Alison Todes

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Alison Todes is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Urban Studies and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Todes has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 35 papers in Urban Studies and 27 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Alison Todes's work include Local Economic Development and Planning (32 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (31 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (27 papers). Alison Todes is often cited by papers focused on Local Economic Development and Planning (32 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (31 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (27 papers). Alison Todes collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Alison Todes's co-authors include Michelle Friedman, Maria Mies, Debby Bonnin, Philip Harrison, Vanessa Watson, Ivan Turok, Jennifer Robinson, Jo Beall, Shireen Hassim and Jo Beall and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Urban Studies and Environment and Planning A Economy and Space.

In The Last Decade

Alison Todes

77 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in th... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour
    1989 763 citations Alison Todes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Todes South Africa 22 792 680 498 260 255 79 2.0k
Jo Beall United Kingdom 26 892 1.1× 625 0.9× 492 1.0× 200 0.8× 122 0.5× 78 1.8k
Jenny Pickerill United Kingdom 22 866 1.1× 333 0.5× 397 0.8× 105 0.4× 111 0.4× 72 1.9k
Colin Murray United Kingdom 20 1.4k 1.8× 253 0.4× 476 1.0× 385 1.5× 114 0.4× 110 2.4k
Faranak Miraftab United States 20 786 1.0× 947 1.4× 501 1.0× 136 0.5× 60 0.2× 42 1.9k
Gillian Hart United States 26 1.5k 1.9× 455 0.7× 819 1.6× 104 0.4× 107 0.4× 59 2.8k
Gustav Visser South Africa 30 1.4k 1.8× 516 0.8× 555 1.1× 158 0.6× 109 0.4× 111 2.3k
Glyn Williams United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.4× 365 0.5× 857 1.7× 67 0.3× 56 0.2× 111 2.3k
David A. McDonald Canada 25 790 1.0× 314 0.5× 493 1.0× 201 0.8× 48 0.2× 79 1.7k
Carole Rakodi United Kingdom 26 653 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 300 0.6× 96 0.4× 35 0.1× 91 2.1k
Teresa Caldeira Portugal 14 1.4k 1.8× 1.5k 2.2× 645 1.3× 66 0.3× 104 0.4× 29 3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Todes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Harrison, Philip & Alison Todes. (2024). The Promise of Planning.
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Meth, Paula, Sarah Charlton, Tom Goodfellow, & Alison Todes. (2024). Living the urban periphery. Manchester University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Meth, Paula, Tom Goodfellow, Alison Todes, & Sarah Charlton. (2021). CONCEPTUALIZING AFRICAN URBAN PERIPHERIES. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 45(6). 985–1007. 30 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison, et al.. (2021). Economies and employment in growing and declining urban peripheries in South Africa. Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit. 36(5). 391–410. 1 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison, et al.. (2014). Changing Space, Changing City. Wits University Press eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison, et al.. (2012). Spatial planning, infrastructure and implementation : implications for planning school curricula : research article. 2012(60). 19–30. 1 indexed citations
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Mabin, Alan, Alison Todes, Azza M. Karam, et al.. (2010). The revitalisation of planning education in Africa: a review of planning education at the Catholic University in Beira, Mozambique. 17(3). 128–143. 5 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison. (2008). Rethinking spatial planning. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2008(53). 9–13. 17 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison & Philip Harrison. (2004). Education after apartheid: Planning and planning students in transition. International Development Planning Review. 26(2). 187–208. 6 indexed citations
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Beall, Jo & Alison Todes. (2004). Headlines and Head-space: Challenging Gender Planning Orthodoxy in Area-based Urban Development. IDS Bulletin. 35(4). 43–50. 7 indexed citations
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Robbins, Glen & Alison Todes. (2004). FIRMS AT THE CROSSROADS: THE NEWCASTLE- MADADENI CLOTHING SECTOR AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICY RESPONSES. 6 indexed citations
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Cox, Kevin R., David Hemson, & Alison Todes. (2004). URBANIZATION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF MIGRANT LABOUR. South African Geographical Journal. 86(1). 7–16. 27 indexed citations
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Brown, Lex, et al.. (2003). Methods of achieving integration in development planning: Early experiences from South African municipalities. International Development Planning Review. 25(3). 263–281. 6 indexed citations
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Harrison, Philip & Alison Todes. (2001). The Use of Spatial Frameworks in Regional Development in South Africa. Regional Studies. 35(1). 65–72. 12 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison. (1999). Industrial Restructuring in South Africa: The Case of Newcastle. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 90(4). 379–390. 8 indexed citations
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Hart, Gillian & Alison Todes. (1997). INDUSTRIAL DECENTRALISATION REVISITED. Transformation. 31–53. 11 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison & Dorrit Posel. (1994). WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO GENDER IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS? EXAMPLES FROM KWAZULU/NATAL. Transformation. 58–78. 6 indexed citations
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Todes, Alison, et al.. (1992). Women and housing policy in South Africa: A discussion of Durban case studies. Urban Forum. 3(2). 115–138. 19 indexed citations
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Dewar, David, Alison Todes, & Vanessa Watson. (1985). The South African State and urbanisation policy: Crisis and response. Habitat International. 9(3-4). 179–189. 4 indexed citations

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