His articles have been published in internationally recognised and refereed journals and publisher. He has more than 70 publications.

He is the author of Human Rights, Politics and Corruption in Indonesia: A Critical Reflection on the Post Soeharto Era, (Republic of Letters Publishing, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2010); Shari'a and Constitutional Reform in Indonesia (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2007); a co-editor (with Joseph Liow) of Islam in Southeast Asia, 4 volumes, (Routledge, London, 2010); and a co-editor (with Richard Mohr) of Law and Religion in Public Life: The Contemporary Debate (Routledge, London, 2011 and 2013). His book (co-written with Ann Black and Hossein Esmaeili) is Modern Perspectives on Islamic Law (Edward Elgar, UK, 2013 and 2015). He also edited  Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society (Edward Elgar, UK, 2018),  covering around 22 countries, with 18 chapters from scholars around the world.

He has also published best-seller books in Indonesian language (Bahasa) such as Tafsir al-Qur'an di Medsos; Islam Yes, Khilafah No (2 vols); Saring Sebelum Sharing; Ngaji Fikih; etc, 

On Indonesian law, Nadir has made a significant contribution to the understanding of the problems and the prospects of Indonesian law reform in four different areas: the constitution, politics, human rights and anti-corruption. As a strong defender of the rule of law and good governance, his research offers a new perspective beyond legal studies, where he also considers historico-cultural, socio-cultural and political aspects.

The impact of his research can be determined by looking at more than 1300 citations of his published works,  and h-index 19, as recorded under Google Scholar. His 470,000 Twitter followers also testify to the impact of his research.

He has been invited (and funded) to deliver his public lecture in many top Indonesian universities such as Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), University of Indonesia (UI), Institut Tekhnologi Bandung (ITB), and so on. He has appeared many times on Indonesian national television for the interview and talk show. He is known in Indonesian communities as "Gus Nadir", a well-respected Muslim scholar and spiritual leader, amongst Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia with more than 60 million members. 

Latest works:

1. Ahmad Rofii and Nadirsyah Hosen, ‘The Constitutionalization of 'Religious Values' in Indonesia’ in M. Crouch (Ed.)Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023).
2. Nadirsyah Hosen, ‘When ‘back to the Qur’an and hadith’ is no longer enough: Radicalisation of Islamic teaching in Indonesia’ in T. Lindsey, J. Makruf, H, Pausacker (Eds.)Islam, Education and Radicalism in Indonesia: Instructing Piety(London: Routledge, 2023).
3. Julian Millie & Nadirsyah Hosen(2022)  ‘Freedom from Consumption: The Reformist Critique of Consumptive Islam in Indonesia’, Asian Studies Review, DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2022.2110859
4. Keely Boom, Iman Prihandono & Nadirsyah Hosen (2022) ‘A Mandate to Investigate the Carbon Majors and the Climate Crisis: The Philippines Commission on Human Rights Investigation’,  23 (1)Australian Journal of Asian Law57-76 (Free download:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4263191#)
5. Nadirsyah Hosen, ‘Human Dignity in the Jurisprudence of the Indonesian Constitutional Court’  in J. Hsu (Ed.),Human Dignity in Asia: Dialogue between Law and Culture,(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022, pp.139-159) 

ARC Discovery Grant:

DP230102942: Obstacles to Contract Enforcement in Indonesia (T. Lindsey, N. Hosen & J. Kingsley)  $392,482 (2023-2025)