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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3149 2893 1524 1378 191 9440

Harsha Thirumurthy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harsha Thirumurthy between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harsha Thirumurthy published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2024. 45 of the 253 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2024. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 19 publications
2005 2025

253 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harsha Thirumurthy: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 0
2007 2
2008 1
2009 2
2010 4
2011 3
2012 12
2013 13
2014 17
2015 13
2016 21
2017 21
2018 9
2019 13
2020 10
2021 21
2022 22
2023 23
2024 26
2025 19
Total 253
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Harsha Thirumurthy 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 Harsha Thirumurthy 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, 184–193 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: 191 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
184–193 319 191
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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Harsha Thirumurthy 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 Harsha Thirumurthy 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 48
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

Harsha Thirumurthy is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their scholarly work centers primarily in the field of Medicine, with a notable focus on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Epidemiology, and Safety Research.

The research topics covered extensively by Thirumurthy include:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Sex work and related issues

Thirumurthy has numerous publications spanning several frequent venues, which highlight the breadth of their research dissemination:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • PLoS ONE

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Political partisanship influences behavioral responses to governors' recommendations for COVID-19 prevention in the United States," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Effect of SMS reminders on PrEP adherence in young Kenyan women (MPYA study): a randomised controlled trial," 2021, The Lancet HIV
  • "The effects of cash transfers on adult and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries," 2023, Nature
  • "Hypertension Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control in India," 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • "HIV testing approaches to reach the first UNAIDS 95% target in sub-Saharan Africa," 2021, The Lancet HIV

Frequent collaborators in Thirumurthy's research include:

  • Elizabeth A. Bukusi
  • Gabriel Chamie
  • Alison M. Buttenheim
  • Kawango Agot
  • Carol S. Camlin

Best Publications

  • Mobile phone technologies improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting : a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders

    Cristian Pop-Eleches;Harsha Thirumurthy;Harsha Thirumurthy;James P. Habyarimana;Joshua G. Zivin

  • Political partisanship influences behavioral responses to governors' recommendations for COVID-19 prevention in the United States.

    Guy Grossman;Soojong Kim;Jonah M. Rexer;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Wars and Child Health: Evidence from the Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict

    Richard Akresh;Leonardo Lucchetti;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Promoting male partner HIV testing and safer sexual decision making through secondary distribution of self-tests by HIV-negative female sex workers and women receiving antenatal and post-partum care in Kenya: a cohort study

    Harsha Thirumurthy;Samuel H Masters;Sue Napierala Mavedzenge;Suzanne Maman

  • The Economic Impact of AIDS Treatment; Labor Supply in Western Kenya

    Harsha Thirumurthy;Joshua Graff Zivin;Markus Goldstein

  • Promoting Partner Testing and Couples Testing through Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-Tests: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Samuel H. Masters;Kawango Agot;Beatrice Obonyo;Sue Napierala Mavedzenge

  • HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa

    Diane V Havlir;Laura B Balzer;Edwin D Charlebois;Tamara D Clark

  • The Government of Kenya’s cash transfer program reduces the risk of sexual debut among young people age 15-25.

    Sudhanshu Handa;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Audrey Pettifor;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Effects of a Large-Scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya

    Kelly Kilburn;Harsha Thirumurthy;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Audrey Pettifor

  • Impact of the Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children on early pregnancy and marriage of adolescent girls

    Sudhanshu Handa;Amber Peterman;Carolyn Huang;Carolyn Halpern

  • Leveraging rapid community-based HIV testing campaigns for non-communicable diseases in rural Uganda.

    Gabriel Chamie;Dalsone Kwarisiima;Tamara D. Clark;Jane Kabami

  • M-health for health behaviour change in resource-limited settings: applications to HIV care and beyond

    Harsha Thirumurthy;Richard T Lester

  • Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials

    Lawrence Mbuagbaw;Mia L van der Kop;Mia L van der Kop;Richard T Lester;Richard T Lester;Richard T Lester;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Scale-up of HIV treatment through PEPFAR: a historic public health achievement.

    Wafaa M. El-Sadr;Charles B. Holmes;Peter Mugyenyi;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Effect of Providing Conditional Economic Compensation on Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Kenya: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Harsha Thirumurthy;Samuel H. Masters;Samwel Rao;Megan A. Bronson

  • A hybrid mobile approach for population-wide HIV testing in rural east Africa: an observational study

    Gabriel Chamie;Tamara D Clark;Jane Kabami;Kevin Kadede

  • Relationship between school dropout and teen pregnancy among rural South African young women

    Molly Rosenberg;Audrey Pettifor;William C Miller;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Interventions to promote adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A network meta-analysis

    Edward J. Mills;Richard Lester;Kristian Thorlund;Kristian Thorlund;Maria Lorenzi

  • Text Messaging for Improving Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence: No Effects After 1 Year in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Adolescents and Young Adults.

    Sebastian Linnemayr;Haijing Crystal Huang;Jill E. Luoto;Andrew Kambugu

  • AIDS treatment and intrahousehold resource allocation: Children's nutrition and schooling in Kenya☆

    Joshua S. Graff Zivin;Harsha Thirumurthy;Markus Goldstein

  • The Economic Impact of AIDS Treatment: Labor Supply in Western Kenya

    Harsha Thirumurthy;Markus Goldstein;Joshua Graff Zivin

Frequent Co-Authors

Diane V. Havlir
Diane V. Havlir University of California, San Francisco
Joshua Graff Zivin
Joshua Graff Zivin University of California, San Diego
Edwin D. Charlebois
Edwin D. Charlebois University of California, San Francisco
Moses R. Kamya
Moses R. Kamya Makerere University
Audrey Pettifor
Audrey Pettifor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sudhanshu Handa
Sudhanshu Handa University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolyn Tucker Halpern
Carolyn Tucker Halpern University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elizabeth A. Bukusi
Elizabeth A. Bukusi University of Washington
Kathleen Kahn
Kathleen Kahn University of the Witwatersrand
Teri Liegler
Teri Liegler University of California, San Francisco

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