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George J. Sefa Dei

George J. Sefa Dei

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 35 6625 6161 397 381 136 7971

George J. Sefa Dei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George J. Sefa Dei between 1992 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George J. Sefa Dei published across 33 years, from 1992 to 2024, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2006. 6 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2006. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications
1992 2024

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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George J. Sefa Dei: publications per year, 1992 to 2024
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 15
1998 4
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 4
2003 3
2004 2
2005 3
2006 19
2007 1
2008 5
2009 4
2010 12
2011 2
2012 8
2013 5
2014 14
2015 1
2016 5
2017 14
2018 3
2019 1
2020 1
2021 2
2022 19
2023 1
2024 5
Total 169
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George J. Sefa Dei 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 George J. Sefa Dei 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, 134–143 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: 136 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
134–143 434 136
144–153 407
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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George J. Sefa Dei 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 George J. Sefa Dei 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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 35
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

George J. Sefa Dei is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans the social sciences, with a focus on education, sociology and political science, health, political science and international relations, and demography. Major subfields of study include education, sociology and political science, health, political science and international relations, and demography.

Their research topics primarily focus on Indigenous and place-based education, Indigenous health, education, and rights, critical race theory in education, African cultural and philosophical studies, education systems and policy, global educational policies and reforms, and tourism, volunteerism, and development.

Recent papers authored by George J. Sefa Dei include:

  • Coming to Know and Knowing Differently: Implications of Educational Leadership (2021), published in Educational Administration Quarterly
  • Actualizing decolonization: a case for anticolonizing and Indigenizing the curriculum (2024), published in Journal of Philosophy of Education
  • Foreword (2021), published in Curriculum Inquiry
  • The Economics of Death and Funeral Celebration in a Ghanaian Akan Community (2021), published in Culture

Frequent co-authors in their work include Wambūi Karanja, Grace Erger, Nana Adusei Sefa Tweneboah, Alessia Cacciavillani, and Asna Adhami.

Publication venues frequently featuring their research are Journal of Philosophy of Education, Educational Administration Quarterly, Open Collections, Curriculum Inquiry, and Culture.

In addition to articles, George J. Sefa Dei has contributed to book literature. One such title is Elders' Cultural Knowledges and the Question of Black/ African Indigeneity in Education (2022), published by Springer International Publishing.

They have been recognized with the award Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017, within the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Anti-Racism Education: Theory and Practice

    George J. Dei;Jill Vickers

  • Rethinking the role of Indigenous knowledges in the academy

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Reconstructing 'Dropout': A Critical Ethnography of the Dynamics of Black Students' Disengagement from School

    George J. Sefa Dei;Josephine Mazzuca;Elizabeth McIsaac

  • Indigenous Knowledges in Global Contexts: Multiple Readings of Our World.

    George Jerry Sefa Dei;Budd L. Hall;Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg

  • The Power of Social Theory: The Anti-Colonial Discursive Framework

    George J. Sefa Dei;Alireza Asgharzadeh

  • Afrocentricity: A Cornerstone of Pedagogy

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Anti-Colonialism and Education: The Politics of Resistance

    George J. Sefa Dei;Arlo Kempf

  • Mapping the Terrain – Towards a New Politics of Resistance

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Schooling as Community: Race, Schooling, and the Education of African Youth

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Spiritual Knowing and Transformative Learning

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Teaching Africa: Towards a Transgressive Pedagogy

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • The Denial of Difference: refraining anti‐racist praxis

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • The Role of Afrocentricity in the Inclusive Curriculum in Canadian Schools

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Schooling And Education In Africa: The Case Of Ghana

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Reframing Blackness and Black Solidarities through Anti-colonial and Decolonial Prisms

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Critical Perspectives in Antiracism: An Introduction

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • The challenge of inclusive schooling in Africa: a Ghanaian case study

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Learning Culture, Spirituality and Local Knowledge: Implications for African Schooling

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • Indigenous Philosophies and Critical Education

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • “Black Like Me”: Reframing Blackness for Decolonial Politics

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • African Indigenous Knowledge and the Disciplines

    Gloria Emeagwali;George J. Sefa Dei

  • Race and the Production of Identity in the Schooling Experiences of African‐Canadian Youth

    George J. Sefa Dei

  • ‘Becoming Black’: African‐Canadian youth and the politics of negotiating racial and racialised identities

    George J. Sefa Dei;Irma Marcia James

  • Anti-Racism Education: Theory and Practice

    Ali A. Abdi;George J. Sefa Dei

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwame McKenzie
Kwame McKenzie Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Jim Cummins
Jim Cummins University of Toronto

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