Prof. Gagan Deep Sharma is Professor at University School of Management Studies, and is the Director (Internationa Affairs) at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India. Besides, he is the Director of the Atal Incubation Centre at GGSIPU. 

His area of specialization are Sustainable Development, Energy Economics, Green Finance, Neuro Finance and  Evolutionary Economics.

He is a Visiting Professor at Széchenyi István University. 

Shahbaz, M., Sharma G. D., Gedikli, Ayfer., Erdogan, Seyfettin (2025). Global Pathways for Efficient Waste Management and Inclusive Economic Development. Springer Nature, Singapore.

Sharma, G. D. (2020). Contemporary issues in South Asia. Nova Science Publishers, New York

1. India Research Excellence – Citation Awards 2025 by Clarivate
2. Stanford-Elsevier Global Scientist Recognition – Top 2% of scientists worldwide
3. Global Innovation Excellence Award-2025 - World Academy of Higher Education and Development
4. Young Researcher Award – Indian Accounting Association
5. Best Teacher Award – GGSIPU, New Delhi, India (2022)
6. Outstanding Researcher Award – GGSIPU, New Delhi, India (2024)
7. Best Paper Award – International Applied Business Research Conference, USA
8. Awarded with the ‘Yuva Puraskar – 2014’ (in Punjabi) by the Sahitya Akademi, Delhi (National Academy of Letters) for Collection of poems titled ‘Ikalla Nahin Hunda Banda’.
9. Awarded with 'Avtar Jandialvi Yaadgaari Yuva Puraskar' (2014) by ‘Hun Prakashan’ for literature.
10. Awarded with the ‘Jagjit Singh Layalpuri’ Award (2019) by the Punjabi Sahit Academy, Ludhiana.
11. The book of poetry entitled ‘Kavita di Ibaarat’ got the ‘Prof Kulwant Jagraon Award’ from the Punjabi SahitAcademy, Ludhiana.

1. Academy of Management
2. British Academy of Management
3. Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
4. Indian Academy of Management
5. Indian Accounting Association
6. Punjab Commerce and Management Association.
7. Member of the Punjabi Likhari Sabha Rampur, the first rural literary association of Punjab established in 1953.
8. Member of the Kendri Punjabi Lekhak Sabha.
9. Member of the Punjabi Sahit Academy, Ludhiana. 

Associate Editor of Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management (Emerald).

Associate Editor of Journal of Public Affairs (Wiley).

Associate Editor of Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society (Emerald).

Member, Editorial Review Board of International Journal of Emerging Markets (Emerald).

Subject Editor (Development Economics) for Social Sciences and Humanities Open (Elsevier).

Guest editor for Resources Policy (Elsevier)

Guest editor for Utilities Policy (Elsevier) 8. Guest editor for Geoscience Frontiers (Elsevier)

Prof. Gagan Deep Sharma

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Director – International Affairs | Professor of Management | Academic Leader | Researcher | Innovator | Poet
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi, India

Prof. Gagan Deep Sharma, recipient of the Clarivate India Research Excellence–Citation Award 2025 and ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford–Elsevier, is a distinguished academic leader and multidisciplinary scholar with over two decades of experience in higher education, research, and institutional development. He serves as Director, International Affairs and Professor of Management at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. Besides, he holds several strategic positions including Chairperson of the Global Ranking and Collaborations Cell (GRCC), Director of the Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), President of the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), Project Director (CSR), and Incharge of the University School of Fire and Industrial Safety.

He played a key role in helping GGSIPU achieve landmark recognition in global higher-education assessments—ranked among top 1000 Universities of the World by QS World University Rankings 2026 as well as Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026.

A prolific researcher, Prof. Sharma has authored over 110 Scopus-indexed publications accumulating 10,000+ citations, an h-index of 52, and an i10-index of 102. His work spans sustainability, finance, economics, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with papers in leading journals such as British Journal of Management, Technovation, Energy Economics, Resources Policy, and Journal of Business Research. He serves as Associate Editor and Section Editor for leading international journals published by Emerald, Elsevier, and Routledge.

Internationally, he is a Distinguished Fellow at Ludovika University of Public Service (Budapest), Visiting Professor at Széchenyi István University (Hungary), University of Łódź (Poland), and UCSI University (Malaysia), and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lebanese American University (Beirut). His global engagements reflect a sustained commitment to cross-border collaboration on sustainability, green finance, and higher-education innovation.

Complementing his academic pursuits, Prof. Sharma is also an acclaimed Punjabi poet, recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2014)—India’s highest national literary honor for young writers. He has published two books of poetry in Punjabi – Kavita di Ibaarat (2008) and Ikalla Nahin Hunda Banda (2013), and one book of poetry in Hindi – Rangon ki Zubaan (2024).