 As an international expert on Blood Transfusion Medicine, he has reviewed "Strategies for Safe Blood Transfusion" for the World Health Organization, and has written over 100 scientific articles in international journals.As a result of his innumerable contributions in this field Dr. Jolly is recognised as the leader of blood banking in India.Among the numerous distinctions conferred on Dr. Jolly are the J. G. Mukherjee gold medal by the Lucknow University for distinguished research contribution (1958), Dr. B. C. Roy National Award for the development of the speciality of Blood Transfusion in India (1981), Philip Levine Memorial Award for national contributions in Transfusion Medicine (1993) and IDPL Diamond Jubilee IMA Oration Award (1996).