Dr Bose has done significant work in the area of chemical petrology, particularly of alkaline rocks and anorthosites in different geological environments in India. He has conducted innovative studies on rock forming minerals derived from different chemical millieus under various pressure-temperature conditions. He employed geochemical criteria for understanding magmatic differentiation and for discriminating between different ultramafic rocks of Singhbhum. His contribution to petrologic nomenclature and classification are well recognised.