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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 43 4363 4030 307 295 176 9208

Ajay Mahal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ajay Mahal between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ajay Mahal published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 14 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 5 publications
1995 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ajay Mahal: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 5
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 3
2006 8
2007 4
2008 11
2009 7
2010 9
2011 8
2012 8
2013 7
2014 10
2015 5
2016 8
2017 16
2018 18
2019 13
2020 17
2021 12
2022 7
2023 17
2024 9
2025 5
Total 215
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Ajay Mahal publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajay Mahal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 174–183 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313 176
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Ajay Mahal D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajay Mahal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300 43
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Ajay Mahal is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and health professions. Their work spans key areas including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, global health care issues, healthcare systems and reforms, global maternal and child health, global public health policies and epidemiology, chronic disease management strategies, and health systems economic evaluations and quality of life.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine with 70 publications and Health Professions with 29 publications. Subfields of study comprise General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Finance, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Economics and Econometrics.

Ajay Mahal has published numerous papers in prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include Social Science & Medicine, Gates Open Research, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, CHEST Journal, and PLoS ONE.

Recent notable papers encompass:

  • Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission (2023, The Lancet Neurology)
  • The state of stroke services across the globe: Report of World Stroke Organization-World Health Organization surveys (2021, International Journal of Stroke)
  • Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease: a randomised controlled equivalence trial (2021, Thorax)
  • Effectiveness of a scalable group-based education and monitoring program, delivered by health workers, to improve control of hypertension in rural India: A cluster randomised controlled trial (2020, PLoS Medicine)

Ajay Mahal has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Anne E. Holland
  • Marie Ishida
  • Narelle S. Cox
  • Christine F. McDonald
  • Brian Oldenburg

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a 2023 title released by the European Organization for Nuclear Research titled Health Seeking Pathways in Four Indian States Of India.

Best Publications

  • Structural approaches to HIV prevention.

    Geeta Rao Gupta;Justin O Parkhurst;Jessica A Ogden;Peter Aggleton

  • Trends in diet, nutritional status, and diet-related noncommunicable diseases in China and India: the economic costs of the nutrition transition.

    Barry M. Popkin;Susan Horton;Soowon Kim;Ajay Mahal

  • Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action.

    Mayowa O Owolabi;Amanda G Thrift;Ajay Mahal;Marie Ishida

  • Scaling Up Nutrition: What Will It Cost?

    Susan Horton;Meera Shekar;Christine McDonald;Ajay Mahal

  • Does the AIDS epidemic threaten economic growth

    David E. Bloom;Ajay S. Mahal

  • Extending health insurance to the poor in India: An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out of pocket spending for healthcare

    Anup K Karan;Winnie Yip;Ajay Mahal

  • Economic impacts of health shocks on households in low and middle income countries: a review of the literature

    Khurshid Alam;Khurshid Alam;Ajay Mahal

  • The Economic implications of Non-Communicable Disease for India

    Ajay Mahal;Anup Karan;Michael Engelgau

  • Action to address the household economic burden of non-communicable diseases

    Stephen Jan;Stephen Jan;Tracey-Lea Laba;Tracey-Lea Laba;Beverley M Essue;Beverley M Essue;Adrian Gheorghe

  • The Economic impact of Non-communicable Diseases on households in India

    Michael Engelgau;Anup Karan;Anup Karan;Ajay Singh Mahal

  • The Health Care Systems Of China And India: Performance And Future Challenges

    Winnie Yip;Ajay Mahal

  • The Contribution of Population Health and Demographic Change to Economic Growth in China and India

    David E. Bloom;David Canning;Linlin Hu;Yuanli Liu

  • Economic security arrangements in the context of population ageing in India

    David E. Bloom;Ajay Mahal;Larry Rosenberg;Jaypee Sevilla

  • The state of stroke services across the globe: Report of World Stroke Organization–World Health Organization surveys

    Mayowa O. Owolabi;Amanda G. Thrift;Sheila Martins;Walter Johnson

  • A peer-support lifestyle intervention for preventing type 2 diabetes in India: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program

    Kavumpurathu R. Thankappan;Thirunavukkarasu Sathish;Thirunavukkarasu Sathish;Robyn J. Tapp;Robyn J. Tapp;Jonathan E. Shaw

  • Who benefits from public health spending in India

    Vikram Lamba;Ajay Mahal;V. Selvaraju;Jarunejaya Singh

  • Multimorbidity and out-of-pocket expenditure on medicines: a systematic review

    Grace Sum;Thomas Hone;Rifat Atun;Christopher Millett

  • State Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India

    Victoria Fan;Anup Karan;Ajay Mahal

  • The Economic Burden of Cancers on Indian Households

    Ajay S. Mahal;Anup Karan;Victoria Y. Fan;Michael Maurice Engelgau

  • High-end physician migration from India

    Manas Kaushik;Abhishek Jaiswal;Naseem Shah;Ajay Mahal

Frequent Co-Authors

David E. Bloom
David E. Bloom Harvard University
Michael J. Abramson
Michael J. Abramson Monash University
Brian Oldenburg
Brian Oldenburg University of Melbourne
Khurshid Alam
Khurshid Alam Murdoch University
Amanda G. Thrift
Amanda G. Thrift Monash University
Winnie Yip
Winnie Yip Harvard University
David Canning
David Canning Harvard University
Michael M. Engelgau
Michael M. Engelgau National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Jonathan E. Shaw
Jonathan E. Shaw Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Velandai Srikanth
Velandai Srikanth Monash University

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