Leaderboards/South Asian Studies and Diaspora

South Asian Studies and Diaspora

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Pratim Ghosal
King's College London
2
Jesús F. Cháirez-Garza
University of Manchester
3
K. Nayana
Mangalore University
4
Balmurli Natrajan
William Paterson University
5
Suraj Yengde
Harvard University Press
6
Ravikant Kisana
Schlumberger (Ireland)
7
Ishita Mahajan
University of Edinburgh
8
S Vishnupriya
Unknown
9
Simon Michael Taylor
UNSW Sydney
10
Natasha Behl
Arizona State University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The Brahmanisation of Indian Sociology or the Birth of the Racial Theories of Untouchability
South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies|2024
5 cit.
2
Race and caste in the making of US sociology
Current Sociology|2024
5 cit.
3
Being Vigilant about Sacred Cows: On Belief and Violence in India
Current Anthropology|2024
2 cit.
4
Resisting Biographical Illusions: Pandurang Khankhoje, Indian Revolutionaries and the Anxiety to be Remembered
Transactions of the Royal Historical Society|2024
1 cit.
5
Dimensions of Myth and Migration in Amitav Ghosh’s -Gun Island
International Journal of Philosophy and Languages (IJPL)|2025
0 cit.
6
From Bondage to Brotherhood: Bomma and Ben Yiju as agents of Cross-Cultural Interaction
International Journal of Philosophy and Languages (IJPL)|2025
0 cit.
7
Whispers of Tradition: Cultural Intersection in Amitav Ghosh’s In an Antique Land
International Journal of Philosophy and Languages (IJPL)|2025
0 cit.
8
The Biography of a God: Mahasu in the Himalayas
Religion|2025
0 cit.
9
<i>Gods in the World: Placemaking and Healing in the Himalayas</i>. By Aftab S. Jassal
The Journal of Hindu Studies|2025
0 cit.
10
A Study On The Impact Of Electronic Word Of Mouth On The Purchasing Intension Of Skincare Products In India
International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Malini Ranganathan
American University
2
Pavithra Vasudevan
SOAS University of London
3
K. T. Manjula
Sri Siddhartha Medical College
4
Ritty A. Lukose
New York University
5
Adya Parashar
Institute for Sustainable Development
6
Opinderjit Kaur Takhar
University of Wolverhampton
7
Ana Cristina Mendes
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento
8
Dolly Kikon
University of Melbourne
9
Mudasir Amin
Jamia Millia Islamia
10
Ms. Jeyashree
Unknown

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
'Mafias' in the waterscape : Urban informality and everyday public authority in Bangalore
Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University)|2023
96 cit.
2
Racial regimes of property: Introduction to the special issue
Environment and Planning D Society and Space|2022
60 cit.
3
Colonialism and Cross-Cultural Ties in Sea of Poppies
International Journal of Management Technology and Social Sciences|2023
58 cit.
4
Systematic Review of Literature of a Critique of the Representation of Muslim Women in the Works of Selected Indian Muslim Women Novelists
International Journal of Management Technology and Social Sciences|2024
38 cit.
5
Comprehensive Analysis of Power and Handloom Market Failures and Potential Regrowth Options
International Research Journal on Advanced Science Hub|2022
36 cit.
6
Towards a Political Ecology of Caste and the City
Journal of Urban Technology|2022
35 cit.
7
Geopolitical ecology for our times
Political Geography|2023
33 cit.
8
Storytelling Earth and Body
Annals of the American Association of Geographers|2022
31 cit.
9
Effect of Nano Reinforcements Tio2 And Y2O3 on Aluminium Metal Matrix Nanocomposite
International Research Journal on Advanced Science Hub|2023
20 cit.
10
CODA: The Racial Ecologies of Urban Wetlands
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research|2022
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Unknown
2
Gyanendra Pandey
Johns Hopkins University
3
Haripriya Narasimhan
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
4
Elleke Boehmer
University of Oxford
5
Patrick Heller
University of Geneva
6
John Knight
Beijing Normal University
7
S. Irudaya Rajan
Centre For Development Studies
8
Šumit Ganguly
Hewlett-Packard (United States)
9
Atif Mian
Woodlawn School
10
Roger Jeffery
University of Edinburgh

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Can the Subaltern Speak?
Die Philosophin|2003
4.2k cit.
2
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics.
MLN|1988
2.9k cit.
3
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason: Toward a History of the Vanishing Present
World Literature Today|2000
2.3k cit.
4
Selected Subaltern Studies.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1989
2.1k cit.
5
Tracing the Impact of Bank Liquidity Shocks: Evidence from an Emerging Market
American Economic Review|2008
1.9k cit.
6
The Consequences of Mortgage Credit Expansion: Evidence from the U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis<sup>*</sup>
The Quarterly Journal of Economics|2009
1.8k cit.
7
Event-study methodology under conditions of event-induced variance
Journal of Financial Economics|1991
1.8k cit.
8
Outside in the Teaching Machine
boundary 2|1996
1.8k cit.
9
Household Balance Sheets, Consumption, and the Economic Slump*
The Quarterly Journal of Economics|2013
1.5k cit.
10
Three Women's Texts and a Critique of Imperialism
Critical Inquiry|1985
1.3k cit.

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