Richard Ballard

Richard Ballard

University of the Witwatersrand

H-index: 24

Africa-South Africa

About Richard Ballard

Richard Ballard, With an exceptional h-index of 24 and a recent h-index of 16 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of the Witwatersrand, specializes in the field of Geography, Identity studies, Development, Urban studies, South Africa.

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

Post-Fordism and urban inequality: the case of Johannesburg

Building Volume Per Person In Gauteng

Everyday resistance: Theorising how the ‘weak’ change the world

The Routledge handbook of social change

On the afterlives of colonialism

Apprehensions of Social Change

South African urban imaginaries: cases from Johannesburg

Imagining South Africa: A conceptual framework

Richard Ballard Information

University

Position

Gauteng City-Region Observatory University of Johannesburg and

Citations(all)

2570

Citations(since 2020)

757

Cited By

2122

hIndex(all)

24

hIndex(since 2020)

16

i10Index(all)

36

i10Index(since 2020)

23

Email

University Profile Page

University of the Witwatersrand

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Richard Ballard Skills & Research Interests

Geography

Identity studies

Development

Urban studies

South Africa

Top articles of Richard Ballard

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Post-Fordism and urban inequality: the case of Johannesburg

Richard Ballard

2023/3/4

Building Volume Per Person In Gauteng

Laven Naidoo

Richard Ballard

Yashena Naidoo

Gillian Maree

Samkelisiwe Khanyile

...

2023

Everyday resistance: Theorising how the ‘weak’ change the world

Richard Ballard

2023

The Routledge handbook of social change

Richard Ballard

Clive Barnett

2023

On the afterlives of colonialism

Richard Ballard

2022/10/27

Apprehensions of Social Change

Richard Ballard

Clive Barnett

2022/9/30

South African urban imaginaries: cases from Johannesburg

Richard Ballard

Sandiswa Mapukata

2022/6/1

Imagining South Africa: A conceptual framework

RICHARD BALLARD

2022/6/1

Income inequality and socio-economic segregation in the city of Johannesburg

Urban Socio-Economic Segregation and Income Inequality: A Global Perspective

Richard Ballard

Christian Hamann

2021

Johannesburg: Repetitions and disruptions of spatial patterns

Richard Ballard

Christian Hamann

Thembani Mkhize

2021/6/11

Scale of belonging: Gauteng 30 years after the repeal of the group areas act

Urban Forum

Richard Ballard

Alexandra Parker

Siân Butcher

Julia de Kadt

Christian Hamann

...

2021/6

Trickle-out urbanism: Are Johannesburg’s gated estates good for their poor neighbours?

Urban Forum

Richard Ballard

Gareth A Jones

Makale Ngwenya

2021/6

Lock-outs and constructive evictions amongst students and other rental tenants

Samkelisiwe Khanyile

Richard Ballard

SJ Cooper Knock

2021/3

Spatial trends in Gauteng

Richard Ballard

Ngaka Mosiane

Christian Hamman

2021

The GCRO comprises a partnership of

Darlington Mushongera

Prudence Kwenda

Miracle Ntuli

2020/11

Comparing the relational work of developers

Richard Ballard

Siân Butcher

2020/3

Transnational urbanism interrupted: A Chinese developer’s attempts to secure approval to build the ‘New York of Africa’at Modderfontein, Johannesburg

Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space

Richard Ballard

Philip Harrison

2020/3

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Co-Authors

H-index: 27
Melissa Steyn

Melissa Steyn

University of the Witwatersrand

H-index: 25
Imraan Valodia

Imraan Valodia

University of the Witwatersrand

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