Vinay Lal

1.2k total citations
58 papers, 441 citations indexed

About

Vinay Lal is a scholar working on Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Vinay Lal has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 441 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Philosophy, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Vinay Lal's work include Indian History and Philosophy (16 papers), South Asian Cinema and Culture (10 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (6 papers). Vinay Lal is often cited by papers focused on Indian History and Philosophy (16 papers), South Asian Cinema and Culture (10 papers) and South Asian Studies and Conflicts (6 papers). Vinay Lal collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and France. Vinay Lal's co-authors include Mehdi Abedi, Michael M. J. Fischer, David Omissi, Michael Pretes, Ashis Nandy, Robert J. Young, Goolam Vahed, Ralph Michael, Alyosha Goldstein and Michael Dawson and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Journal of American History and Futures.

In The Last Decade

Vinay Lal

50 papers receiving 325 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vinay Lal United States 10 239 139 107 65 39 58 441
Irene A. Bierman United States 5 282 1.2× 122 0.9× 94 0.9× 34 0.5× 38 1.0× 11 502
Philip Goodchild United Kingdom 8 320 1.3× 84 0.6× 61 0.6× 116 1.8× 16 0.4× 30 512
Susan Bayly United Kingdom 10 337 1.4× 222 1.6× 217 2.0× 63 1.0× 40 1.0× 22 531
Joan B. Landes United States 8 265 1.1× 144 1.0× 62 0.6× 66 1.0× 22 0.6× 23 601
Árpád Szakolczai Ireland 11 315 1.3× 106 0.8× 53 0.5× 37 0.6× 22 0.6× 54 497
Renato Ortiz Brazil 9 347 1.5× 54 0.4× 64 0.6× 81 1.2× 11 0.3× 55 597
Robert E. Lerner United States 14 202 0.8× 100 0.7× 47 0.4× 77 1.2× 14 0.4× 79 663
Peter Hervik Denmark 12 276 1.2× 130 0.9× 57 0.5× 34 0.5× 57 1.5× 47 482
Ritty A. Lukose United States 8 267 1.1× 118 0.8× 80 0.7× 16 0.2× 39 1.0× 15 449
José Carlos Mariátegui Italy 8 165 0.7× 78 0.6× 79 0.7× 22 0.3× 18 0.5× 43 362

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vinay Lal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vinay Lal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lal, Vinay. (2021). Gandhi, ‘The Coloured Races’, and the Future of Satyagraha: The View from the African American Press. Social Change. 51(1). 51–69. 3 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (2015). Bernie sanders and the noose of American elections. Economic and political weekly. 50(43). 13–16. 9 indexed citations
3.
Lal, Vinay. (2014). State, Civil Society, and the Right to Dissent: Some Thoughts on Censorship in Contemporary India. India Review. 13(3). 277–282. 1 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (2013). Gandhi’s Religion: Politics, Faith, and Hermeneutics. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology. 4(1-2). 2 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (2009). Political Hinduism : the religious imagination in public spheres. Oxford University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations
6.
Pretes, Michael & Vinay Lal. (2008). Coup: Reflections on the Political Crisis in Fiji. ANU Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay, et al.. (2007). ETHNOGRAPHIES OF THE POPULAR AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE IN INDIA. South Asian Popular Culture. 5(2). 87–95. 1 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay, et al.. (2007). SOUTH ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE. South Asian Popular Culture. 5(1). 1–10. 15 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (2003). The enigmas of exile: reflections on Edward Said. 13(1-2). 105–115. 2 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (2002). Empire of Knowledge: Culture and Plurality in the Global Economy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 35 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (2000). Nakedness, nonviolence, and brahmacharya: Gandhi's experiments in celibate sexuality. Journal of the History of Sexuality. 9. 105–136. 18 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (2000). Gandhi and the Ecological Vision of Life. Environmental Ethics. 22(2). 149–168. 3 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (1999). Not this, not that : the Hijras of India and the cultural politics of sexuality. Social Text. 119–140. 29 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (1999). Gandhi, the civilizational crucible, and the future of dissent. Futures. 31(2). 205–219. 1 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (1999). Everyday Crime, Native Mendacity and the Cultural Psychology of Justice in Colonial India. Studies in History. 15(1). 145–166. 8 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (1997). Hill stations: Pinnacles of the Raj. Capitalism Nature Socialism. 8(3). 123–132. 4 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (1997). Sanctions and the Politics of Dominance, Multilateralism, and Legalism in the International Arena. Social Scientist. 25(5/6). 54–54. 1 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay, et al.. (1997). The Cultural Politics of Hybridity. Social Scientist. 25(9/10). 67–67. 6 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (1997). The security fantasies of the Indian nation‐state: Black cat commandos, gunmen, and other terrors∗. South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies. 20(2). 103–138. 1 indexed citations
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Lal, Vinay. (1992). Committees of inquiry and discourses of 'law and order' in twentieth-century British India. University Microfilms International eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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