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Asma Afsaruddin

Social Sciences · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1990
Islamic Studies and HistoryEducation and Islamic StudiesHistorical and Linguistic StudiesTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceArchaeology and Historical Studies

Publications

191

Citations

774

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Asma Afsaruddin studies Islamic thought, history, and religious texts, with particular attention to concepts such as jihad, justice, peacemaking, and gender in the Qur'an and related scholarly traditions. Much of the work examines how these ideas have been interpreted across classical, legal, mystical, and modern contexts, including debates about political governance and non-violent conflict resolution. The research draws on close readings of Islamic scripture, commentary, and legal literature.

Islamic studies and Qur'anic interpretationConcepts of jihad across historyPeacemaking and non-violent conflict resolutionGender and egalitarianism in Islamic thoughtIslam, governance, and secularism

Publication output has been uneven with notable peaks (2020 and 2022, likely reflecting book chapter clusters) and lower counts in the most recent years, averaging around 3.8 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,197 established Social Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 774cohort median 1,128
h-index: 18cohort median 16
Publications / year (recent): 4.2cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 92% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 21 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 17 publications17202021: 4 publications212022: 13 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×6
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×3
  • The Muslim World×2
  • Philosophy and politics×2
  • Georgetown University Press eBooks×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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