Areas of Current Research Interest:

• Agricultural Geography
• Environmental Geography
• Urban Geography
• Land Use Studies
• Landscape Analysis
• Hydrological Studies
• Watershed Management

Contributions to Teaching:

• Member, Board of Studies, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady
• Question Paper Setter for B.Sc and M.Sc Degree, University of Kerala
• Question Paper Setter for M,Sc Degree, Mangalore University
• Chairman, Board of Examiners, Kannur University
• Member, Board of Examiners, Bangalore University
• Member, Board of Examiners, Mangalore University

Ph.D  Produced:

• Analysis of watershed characteristics and water security in the midlands of Kannur district, Kerala
• A study on hydrological and environmental evaluation of Kadalundi river basin using Geographical Information System

Ph.D Ongoing:

• A Geographical appraisal of medium towns in Malappuram district, Kerala
• A study of landscape modifications due to anthropogenic activities in the coastal zone and adjoining midlands of Kannur district, Kerala
• Degradation of forests due to developmental activities in western ghats: A case study of Wayanad district, Kerala
• Dynamics of urban growth in Kannur District : A spatio-temporal analysis using Geographical Information System and Remote Sensing
• Landscape analysis for sustainable land use planning – A study in Pervamba river basin, Kannur district, Kerala

Post Doctoral Fellow:

• Mentor of Dr.Aboo Ishaque P.K – KSCSTE  -  Determinants and impacts of Urban boom in Kerala – A spatio temporal analysis.

Minor Project Ongoing:

• Watershed characterization at Micro level for Decentralised Planning – A study in Pervamba river basin, Kannur district, Kerala sponsored by Innovative Research Programme, Government of Kerala

Publications:

• Jayapal G, Anilkumar R, Appropriate Land classification for sustainable land use planning.  A case study of West Kallada Panchayat, Kollam,  Kerala, XIX INCA International Congress, Indian Cartographer, Vol. 19, 1999 pp.295-300.
• Chithralekha K G, Jayapal G, Saravanan E, Saniya N, Konattu A P, Application of GIS on Micro level planning – A case study of Vadakkumbhagam Ward, Thalanadu panchayat, Kottayam district, Proceedings of the 21st Kerala Science Congress, January 2009 pp.264-266.
• Jayapal G, S Jane Mithra, D Vibin Dhas, Spatial information System for local self government services – A case study.  Indian Cartographer, XXIX INCA International Congress, Kolkata Nov. 2009, pp.235-239
• T K Prasad, Jayapal G, Application of GIS in land use/land cover mapping change detection and analysis – A case study of Kannur District, Kerala, Indian Cartographer, XXIX INCA International Congress, Kolkata Nov. 2009, pp.77-82.
• S Jane Mithra, G Jayapal, R Anilkumar, Temporal changes in the river course and sand deposits in the lower reaches of Pamba river, Proceedings of the 22nd Kerala Science Congress, January, 2010 pp.653-654,
• Jayapal G, S Jane Mithra, D Vibhin Dhas, Cadastral Geo spatial Information System for Urban and Rural Planning and Local self government services,  National Seminar on Trends in Geospatial Data Analysis for Resources and Environmental Management,  SEAS, Madurai Kamaraj University,  March 2010 pp.17-23.
• Anil Kumar R, S Jane Mithra, Jayapal G, Identification of geomorphological characteristics of Achankovil river basin, Geomatics, Proceedings of the National Conference on “Impact of Climate change with special emphasis on Dissertification”  Ajmer, February  2011
• S Jane Mithra,  Jayapal G, R Anil Kumar, Resource based perspective plan at panchayat level – A Geoinformatic approach, Geomatics, Proceedings of the National Conference on “Impact of Climate change with special emphasis on Dissertification”  Ajmer, February, 2011
• Jayapal G, Desirable Agricultural land use for sustainable development of undulating midland zone of Kallada river basin, Kerala, Deccan Geographer, Vol.48, No.1, June 2010, pp.1-8
• Bindu K B, Jayapal G, Anitha K B, Hyrogeomorphological study of Kadalundi river basin in Kerala, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Integrated Water Resource Management, CWRDM, Kozhikode, February 2014 pp.215-223.
• Akhil R, Jayapal. G, Use of morphometric parameters in prioritizing sub watersheds based on runoff potential and infiltration capacity – A case study in the midland region of Kuppam river basin, Kannur District, Kerala,  Geographical Analysis,  Vol.4, No.2, December 2015,  pp. 1-10
• Jayapal G, R Anilkumar, Akhil R, Biophysical zonation for sustainable agricultural land use planning:  A study in Kallada river basin, Indian Cartographer, Vol.35 2015, pp. 471-476.
• Akhil R. Jayapal G, Land capability identification in the midlands of Kannur district using geospatial technology, Indian Cartographer, Vol.35, 2015 pp.255-259.
• Abhilash T.K, Jane Mithra, Jayapal. G, An analysis of land use/land cover pattern of Pervamba river basin, Kerala, Indian Cartographer, Vol.35, 2015 pp.369-372.
• Akhil R, Jayapal G, Analysis of land use changes using Land Use matrix – A case study in Sreekandapuram watershed, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Geospatial technologies for resource evaluation and management, Madurai Kamaraj University, 2015 pp.6-9.
• Muhammed Rafi P, Jayapal G, Small and medium towns –  Facts and Problems : A case study of Malappuram district, Kerala, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Geospatial technologies for resource evaluation and management, Madurai Kamaraj University, 2015 pp.543-546.
• Saranya U, Jayapal G, An analysis of socio economic characteristics of fishing villages in Neendakara panchayat of Kollam district, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Geospatial technologies for resource evaluation and management, Madurai Kamaraj University, 2015 pp.523-526.
• Bindu K B, Jayapal G, Significance of mangrove conservation – A case study in Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu Community Reserve in Kerala, India.  Proceedings of the National Seminar on Geospatial technologies for resource evaluation and management, Madurai Kamaraj University, 2015 pp.270-275.
• Akhil S, Jayapal G, Environmental appraisal of ecologically sensitive zone of Mananthavady village in Wayanad district, Kerala, Proceedings of the 27th Kerala Science Congress,  January 2015 pp.840-843
• Bindu K B, Jayapal G, Ajitha A B, Morphological study of Kadalundi river basin in Kerala, Proceedings of the 27th Kerala Science Congress, January 2015 pp.2152-2158.
• A Akhil, G Jayapal, Assessment of Environmentally sensitive area of Mananthavady Village, Wayanad district, International Journal of Revolution in Science and Humanity, Vol.6, August 2016 pp. 146-155.
• P Ahammed, A Roobina, G  Jayapal, Nature of Gulf Migration: A case study in Pookkottur panchayat of Malappuram District, International Journal of Revolution in Science and Humanity, Vol.6, August 2016, pp.138-145
• K P Shimod, D Vivek, G Jayapal, Application of GIS in Urban Development Plan: A study in Kannur district, Kerala State, India , International Journal of Revolution in Science and Humanity, Vol.6, August, 2016 pp.128-137.
• Akhil R, Jayapal G, Evaluation of land use and land capability in the midlands of Kannur district using GIS technology, Proceedings of UGIT International Conference, 2016 pp.32-37
• Bindu K B, Jayapal G, Environmental status of Kadalundi river basin in Kerala, International Journal of Current Research, Vol.8, August 2016 pp. 36430-36435
• K B Bindu, G Jayapal, The Sand Bar formation and its impact on the mangrove ecosystem: A case sudy of Kadalundi Estuary of Kadalundi river basin in Kerala, India, Current World Environment, Vol.11, No.1, April  2016 pp. 65-71
• K P Shimod, D Vivek, G Jayapal , A spatial analysis for urban development plan using GIS: A study in Kannur district, Kerala State, India,  Indian Cartographer, Vol.36, 2016 pp.236-243
• Akhil S, Jayapal.G, Working Population Dynamics of Coastal Administrative units of Kannur District, Kerala, Indian Cartographer, Vol.36, Part II, 2017 pp.236-243
• Akhil R, Jayapal G, Use of morphometric parameters in prioritizing sub watersheds based on runoff potential and infiltration capacity – A case study in the midland region of Pervamba river basin, Kannur district, Kerala.  International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences,Vol.7, No.4,  May 2017 pp.333-342
• Ahammed P, Jayapal.G, Ecological Sensitivity  and Present Land use of Wayanad District, Kerala, Geographical Analysis, Vol.6. No.1, June 2017 pp.1-8
• Bindu K B, Jayapal G, Morphometric parameters and runoff infiltration based prioritization of Kadalundi river basin, Kerala, India using GIS, International Journal of Current Research, Vol.9, Issue 09 September,  2017 pp.57846-57851
• Bindu K B, Jayapal.G, An appraisal of land man ratio in Kadalundi River Basin – A demographic case study using Geoinformatics, Geo – Eye,  Vol.6, No.1, June 2017 pp.11-20
• Akhil S, Jayapal G, Population Dynamics of Working class  in coastal administrative units of Kannur District, Kerala, International Journal of Development Research, Vol.07, Issue 11, November 2017 pp.16855-16860
• Akhil R, Jayapal.G, Use of morphometric parameters in prioritizing subwatersheds based on runoff potential and infiltration capacity – A case study in the midland region of Srikandapuram river basin, Kannur district, Kerala, Hill Geographer Vol. XXXIII, No.2, 2017 pp.41-49
• Shimod K P, Jayapal G, Identification of functional areas using Geospatial technologies for urban Planning: A case study of Kannur district, Kerala State, India, International Jounral of Current Advanced Research, Vol.7,  Issue 3, March 2018 pp.10546-10550
• Ahammed P, Jayapal G, Demographic appraisal of Ecologically sensitive areas : A case study  of Wayand district, Kerala, The Deccan Geographer,  Vol.56, No. 1 & 2, June & December, 2018 pp. 36-46
• P Ahammed, G Jayapal, Ecologically Sensitive areas of the Western Ghats: An evaluation of the basic criteria used for their delineation, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on “Climate Change, Disaster Risk Deduction and Sustainable Development through Geospatial Technologies, 2018 pp.33.
• Jayapal G, R Akhil, K P Shimod, Watershed Characteristics and Water Security in the Anajarakandy River Basin of Kannur District, Kerala, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on “Climate Change, Disaster Risk Deduction and Sustainable Development through Geospatial Technologies, 2018 pp.52.
• Akhil S, Jayapal. G, Population Dynamics of Kannur Coast, Kerala, International Journal of Current Research in Life Sciences, Vol.07, No.04,2018 pp.1762-1767
• Ahammed P, Jayapal G, Conservation of Western Ghats: Contradistinctive approaches adopted by Expert Committees of MoEF, International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences, Vol.8, Issue 3, March 2018 pp. 352-361
• P K Aboo Ishaque, G Jayapal, Implications of Decentralised Urbanisation in the Sustainable Development of Kerala, India, International Journal of Applied Social Sciences, Vol.6, Issue 1, January 2019 pp. 81-85
• Study on spatial pattern and functional characteristics of Class II an Class III towns in Kannur district, Kerala, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2019.
• S.Akhil, G. Jayapal. G  Landscape : A Geographical Review, International Journal of Applied Social Science, Vol.6, May 2019 pp. 1166-1172