Megan Louw

633 total citations
13 papers, 239 citations indexed

About

Megan Louw is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Louw has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 239 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Safety Research and 4 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Megan Louw's work include Income, Poverty, and Inequality (6 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (3 papers). Megan Louw is often cited by papers focused on Income, Poverty, and Inequality (6 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (3 papers). Megan Louw collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and United States. Megan Louw's co-authors include Servaas van der Berg, Derek Yu, Ronelle Burger, Rulof Burger and Fred Nicolls and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Forensic Sciences, Development Southern Africa and South African Journal of Economics.

In The Last Decade

Megan Louw

11 papers receiving 201 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan Louw South Africa 6 158 99 60 35 23 13 239
Malcolm Keswell South Africa 7 105 0.7× 84 0.8× 90 1.5× 29 0.8× 23 1.0× 13 244
Mariana Marchionni Argentina 10 117 0.7× 64 0.6× 82 1.4× 99 2.8× 18 0.8× 44 244
Vipul Bhatt United States 7 126 0.8× 34 0.3× 78 1.3× 24 0.7× 36 1.6× 28 239
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere United States 9 112 0.7× 52 0.5× 78 1.3× 29 0.8× 63 2.7× 39 235
Ximena Peña Colombia 10 85 0.5× 68 0.7× 123 2.0× 68 1.9× 28 1.2× 22 260
Ricardo Henriques Netherlands 4 147 0.9× 28 0.3× 75 1.3× 14 0.4× 20 0.9× 5 230
Rocco Zizzamia South Africa 6 76 0.5× 46 0.5× 77 1.3× 14 0.4× 9 0.4× 9 187
Mollie Orshansky United States 4 188 1.2× 51 0.5× 73 1.2× 51 1.5× 18 0.8× 7 287
Sónia Rocha Brazil 10 164 1.0× 59 0.6× 92 1.5× 11 0.3× 6 0.3× 38 264
Simone Schotte Finland 11 138 0.9× 48 0.5× 140 2.3× 29 0.8× 7 0.3× 31 323

Countries citing papers authored by Megan Louw

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Louw

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Louw

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Burger, Ronelle, et al.. (2015). Understanding Consumption Patterns of the Established and Emerging South African Black Middle Class. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Burger, Ronelle, et al.. (2014). Understanding consumption patterns of the established and emerging South African black middle class. Development Southern Africa. 32(1). 41–56. 23 indexed citations
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Berg, Servaas van der, Megan Louw, & Derek Yu. (2008). POST‐TRANSITION POVERTY TRENDS BASED ON AN ALTERNATIVE DATA SOURCE1. South African Journal of Economics. 76(1). 58–76. 40 indexed citations
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Berg, Servaas van der & Megan Louw. (2008). South African student performance in regional context. SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University). 5 indexed citations
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Berg, Servaas van der, Ronelle Burger, & Megan Louw. (2007). Poverty and Distribution Trends in an Era of Globalization.
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Louw, Megan, Servaas van der Berg, & Derek Yu. (2007). CONVERGENCE OF A KIND: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL MOBILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA. South African Journal of Economics. 75(3). 548–571. 23 indexed citations
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Berg, Servaas van der, et al.. (2007). Poverty Trends Since the Transition: What We Know. SSRN Electronic Journal. 21 indexed citations
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Berg, Servaas van der, Ronelle Burger, Rulof Burger, Megan Louw, & Derek Yu. (2006). Trends in Poverty and Inequality Since the Political Transition. SSRN Electronic Journal. 56 indexed citations
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Yu, Derek, Megan Louw, & Servaas van der Berg. (2005). Educational attainment and intergenerational social mobility in SA. UWC Research Repository (University of the Western Cape). 1 indexed citations
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Berg, Servaas van der & Megan Louw. (2004). CHANGING PATTERNS OF SOUTH AFRICAN INCOME DISTRIBUTION: TOWARDS TIME SERIES ESTIMATES OF DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY1. South African Journal of Economics. 72(3). 546–572. 65 indexed citations
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