Journal Publications

1. Bhavsar, V., Samanta, P. K., & Balla, B. S. (2026). Enhancing Port Efficiency and Competitiveness through Digitalisation: An Assessment of India's Major Ports Using the Digital Readiness Index (DRIP). World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research.  https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2025.151049

2. Balla, B. S., Chandra, A., Balla, S. N., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. (2025). Industry Class Stability Index (ICSI): A Novel Diagnostic Metric to Enhance the Transferability of Freight Demand Models. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 63(12), 101513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101513

3. Balla, B. S., Mishra, S., Pani, A., & Sahu, P. (2025). Incorporating Establishment Typologies into Freight Production Models: A Latent Class Approach Beyond Industry Codes. Research in Transportation Economics, 112, 101606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101606

4. Erriu, R., Balla, B. S., Marcucci, E., Gatta, V., Comi, A., Napoli, G. & Polimeni, A. (2025). Regulatory enablers and stakeholders’ acceptance in defining eco-friendly vehicle logistics solutions for Rome. Future Transportation, 5(4), 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp5040188

5. Balla, B. S., & Sahu, P. K. (2024). Examining the Effects of Local Sample Sizes on Spatial Transferability of Freight Production Models. Transportation Research Record, 2678(6), 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231197649

6. Balla, B. S., & Sahu, P. K. (2023). Assessing Regional Transferability and Updating of Freight Generation Models to Reduce Sample Size Requirements in National Freight Data Collection Program. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 175, 103780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103780

7. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., Pani, A., Sharma, S., & Majumdar, B. B. (2023). Comparison of Parametric and Non-Parametric Methods for Modeling Establishment-Level Freight Generation. Transportation Research Record, 2677(2), 154–172. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221116369

8. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., & Pani, A. (2021). Are Freight Production Models Transferable between Urban and Suburban Areas? Guiding Model Transfer in Geographically Sprawling Indian Cities. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 102(3), 643–656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-021-00556-7

Conference Proceedings

1. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P. K., & Pani, A. (2025). A Model Typology Approach for Improving Spatial Transferability of Freight Demand Estimates: Case Study of Geographically Dissimilar Regions in India. Transportation Research Procedia, 90, 146-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2025.06.049

2. Balla, B. S., Sahu, P., & Pani, A. (2023). Enhancing Spatial Transferability of Freight Generation Models Using an Adaptive Neural Network to Optimise Freight Survey Resources. Book of Abstracts 5th VREF Conference on Urban Freight.