Simon Bekker

402 total citations
37 papers, 205 citations indexed

About

Simon Bekker is a scholar working on Law, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Bekker has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 205 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Law, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Simon Bekker's work include Legal Issues in South Africa (11 papers), Local Economic Development and Planning (5 papers) and South African History and Culture (4 papers). Simon Bekker is often cited by papers focused on Legal Issues in South Africa (11 papers), Local Economic Development and Planning (5 papers) and South African History and Culture (4 papers). Simon Bekker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and India. Simon Bekker's co-authors include Laurent Fourchard, Richard Humphries, David Carlton, Scarlett Cornelissen, Heribert Adam, Aman Mahajan, Janak Koirala, Catherine Cross, Robert Evans and Göran Therborn and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery and Development Southern Africa.

In The Last Decade

Simon Bekker

29 papers receiving 152 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Bekker South Africa	9	92	55	49	43	17	37	205
Ronald C. Keith Canada	10	139 1.5×	49 0.9×	19 0.4×	146 3.4×	7 0.4×	40	273
Jérôme Pélisse France	8	193 2.1×	32 0.6×	75 1.5×	120 2.8×	57 3.4×	47	282
Lanny Thompson Puerto Rico	5	119 1.3×	10 0.2×	15 0.3×	32 0.7×	10 0.6×	11	198
Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane South Africa	8	103 1.1×	16 0.3×	58 1.2×	53 1.2×	12 0.7×	22	207
Liora Israël France	9	228 2.5×	60 1.1×	46 0.9×	128 3.0×	35 2.1×	49	332
Eldred V. Masunungure Zimbabwe	8	237 2.6×	11 0.2×	29 0.6×	62 1.4×	10 0.6×	12	270
Nicholas Rush Smith United States	7	166 1.8×	22 0.4×	7 0.1×	83 1.9×	14 0.8×	14	217
Donald V. Smiley Canada	11	138 1.5×	42 0.8×	18 0.4×	226 5.3×	10 0.6×	32	313
Frederick Johnstone Canada	6	201 2.2×	80 1.5×	13 0.3×	26 0.6×	9 0.5×	15	272
Mark S. Ellis United States	6	62 0.7×	19 0.3×	52 1.1×	57 1.3×	6 0.4×	21	163

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bekker, Simon, et al.. (2014). URBANIZATION: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO A COMPLEX PHENOMENON. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk. 39(1). 2 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon & Göran Therborn. (2014). Capital Cities in Africa. UNAM Scholarly Repository (University of Namibia). 2 indexed citations

3.

Bekker, Simon & Laurent Fourchard. (2013). Governing cities in Africa: politics and policies. 205. 25 indexed citations

4.

Mahajan, Aman, et al.. (2012). Brentuximab associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 114(10). 1335–1337. 16 indexed citations

5.

Bekker, Simon, et al.. (2008). Language policy and speech practice in Cape Town: An exploratory public health sector study. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. 26(1). 171–183. 4 indexed citations

6.

Bekker, Simon, et al.. (2006). Reflections on Identity in Four African Cities. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 12 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon, et al.. (2003). Coloured migration in the Cape region at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics. 105–129. 2 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon. (2001). Diminishing Returns: Circulatory Migration Linking Cape Town to the Eastern Cape. SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University). 8(1). 1–8. 9 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon. (1998). Book review: comrades in business: post-liberation politics in South Africa. 15(1). 46–48.

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Bekker, Simon. (1998). [Collagen disease in pregnancy].. PubMed. 38. 45–9. 1 indexed citations

11.

Bekker, Simon, et al.. (1997). Local government transition in five Eastern seaboard South African towns. Politikon. 24(1). 38–56. 6 indexed citations

12.

Cross, Catherine, et al.. (1995). Coming clean: Creating transparency in development funding in South Africa. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 2 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon, et al.. (1992). New people: the younger informal settlements in central Durban. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 1 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon. (1991). Mozambique today: towards rural reconstruction. 8(4). 41–45.

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Bekker, Simon, et al.. (1991). Project development in Durban and Pietermaritzburg: A survey of expert opinion. Development Southern Africa. 8(1). 85–109. 3 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon, et al.. (1990). Metropolitan government in Durban. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 2 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon. (1990). Durban city government in the nineteen-nineties. Urban Forum. 1(2). 1–14. 2 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon, et al.. (1986). Dissension over regional services councils: The stances of opposition groupings to local government reform¹. Social Dynamics. 12(2). 48–63. 2 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon. (1977). PLURALISM AND CONFLICT REGULATION. Philosophical Papers. 6(2). 33–50. 1 indexed citations

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Bekker, Simon. (1975). THE PLURALIST APPROACH OF PIERRE VAN DEN BERGHE. Social Dynamics. 1(1). 11–17. 2 indexed citations

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