Debby Bonnin

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 875 citations indexed

About

Debby Bonnin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Law and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Debby Bonnin has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 875 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Law and 4 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Debby Bonnin's work include Legal Issues in South Africa (7 papers), South African History and Culture (6 papers) and Labor Movements and Unions (3 papers). Debby Bonnin is often cited by papers focused on Legal Issues in South Africa (7 papers), South African History and Culture (6 papers) and Labor Movements and Unions (3 papers). Debby Bonnin collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and United Kingdom. Debby Bonnin's co-authors include Alison Todes, Michelle Friedman, Maria Mies, Geoffrey Wood, Monique Marks, Tony Lane, Jennifer Robinson and Richard Ballard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gender Work and Organization and Behavioral Sciences & the Law.

In The Last Decade

Debby Bonnin

26 papers receiving 646 citations

Hit Papers

Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in th... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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 Debby Bonnin, Michelle Friedman et al. Agenda profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Debby Bonnin South Africa 7 461 194 170 81 76 26 875
Elizabeth Harrison United Kingdom 13 470 1.0× 128 0.7× 175 1.0× 124 1.5× 64 0.8× 33 991
Kathleen Staudt United States 15 380 0.8× 216 1.1× 194 1.1× 92 1.1× 60 0.8× 81 823
Jane L. Collins United States 17 483 1.0× 86 0.4× 150 0.9× 56 0.7× 131 1.7× 50 1.0k
Raka Ray United States 14 535 1.2× 204 1.1× 216 1.3× 77 1.0× 88 1.2× 27 857
Brian Elliott United Kingdom 16 567 1.2× 103 0.5× 175 1.0× 91 1.1× 52 0.7× 50 1.1k
Helen I. Safa United States 19 740 1.6× 258 1.3× 291 1.7× 126 1.6× 79 1.0× 66 1.3k
Melissa W. Wright United States 20 883 1.9× 206 1.1× 242 1.4× 57 0.7× 122 1.6× 52 1.4k
Alex Dupuy United States 10 727 1.6× 176 0.9× 397 2.3× 45 0.6× 134 1.8× 30 1.3k
Wendy Harcourt Netherlands 17 495 1.1× 213 1.1× 172 1.0× 61 0.8× 66 0.9× 77 1.1k
Carla Freeman United States 13 563 1.2× 122 0.6× 204 1.2× 82 1.0× 65 0.9× 38 911

Countries citing papers authored by Debby Bonnin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Debby Bonnin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Debby Bonnin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Debby Bonnin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Debby Bonnin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Debby Bonnin. Debby Bonnin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (2021). Economic Crisis and Professions: Chartered Accountants in Zimbabwe. SAGE Open. 11(1). 3 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (2020). An uneven playing field: Experiences of female legal practitioners in Zimbabwe. Gender Work and Organization. 28(1). 155–174. 3 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby. (2019). Striking a Regulatory Bargain. The Legal Profession, Associations and the State in South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(3). 3 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (2016). Professions and professionalism in emerging economies: The case of South Africa. 269–282. 2 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (2016). Professions and professionalism in emerging economies. 1 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby. (2014). Globalising Patterns of Professionalisation and New Groups in South Africa. XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014). 1 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (2013). The Domestic Worker's Place in the ‘Madam's’ Space. The Construction of the Workspace in the Home of Muslim Madams. South African Review of Sociology. 44(1). 55–71. 3 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby. (2013). Global Integration, New Technologies and the Work of South African Textile Designers. South African Review of Sociology. 44(2). 112–130. 3 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (2013). Towards a South African Sociology of Professions. South African Review of Sociology. 44(2). 1–6. 10 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby. (2012). Globalisation and the work of South African textile designers. 1 indexed citations
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Ballard, Richard, et al.. (2007). Development and New Forms of Democracy in eThekwini. Urban Forum. 18(4). 265–287. 7 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (2006). Unions, training and development: a case study of African seafarers and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). 30(1). 76–90. 2 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby. (2004). Understanding the legacies of political violence: an examination of political conflict in Mpumalanga Township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 21(6). 771–86. 3 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby. (1999). 'We went to arm ourselves at the field of suffering': traditions, experiences and grassroots intellectuals in the making of class. 32(1). 34–69. 4 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby. (1997). 'Lwalulukhulu usizi la': Political Violence and Poverty in Kwazulu-Natal. Agenda. 64–64. 2 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, et al.. (1994). Road to Beijing. Agenda. 93–93. 1 indexed citations
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Bonnin, Debby, Michelle Friedman, Alison Todes, & Maria Mies. (1989). Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour. Agenda. 74–74. 763 indexed citations breakdown →

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