Alok Ranjan
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Dr Alok Ranjan

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Associate Professor | School of Liberal Arts (SoLA)
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
Rajasthan
Expertise: Health Policy and Services
37 Publications
8 Projects
371 Scopus Citations
327 CrossRef
13 Years 1 Month Total Experience
Publications
37 Total
Articles
30
Chapters
5
Proceedings
2
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371 Citations
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Professional Recognition

Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2021
United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
Gold Medal and Shield for the Best Student in Master of Public Health
2015
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Best Student of First Year in Master of Public Health
2014
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH
2020
Emerging Voices for Global Health Program
Young Researcher Award (Humanities and Management
2022
IIT-Jodhpur

Community & Membership

TB Mukt Gram Panchayat, Government of Rajasthan
Technical Person
Sep 2022
PLOS ONE (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/)
Academic Editor
Jan 2021

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2019
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Master of Public Health
2015
NIILM UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
2010
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Associate Professor
Jan 2026 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur | School of Liberal Arts (SoLA)
Assistant Professor
Dec 2020 – Jan 2026
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur | School of Liberal Arts (SoLA)
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Jul 2020 – Dec 2020
Harvard University, Cambridge
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Sep 2019 – Nov 2020
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Consultant
Nov 2017 – Nov 2017
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi
Research Associate
May 2015 – Apr 2019
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Occupational Therapist
May 2011 – May 2013
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Social Sciences
Health Policy and Services

Related Profiles

Scholarly Work

Health financing by urban and rural local bodies in Rajasthan
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Progress towards universal health coverage in India: a district level exploration
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2016-18
Completed
Role: Other
Evidence on Service Delivery Model for Different parts of the Country
Completed
Role: Other
Towards the Measurement and Accountability Framework for SDG-3
Completed
Role: Other
Sustainable and Inclusive Healthcare Financing
Completed
Role: Other
Reliability of Box and Block Test for patients with rheumatic conditions in India
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Elderly health in the context of universal health coverage: a cross-country comparison between India and the United States
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: 2632/FNPDR/2020
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Scholarly Publications

Better to Reflect Than Shoot the Messenger Learnings from NSS, 2017-18

Journal Article
Year: 2022. Volume: 57 , Issue: 30 , Pages: 68-71 .

Challenges to India’s Rural Healthcare System in the Context of Covid-19

Journal Article
Review of Agrarian Studies. Year: 2020. Volume: 10 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 128-146 .
Authors: T. Sundararaman; Alok Ranjan

Comparing the average cost of outpatient care of public and for-profit private providers in India

Open Access
Journal Article
BMC Health Services Research. Year: 2021. Volume: 21 , Issue: 1 .
Authors: Samir Garg; Narayan Tripathi; Alok Ranjan; Kirtti Kumar Bebarta

India and the World: Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Book Chapter
Year: 2022. Pages: 89-119 .
Authors: T. Sundararaman; Alok Ranjan; Parthasarthy Rajendran; Sandhya Ahuja

How much do government and households spend on an episode of hospitalisation in India? A comparison for public and private hospitals in Chhattisgarh state

Open Access
Journal Article
Health Economics Review. Year: 2022. Volume: 12 , Issue: 1 .
Authors: Samir Garg; Narayan Tripathi; Alok Ranjan; Kirtti Kumar Bebarta

Higher disease burden in India's elderly

Review
Year: 2020. Volume: 55 , Issue: 35 , Pages: 13-16 .

Innovations in Primary Healthcare: A Review of Initiatives to Promote Maternal Health in Tamil Nadu

Journal Article
Journal of Health Management. Year: 2022. Volume: 24 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 22-30 .
Authors: Girija Vaidyanathan; Muraleedharan V. R.; Sundararaman T.; Umakant Dash; Rajesh M.; Alok Ranjan; Babu R.; Hariharan Iyer; Rajasulochana S. R.; Maulik Chokshi; Tushar Mokashi; Arun Nair

Impact of Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene on Health: Insights from India’s 75th Round National Sample Survey, 2017–2018

Open Access
Journal Article
Authors: Alok Ranjan; George Kodimattam Joseph; Farhat Naz
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