Leila Patel

Leila Patel

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 30

Africa-South Africa

About Leila Patel

Leila Patel, With an exceptional h-index of 30 and a recent h-index of 23 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Johannesburg, specializes in the field of Social Work, Social Work Research, Social Development, Social Policy, Social Security.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Youth Employability programmes in South Africa: Which features work best and for whom?

Achieving Goal One of the SDGs: Social Development and Social Work Responses to Poverty Reduction in the Global South

Social Grants, Livelihoods and Poverty Responses of Social Grant Beneficiaries in South Africa

The social development approach to social protection and social welfare

Household resource flows and food poverty during South Africa’s lockdown: Short-term policy implications for three channels of social protection

Introduction to the Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South

Handbook on social protection and social development in the Global South

Social Development and Social Work Responses to Poverty Reduction in the Global South

Leila Patel Information

University

Position

Professor of Development Studies /South African Research Chair in Welfare

Citations(all)

3718

Citations(since 2020)

1930

Cited By

2498

hIndex(all)

30

hIndex(since 2020)

23

i10Index(all)

72

i10Index(since 2020)

43

Email

University Profile Page

University of Johannesburg

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Leila Patel Skills & Research Interests

Social Work

Social Work Research

Social Development

Social Policy

Social Security

Top articles of Leila Patel

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Youth Employability programmes in South Africa: Which features work best and for whom?

Development Southern Africa

Zoheb Khan

Leila Patel

Lauren Graham

Rulof Burger

Gina A Chowa

...

2024/1/2

Achieving Goal One of the SDGs: Social Development and Social Work Responses to Poverty Reduction in the Global South

Leila Patel

2024

Social Grants, Livelihoods and Poverty Responses of Social Grant Beneficiaries in South Africa

University of Johannesburg, Centre for Development in Africa

LEILA Patel

VIWE Dikoko

JADE Archer

2023/2

The social development approach to social protection and social welfare

Leila Patel

James Midgley

2023/9/19

Household resource flows and food poverty during South Africa’s lockdown: Short-term policy implications for three channels of social protection

Available at SSRN 4331504

Gabrielle Wills

Servaas van der Berg

Bokang Mpeta

2023

Introduction to the Handbook on Social Protection and Social Development in the Global South

Leila Patel

Sophie Plagerson

Isaac Chinyoka

2023/9/19

Handbook on social protection and social development in the Global South

Leila Patel

Sophie Plagerson

Isaac Chinyoka

2023/9/6

Social Development and Social Work Responses to Poverty Reduction in the Global South

The Routledge International Handbook of Social Development, Social Work, and the Sustainable Development Goals

Leila Patel

2023/12/22

A community of practice approach for school-based developmental social work in South Africa: Reflections of social workers

International Social Work

Leila Patel

Jeanette Schmid

Tania Sani

Yasmin Jessie Turton

2023/9

An integrated multisectoral and multidisciplinary community of practice collaboration to enhance child wellbeing in South Africa

Journal of Integrated Care

Sadiyya Haffejee

Sonia Mbowa

Leila Patel

2023/12/6

Teacher awareness of psychosocial support available as per the Integrated School Health Policy in South Africa

South African Journal of Childhood Education

Jace Pillay

Leila Patel

Rubina Setlhare-Kajee

2023/2/3

Cash plus programmes for children and families in eastern and southern Africa: examples from practice and lessons learnt

Mayke Huijbregts

Tayllor Spadafora

Leila Patel

2023/9/19

A youth perspective: the role of the church in youth employability

Wayne Samuel Saldanha

2022/5/31

Connecting cash transfers with care for better child and family well-being: Evidence from a qualitative evaluation in South Africa

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Leila Patel

Eleanor Ross

2022/4

Context Matters—Child Growth within a Constrained Socio-Economic Environment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Lukhanyo H Nyati

Leila Patel

Sadiyya Haffejee

Matshidiso Sello

Sonia Mbowa

...

2022/9/21

Livelihood activities and well-being outcomes of cash transfer beneficiaries in Soweto, South Africa

Development in Practice

Chibuikem C Nnaeme

Leila Patel

Sophie Plagerson

2022/1/2

Food insecurity in South Africa: Evidence from NIDS-CRAM wave 5

Development Southern Africa

Servaas van der Berg

Leila Patel

Grace Bridgman

2022/9/3

Social work and social development challenges to the COVID-19 pandemic

Leila Patel

2022/8/31

Community of Practice for Social Systems Strengthening to Improve Child Well-being Outcomes

Leila Patel

Jace Pillay

Elizabeth Henning

Arnesh Telukdarie

Shane Norris

...

2021/10

Cash transfers and caregivers: working together to reduce vulnerability and HIV risk among adolescent girls in Johannesburg, South Africa

Social Work

Naomi Hill

Tessa Hochfeld

Leila Patel

2021

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Co-Authors

H-index: 31
Thea de Wet

Thea de Wet

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 22
Rachel Garthe

Rachel Garthe

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

H-index: 22
Tessa Hochfeld

Tessa Hochfeld

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 15
Marianne S Ulriksen

Marianne S Ulriksen

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 14
Ndangwa Noyoo

Ndangwa Noyoo

University of Cape Town

H-index: 13
Jacqueline Moodley

Jacqueline Moodley

University of Johannesburg

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