Innocent Chirisa

1.6k total citations
75 papers, 738 citations indexed

About

Innocent Chirisa is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Innocent Chirisa has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 738 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 39 papers in Urban Studies and 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Innocent Chirisa's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (39 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (32 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (9 papers). Innocent Chirisa is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (39 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (32 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (9 papers). Innocent Chirisa collaborates with scholars based in Zimbabwe, South Africa and United States. Innocent Chirisa's co-authors include Elmond Bandauko, Abraham R. Matamanda, Verna Nel, Walter Leal Filho, Jelena Barbir, Lydia Adeleke, Desalegn Yayeh Ayal, Ayyoob Sharifi, Nicholas P. Simpson and Billy B. Mukamuri and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sustainability and Land Use Policy.

In The Last Decade

Innocent Chirisa

68 papers receiving 686 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Innocent Chirisa Zimbabwe 16 217 190 139 127 70 75 738
Joseph Awetori Yaro Ghana 21 368 1.7× 163 0.9× 120 0.9× 269 2.1× 86 1.2× 55 1.4k
Sarah Colenbrander United Kingdom 16 240 1.1× 169 0.9× 279 2.0× 283 2.2× 29 0.4× 29 1.0k
Julio D. Dávila United Kingdom 11 140 0.6× 259 1.4× 64 0.5× 141 1.1× 87 1.2× 28 1.1k
Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan Australia 14 236 1.1× 95 0.5× 52 0.4× 202 1.6× 31 0.4× 40 776
Elias Danyi Kuusaana Ghana 16 132 0.6× 246 1.3× 65 0.5× 222 1.7× 100 1.4× 41 829
Victoria A. Beard United States 16 342 1.6× 244 1.3× 169 1.2× 107 0.8× 17 0.2× 31 923
Elmond Bandauko Canada 13 215 1.0× 234 1.2× 36 0.3× 56 0.4× 24 0.3× 60 569
Kenneth Lynch United Kingdom 15 176 0.8× 150 0.8× 47 0.3× 149 1.2× 176 2.5× 42 990
Michaela Hordijk Netherlands 18 188 0.9× 163 0.9× 50 0.4× 159 1.3× 17 0.2× 35 768
Sarah Jewitt United Kingdom 19 206 0.9× 58 0.3× 68 0.5× 176 1.4× 29 0.4× 51 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Innocent Chirisa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Innocent Chirisa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Innocent Chirisa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Innocent Chirisa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Innocent Chirisa 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 Innocent Chirisa. Innocent Chirisa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2023). Process evaluation in the context of emergencies: Lessons learnt from Operation Restore Hope. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1).
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Chirisa, Innocent & Verna Nel. (2021). Resilience Thinking in the Rural Human Settlements’ Development and Management. International Journal of Rural Management. 18(1). 146–160. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmerer, Karl S., Innocent Chirisa, Chris S. Duvall, et al.. (2021). Grand Challenges in Urban Agriculture: Ecological and Social Approaches to Transformative Sustainability. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5. 22 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent. (2020). Disaster Mitigation and Response in Cities: Drawing Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Social Sciences. 63(1-3). 3 indexed citations
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Matamanda, Abraham R., et al.. (2019). The political economy of Zimbabwean Urban informality since 2000 – A contemporary governance dilemma. Development Southern Africa. 37(4). 694–707. 21 indexed citations
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Pérez, Pablo Ernesto, et al.. (2017). The Political Economy of Poverty and Social Transformations of the Global South. Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA) (University of Bergen). 2 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2016). Housing cooperatives and the politics of local organization and representation in peri-urban Harare, Zimbabwe. University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository (University of Zimbabwe). 15 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2015). Post-Harvest Issues: Rethinking Technology for Value-Addition in Food Security and Food Sovereignty in Zimbabwe. SE(1). S29–S37. 9 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2014). Limits to Ecological-Based Planning in Zimbabwe. The Case of Harare. CNR Solar (Scientific Open-access Literature Archive and Repository) (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche). 1 indexed citations
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Chanza, Nelson, et al.. (2014). Locating Harare in the Zimbabwean mantra of economic challenges: Trends, reality and implications in service delivery. Journal of Social Development in Africa. 29(2). 161–186. 1 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2014). A review of the evolution and trajectory of the African union as an instrument of regional integration. SpringerPlus. 3(1). 101–101. 1 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2013). Environmental Rights as a Substantive Area of the Zimbabwean Constitutional Debate: Implications for Policy and Action. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent. (2013). Characterising Women in the Informal Sector and Their Struggles to Eke a Living Lessons from Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education. 10–35. 1 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2013). The Devolution Debate and the New Constitution of Zimbabwe: An Exploratory Evaluation. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Chirisa, Innocent. (2013). Politics in environmental stewardship in Zimbabwe: Reflections on Ruwa and Epworth. 5(1). 13–26. 1 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent, et al.. (2012). Spatial planning, legislation and the historical and contemporary challenges in Zimbabwe: A conjectural approach. Journal of African studies. 4(1). 1–13. 20 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent. (2010). Peri-urban dynamics and regional planning in Africa: Implications for building healthy cities. Journal of African studies. 2(2). 15–26. 25 indexed citations
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Chirisa, Innocent & Nelson Chanza. (2009). How will climate change transform African local governance? - Assessing the role of civic engagement.. 1(2). 35–46. 4 indexed citations

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