OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Development Southern Africa is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction	31
From zero-base budgeting to spending review – achievements and challenges	14
The textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear sector in South Africa: An opportunity for development?	13
Patterns and trends in household food security in rural Mpumalanga Province, South Africa	13
Towards an integrated framework for sustainable sport tourism development in Central Africa	13
Investigating volunteer activities in South Africa	12
Does the choice of cooking fuel empower Ghanaian women? An empirical analysis	11
Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009–19: A lost decade?	11
Analysis of depressive symptoms between formal and informal workers in South Africa during COVID-19 crisis	10
Causes and consequences of critical healthcare skills shortage in the Southern Africa Development Community	10
Climate change and health in the Global South: A scientometric analysis	9
Gender analysis of labour force outcomes: Evidence from Cameroon	8
From recovery to resilience building in tourism	8
Birthing rurbanisation: Transforming rural spaces in the City of uMhlathuze, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa	8
COVID-19 and the implementation of social protection in Southern Africa: introduction to the special issue	7
Transitioning wastewater treatment plants towards resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe	7
The role of government in facilitating digital transformation of SMMEs for economic growth	7
Sex crime rate and female labour force participation in South Africa	7
Perceptions of unemployment and the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant in rural South Africa	7
Leveraging social capital for the recovery and regeneration of the ecotourism sector in Cameroon	6
Rethinking South Africa’s household energy poverty through the lens of off-grid energy transition	6
Can social networks improve job search behaviours among low-income youth in resource-limited settings? Evidence from South Africa	6
Does being male or female affect life satisfaction? Empirical evidence from Lesotho	6
Foreign ownership and firm performance: Evidence from the South African informal sector	6
Beyond ‘white monopoly capital’: Understanding race, control, and cohesion in the South African corporate elite	6

A gendered analysis of Cyclone Idai disaster interventions in Chimanimani district, Zimbabwe	6
Ownership and inequality: Policy interventions in South Africa and possible ways forward	6
Symmetric and asymmetric effects of financial deepening on income inequality in South Africa	5
Going beyond female-headed households: Household composition and gender differences in poverty	5
Determining the economic effects of a potential SACU-US free trade agreement: A CGE analysis	5
The kingmaker’s dilemma: developing a conceptual framework for understanding coalition fragility in metropolitan governance	5
The impact of commercial agriculture on household food and nutrition security in Lesotho	5
Residents’ perceptions of sustainable heritage tourism development in a rural municipality	5
Creating employment and reducing emissions: Options for South Africa	5
Youth Employability programmes in South Africa: Which features work best and for whom?	5
Trends in household formation and living alone in South Africa, 1995–2011	5
Employment uncertainty in the era of COVID-19: Evidence from NIDS-CRAM and the QLFS	4
Assessing how load-shedding affects the generation of household food waste in Merafong City Local Municipality, South Africa	4
Has competition law enforcement been effective in South Africa?	4
Measuring stunting and tracking trends in prevalence in South Africa: Conceptual and methodological considerations	4
Climate and competing priorities in South Africa: an analysis of the population’s attitudes and perceptions toward environmental issues	4
Priority interventions for reducing stunting in the complementary feeding age group in South Africa	4
Community-based peer mentorship improves academic performance: Evidence from Makhanda, South Africa	4
Estimating the economic multipliers for wildlife-based tourism in Zambia	4
Analysis of the labour market impacts of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from Zambia	4
Exploring production centred redistribution to address rising inequality	4
Does moving between cities pay off? Economic outcomes for South Africa’s intercity migrants	4
Correction	4
Regulatory sandbox for FinTech regulation: Do the conditions for effective adoption exist in South Africa?	4
The development of a spending review methodology in a developing country context	4
Estimating the impact of large-scale mining on local communities in sub-Saharan Africa	4
Early and young child feeding in South Africa: expert assessment of public policy using food-EPI	4
Challenges in the ocean economy of South Africa	4
Stimulating and developing sustainable urban local economies: The role of urban agriculture	4