Derick Blaauw

1.4k total citations
110 papers, 875 citations indexed

About

Derick Blaauw is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Derick Blaauw has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 875 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 32 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 31 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Derick Blaauw's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (28 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (23 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (16 papers). Derick Blaauw is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (28 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (23 papers) and Legal Issues in South Africa (16 papers). Derick Blaauw collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Sweden. Derick Blaauw's co-authors include Rinie Schenck, Kotie Viljoen, Rina Swart, Nik Theodore, Ewert P.J. Kleynhans, Derek Yu, Edwin Meléndez, Abel Valenzuela, Kirsten Barnes and Talita Greyling and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Environmental Management and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Derick Blaauw

98 papers receiving 837 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derick Blaauw South Africa 16 272 176 159 147 127 110 875
Rinie Schenck South Africa 16 320 1.2× 148 0.8× 93 0.6× 161 1.1× 125 1.0× 108 864
Richard Denniss Australia 13 64 0.2× 204 1.2× 180 1.1× 88 0.6× 20 0.2× 64 775
David H. Folz United States 13 334 1.2× 139 0.8× 160 1.0× 23 0.2× 27 0.2× 20 676
Jamie Cross United Kingdom 15 57 0.2× 287 1.6× 102 0.6× 43 0.3× 52 0.4× 48 902
Antonio Garofalo Italy 18 251 0.9× 110 0.6× 286 1.8× 39 0.3× 7 0.1× 66 832
Anna Barford United Kingdom 10 56 0.2× 179 1.0× 71 0.4× 149 1.0× 55 0.4× 37 635
Paula Vicente Portugal 12 144 0.5× 115 0.7× 50 0.3× 24 0.2× 12 0.1× 31 566
Ignazio Cabras United Kingdom 19 24 0.1× 237 1.3× 200 1.3× 45 0.3× 63 0.5× 54 903
Vincent Ekow Arkorful Hong Kong 13 42 0.2× 119 0.7× 148 0.9× 28 0.2× 9 0.1× 43 546
Linda Hancock Australia 18 18 0.1× 203 1.2× 73 0.5× 164 1.1× 6 0.0× 71 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Derick Blaauw

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derick Blaauw

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derick Blaauw

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derick Blaauw. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derick Blaauw 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 Derick Blaauw. Derick Blaauw 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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Theodore, Nik, Derick Blaauw, & Rinie Schenck. (2025). Township economics: How the market structure of the informal economy impacts the recirculation of secondhand tires in South Africa. Urban Studies. 63(3). 505–523. 1 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2025). Migration Motives and Employment Outcomes of Ghanaian Migrants: The Role of Skills, Work Experience and Gender. Global Social Welfare. 1 indexed citations
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Saayman, Andrea, et al.. (2024). Investigating the resilience and challenges of informal street traders in South Africa's tourism sector: a focus on migrant entrepreneurship. Current Issues in Tourism. 29(3). 562–577. 1 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2023). Mining towns and migration: Comparing three South African cases. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 5.
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Schenck, Rinie, et al.. (2023). Informal Tyre Dealers in South Africa: an Assessment of Their Contributions to a Circular Economy. Urban Forum. 35(1). 65–81. 4 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2022). “Dit was erg, baie, baie erg.” Die effek van COVID-19 op informele straathandelaars in die middestad van Kaapstad. Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe. 62(2). 291–310. 1 indexed citations
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Berndt, Adele, et al.. (2021). The intention of South Africans to engage in collaborative consumption: The case of Uber. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(1). 4 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick. (2021). Inequality among the informally wage-employed in South Africa - implications for the impact of exogenous shocks on lives and livelihoods. Journal of Social Development in Africa. 36(1). 55–92.
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Schenck, Rinie, et al.. (2021). A three-pronged approach to waste composition determination. Journal of Environmental Management. 303. 114203–114203. 6 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2019). The economics of urban waste picking in Pretoria. 129-164–20200617191809-257880. 2 indexed citations
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Theodore, Nik, et al.. (2017). Informality and the context of reception in South Africa's new immigrant destinations. Population Space and Place. 24(3). 18 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick. (2017). Informal employment in South Africa: Still missing pieces in the vulnerability puzzle. Southern African Business Review. 21(1). 339–361. 9 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2016). Is National Health Insurance a viable option for South Africa? Experiences from other countries. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2016(4). 8–12.
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2016). International Trade, Manufacturing and Employment: The First Two Decades of South African Democracy. 3(6).
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Schenck, Rinie & Derick Blaauw. (2015). SEN, SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING AND POVERTY IN NAMIBIA. 7(1). 104–123. 1 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, Kotie Viljoen, & Rinie Schenck. (2013). "Life is not pap and vleis": poverty in child-headed households in Gauteng. UWC Research Repository (University of the Western Cape). 1 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2011). Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of selected rural villages in the Nwanedi River Basin. Africanus Journal of Development Studies. 41(2). 78–95. 2 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2009). The role of the municipal bond market in municipal infrastructure development in South Africa : an exploratory study. Africa Insight. 39(2). 1–12. 2 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2008). An investigation into the determinants of the South African unemployment rate, 1970-2002. Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics. 40(3). 67–84. 6 indexed citations
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Blaauw, Derick, et al.. (2005). Globalisation and its effect on the South African labour market: evidence from the manufacturing sector. Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics. 37(2). 70–95.

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