Pierre du Plessis

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 687 citations indexed

About

Pierre du Plessis is a scholar working on Education, Law and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre du Plessis has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 687 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Education, 4 papers in Law and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Pierre du Plessis's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (7 papers), Education Systems and Policy (7 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (5 papers). Pierre du Plessis is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (7 papers), Education Systems and Policy (7 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (5 papers). Pierre du Plessis collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Belgium. Pierre du Plessis's co-authors include Raj Mestry, Sheona Shackleton, Roger R.B. Leakey, Du Plessis, Liz Weaver, Robin Naidoo, R. R. B. Leakey, Caroline A Sullivan, Myles Mander and Rachel Wynberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Educational Research Review, Environmental Conservation and Agroforestry Systems.

In The Last Decade

Pierre du Plessis

35 papers receiving 579 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Teachers for rural schools – a challenge for South Africa
    2019 215 citations Pierre du Plessis, Raj Mestry South African Journal of Education profile →

Peers

Pierre du Plessis
Julia Bello‐Bravo United States
Gerard Guthrie South Africa
Simon A. Lei United States
Matthew Hall United Kingdom
Naciones Unidas
Michael Hill United States
Oswald Werner United States
MARGARET STACEY
Alison Sewell New Zealand
Jacques Richard Canada
Julia Bello‐Bravo United States
Pierre du Plessis
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Countries citing papers authored by Pierre du Plessis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre du Plessis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre du Plessis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pierre du Plessis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pierre du Plessis 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 Pierre du Plessis. Pierre du Plessis 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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Plessis, Pierre du & Raj Mestry. (2024). Violence in rural schools in South Africa: Perceptions of school principals and school governing bodies. Perspectives in Education. 42(1). 198–217. 2 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du. (2021). Decolonisation of education in South Africa: Challenges to decolonise the university curriculum. South African Journal of Higher Education. 23 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2020). The resourcefulness of school governing bodies in fundraising: Implications for the provision of quality education. South African Journal of Education. 40(4). 1–9. 3 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du & Raj Mestry. (2019). Teachers for rural schools – a challenge for South Africa. South African Journal of Education. 39(Supplement 1). S1–S9. 215 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2018). Professional development of newly appointed principals at public High Schools in Gauteng. Is social justice served?. Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship. 83(1). 1 indexed citations
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Holloway, Jennifer, Peter Schmitz, Alfred Stein, et al.. (2016). The applicability of the South African census 2011 data for evidence-based urban planning. University of Twente Research Information. 17(1). 67–132. 1 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2015). PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NEWLY-APPOINTED PRINCIPALS. ICERI2015 Proceedings. 552–563.
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Schindel, David E., Tania Bubela, Joshua Rosenthal, et al.. (2015). The New Age of the Nagoya Protocol. Nature Conservation. 12. 43–56. 8 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2014). Ethnic Diversity and School Leadership: Lessons from Johannesburg Schools. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 1 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du. (2013). Legislation and policies: Progress towards the right to inclusive education. 46(1). 76–92. 15 indexed citations
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Mncube, Vusi, et al.. (2011). Effective school governing bodies: parental involvement. Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics. 43(3). 210–242. 11 indexed citations
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Cape, John, et al.. (2008). Increasing diversity within clinical psychology: The London initiative. Clinical Psychology Forum. 1(190). 7–10. 5 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2007). Diversity and complexity in the classroom: valuing racial and cultural diversity. Educational Research Review. 2(9). 245–254. 6 indexed citations
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Christman, Jolley Bruce, et al.. (2007). Making a Difference: Year Two Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative.. Issue Lab (Candid). 10 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2007). The right to education: are we facing the challenges?. Educational Research Review. 2(8). 198–208. 2 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2007). Children And Poverty In South Africa: The Right To Social Security. Educational Research Review. 2(4). 49–59. 10 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2007). Teaching and learning in South African schools. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 39 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2006). Promising InRoads: Year One Report of the Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative.. 13 indexed citations
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Leakey, Roger R.B., Sheona Shackleton, & Pierre du Plessis. (2005). Domestication potential of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea subsp caffra)in South Africa and Namibia: 1. Phenotypic variation in fruit traits. Agroforestry Systems. 64(1). 25–35. 74 indexed citations
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Plessis, Pierre du, et al.. (2002). A survey of marula fruit yields in North-Central Namibia. 9 indexed citations

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