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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 72 655 571 37 34 289 62400

Sara Ahmed publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sara Ahmed between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sara Ahmed published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2022. 36 of the 418 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2022. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 20 publications
1995 2025

418 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sara Ahmed: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 4
1997 2
1998 6
1999 6
2000 5
2001 7
2002 2
2003 5
2004 6
2005 11
2006 9
2007 11
2008 8
2009 9
2010 12
2011 13
2012 15
2013 12
2014 17
2015 14
2016 14
2017 28
2018 17
2019 21
2020 29
2021 33
2022 34
2023 30
2024 16
2025 20
Total 418
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Sara Ahmed 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 Sara Ahmed 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, 284–293 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: 289 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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
284–293 113 289
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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Sara Ahmed 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 Sara Ahmed 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, 72 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: 72 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 72
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

Sara Ahmed is affiliated with the McGill University Health Centre in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and health professions, with a substantial focus on implementation science and health systems.

The main fields of study in Ahmed's work include:

  • Medicine
  • Health Professions

Within these fields, their subfields of focus consist of:

  • General Health Professions
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Epidemiology

The core topics that characterize Ahmed's research outputs are:

  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Musculoskeletal Pain and Rehabilitation
  • Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

Ahmed has multiple recent papers reflecting these areas, including the following publications:

  • "Using an implementation science approach to implement and evaluate patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) initiatives in routine care settings" (2020), published in Quality of Life Research
  • "Why nanoparticles prefer liver macrophage cell uptake in vivo" (2022), published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • "Prospective application of implementation science theories and frameworks to inform use of PROMs in routine clinical care within an integrated pain network" (2020), published in Quality of Life Research
  • "Telerehabilitation for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: A Systematic Review" (2022), published in Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
  • "Environmental Factors that Impact the Workplace Participation of Transition-Aged Young Adults with Brain-Based Disabilities: A Scoping Review" (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Ahmed frequently publishes in several academic venues, notably:

  • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
  • Research Square
  • Quality of Life Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Collaborations form a significant part of Ahmed's research activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Aliki Thomas
  • Claudine Auger
  • André Bussières
  • Rehab Alhasani
  • Rebecca Ataman

Best Publications

  • The Cultural Politics of Emotion

    Sara Ahmed

  • Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others

    Sara Ahmed

  • Strange Encounters: Embodied Others in Post-Coloniality

    Sara Ahmed

  • The Promise of Happiness

    Sara Ahmed

  • On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life

    Sara Ahmed

  • A phenomenology of whiteness

    Sara Ahmed

  • Living a Feminist Life

    Sara Ahmed

  • Collective feelings: Or, the impressions left by others

    Sara Ahmed

  • Home and away Narratives of migration and estrangement

    Sara Ahmed

  • 'Declarations of Whiteness: The Non-Performativity of Anti-Racism'

    Sara Ahmed

  • ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research

    Bryce B. Reeve;Kathleen W. Wyrwich;Albert W. Wu;Galina Velikova

  • Uprootings/Regroundings: Questions of Home and Migration

    Sara Ahmed

  • Orientations: Toward a Queer Phenomenology

    Sara Ahmed

  • The Nonperformativity of Antiracism

    Sara Ahmed

  • Reduction of Inappropriate Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Among Older Adults Through Direct Patient Education: The EMPOWER Cluster Randomized Trial

    Cara Tannenbaum;Philippe Martin;Robyn Tamblyn;Andrea Benedetti;Andrea Benedetti

  • Disablement following stroke.

    Nancy E. Mayo;Sharon Wood-Dauphinee;Sara Ahmed;Carron Gordon

  • Differences that Matter: Feminist Theory and Postmodernism

    Sara Ahmed

  • Responsiveness and predictability of gait speed and other disability measures in acute stroke.

    Nancy M. Salbach;Nancy E. Mayo;Johanne Higgins;Sara Ahmed

  • ‘You end up doing the document rather than doing the doing’: Diversity, race equality and the politics of documentation

    Sara Ahmed

  • Open Forum Imaginary Prohibitions: Some Preliminary Remarks on the Founding Gestures of the `New Materialism'

    Sara Ahmed

  • Influence of parameters on the heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of pesticides and phenolic contaminants in wastewater : a short review

    S. Ahmed;M.G. Rasul;R. Brown;Hashib

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn E. Schwartz
Carolyn E. Schwartz Tufts University
Pierre Ernst
Pierre Ernst McGill University
Jean Bourbeau
Jean Bourbeau McGill University
James A. Hanley
James A. Hanley McGill University
Clifton O. Bingham
Clifton O. Bingham Johns Hopkins University
Philippe Archambault
Philippe Archambault Université Laval
Guy Paré
Guy Paré HEC Montréal
Mohammad. Rasul
Mohammad. Rasul Central Queensland University
Annette Majnemer
Annette Majnemer McGill University
Frans J. Oort
Frans J. Oort University of Amsterdam

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