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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3667 3382 1756 1592 185 7834

Sudhanshu Handa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sudhanshu Handa between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sudhanshu Handa published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2016. 5 of the 195 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2016. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 5 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1994 2025

195 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sudhanshu Handa: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 3
1999 4
2000 2
2001 2
2002 4
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 5
2007 1
2008 1
2009 5
2010 11
2011 1
2012 5
2013 4
2014 21
2015 17
2016 30
2017 14
2018 16
2019 8
2020 7
2021 4
2022 2
2023 10
2024 2
2025 3
Total 195
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Sudhanshu Handa publications per year - data summary

  • Sudhanshu Handa, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has 195 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 1997, 2007, 2008 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 32 years in the span carries no publications at all (1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.3 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 25 publications (2.3 per year); 2005-2015: 74 publications (6.7 per year); 2016-2025: 96 publications (9.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sudhanshu Handa 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 Sudhanshu Handa 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, 184–193 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: 185 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
184–193 319 185
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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Sudhanshu Handa publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Sudhanshu Handa, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 185 publications - the 58th percentile of the discipline.
  • 58% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Sudhanshu Handa, and about 42% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Sudhanshu Handa ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Sudhanshu Handa 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 Sudhanshu Handa 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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
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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Sudhanshu Handa D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Sudhanshu Handa, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 46 D-Index - the 55th percentile of the discipline.
  • 55% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Sudhanshu Handa, and about 45% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Sudhanshu Handa ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Sudhanshu Handa is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a total of 37 publications in this main field. The subfields in which they have notably contributed include Safety Research, Nutrition and Dietetics, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, and Pollution.

Their work spans multiple topics, highlighting a focus on areas such as Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Energy and Environment Impacts, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Income, Poverty, and Inequality, HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses, and Agricultural Risk and Resilience.

Handa has published research in various academic venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • RIDIE datasets
  • World Development
  • Journal of African Economies
  • Journal of Development Effectiveness

Their recent papers reflect a focus on social protection, food insecurity, life satisfaction, and violence reduction. These include:

  • More evidence on the impact of government social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi, and Zimbabwe (2021, Development Policy Review)
  • The Rapid Decline of Happiness: Exploring Life Satisfaction among Young People across the World (2023, Applied Research in Quality of Life)

While some papers listed under co-authors include different lead authors, the collaboration network around Handa consists of frequent co-authors such as:

  • David Seidenfeld
  • Harsha Thirumurthy
  • Carolyn Tucker Halpern
  • Audrey Pettifor
  • Tia Palermo

Overall, Sudhanshu Handa's research addresses a variety of social science topics with a significant emphasis on poverty alleviation, child welfare, and the effects of social protection programs in African contexts. Their work intersects with important public health and economic issues, contributing to fields concerned with improving well-being and resilience among vulnerable populations.

Best Publications

  • The Experience of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Sudhanshu Handa;Benjamin Davis

  • Raising primary school enrolment in developing countries. The relative importance of supply and demand

    Sudhanshu Handa

  • An Assessment of Propensity Score Matching as a Nonexperimental Impact Estimator Evidence from Mexico's PROGRESA Program

    Juan Jose Diaz;Sudhanshu Handa

  • The Government of Kenya’s cash transfer program reduces the risk of sexual debut among young people age 15-25.

    Sudhanshu Handa;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Audrey Pettifor;Harsha Thirumurthy

  • Effects of a Large-Scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya

    Kelly Kilburn;Harsha Thirumurthy;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Audrey Pettifor

  • Expenditure behavior and children's welfare: an analysis of female headed households in Jamaica.

    Sudhanshu Handa

  • Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Program Impact Evaluation

    S. Handa;M. Park;R. Osei Darko;I. Osei-Akoto

  • Impact of the Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children on early pregnancy and marriage of adolescent girls

    Sudhanshu Handa;Amber Peterman;Carolyn Huang;Carolyn Halpern

  • Maternal Education and Child Height

    Sudhanshu Handa

  • Cash Transfer Programme, Productive Activities and Labour Supply: Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Kenya

    Solomon Asfaw;Benjamin Davis;Josh Dewbre;Sudhanshu Handa

  • From Evidence to Action The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Paul Winters;Benjamin Davis;Sudhanshu Handa;Sudhanshu Handa;Nicola Hypher

  • From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub Saharan Africa

    Benjamin Davis;Sudhanshu Handa;Nicola Hypher;Natalia Winder Rossi

  • Cash Transfers and Child Nutrition: Pathways and Impacts

    Richard de Groot;Tia Palermo;Sudhanshu Handa;Sudhanshu Handa;Luigi Peter Ragno

  • Gender, Headship and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation

    Sudhanshu Handa

  • The economics of rotating savings and credit associations: evidence from the Jamaican `Partner'

    Sudhanshu Handa;Claremont Kirton

  • Can unconditional cash transfers raise long-term living standards? Evidence from Zambia.

    Sudhanshu Handa;Luisa Natali;David Seidenfeld;Gelson Tembo

  • Impact of Cash Transfer programs on Food Security and Nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Country Analysis.

    Smriti Tiwari;Silvio Daidone;Maria Angelita Ruvalcaba;Ervin Prifti

  • Poverty and perceived stress: Evidence from two unconditional cash transfer programs in Zambia

    Lisa Hjelm;Sudhanshu Handa;Sudhanshu Handa;Jacobus de Hoop;Tia Palermo

  • Opening Up Pandora’s Box: The Effect of Gender Targeting and Conditionality on Household Spending Behavior in Mexico’s Progresa Program

    Sudhanshu Handa;Amber Peterman;Benjamin Davis;Marco Stampini

  • Examination of performance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Short Form 10 among African youth in poor, rural households

    Kelly Kilburn;Leah Prencipe;Lisa Hjelm;Amber Peterman

  • Structural Adjustment Policies, Income Distribution and Poverty: A Review of the Jamaican Experience

    Sudhanshu Handa;Damien King

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin Davis
Benjamin Davis Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Amber Peterman
Amber Peterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Paul Winters
Paul Winters University of Notre Dame
Harsha Thirumurthy
Harsha Thirumurthy University of Pennsylvania
Carolyn Tucker Halpern
Carolyn Tucker Halpern University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Audrey Pettifor
Audrey Pettifor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen Devereux
Stephen Devereux Institute of Development Studies
Pamela Jagger
Pamela Jagger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John A. Maluccio
John A. Maluccio Middlebury College
Linda S. Adair
Linda S. Adair University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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