Leila Patel

1.5k total citations
65 papers, 778 citations indexed

About

Leila Patel is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Safety Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Leila Patel has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 778 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in General Health Professions, 22 papers in Safety Research and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Leila Patel's work include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (22 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (14 papers) and Social Work Education and Practice (10 papers). Leila Patel is often cited by papers focused on Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (22 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (14 papers) and Social Work Education and Practice (10 papers). Leila Patel collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Mongolia. Leila Patel's co-authors include Tessa Hochfeld, Lauren Graham, Servaas van der Berg, Sophie Plagerson, Marianne S. Ulriksen, Jacqueline Moodley, James Midgley, Trudie Knijn, Frits van Wel and Eleanor Ross and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Children and Youth Services Review.

In The Last Decade

Leila Patel

61 papers receiving 694 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leila Patel South Africa 18 282 273 250 118 101 65 778
Eldin Fahmy United Kingdom 15 562 2.0× 306 1.1× 128 0.5× 100 0.8× 103 1.0× 46 1.1k
Margaret Lombe United States 18 247 0.9× 307 1.1× 92 0.4× 104 0.9× 90 0.9× 87 766
Gina Chowa United States 20 220 0.8× 238 0.9× 243 1.0× 351 3.0× 218 2.2× 80 1.1k
Michelle Wood United States 15 230 0.8× 352 1.3× 70 0.3× 92 0.8× 127 1.3× 33 718
Francie Lund South Africa 12 238 0.8× 142 0.5× 178 0.7× 118 1.0× 40 0.4× 33 531
Daniela Casale South Africa 20 504 1.8× 241 0.9× 285 1.1× 351 3.0× 66 0.7× 44 1.3k
Peter Jensen Denmark 18 331 1.2× 242 0.9× 225 0.9× 368 3.1× 295 2.9× 42 1.1k
Erin Murphy‐Graham United States 15 161 0.6× 258 0.9× 194 0.8× 56 0.5× 169 1.7× 29 832
Roger Patulny Australia 18 545 1.9× 334 1.2× 51 0.2× 59 0.5× 121 1.2× 80 1.1k
H. Luke Shaefer United States 18 506 1.8× 764 2.8× 90 0.4× 198 1.7× 80 0.8× 57 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Leila Patel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leila Patel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leila Patel

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

All Works

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Pillay, Jace, et al.. (2023). Teacher awareness of psychosocial support available as per the Integrated School Health Policy in South Africa. South African Journal of Childhood Education. 13(1). 4 indexed citations
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Haffejee, Sadiyya, et al.. (2023). An integrated multisectoral and multidisciplinary community of practice collaboration to enhance child wellbeing in South Africa. Journal of Integrated Care. 31(4). 401–416. 2 indexed citations
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Nyati, Lukhanyo H., et al.. (2022). Context Matters—Child Growth within a Constrained Socio-Economic Environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 11944–11944.
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Patel, Leila & Eleanor Ross. (2020). Connecting Cash Transfers with Care for Better Child and Family Well-Being: Evidence from a Qualitative Evaluation in South Africa. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 39(2). 195–207. 5 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila, et al.. (2020). Zuma versus Ramaphosa: Factors Influencing Party Choice of South Africans in the Run-up to the 2019 Elections. Journal of African Elections. 1–27. 1 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila, Lauren Graham, & Gina Chowa. (2020). Evidence of non-economic indicators as markers of success for youth in youth employability programs: Insights from a South African study. Children and Youth Services Review. 118. 105404–105404. 8 indexed citations
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Lannoy, Ariane De, Lauren Graham, Leila Patel, & Murray Leibbrandt. (2020). Why Is Youth Unemployment So Intractable in South Africa? A Synthesis of Evidence at the Micro-Level. 3(2). 115–131. 13 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila, et al.. (2020). How cash transfers enable agency through livelihoods in South Africa. World Development. 131. 104956–104956. 18 indexed citations
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Moodley, Jacqueline, et al.. (2018). The Influence of the Child Support Grant on Education and Health Capabilities of Children. 29(2). 1 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila. (2018). Social Protection in Africa: Beyond Safety Nets?. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 45(4). 3 indexed citations
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Masa, Rainier, et al.. (2018). Food insecurity, sexual risk taking, and sexual victimization in Ghanaian adolescents and young South African adults. International Journal of Public Health. 64(2). 153–163. 19 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila, et al.. (2018). How might a national minimum wage affect the employment of youth in South Africa?. Development Southern Africa. 37(1). 147–161. 9 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila, et al.. (2016). A Comparative Case Study of the Voting Behaviour of Poor People in Three Selected South African Communities. Journal of African Elections. 15(1). 139–156. 2 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila, et al.. (2015). HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN HILLBROW, SOUTH AFRICA: A SITUATION ANALYSIS. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk. 51(1). 10 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila, et al.. (2013). How Theory Shapes Practice: Approaches to Woman Abuse and Child Abuse in South Africa. The British Journal of Social Work. 44(8). 2237–2253. 4 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila & Lauren Graham. (2012). How broad-based is broad-based black economic empowerment?. Development Southern Africa. 29(2). 193–207. 24 indexed citations
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Patel, Leila & Rodreck Mupedziswa. (2007). Research partnerships build the service field in Africa: special issue on civic service in the Southern African Development Community. Journal of Social Development in Africa. 100. 10 indexed citations

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