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Robert W. Hefner

Robert W. Hefner

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
10822
World Ranking
3117
National Ranking
1512

Robert W. Hefner 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 Robert W. Hefner sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 283 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert W. Hefner 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 Robert W. Hefner sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Robert W. Hefner is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and works primarily within the social sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, education, cultural studies, and law.

The main topics of Hefner's research focus on Asian studies and history, Islamic studies and radicalism, Indonesian election politics and participation, education and Islamic studies, cultural and religious practices in Indonesia, religion, society, and development, as well as religion and society interactions.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hefner include:

  • Zuly Qodir
  • Haedar Nashir
  • Michael Lambek
  • Cheryl Mattingly
  • Bilveer Singh

Hefner has published a number of papers in various academic journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Islam and Covenantal Pluralism in Indonesia: A Critical Juncture Analysis" (2020), published in The Review of Faith & International Affairs
  • "Islam and Institutional Religious Freedom in Indonesia" (2021), published in Religions
  • "Muhammadiyah making Indonesia's Islamic moderation based on maqāṣid sharī`ah" (2023), published in IJTIHAD Jurnal Wacana Hukum Islam dan Kemanusiaan
  • "How Indonesia Became a World Leader in Islamic Education: A Historical Sociology of a Great Transformation" (2022), published in Muslim Education Review
  • "The 1965-66 Violence in Upland East Java: A Reflexive Reassessment" (2023), published in Indonesia

Hefner's publications appear frequently in the following venues:

  • Indonesia
  • The Review of Faith & International Affairs
  • Religions
  • IJTIHAD Jurnal Wacana Hukum Islam dan Kemanusiaan
  • Muslim Education Review

In addition to articles, Hefner has contributed to academic publishing through a book titled Hindu Javanese, released in 2021 by Princeton University Press.

Best Publications

  • Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Hindu Javanese: Tengger Tradition and Islam

    Robert W. Hefner

  • MULTIPLE MODERNITIES: Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism in a Globalizing Age

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Schooling Islam: The Culture and Politics of Modern Muslim Education

    Robert W. Hefner;Muhammad Qasim Zaman

  • Islam, State, and Civil Society: ICMI and the Struggle for the Indonesian Middle Class

    Robert W. Hefner

  • The Political Economy of Mountain Java: An Interpretive History

    Robert W. Hefner

  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: World Building and the Rationality of Conversion

    Robert W Hefner

  • The Politics of Multiculturalism

    Robert Hefner

  • Conversion to Christianity : historical and anthropological perspectives on a great transformation

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Islamizing Java? Religion and Politics in Rural East Java

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Pesantren and Madrasa: Muslim Schools and National Ideals in Indonesia

    Dina Afrianty;Robert Hefner;Azyumardi Azra

  • Public Islam and the Problem of Democratization

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Shari'a Politics: Islamic Law and Society in the Modern World

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Market Cultures: Society And Morality In The New Asian Capitalisms

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Making Modern Muslims: The Politics of Islamic Education in Southeast Asia

    Robert W. Hefner

  • A Model of Sex‐Role Transcendence

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  • The politics of multiculturalism : pluralism and citizenship in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Geger tengger : perubahan sosial dan perkelahian politik

    Robert W. Hefner;Martin van Bruinessen;A. Wisnuhardana;Imam Ahmad

  • Introduction: World Building and the Rationality of Conversion

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Religious Resurgence in Contemporary Asia: Southeast Asian Perspectives on Capitalism, the State, and the New Piety

    Robert W. Hefner

  • Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia

    Thomas Gibson;Robert W. Hefner

  • Sites of Desire, Economies of Pleasure: Sexualities in Asia and the Pacific

    Robert W. Hefner

  • The Political Economy of Mountain Java: An Interpretive History

    Nancy Peluso;Robert W. Hefner

Frequent Co-Authors

Morton Deutsch
Morton Deutsch Columbia University
Philip G. Zimbardo
Philip G. Zimbardo Stanford University
Thomas F. Pettigrew
Thomas F. Pettigrew University of California, Santa Cruz
Iris Marion Young
Iris Marion Young University of Chicago
Robert L. Kahn
Robert L. Kahn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William A. Gamson
William A. Gamson Boston College
Simon Coleman
Simon Coleman University of Toronto

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