Melissa Steyn

1.4k total citations
41 papers, 827 citations indexed

About

Melissa Steyn is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Steyn has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 827 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Education and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Melissa Steyn's work include South African History and Culture (8 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (8 papers) and Global Education and Multiculturalism (5 papers). Melissa Steyn is often cited by papers focused on South African History and Culture (8 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (8 papers) and Global Education and Multiculturalism (5 papers). Melissa Steyn collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Russia and United Kingdom. Melissa Steyn's co-authors include Graham C. Kinloch, Don Foster, Mikki van Zyl, Jolanta A. Drzewiecka, Finn Reygan, Claire Kelly, Stella M. Nkomo, Lize Booysen, Crain Soudien and Richard Ballard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and International Journal of Intercultural Relations.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Steyn

38 papers receiving 709 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Steyn South Africa 13 542 185 163 88 82 41 827
Chéla Sandoval 5 586 1.1× 201 1.1× 222 1.4× 78 0.9× 97 1.2× 9 1.0k
D. Soyini Madison France 14 522 1.0× 223 1.2× 102 0.6× 89 1.0× 103 1.3× 32 1.0k
Rosemary Hennessy United States 12 577 1.1× 153 0.8× 341 2.1× 153 1.7× 58 0.7× 22 1.0k
James Donald United Kingdom 11 708 1.3× 327 1.8× 165 1.0× 59 0.7× 136 1.7× 36 1.2k
Linda M. Perkins United States 7 676 1.2× 217 1.2× 421 2.6× 123 1.4× 69 0.8× 21 1.1k
Rita Laura Segato Brazil 16 674 1.2× 76 0.4× 354 2.2× 54 0.6× 57 0.7× 64 1.2k
Deborah Posel South Africa 18 779 1.4× 111 0.6× 194 1.2× 87 1.0× 69 0.8× 44 1.2k
Karen Anderson United States 7 539 1.0× 94 0.5× 298 1.8× 77 0.9× 55 0.7× 13 932
Andrea Smith United States 13 545 1.0× 61 0.3× 204 1.3× 101 1.1× 37 0.5× 38 974
Himani Bannerji Canada 12 588 1.1× 138 0.7× 138 0.8× 51 0.6× 54 0.7× 24 852

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Steyn

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Steyn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Steyn

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All Works

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Steyn, Melissa, et al.. (2023). Critical Diversity Literacy: A framework for multicultural citizenship education. Education Citizenship and Social Justice. 19(3). 493–509. 3 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa, et al.. (2021). Differences at Work: Practicing Critical Diversity Literacy. 2 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa, et al.. (2018). Mapping Capacity to Deal with Difference: Towards a Diagnostic Tool for Critical Diversity Literacy. ScholarSphere (Penn State Libraries). 42. 3 indexed citations
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Ukpere, Wilfred I., et al.. (2018). Debunking the myth of job hopping amongst black professionals in corporate South Africa. International Journal of Social Economics. 45(9). 1266–1282. 2 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa, et al.. (2018). Hyperracialized: interracial relationships in post-apartheid South Africa and the informal policing of public spaces. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 42(10). 1669–1685. 11 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa, et al.. (2017). “Whole masses of uncharted territory”: Metaphors, Internal Spatiality, and Racialized Relationships in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 5(2). 267–295. 1 indexed citations
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Reygan, Finn & Melissa Steyn. (2017). Diversity in Basic Education in South Africa: intersectionality and Critical Diversity Literacy. Africa Education Review. 14(2). 68–81. 16 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa, et al.. (2012). Teaching Social Justice: Reframing Some Common Pedagogical Assumptions.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30(4). 29–38. 29 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa. (2011). Being Different Together: case studies on diversity interventions in some South African organisations. Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town). 6 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa & Mikki van Zyl. (2011). "Like that statue at Jammie stairs" : some student perceptions and experiences of institutional culture at the University of Cape Town in 1999. Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town). 9 indexed citations
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Drzewiecka, Jolanta A. & Melissa Steyn. (2009). Discourses of Exoneration in Intercultural Translation: Polish Immigrants in South Africa. Communication Theory. 19(2). 188–218. 6 indexed citations
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Kelly, Claire, et al.. (2007). Aligning the Diversity "Rubik" Cube : conceptualising transformative practice. 31(2). 10–31. 3 indexed citations
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Drzewiecka, Jolanta A. & Melissa Steyn. (2007). Discourses of exoneration in translation: Polish immigrants in South Africa. 1–44.
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Steyn, Melissa, et al.. (2006). “A real bag of mixed emotions”: Re-entry experiences of South African exiles. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 31(3). 363–389. 20 indexed citations
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Kinloch, Graham C. & Melissa Steyn. (2002). "Whiteness Just Isn't What It Used to Be": White Identity in a Changing South Africa. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(4). 390–390. 188 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa. (2000). New shades of "whiteness": white identity in a multicural, democratic South Africa. 1 indexed citations
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Steyn, Melissa. (1998). A new agenda. Women s Studies International Forum. 21(1). 41–52. 40 indexed citations

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