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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 47 6464 5949 2808 2532 277 7876
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3445 3173 1658 1503 250 7579

Swathi Kiran publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Swathi Kiran between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Swathi Kiran published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2019. 42 of the 325 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2019. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 21 publications
1996 2025

325 publications in total across all disciplines

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Swathi Kiran: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 6
2002 0
2003 5
2004 3
2005 4
2006 4
2007 6
2008 7
2009 4
2010 7
2011 10
2012 14
2013 19
2014 9
2015 10
2016 10
2017 23
2018 18
2019 31
2020 23
2021 26
2022 17
2023 23
2024 21
2025 21
Total 325
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Swathi Kiran 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 Swathi Kiran 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, 244–253 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: 250 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
244–253 167 250
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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Swathi Kiran 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 Swathi Kiran 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

Swathi Kiran is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has a significant body of research in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their work prominently intersects with cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, rehabilitation, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and epidemiology.

The scientist's research focuses on areas including neurobiology of language and bilingualism, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, reading and literacy development, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, language development and disorders, text readability and simplification, and acute ischemic stroke management.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Aphasiology
  • Cortex
  • Brain and Language

Swathi Kiran has collaborated repeatedly with a group of co-authors, most notably Claudia Peñaloza, Maria Varkanitsa, Erin Carpenter, Michael Scimeca, and Anne Billot.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Videoconference Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised: Feasibility and Validity (2020), published in American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • A Virtual, Randomized, Control Trial of a Digital Therapeutic for Speech, Language, and Cognitive Intervention in Post-stroke Persons With Aphasia (2021), published in Frontiers in Neurology
  • Toward Neuroscience of the Everyday World (NEW) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (2021), published in Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering
  • Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Study of Speech and Language Impairment Across the Life Span: A Systematic Review (2020), published in American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
  • Common and distinct neural substrates of sentence production and comprehension (2020), published in NeuroImage

Best Publications

  • The role of syntactic complexity in treatment of sentence deficits in agrammatic aphasia: the complexity account of treatment efficacy (CATE).

    Cynthia K. Thompson;Lewis P. Shapiro;Swathi Kiran;Jana Sobecks

  • The Role of Semantic Complexity in Treatment of Naming Deficits: Training Semantic Categories in Fluent Aphasia by Controlling Exemplar Typicality.

    Swathi Kiran;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • Effect of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) on lexical retrieval of content words in sentences in persons with aphasia

    Lisa A Edmonds;Stephen E Nadeau;Swathi Kiran

  • Neuroplasticity of Language Networks in Aphasia: Advances, Updates, and Future Challenges.

    Swathi Kiran;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • Instructing subjects to make a voluntary response reveals the presence of two components to the audio-vocal reflex

    Timothy C. Hain;Theresa A. Burnett;Swathi Kiran;Charles R. Larson

  • Effect of semantic naming treatment on crosslinguistic generalization in bilingual aphasia.

    Lisa A. Edmonds;Swathi Kiran

  • A core outcome set for aphasia treatment research: The ROMA consensus statement:

    Sarah J. Wallace;Linda Worrall;Tanya Rose;Guylaine Le Dorze

  • Effects of pitch-shift velocity on voice F0 responses

    Charles R. Larson;Theresa A. Burnett;Swathi Kiran;Timothy C. Hain;Timothy C. Hain

  • Erratum: The role of semantic complexity in treatment of naming deficits: Training semantic categories in fluent aphasia by controlling exemplar typicality (Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (June 2003) 46: (608-622))

    Swathi Kiran;Cynthia K. Thompson

  • What Is the Nature of Poststroke Language Recovery and Reorganization

    Swathi Kiran

  • Effectiveness of an impairment-based individualized rehabilitation program using an iPad-based software platform

    Carrie A. Des Roches;Isabel Balachandran;Elsa M. Ascenso;Yorghos Tripodis

  • Complexity in the Treatment of Naming Deficits

    Swathi Kiran

  • Comparison of voice F0 responses to pitch-shift onset and offset conditions.

    Charles R. Larson;Theresa A. Burnett;Jay J. Bauer;Swathi Kiran

  • Meta-analysis of the neural representation of first language and second language

    Rajani Sebastian;Angela R. Laird;Swathi Kiran

  • Semantic feature analysis treatment in Spanish–English and French–English bilingual aphasia

    Swathi Kiran;Patricia M. Roberts

  • Effect of typicality on online category verification of animate category exemplars in aphasia.

    Swathi Kiran;Cynthia K Thompson

  • To what extent does attention underlie language in aphasia

    Sarah Villard;Swathi Kiran

  • Typicality of Inanimate Category Exemplars in Aphasia Treatment: Further Evidence for Semantic Complexity

    Swathi Kiran

  • Changes in task-based effective connectivity in language networks following rehabilitation in post-stroke patients with aphasia

    Swathi Kiran;Erin L. Meier;Kushal J. Kapse;Peter A. Glynn

  • Videoconference Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery–Revised: Feasibility and Validity

    Maria Dekhtyar;Emily J Braun;Anne Billot;Lindsey Foo

  • Effect of semantic naming treatment on crosslinguistic generalization in bilingual aphasia

    Swathi Kiran;Lisa A. Edmonds

Frequent Co-Authors

Cynthia K. Thompson
Cynthia K. Thompson Northwestern University
David Caplan
David Caplan Harvard University
Brenda Rapp
Brenda Rapp Johns Hopkins University
Todd B. Parrish
Todd B. Parrish Northwestern University
Risto Miikkulainen
Risto Miikkulainen The University of Texas at Austin
Richard E. Zinbarg
Richard E. Zinbarg Northwestern University
Marcus Meinzer
Marcus Meinzer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Leora R. Cherney
Leora R. Cherney Northwestern University
Gloria Waters
Gloria Waters Boston University

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