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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3283 3023 28 27 128 15903

Naeemah Abrahams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Naeemah Abrahams between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Naeemah Abrahams published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2013. 11 of the 149 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2013. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1998 2026

149 publications in total across all disciplines

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Naeemah Abrahams: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 0
2004 3
2005 4
2006 3
2007 2
2008 6
2009 3
2010 4
2011 3
2012 5
2013 12
2014 3
2015 6
2016 4
2017 9
2018 8
2019 10
2020 6
2021 8
2022 10
2023 12
2024 9
2025 10
2026 1
Total 149
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Naeemah Abrahams 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 Naeemah Abrahams 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, 124–133 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: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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
124–133 453 128
134–143 434
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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Naeemah Abrahams 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 Naeemah Abrahams 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 47
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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Overview

Naeemah Abrahams is affiliated with the South African Medical Research Council in South Africa. Their research mainly addresses topics related to social sciences and psychology, with significant contributions in subfields such as clinical psychology, health, gender studies, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

The main topics covered by Naeemah Abrahams include:

  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Gender, Security, and Conflict

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Naeemah Abrahams are:

  • Rachel Jewkes
  • Shibe Mhlongo
  • Carl Lombard
  • Esnat Chirwa
  • Bianca Dekel

The scientist's publications often appear in several recurring venues, among them:

  • SSM - Mental Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

Recent papers by Naeemah Abrahams include:

  • 'I will rather be killed by corona than by him...': Experiences of abused women seeking shelter during South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Increase in HIV incidence in women exposed to rape (2020, AIDS)
  • Genome-wide differentially methylated genes associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and longitudinal change in methylation in rape survivors (2021, Translational Psychiatry)
  • Pathways to and factors associated with rape stigma experienced by rape survivors in South Africa: Analysis of baseline data from a rape cohort (2021, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
  • Risk and protective factors affecting the symptom trajectory of posttraumatic stress disorder post-rape (2022, Journal of Affective Disorders)

Best Publications

  • Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence.

    Garcia-Moreno C;Pallitto C;Devries K;Stockl H

  • The Global Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

    K. M. Devries;Joelle Y. T. Mak;C. García-Moreno;M. Petzold

  • The global prevalence of intimate partner homicide: a systematic review.

    Heidi Stöckl;Karen Devries;Alexandra Rotstein;Naeemah Abrahams

  • The epidemiology of rape and sexual coercion in South Africa: an overview.

    Rachel Jewkes;Naeemah Abrahams

  • WHY DO NURSES ABUSE PATIENTS? REFLECTIONS FROM SOUTH AFRICAN OBSTETRIC SERVICES

    Rachel Jewkes;Naeemah Abrahams;Zodumo Mvo

  • Addressing violence against women: a call to action

    Claudia García-Moreno;Cathy Zimmerman;Alison Morris-Gehring;Lori Heise

  • A Systematic Review of African Studies on Intimate Partner Violence against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Risk Factors

    Simukai Shamu;Naeemah Abrahams;Marleen Temmerman;Alfred Musekiwa

  • Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: a systematic review

    Naeemah Abrahams;Karen Devries;Charlotte H. Watts;Christina Pallitto

  • Sexual violence against intimate partners in Cape Town: prevalence and risk factors reported by men

    Naeema Abrahams;Rachel K. Jewkes;Margaret Hoffman;Ria Laubsher

  • Intimate partner violence: Prevalence and risk factors for men in Cape Town, South Africa

    Naeemah Abrahams;Rachel Jewkes;Ria Laubscher;Margaret Hoffman

  • ‘You are a man because you have children’: experiences, reproductive health knowledge and treatment‐seeking behaviour among men suffering from couple infertility in South Africa

    S.J. Dyer;N. Abrahams;N.E. Mokoena;Z.M. van der Spuy

  • Mortality of Women From Intimate Partner Violence in South Africa: A National Epidemiological Study

    Naeemah Abrahams;Rachel Jewkes;Lorna J. Martin;Shanaaz Mathews

  • "Every six hours a woman is killed by her intimate partner": A National Study of Female Homicide in South Africa

    Shanaaz Mathews;Naeemah Abrahams;Lorna J Martin;Lisa Vetten

  • Effects of South African Men’s Having Witnessed Abuse of Their Mothers During Childhood on Their Levels of Violence in Adulthood

    Naeemah Abrahams;Rachel Jewkes

  • Intimate partner femicide in South Africa in 1999 and 2009.

    Naeemah Abrahams;Shanaaz Mathews;Lorna J. Martin;Carl Lombard

  • Who perpetrates violence against children? A systematic analysis of age-specific and sex-specific data

    Karen Devries;Louise Knight;Max Petzold;Katherine G. Merrill

  • Health care-seeking practices of pregnant women and the role of the midwife in Cape Town, South Africa

    Naeema Abrahams;Rachel K. Jewkes;Zoduma Mvo

  • Injury-related mortality in South Africa: a retrospective descriptive study of postmortem investigations

    Richard Matzopoulos;Megan Prinsloo;Victoria Pillay-van Wyk;Nomonde Gwebushe

  • Intimate partner violence after disclosure of HIV test results among pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Simukai Shamu;Christina Zarowsky;Tamara Shefer;Marleen Temmerman

  • Infertility in South Africa: women's reproductive health knowledge and treatment-seeking behaviour for involuntary childlessness.

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  • The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa

    Shanaaz Mathews;Naeemah Abrahams;Rachel Jewkes;Lorna J Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachel Jewkes
Rachel Jewkes South African Medical Research Council
Carl Lombard
Carl Lombard Stellenbosch University
Claudia Garcia-Moreno
Claudia Garcia-Moreno World Health Organization
Charlotte Watts
Charlotte Watts London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Richard Matzopoulos
Richard Matzopoulos South African Medical Research Council
Karen Devries
Karen Devries London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Marleen Temmerman
Marleen Temmerman Aga Khan University
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Soraya Seedat
Soraya Seedat Stellenbosch University
Bronwyn Myers
Bronwyn Myers South African Medical Research Council

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