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233

Mahmood Mamdani 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 Mahmood Mamdani sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 135 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mahmood Mamdani 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 Mahmood Mamdani sits on this spectrum.

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: 42 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mahmood Mamdani is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with a focus on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, and Philosophy. The main topics addressed in their work include International Law and Human Rights, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Indian History and Philosophy, South Asian Studies and Conflicts, South Asian Studies and Diaspora, and Cambodian History and Society.

The scientist has published several recent papers, including:

  • 7 - The Logic of Nuremberg, 2021, CODESRIA Bulletin
  • Primacy of the Political Community: a response to critics, 2022, Transformation
  • The Nation-State and its Minorities: Some Questions on Reading Madhav Khosla, India's Founding Moment, 2021, Global Intellectual History
  • Eingegangene Bücher, 2021, Historische Zeitschrift
  • Index, 2020, Harvard University Press eBooks

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Abdallah Khalil, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Abdel Wahid Al-Nur, Abdelaziz Al-Hilu, and Abel Alier.

The venues where this scientist often publishes are:

  • CODESRIA Bulletin
  • Transformation
  • Global Intellectual History
  • Historische Zeitschrift
  • Harvard University Press eBooks

Mahmood Mamdani has contributed to book publications with notable presses such as Harvard University Press and Princeton University Press. Titles include:

  • Neither Settler nor Native, 2020, Harvard University Press
  • When Victims Become Killers, 2020, Princeton University Press

Best Publications

  • Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism.

    Franz Ansprenger;Mahmood Mamdani

  • When Victims Become Killers

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Good Muslim, bad Muslim : America, the Cold War, and the roots of terror

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Citizen and subject : contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Violence in War and Peace: An Anthology

    Nancy Scheper-Hughes;Philippe Bourgois;Joseph Conrad;Michael Thomas Taussig

  • Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Politics and class formation in Uganda

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: A Political Perspective on Culture and Terrorism

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Beyond Settler and Native as Political Identities: Overcoming the Political Legacy of Colonialism

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Amnesty or Impunity? A Preliminary Critique of the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa (TRC)

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Define and Rule: Native as Political Identity

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Reconciliation without justice

    M. Mamdani

  • Imperialism and fascism in Uganda

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda

    Jeanne Koopman;Mahmood Mamdani

  • Making Sense of Political Violence in Postcolonial Africa

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Neither Settler nor Native

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • The myth of population control : family, caste, and class in an Indian village

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • The myth of population control

    P. Visaria;Mahmood Mamdani

  • Beyond Rights Talk and Culture Talk: Comparative Essays on the Politics of Rights and Culture

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Scholars in the Marketplace. The Dilemmas of Neo-Liberal Reform at Makerere University, 1989-2005

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Responsibility to Protect or Right to Punish

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Settler colonialism: Then and now

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Good Muslim, Bad Muslim

    Mahmood Mamdani

  • Define and Rule

    Mahmood Mamdani

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