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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2922 2675 502 456 152 11046

Devi Sridhar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Devi Sridhar between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Devi Sridhar published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2020. 6 of the 165 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2020. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
2005 2025

165 publications in total across all disciplines

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Devi Sridhar: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 1
2007 5
2008 12
2009 5
2010 5
2011 8
2012 8
2013 14
2014 9
2015 11
2016 8
2017 11
2018 11
2019 7
2020 19
2021 14
2022 5
2023 4
2024 2
2025 4
Total 165
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Devi Sridhar 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 Devi Sridhar 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, 144–153 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: 152 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
144–153 407 152
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
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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Devi Sridhar 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 Devi Sridhar 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186 49
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

Devi Sridhar is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Psychology, Economics and Econometrics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key subjects in their research include COVID-19 epidemiological studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Global Maternal and Child Health, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe (2020, The Lancet)
  • SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic (2021, The Lancet)
  • Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now (2020, The Lancet)
  • SARS-CoV-2 elimination, not mitigation, creates best outcomes for health, the economy, and civil liberties (2021, The Lancet)
  • Government responses and COVID-19 deaths: Global evidence across multiple pandemic waves (2021, PLoS ONE)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jay Patel (co-authored 9 publications)
  • Genevie Fernandes (8 publications)
  • Mohammad S. Jalali (4 publications)
  • Catherine DiGennaro (4 publications)
  • Inès Hassan (3 publications)

Devi Sridhar publishes regularly in established scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Lancet (9 publications)
  • BMJ (8 publications)
  • Nature Medicine (5 publications)
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases (2 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Barriers to improvement of mental health services in low-income and middle-income countries

    Benedetto Saraceno;Mark van Ommeren;Rajaie Batniji;Alex Cohen

  • Global and regional estimates of COPD prevalence: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Davies Adeloye;Stephen Chua;Chinwei Lee;Catriona Basquill

  • Lessons learnt from easing COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe.

    Emeline Han;Melisa Mei Jin Tan;Eva Turk;Eva Turk;Devi Sridhar

  • Will Ebola change the game? Ten essential reforms before the next pandemic. the report of the Harvard-LSHTM Independent Panel on the Global Response to Ebola

    Suerie Moon;Devi Sridhar;Muhammad A Pate;Ashish K Jha

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Arnaud Fontanet;Arnaud Fontanet;Brigitte Autran;Bruno Lina;Marie Paule Kieny

  • Global Health and the Law

    Lawrence O. Gostin;Devi Sridhar

  • Global health funding: how much, where it comes from and where it goes.

    David McCoy;Sudeep Chand;Devi Sridhar

  • Achieving global targets for antimicrobial resistance

    Ramanan Laxminarayan;Devi Sridhar;Martin Blaser;Minggui Wang

  • Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now.

    Nisreen A Alwan;Rochelle Ann Burgess;Simon Ashworth;Rupert Beale

  • Misfinancing Global Health: A Case for Transparency in Disbursements and Decision Making

    Devi Sridhar;Rajaie Batniji

  • Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and analysis

    Igor Rudan;Simrita Sidhu;Angeliki Papana;Shi-Jiao Meng

  • SARS-CoV-2 elimination, not mitigation, creates best outcomes for health, the economy, and civil liberties.

    Miquel Oliu-Barton;Bary S R Pradelski;Bary S R Pradelski;Philippe Aghion;Patrick Artus

  • Government responses and COVID-19 deaths: Global evidence across multiple pandemic waves.

    Thomas Hale;Noam Angrist;Andrew J. Hale;Beatriz Kira

  • Who sets the global health research agenda? The challenge of multi-bi financing.

    Devi Sridhar

  • Global governance of antimicrobial resistance.

    Connor Rochford;Devi Sridhar;Ngaire Woods;Zia Saleh

  • The normative authority of the World Health Organization

    Lawrence O. Gostin;Devi Sridhar;Daniel Hougendobler

  • Bridging the divide: global governance of trade and health

    Kelley Lee;Devi Sridhar;Mayur Patel

  • Urbanization and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Southern Asia: A systematic analysis.

    Arsalan Cheema;Davies Adeloye;Simrita Sidhu;Devi Sridhar

  • Trojan Multilateralism: Global Cooperation in Health

    Devi Sridhar;Ngaire Woods

  • Who pays for cooperation in global health? A comparative analysis of WHO, the World Bank, the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

    Chelsea Clinton;Devi Sridhar

  • Metric partnerships: global burden of disease estimates within the World Bank, the World Health Organisation and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

    Marlee Tichenor;Devi Sridhar

  • Global and regional estimates ofCOPD prevalence: Systematic reviewand meta–analysis

    Davies Adeloye;Stephen Chua;Chinwei Lee;Catriona Basquill

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence O. Gostin
Lawrence O. Gostin Georgetown University
Gorik Ooms
Gorik Ooms Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Harish Nair
Harish Nair University of Edinburgh
Harry Campbell
Harry Campbell University of Edinburgh
John-Arne Røttingen
John-Arne Røttingen The Research Council of Norway
Ngaire Woods
Ngaire Woods University of Oxford
David L. Heymann
David L. Heymann London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Evropi Theodoratou
Evropi Theodoratou University of Edinburgh

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