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Prabha S. Chandra 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 Prabha S. Chandra sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 303 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Prabha S. Chandra 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 Prabha S. Chandra sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in India Leader Award

Overview

Prabha S. Chandra is affiliated with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in India. Their research work spans multiple intersecting fields primarily within Medicine and Psychology, with 133 and 99 publications respectively. Within these fields, Chandra's subfields of focus include Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Social Psychology.

Their research extensively covers topics related to mental health and development, including:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Chandra has contributed to a range of recent academic papers published in various journals. Notable examples include:

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy, 2022, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder: definition, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, 2024, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • COVID-19-related anxiety and concerns expressed by pregnant and postpartum women-a survey among obstetricians, 2020, Archives of Women's Mental Health
  • Prevalence and determinants of antenatal common mental disorders among women in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Archives of Women's Mental Health
  • The "mind" behind the "mask": Assessing mental states and creating therapeutic alliance amidst COVID-19, 2020, Schizophrenia Research

Their publication output is found frequently in journals such as Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Archives of Women's Mental Health, Journal of the Epidemiology Foundation of India, and Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chandra include Geetha Desai, Harish Thippeswamy, Sundarnag Ganjekar, Veena A. Satyanarayana, and Jagadisha Thirthalli.

In addition to journal articles, Chandra has contributed to book publications, including a book titled Mental Health and Illness of Women, published in 2020 by Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • Social determinants of mental disorders and the Sustainable Development Goals: a systematic review of reviews

    Crick Lund;Crick Lund;Carrie Brooke-Sumner;Carrie Brooke-Sumner;Florence Baingana;Emily Claire Baron

  • Bipolar disorder, affective psychosis, and schizophrenia in pregnancy and the post-partum period

    Ian Richard Jones;Prabha S. Chandra;Paola Dazzan;Louise M. Howard

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy

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  • Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion among pregnant women in India: relationship with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Deepthi Varma;Prabha S. Chandra;Tamlyn Thomas;Michael P. Carey

  • Disclosure of HIV infection in South India: Patterns, reasons and reactions

    P S Chandra;S Deepthivarma;V Manjula

  • Psychometric Evaluation of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and Short Drug Abuse Screening Test With Psychiatric Patients in India

    Kate B. Carey;Michael P. Carey;Prabha S. Chandra

  • Anxiety and depression among hiv-infected heterosexuals— a report from india

    Prabha S Chandra;V Ravi;A Desai;D.K Subbakrishna

  • A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes

    Gregory Armstrong;Michelle Kermode;Shoba Raja;Sujatha Suja

  • Women reporting intimate partner violence in India: associations with PTSD and depressive symptoms.

    Prabha S. Chandra;Veena A. Satyanarayana;Michael P. Carey

  • HIV & psychiatric disorders.

    Prabha S Chandra;Geetha Desai;Sanjeev Ranjan

  • Number of psychiatrists in India: Baby steps forward, but a long way to go.

    Kabir Garg;C Naveen Kumar;Prabha S Chandra

  • WPA guidance on the protection and promotion of mental health in children of persons with severe mental disorders.

    Ian Brockington;Prabha Chandra;Howard Dubowitz;David Jones

  • Delusions related to infant and their association with mother-infant interactions in postpartum psychotic disorders

    Prabha S. Chandra;R. P. Bhargavaraman;V. N. G. P. Raghunandan;D. Shaligram

  • Contribution of suicide and injuries to pregnancy-related mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Daniela C Fuhr;Clara Calvert;Carine Ronsmans;Prabha S Chandra

  • Communication with relatives and collusion in palliative care: a cross-cultural perspective.

    Santosh K Chaturvedi;Carmen G Loiselle;Prabha S Chandra

  • Quality of life in HIV subtype C infection among asymptomatic subjects and its association with CD4 counts and viral loads--a study from South India.

    Prabha S. Chandra;Charu Gandhi;P. Satishchandra;Anupa Kamat

  • Relationship of psychological morbidity and quality of life to illness-related disclosure among HIV-infected persons.

    Prabha S Chandra;S Deepthivarma;K.R Jairam;Tinku Thomas

  • Infanticidal ideas and infanticidal behavior in Indian women with severe postpartum psychiatric disorders.

    Prabha S Chandra;Ganesan Venkatasubramanian;Tinku Thomas

  • Do men and women with HIV differ in their quality of life? A study from South India.

    Prabha S. Chandra;Veena A. Satyanarayana;P. Satishchandra;K. S. Satish

  • The meaning of forgiveness in a specific situational and cultural context: persons living with HIV / AIDS in India.

    Temoshok Lr;Chandra Ps

  • Women and alcohol use in India.

    V. Benegal;M. Nayak;P. Murthy;P. Chandra

  • An Intergenerational Women’s Empowerment Intervention to Mitigate Domestic Violence Results of a Pilot Study in Bengaluru, India

    Suneeta Krishnan;Kalyani Subbiah;Sajida Khanum;Prabha S. Chandra

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Carey
Michael P. Carey Brown University
Kate B. Carey
Kate B. Carey Brown University
Helen Herrman
Helen Herrman University of Melbourne
Linda B. Cottler
Linda B. Cottler University of Florida
Atif Rahman
Atif Rahman University of Liverpool
Vikram Patel
Vikram Patel Harvard University
Donna E. Stewart
Donna E. Stewart University of Toronto
Louise M. Howard
Louise M. Howard King's College London
Carsten Spitzer
Carsten Spitzer University of Rostock
Thomas Fuchs
Thomas Fuchs University of Göttingen

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