-7315.2017.00518.4

35. Thakur H. (2016) Study of Awareness, Enrollment, and Utilization of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (National Health Insurance Scheme) in Maharashtra, India. Front. Public Health 3:282. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00282
36. Gawai PP, Taware SA, Chatterjee AS, Thakur H. (2016) A cross sectional descriptive study of hand washing knowledge and practices among primary school children in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Int J Community Med Public Health 2016;3:2958-66. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163391
37. Bhuputra Panda, Sanjay P. Zodpey, Thakur H, (2016) Local self governance in health - a study of it's functioning in Odisha, India. BMC Health Services Research, 16(Suppl 6):554. DOI 10.1186/s12913-016-1785-8
38. Bhuputra Panda, Thakur H. (2016) Decentralization and health system performance - a focused review of dimensions, difficulties, and derivatives in India. BMC Health Services Research, 16(Suppl 6):561. DOI 10.1186/s12913-016-1784-9
39. Bhuputra Panda, Thakur H., Sanjay P. Zodpey (2016) Does decentralization influence efficiency of health units? A study of opinion and perception of health workers in Odisha. BMC Health Services Research, 16(Suppl 6):550. DOI 10.1186/s12913-016-1786-7
40. Thakur, H., Aronsson, A., Bansode, S. , StalsbyLundborg C., Dalvie S. and Faxelid, E. (2014) Knowledge, practices, and restrictions related to menstruation among young women from low socioeconomic community in Mumbai, India. Frontiers Public Health 2:72. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00072
41. Shetty, A. & Thakur, H. (2014). Institutionalizing Patient Safety Culture: A Strategic Priority for Healthcare in India. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS), 13(1), 62-68.
42. Thakur, H., & Sapra, B. (2013). Baseline Survey of Health Status of Population in 2006 around a Uranium Mining Site in Jaduguda, India. Radiation Emergency Medicine, 2(1), 14-22.
43. Shetty, V., Wasnik, S., Hegde, C., Kasture, S., & Thakur, H. (2013). The "Shetty test" in ankle injuries: validation of a novel test to rule out ankle fractures. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 23(7), 831-833.
44. Ruchi, & Thakur, H. (2013). Characteristics of Childhood Tuberculosis Patients Registered under RNTCP in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Journal of Public Health, 57(1), 36-39.
45. Jadhav, U., Mukherjee, K., & Thakur, H. (2013). Usage of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Severe Hemophilia A Patients in India. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 18(3), 191-197.
46. Mariappan, M., & Thakur, H. (2012). User Fee Management in India. Journal of Health Management, 14(2), 221-238.
47. Behera, S., Behera, S., & Thakur, H. (2012). A Study of Knowledge and Practices in Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Bhilai Steel Plant Employees. Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 3(2), 143-148.
48. Shetty, V., Shitole, B., Shetty, G., Thakur, H., & Bhandari, M. (2011). Optimal bearing surfaces for total hip replacement in the young patient: a meta-analysis. International Orthopaedics, 35(9), 1281-1287.
49. Thakur, H., Ghosh, S., Mariappan, M., & Bhatia, M. (2009). User fees in India’s health sector: Can the poor hope for any respite? Artha Vijnana, 51(2), 139-158.
50. Thakur, H. (2008). Drug Resistance in TB Control – A Global & Indian Situation. Journal of Preventive Medicine. 16(3-4), 3-9.
51. Thakur, H., Nakkeeran, N., Mukherjee, K., & Yesudian, C. (2008). Evaluation of NGO Involvement in the Cataract Control Programme in India. Journal of Preventive Medicine. 16(3-4), 19-32.
52. Thakur, H., Chavhan, S., Jotkar, R., & Mukherjee, K. (2008). Developing clinical indicators for the secondary health system in India. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 20(4), 297-303.
53. Thakur, H., Toshniwal, M., Rangan, S., & Dholakia, Y. (2008). National workshop on public private participation (PPP) for TB control in India--a brief review. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 55(4), 224-226.
54. Thakur, H., Mariappan, M., Jotkar, R. M., & Chavan, S. B. (2007). External Evaluation of User Fee Scheme in Government Hospitals in Maharashtra State in India. Artha Vijnana, 49(3-4), 275-304.
55. Mehta, K., Gala, J., Bhasale, S., Naik, S., Modak, M., Thakur, H., et al. (2007). Comparison of glucosamine sulfate and a polyherbal supplement for the relief of osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN25438351]. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 7, 34.
56. Thakur, H., & Roy Burman, J. J. (2007). The problem of Kala Azar in Bihar and West Bengal. Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society, 42(1), 49-62.
57. Thakur, H., Nakkeeran, Mukherjee, K., & Yesudian, C. (2006). Efficacy of Involvement of NGOS in the Treatment of Cataract. Convention Journal of Lukhnow Management Association. 2(1), 65-76.
58. Thakur H., Pandit DD, Subramanian P. (2001). History of preventive and social medicine in India, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 47, pp.283-5

List of Books or chapters in books: –

1. Kalangi S., Thakur H. (2019) Status of Health Management Education in India: Past, Present, and Future. In W.E. Aaronson & C.J. Evashwick (eds.) Global Education of Health Management (pp. 32-37). Lausanne: Frontiers Media. DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88945-925-4
2. Misquitta, D., Isaakidis, P., Albuquerque, T., Thakur, H. (2015). Without Infection Control we cannot control tuberculosis: Success stories and Missed Opportunities in Mumbai, India. In A. Kumar, S. Rodriques & A. Dias (Ed.), Major Tropical Diseases – public health perspective (pp. 379-392). Goa: Broadway Publishing House.
3. Thakur, H. (2014). Awareness about Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana in Maharashtra, India. In Health Inc Consortium eBook (Ed.), Health Inc – Towards equitable coverage and more inclusive social protection in Health (pp. 86-98). Antwerp, Belgium: ITG Press.
4. Thakur, H. (Ed.). (2011). Kala Azar – Emerging Perspectives and Prospects in South Asia. New Delhi: Mittal Publications.
5. Thakur, H. (2011). Policy Issues in Kala Azar in South East Asia. In H. Thakur (Ed.), Kala Azar – Emerging Perspectives and Prospects in South Asia (pp. 311-369). New Delhi: Mittal Publications.
6. Thakur, H. (2011). Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis in India. In H. Thakur (Ed.), Kala Azar – Emerging Perspectives and Prospects in South Asia (pp. 1-15). New Delhi: Mittal Publications.
7. Thakur, H. (2002). Primary Health Care. In R. Shinde (Ed.), Essentials of Public Health & Sanitation – Part III (pp. 1-15). Mumbai: All India Institute of Local Self Government Publications.

Dr. Thakur currently teaches courses like Basic and Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Epidemiology of Communicable diseases. He had talso taught in the past courses like Introduction to Public Health, Principles of Health Services Management, and Health Planning, etc. to TISS students.