Rina Agarwala

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 817 citations indexed

About

Rina Agarwala is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Rina Agarwala has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 817 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 12 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Rina Agarwala's work include Labor Movements and Unions (12 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (12 papers) and Indian Economic and Social Development (5 papers). Rina Agarwala is often cited by papers focused on Labor Movements and Unions (12 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (12 papers) and Indian Economic and Social Development (5 papers). Rina Agarwala collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Germany. Rina Agarwala's co-authors include Scott M. Lynch, Ronald J. Herring, Chris Tilly, Ngai Pun, Hina A Sheikh, Bridget Anderson, Nichola Lowe, Natasha Iskander, Joe William Trotter and Paul Osterman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Rina Agarwala

25 papers receiving 742 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Managing the Margins: Gender, Citizenship, and the International Regulation of Precarious Employment

2011 301 citations Rina Agarwala Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

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Jake Rosenfeld United States

Bjørn Hvinden Norway

Thomas Bredgaard Denmark

John Schmitt United States

Ralph da Costa Nuñez United States

Bent Greve Denmark

Bob Deacon United Kingdom

Wiemer Salverda Netherlands

Ellen Reese United States

Jon Kvist Denmark

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All Works

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Agarwala, Rina, et al.. (2025). The Perils and Promises of Unequal Democracy: Insights from the Sociology of India. Annual Review of Sociology. 51(1). 485–505.

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Agarwala, Rina & Akio Mori. (2025). Union‐Cooperative Collaborations: Toward a Global Framework of Analysis. Sociology Compass. 19(2).

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Agarwala, Rina, et al.. (2025). Explaining informal workers’ organizing experiments: A cross-country study of Brazil, China, and India. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 66(5). 713–733. 3 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina & Chris Tilly. (2025). Experiments in power-building: An intellectual history and comparative framework for informal worker organizing. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 66(5). 691–712. 1 indexed citations

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Osterman, Paul, Nichola Lowe, Bridget Anderson, et al.. (2022). A Forum on the Politics of Skills. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 75(5). 1348–1368. 6 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2018). Incorporating informal workers into twenty-first century social contracts. Econstor (Econstor). 1 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2018). Using Legal Empowerment for Labour Rights in India. The Journal of Development Studies. 55(3). 401–419. 8 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2018). The Development of Labor under Contemporary Capitalism. 4(3). 239–260. 1 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina, et al.. (2018). The Employment Relationship and Movement Strategies among Domestic Workers in India. Critical Sociology. 44(7-8). 1207–1223. 23 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2017). Transnational diaspora organizations and India’s development. 1 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2016). Power, policy, and protest: the politics of India’s special economic zones. Labor History. 57(4). 555–558. 1 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina, et al.. (2015). Global Labour Journal: Editors’ Introduction. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1).

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Agarwala, Rina. (2014). Informal Workers' Struggles in Eight Countries. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 5 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2011). Managing the Margins: Gender, Citizenship, and the International Regulation of Precarious Employment. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 40(6). 760–762. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Agarwala, Rina, et al.. (2010). Trends in Funding for Dissertation Field Research: Why Do Political Science and Sociology Students Win So Few Awards?. PS Political Science & Politics. 43(2). 283–293. 6 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2008). Reshaping the social contract: emerging relations. 1 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2007). Resistance and Compliance in the Age of Globalization: Indian Women and Labor Organizations. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 610(1). 143–159. 6 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina. (2006). FROM WORK TO WELFARE. Critical Asian Studies. 38(4). 419–444. 41 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina & Scott M. Lynch. (2006). Refining the Measurement of Women's Autonomy: An International Application of a Multi-dimensional Construct. Social Forces. 84(4). 2077–2098. 96 indexed citations

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Agarwala, Rina, et al.. (1969). An Analysis of the Effects of Investment Incentives on Investment Behaviour in the British Economy. Economica. 36(144). 377–377. 10 indexed citations

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