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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2851 2607 1381 1244 194 22946

Veena Das publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Veena Das between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Veena Das published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2015. 5 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2015. 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 9 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1968 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Veena Das: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 2
1969 0
1970 0
1971 2
1972 0
1973 3
1974 0
1975 1
1976 3
1977 1
1978 3
1979 1
1980 1
1981 2
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 4
1986 1
1987 5
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 3
1995 2
1996 2
1997 0
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 8
2002 2
2003 3
2004 4
2005 3
2006 9
2007 1
2008 9
2009 2
2010 6
2011 5
2012 9
2013 5
2014 12
2015 23
2016 4
2017 5
2018 5
2019 7
2020 18
2021 4
2022 5
2023 11
2024 2
2025 3
Total 216
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Veena Das publications per year - data summary

  • Veena Das, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Johns Hopkins University, has 216 publications recorded across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1968 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 58 years in the span carry no publications at all (1969, 1970, 1972, 1974 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.2 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 25 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1968-1987: 33 publications (1.6 per year); 1988-2007: 48 publications (2.4 per year); 2008-2025: 135 publications (7.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Veena Das 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 Veena Das 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, 194–203 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: 194 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
194–203 304 194
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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Veena Das 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.
  • Veena Das, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Johns Hopkins University, records 194 publications - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Veena Das, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Veena Das 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).

Veena Das 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 Veena Das 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 49
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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Veena Das 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.
  • Veena Das, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Johns Hopkins University, records 49 D-Index - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Veena Das, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Veena Das 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2005 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Veena Das is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans social sciences and medicine, with a notable focus on subfields including philosophy, anthropology, political science and international relations, infectious diseases, and applied microbiology and biotechnology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
  • Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
  • Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

Veena Das has contributed academic work to several publication venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Sophia
  • Contributions to Indian Sociology
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • BMJ Global Health
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia

Their recent papers include:

  • "Simulated patients and their reality: An inquiry into theory and method" (2021), published in Social Science & Medicine
  • "Tuberculosis diagnosis and management in the public versus private sector: a standardised patients study in Mumbai, India" (2022), published in BMJ Global Health
  • "Language in Flight: Home and Elsewhere" (2023), published in Sophia
  • "Do private providers initiate anti-tuberculosis therapy on the basis of chest radiographs? A standardised patient study in urban India" (2023), published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
  • "Use of standardised patients to assess tuberculosis case management by private pharmacies in Patna, India: A repeat cross-sectional study" (2023), published in PLOS Global Public Health

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Benjamin Daniels, Madhukar Pai, Ada Kwan, Ranendra Das, and Jishnu Das, with multiple joint publications.

Veena Das has also published books with Fordham University Press eBooks, including multiple editions of Textures of the Ordinary (2020) and Affliction (2020), which contribute to their body of work.

Recognition for their contributions includes fellowships with several organizations:

  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2009
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, 2005
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1999

Best Publications

  • Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary

    Veena Das

  • Life and Words

    Veena Das

  • Critical Events: An Anthropological Perspective on Contemporary India

    Veena Das

  • Anthropology in the Margins of the State

    Veena Das;Deborah Poole

  • Violence in War and Peace: An Anthology

    Nancy Scheper-Hughes;Philippe Bourgois;Joseph Conrad;Michael Thomas Taussig

  • Violence and Subjectivity

    Veena Das

  • Remaking a World - Violence, Social Suffering, and Recovery

    Sima Aprahamian;Arthur Kleinman;Margaret Lock;Mamphela Ramphele

  • Mirrors of violence : communities, riots and survivors in South Asia

    Veena Das

  • In Urban And Rural India, A Standardized Patient Study Showed Low Levels Of Provider Training And Huge Quality Gaps

    Jishnu Das;Alaka Holla;Veena Das;Manoj Mohanan

  • O ato de testemunhar: violência, gênero e subjetividade

    Veena Das

  • Structure and Cognition: Aspects of Hindu Caste and Ritual

    Veena Das

  • WITTGENSTEIN AND ANTHROPOLOGY

    Veena Das

  • Violence, Gender, and Subjectivity

    Veena Das

  • The act of witnessing: violence, poisonous knowledge and subjectivity

    Veena Das

  • Use of standardised patients to assess quality of tuberculosis care: a pilot, cross-sectional study

    Jishnu Das;Ada Kwan;Benjamin Daniels;Srinath Satyanarayana

  • The know-do gap in quality of health care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in rural India.

    Manoj Mohanan;Marcos Vera-Hernández;Veena Das;Soledad Giardili

  • 8. Ordinary Ethics

    Veena Das

  • Critical Events: An Anthropological Perspective on Contemporary India.

    Sylvia Vatuk;Veena Das

  • Disability and Domestic Citizenship: Voice, Gender, and the Making of the Subject

    Veena Das;Renu Addlakha

  • Fire-related deaths in India in 2001: a retrospective analysis of data.

    Prachi Sanghavi;Kavi S. Bhalla;Veena Das

  • Critical Events: An Anthropological Perspective on Contemporary India.

    Tanya Luhrmann;Veena Das

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur Kleinman
Arthur Kleinman Harvard University
Margaret Lock
Margaret Lock McGill University
Madhukar Pai
Madhukar Pai McGill University
Jishnu Das
Jishnu Das Georgetown University
Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer Harvard University
Arjun Appadurai
Arjun Appadurai New York University
Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Nancy Scheper-Hughes University of California, Berkeley
Philippe Bourgois
Philippe Bourgois University of California, Los Angeles
Talal Asad
Talal Asad City University of New York
Loïc Wacquant
Loïc Wacquant University of California, Berkeley

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