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Dr. Shubham Ranjan

Assistant Professor

Institute of Management

Biography

Shubham Ranjan is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Management, JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU), Jaipur. He completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, with a doctoral thesis titled “Intersection of Gender and Diabetes in India: Determinants and Consequences.” His research examines how socio-economic, psychological, and physical health factors influence life satisfaction among diabetes patients in India. His academic interests lie in health economics, gender studies, and public health, with a focus on understanding social and economic determinants of well-being. Shubham teaches courses in economics, business statistics, and data analysis, integrating real-world applications with analytical and software-based learning. He actively incorporates tools such as MS Excel, Stata, RStudio, and SPSS to strengthen students’ quantitative and decision-making abilities. Currently, his research extends to developing a Health Insurance Equity Index (HIEI) to evaluate disparities in healthcare access, utilization, and financial protection across India. He is passionate about evidence-based policymaking and experiential teaching, and strives to bridge research and practice to promote inclusive and sustainable development.

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi – PhD

    Focus: Intersection of Gender and Diabetes in India: Determinants and Consequences

  • Banaras Hindu University – MA, 2018

    Major: Economics

  • University of Delhi – BA, 2016

    Major: Economics

  • Health Economics
  • Gender Studies
  • Public Health

  • Shubham Ranjan and Ramna Thakur. Changing patterns of diabetes and modifiable risk factors across genders in India. Journal of Public Health; Sep 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02609-8
  • Shubham Ranjan and Ramna Thakur. The effect of socioeconomic status, depression, and diabetes symptoms severity on diabetes patient’s life satisfaction in India. Scientific Reports; May 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62814-5
  • Shubham Ranjan and Ramna Thakur. Gender differential in the pattern and the severity of perceived symptoms among diabetes patients in India. Diabetology International; Dec 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13340-023-00673-7
  • Shubham Ranjan, Anupreet Kaur and Ramna Thakur. Gender Differential In Symptoms, Morbidity, And Case Fatality Rate In The COVID-19 Pandemic In India. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management; Dec 2023. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v18i3.1227
  • Shubham Ranjan and Ramna Thakur. Gender differential in awareness and risk factors of diabetes among diabetes patients in India. Journal of Public Health; May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-023-01933-1

Publications as Global Burden of Disease Collaborator

  • GBD 2021 Lower Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Infectious Diseases; Apr 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00176-2
  • GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet; Mar 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6
  • Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020. Eye; Mar 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-024-02961-1
  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990–2022. Journal of the American College of Cardiology; Dec 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.11.007

  • Presented a paper titled “Analyzing Gender Differences in the Changing Trends of Diabetes and Modifiable Risk Factors in India” in the 30th International Population Conference (IPC) of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), Brisbane, Australia during 13th June – 18th July 2025
  • Presented a paper titled “Diabetes and Modifiable Risk Factors Across Genders in India: Insights from the National Family Health Survey Data of 2006, 2016, and 2021” in the 12th Annual Conference of the Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA), Delhi, India during 22nd – 23rd January 2025
  • Presented a paper titled “What influences cancer patient's mental well-being? An analysis with structural equation modelling” in the Biannual Conference of the European Health Economics Association (EuHEA), University of Economics and Business Vienna, Vienna, Austria during 30th June – 03rd July 2024
  • Presented a poster titled “Linking the dots of breast cancer modifiable risk factors in pre- and post-diagnosis period among breast cancer patients in India” in the 14th European Breast Cancer Conference, Allianz Mico, Milan, Italy during 20th – 22nd March 2024
  • Presented a paper titled “What influences cancer patients’ mental well-being? An empirical study with PLS-SEM” in the 19th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Social Sciences (IASSH), Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India during 31st January – 02nd February 2024
  • Presented a poster titled “Assessing severity of depression with the PHQ-9 in cancer patients in India? A structural equation model” in the 43rd Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Cancer Research, IISER Pune, India during 19th – 22nd January 2024
  • Presented a paper titled “What influences cancer patients’ mental well-being? An empirical study with PLS-SEM” in the 11th Annual Conference of the Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA), Flame University, Pune, India during 18th – 19th January 2024
  • Presented two e-posters in the IDF Virtual Congress 2023 on DIABETES COMPLICATIONS AND DIABETES IN CRISES (online mode) organized by International Diabetes Federation during 04th – 07th December 2023
  • Presented a paper titled “Gender Differential in Symptoms, Morbidity, And Case Fatality Rate in The Covid-19 Pandemic in India” in the International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economics (ICCIE), organized by XIM University, Odisha (online mode) during 04th – 07th February 2022
  • Presented a paper titled “Does gender play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic in India? A study of Karnataka state” in the 10th Annual Conference of the Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) (online mode) during 28th – 29th January 2022
  • Presented a paper titled “Gendered differentials in symptoms, morbidity, and case fatality rate in COVID-19 pandemic in India: A study of Karnataka state” in the 9th Annual Conference of the Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) (online mode) during 22nd – 23rd January 2021
  • Presented a poster titled “A Study of Health Care Systems in India: Historical Perspective to Way Forward” at the 17th Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH), Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, 8th – 10th December 2019

  • Microeconomics
  • MS Excel
  • Fundamentals of Business Management

  • Macroeconomics
  • Public Health
  • Statistics
  • Research Methodology
  • Statistical Software’s

  • Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Management, GLA University Mathura. (August 2024 - June 2025).

  • Class Advisor, MBA, Institute of Business Management, GLA University Mathura. (August 2024 - June 2025).

  • BMC Public Health
  • Breast Cancer
  • Discover Health Systems
  • Discover Social Science and Health
  • Discover Public Health
  • npj Mental Health Research
  • npj Women's Health
  • Scientific Reports
  • BMC Health Services Research

  • Session Chair, European Health Economics Association Biannual Conference 2024, Vienna, Austria, 30 June – 03rd July 2024
  • Student Convener of Anusandhan 1.0 – Annual research fair of Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
  • Research Secretary, Student Gymkhana, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India (2022–23)
  • President of Students’ Union, Satyawati College Evening, University of Delhi, India (2015–16)
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