Sheela Patel

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sheela Patel is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheela Patel has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Urban Studies, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Sheela Patel's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (22 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (5 papers) and Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (4 papers). Sheela Patel is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (22 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (5 papers) and Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (4 papers). Sheela Patel collaborates with scholars based in India, United Kingdom and United States. Sheela Patel's co-authors include Sundar Burra, Celine D’Cruz, Diana Mitlin, David Satterthwaite, Sarah Colenbrander, Jorgelina Hardoy, David Dodman, Diane Archer, Lee W. Riley and Sabina Faiz Rashid and has published in prestigious journals such as Cities, Journal of Urban Health and Environment and Urbanization.

In The Last Decade

Sheela Patel

32 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements

2020 388 citations Jason Corburn, David Vlahov et al. Journal of Urban Health profile →
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements

2020 249 citations David Satterthwaite, Diana Mitlin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sheela Patel India	17	617	341	278	184	177	33	1.4k
Godwin Arku Canada	28	886 1.4×	811 2.4×	568 2.0×	187 1.0×	443 2.5×	156	2.5k
Richard Stren Canada	18	490 0.8×	336 1.0×	179 0.6×	137 0.7×	102 0.6×	54	1.3k
Isabel Günther Switzerland	22	174 0.3×	407 1.2×	403 1.4×	44 0.2×	340 1.9×	65	1.8k
Warren Smit South Africa	16	286 0.5×	181 0.5×	81 0.3×	152 0.8×	78 0.4×	32	802
Ellis Adjei Adams United States	24	270 0.4×	252 0.7×	107 0.4×	170 0.9×	158 0.9×	57	1.7k
Sean Fox United Kingdom	15	373 0.6×	340 1.0×	144 0.5×	161 0.9×	56 0.3×	34	898
Innocent Chirisa Zimbabwe	16	190 0.3×	217 0.6×	139 0.5×	127 0.7×	41 0.2×	75	738
Joachim De Weerdt Belgium	25	158 0.3×	756 2.2×	718 2.6×	84 0.5×	289 1.6×	68	2.1k
Scott Baum Australia	26	306 0.5×	775 2.3×	418 1.5×	233 1.3×	259 1.5×	102	2.1k
Judy L. Baker United States	13	174 0.3×	400 1.2×	229 0.8×	164 0.9×	86 0.5×	30	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheela Patel

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Corburn, Jason, David Vlahov, Blessing Mberu, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements. Journal of Urban Health. 98(2). 309–310. 3 indexed citations

Corburn, Jason, David Vlahov, Blessing Mberu, et al.. (2020). Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements. Journal of Urban Health. 97(3). 348–357. 388 indexed citations breakdown →

Patel, Sheela, et al.. (2018). From taking money to making money: SPARC, NSDF and Mahila Milan transform low-income shelter options in India. Environment and Urbanization. 30(1). 85–102. 5 indexed citations

Patel, Sheela & Sheridan Bartlett. (2016). “We beat the path by walking” Part II: Three construction projects that advanced the learning and credibility of the Indian Alliance. Environment and Urbanization. 28(2). 495–514. 6 indexed citations

Patel, Sheela, et al.. (2015). “We beat the path by walking”. Environment and Urbanization. 28(1). 223–240. 13 indexed citations

Patel, Sheela. (2013). Upgrade, rehouse or resettle? An assessment of the Indian government’s Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP) programme. Environment and Urbanization. 25(1). 177–188. 32 indexed citations

Patel, Sheela, et al.. (2010). Recent developments in plans for Dharavi and for the airport slums in Mumbai. Environment and Urbanization. 22(2). 501–504. 20 indexed citations

Patel, Sheela, et al.. (2009). Getting the information base for Dharavi's redevelopment. Environment and Urbanization. 21(1). 241–251. 20 indexed citations

Howden‐Chapman, Philippa, et al.. (2007). The Design of Housing and Shelter Programs: The Social and Environmental Determinants of Inequalities. Journal of Urban Health. 84(S1). 98–108. 18 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela, et al.. (2007). An offer of partnership or a promise of conflict in Dharavi, Mumbai?. Environment and Urbanization. 19(2). 501–508. 27 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela & Diana Mitlin. (2002). Sharing experiences and changing lives. Community Development Journal. 37(2). 125–136. 48 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela, Sundar Burra, & Celine D’Cruz. (2001). Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI) - foundations to treetops. Environment and Urbanization. 13(2). 45–59. 2 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela, Sundar Burra, & Celine D’Cruz. (2001). Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI) - foundations to treetops. Environment and Urbanization. 13(2). 45–59. 37 indexed citations

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Boonyabancha, Somsook, Yves Cabannes, Arif Hasan, et al.. (1998). Reducing urban poverty; some lessons from experience. Environment and Urbanization. 10(1). 167–186. 3 indexed citations

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Boonyabancha, Somsook, Yves Cabannes, Arif Hasan, et al.. (1998). Reducing urban poverty; some lessons from experience. Environment and Urbanization. 10(1). 167–186. 28 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela, et al.. (1994). Access to housing finance for the urban poor. Cities. 11(6). 393–397. 11 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela & Celine D’Cruz. (1993). The Mahila Milan crisis credit scheme: from a seed to a tree. Environment and Urbanization. 5(1). 9–17. 23 indexed citations

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Mitlin, Diana, et al.. (1993). The search for sustainable funding systems for community initiatives. Environment and Urbanization. 5(1). 26–37. 2 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela. (1990). Street Children, hotel boys and children of pavement dwellers and construction workers in Bombay - how they meet their daily needs. Environment and Urbanization. 2(2). 9–26. 36 indexed citations

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Patel, Sheela. (1988). Beyond the Beaten Track: Resettlement Initiatives of Pavement Dwellers and Slum Dwellers in Bombay.. 21(1). 61–69. 1 indexed citations

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