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Social and Economic Development in India

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Yu Zhu
University of Dundee
2
Lydia Assouad
École Normale Supérieure - PSL
3
K. Shailashree
Unknown
4
Venkata Lakshmi Suneetha M.
Mangalore University
5
Naveen Bharathi
Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
6
Abhinav Raj Ghosh
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research
7
Harun Al Rasid Mondal
Unknown
8
Susan Cyriac
School of Planning and Architecture Delhi
9
Neha Bailwal
Flame University
10
Fouad Mami
Ahmed Draia University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The Influence of Socio-Economic Factors on Savings and Investment Decisions of School Teachers - A Study with Reference to Women Teachers in Kodagu District of Karnataka
International Journal of Management Technology and Social Sciences|2024
50 cit.
2
Quantitative ABCD Analysis: Indian Household and Personal Care Sector
International Journal of Case Studies in Business IT and Education|2024
47 cit.
3
Revving Up or Stalling Out? A Comprehensive SWOC Analysis of BSE listed India's Auto Sector
International Journal of Management Technology and Social Sciences|2024
10 cit.
4
A Sectoral Analysis of BSE-Listed Indian Pharma Companies
International Journal of Case Studies in Business IT and Education|2024
7 cit.
5
Status inequality and public goods
World Development|2024
5 cit.
6
Village dominance and learning gaps in rural India
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization|2024
5 cit.
7
A Financial Performance Analysis of Indian Oil Exploration & Drilling Sector
International Journal of Applied Engineering and Management Letters|2024
5 cit.
8
Unlocking Potential in the Chemical Industry Sector: An Innovative SWOT Analysis Study
International Journal of Case Studies in Business IT and Education|2024
5 cit.
9
A Comparative Study of BSE Listed Sectoral Indices of Real Estate and Banking Industry
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
3 cit.
10
FII and DII Inflows and Outflows: Their Influence on BSE Market Performance
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Muhammad Ali Tarar
Ghazi University
2
John Papp
Compass (United States)
3
Yadurshini Raveendran
Family Health International 360
4
Mattara Sripun
Khon Kaen University
5
Mili Mondal
Khulna University
6
Joseph Tharamangalam
Mount Saint Vincent University
7
Kaushik Ranjan Bandyopadhyay
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
8
Romano Lottering
University of KwaZulu-Natal
9
Andaleeb Rahman
Cornell University
10
Benjamin Selwyn
University of Sussex

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Residential segregation and public services in urban India
Urban Studies|2022
35 cit.
2
Climate Change Perceptions, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies: Insights of Fishers in Zambezi River Basin, Zimbabwe
Sustainability|2022
24 cit.
3
The geopolitical underpinning of global value chains and production networks: US–China technological rivalry in a longer-range perspective
Journal of Economic Geography|2025
11 cit.
4
Oil and Gas Markets and COVID-19: A Critical Rumination on Drivers, Triggers, and Volatility
Energies|2022
8 cit.
5
Simulating future land-use within the uThukela and uMngeni catchments in KwaZulu-Natal
Scientific African|2023
7 cit.
6
Impact of carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on steel decarbonization in India: a multi-stakeholder perspective on ambition vs. equity
International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics|2025
7 cit.
7
Mind the Gap! Revisiting the migration optimism/pessimism debate
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies|2022
6 cit.
8
Migration Along Bengaluru’s Rural–Urban Continuum: Implications for Household Well-being and Climate Change Adaptation
Indian Journal of Human Development|2024
6 cit.
9
Eco-social foundations of capitalist value chains
New Political Economy|2025
6 cit.
10
Status inequality and public goods
World Development|2024
5 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Marc J. Ventresca
University of Oxford
2
Martin Ravallion
Innovations for Poverty Action
3
Babar Shahbaz
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar
4
Caroline Osella
University of Sussex
5
Muhammad Shakil Ahmad
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
6
Mark R. Rosenzweig
Blueprint Medicines (United States)
7
Sukhadeo Thorat
Jawaharlal Nehru University
8
Sabina Alkire
University of Oxford
9
Paul Novosad
Dartmouth College
10
S. Irudaya Rajan
Centre For Development Studies

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Learning by Doing and Learning from Others: Human Capital and Technical Change in Agriculture
Journal of Political Economy|1995
2k cit.
2
How Important to India's Poor Is the Sectoral Composition of Economic Growth?
The World Bank Economic Review|1996
1.8k cit.
3
Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Looking Beyond Averages
World Development|2001
1.3k cit.
4
Credit Market Constraints, Consumption Smoothing, and the Accumulation of Durable Production Assets in Low-Income Countries: Investments in Bullocks in India
Journal of Political Economy|1993
1.2k cit.
5
Consumption Smoothing, Migration, and Marriage: Evidence from Rural India
Journal of Political Economy|1989
1.2k cit.
6
China's (uneven) progress against poverty
Journal of Development Economics|2005
1.2k cit.
7
Wealth, Weather Risk and the Composition and Profitability of Agricultural Investments
The Economic Journal|1993
1.2k cit.
8
Building Inclusive Markets in Rural Bangladesh: How Intermediaries Work Institutional Voids
Academy of Management Journal|2012
1.2k cit.
9
The Developing World is Poorer than We Thought, But No Less Successful in the Fight Against Poverty
The Quarterly Journal of Economics|2010
1.1k cit.
10
Measuring Social Welfare With and Without Poverty Lines
American Economic Review|1994
1.1k cit.

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