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Christophe Jaffrelot

Christophe Jaffrelot

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 38 568 518 81 76 420 8980

Christophe Jaffrelot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christophe Jaffrelot between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christophe Jaffrelot published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2009. 5 of the 453 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2009. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 38 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1988 2026

453 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christophe Jaffrelot: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 2
1990 0
1991 1
1992 4
1993 4
1994 4
1995 2
1996 5
1997 5
1998 9
1999 7
2000 7
2001 7
2002 11
2003 16
2004 10
2005 17
2006 12
2007 11
2008 18
2009 38
2010 10
2011 20
2012 30
2013 14
2014 7
2015 23
2016 22
2017 14
2018 12
2019 19
2020 24
2021 30
2022 6
2023 9
2024 16
2025 4
2026 1
Total 453
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Christophe Jaffrelot publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christophe Jaffrelot sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 333+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 420 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97 420
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Christophe Jaffrelot D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christophe Jaffrelot sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48 38
39 40
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Christophe Jaffrelot is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their primary fields of study include Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, with significant contributions in the subfields of Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Literature and Literary Theory.

Their research primarily focuses on topics related to South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Indian History and Philosophy, Populism and Right-Wing Movements, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Indian and Buddhist Studies, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East, as well as Social and Economic Development in India.

Key recent papers authored by Christophe Jaffrelot include:

  • A new party system or a new political system?, 2020, Contemporary South Asia
  • The BJP's 2019 election campaign: not business as usual, 2020, Contemporary South Asia
  • Le capitalisme de connivence en Inde sous Narendra Modi (Études du CERI, n°237), 2022, SPIRE (Sciences Po)

Other notable recent papers coauthored or closely related include:

  • The reconfiguration of India's political elite: profiling the 17th Lok Sabha, 2020, Contemporary South Asia
  • Do Populist Leaders Mimic the Language of Ordinary Citizens? Evidence From India, 2023, Political Psychology

Frequent co-authors of Christophe Jaffrelot are:

  • Pratinav Anil
  • Delphine Allès
  • Gilles Verniers
  • Anne M. Blackburn
  • Satish Deshpande

Their works appear regularly in several publication venues, most notably:

  • Contemporary South Asia
  • SPIRE (Sciences Po)
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Studies in Indian Politics
  • Political Psychology

Christophe Jaffrelot has contributed to multiple book publications with different prestigious publishers. Notable titles include:

  • Modi's India, Princeton University Press, 2021
  • India's First Dictatorship, Oxford University Press, 2021
  • Gujarat Under Modi, Oxford University Press, 2024
  • Contemporary Populists in Power, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 2022
  • Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific, The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, 2025
  • Gujarat Under Modi. Laboratory of Today's India, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2024
  • Histoire de Bombay/Mumbai, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2024

Best Publications

  • The Hindu nationalist movement and Indian politics : 1925 to the 1990s : strategies of identity-building, implantation and mobilisation (with special reference to Central India)

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Hindu Nationalism: A Reader

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • The Hindu nationalist movement in India

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Religion, Caste and Politics in India

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • A history of Pakistan and its origins

    Christophe Jaffrelot;Gillian Beaumont

  • Pakistan: Nationalism without a Nation

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Muslims in Indian Cities: Trajectories of Marginalisation

    Laurent Gayer;Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Patterns of middle class consumption in India and China

    Christophe Jaffrelot;Peter van der Veer

  • Rise of the Plebeians? : The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies

    Christophe Jaffrelot;Sanjay Kumar

  • The Rise of the Other Backward Classes in the Hindi Belt

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience

    Christophe Olivier Jaffrelot

  • The Sangh Parivar : a reader

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Fighting the Indian Caste System

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • The BJP and the compulsions of politics in India

    Thomas Blom Hansen;Christopher Jaffrelot

  • The Modi-centric BJP 2014 election campaign: new techniques and old tactics

    Christophe Olivier Jaffrelot

  • L'Inde contemporaine, de 1950 à nos jours

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • India's look east policy: an Asianist strategy in perspective

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Les nationalistes hindous : idéologie, implantation et mobilisation des années 1920 aux années 1990

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • The Sangh Parivar and the Hindu Diaspora in the West: What Kind of “Long-Distance Nationalism”?

    Christophe Jaffrelot;Ingrid Therwath

  • The Impact of Affirmative Action in India: More Political than Socioeconomic

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Gujarat Elections: The Sub-Text of Modi’s ‘Hattrick’—High Tech Populism and the ‘Neo-middle Class’:

    Christophe Jaffrelot

  • Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India

    Angana P. Chatterji;Thomas Blom Hansen;Christophe Jaffrelot

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