| Locked out: Emergency report on school education N Bakhla, J Drèze, V Paikra, R Khera Children First, 1, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
| Why are MNREGA wages so low A Aggarwal, V Paikra Ideas for India, 2020 | 15 | 2020 |
| The uneven decline of health services across states during lockdown J Dreze, V Paikra The Wire 5, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| Mortality and Death Registration in India M Banaji, A Gupta, V Paikra The India Forum 18, 2022 | 4 | 2022 |
| Locked out: Emergency report on school education in India N Bakhla, J Drèze, V Paikra, R Khera Road Scholarz, 2021 | 3 | 2021 |
| Why are MNREGA wages so low A Ankita, VK Paikra Ideas for India, October 5, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |
| In Chhattisgarh's Kardana, Biometric Failures Are Depriving Old Villagers of Their Pension V Paikra The Wire, April 27, 2017 | 2* | 2017 |
| Large and unequal life expectancy declines during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020 A Gupta, P Hathi, M Banaji, P Gupta, R Kashyap, V Paikra, K Sharma, ... Science Advances 10 (29), eadk2070, 2024 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social disadvantage and child mortality in India: 1993–2019 A Gupta, VK Paikra, K Sharma SocArXiv, 2022 | | 2022 |
| Social Disadvantage and Child Mortality in India A Gupta, VK Paikra, K Sharma Social Scientist 50 (9/10 (592-593), 83-92, 2022 | | 2022 |
| Correction Queues Trip Up Maternity Benefit Applicants In Chhattisgarh VK Paikra IndiaSpend, February 14, 2020 | | 2020 |
