Ivan Turok publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ivan Turok between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ivan Turok published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 9 of the 292 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1982 2025

292 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ivan Turok: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year	Publications
1982	1
1983	0
1984	1
1985	1
1986	2
1987	0
1988	3
1989	4
1990	5
1991	1
1992	1
1993	5
1994	6
1995	2
1996	3
1997	6
1998	5
1999	7
2000	12
2001	10
2002	6
2003	6
2004	10
2005	10
2006	6
2007	9
2008	13
2009	10
2010	11
2011	5
2012	4
2013	20
2014	11
2015	9
2016	9
2017	12
2018	12
2019	7
2020	15
2021	15
2022	4
2023	4
2024	3
2025	6
Total	292

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Ivan Turok publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ivan Turok sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 278 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138	278
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8
570+	100

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Ivan Turok D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ivan Turok sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251	47
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Overview

Ivan Turok is affiliated with the University of the Free State in South Africa and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and economics with emphasis on urban studies and related subfields. Their scholarly work engages with themes of urban and rural development, housing finance, neoliberalism, and urban governance.

The scientist's research spans several main fields of study, including:

Social Sciences
Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, Turok has focused on subfields such as:

Urban Studies
Economics and Econometrics
Finance
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations

Primary topics explored in their research include:

Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Urban Planning and Governance
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Global trade and economics
Local Economic Development and Planning

Turok has published papers in several notable venues with recurring contributions including:

Environment and Urbanization
Development Southern Africa
Area Development and Policy
Regional Studies
Urban Forum

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Turok cover various aspects of urban inequalities, density, and informal housing in African contexts. These include:

COVID-19 amplifies urban inequalities, 2021, South African Journal of Science
Rural-urban inequalities amplified by COVID-19: evidence from South Africa, 2021, Area Development and Policy
Getting urban density to work in informal settlements in Africa, 2020, Environment and Urbanization
Informal rental housing in the South: dynamic but neglected, 2020, Environment and Urbanization
Inequality and Urban Density: Socio-economic Drivers of Uneven Densification in Cape Town, 2021, Environment and Urbanization Asia

Turok has frequently collaborated with other researchers including:

Justin Visagie
Andreas Scheba
Sören Scholvin
Javier Revilla Diez
Tazviona Richman Gambe

In addition to journal publications, Turok has contributed to edited volumes and working paper series such as:

Building malls or metros? South Africa's exports of tradable urban services to the rest of Africa, 2020, Working Paper Series

Best Publications

The trajectories of European cities, 1960–2005

Ivan Turok;Vlad Mykhnenko

849
Citations
Cities, Regions and Competitiveness

Ivan Turok

702
Citations
Urbanization and economic growth: the arguments and evidence for Africa and Asia:

Ivan Turok;Gordon McGranahan

554
Citations
Property-Led Urban Regeneration: Panacea or Placebo?:

I Turok

435
Citations
Changing Cities: Rethinking Urban Competitiveness, Cohesion and Governance

Alan Harding;N. Buck;I Gordon;I Turok

373
Citations
Cities, Clusters and Creative Industries: The Case of Film and Television in Scotland

Ivan Turok

362
Citations
Inward Investment and Local Linkages: How Deeply Embedded is “Silicon Glen”?

Ivan Turok

351
Citations
Persistent Polarisation Post-Apartheid? Progress towards Urban Integration in Cape Town:

Ivan Turok

348
Citations
Competitive Cities: Introduction to the Review

William F. Lever;Ivan Turok

345
Citations
The Distinctive City: Pitfalls in the Pursuit of Differential Advantage

Ivan Turok

305
Citations
The Green Economy: Incremental Change or Transformation?

Jacqueline Madeleine Borel-Saladin;Ivan Nicholas Turok

249
Citations
Central Scotland as a Polycentric Urban Region: Useful Planning Concept or Chimera?

Nick Bailey;Ivan Turok

248
Citations
East European Cities — Patterns of Growth and Decline, 1960–2005

Vlad Mykhnenko;Ivan Turok

216
Citations
Urbanisation and development in South Africa: economic imperatives, spatial distortions and strategic responses

I. Turok

207
Citations
The jobs gap in Britain's cities : employment loss and labour market consequences

Ivan Turok;Nicola Edge

198
Citations
State of the English Cities

M Parkinson;T Champion;R Evans;J Simmie

187
Citations
The new deal: Jeopardised by the geography of unemployment?

Ivan Turok;David Webster

183
Citations
Students in Cities: A Preliminary Analysis of Their Patterns and Effects:

Moira Munro;Ivan Turok;Mark Livingston

182
Citations
Towards Sustainable Cities: Extending Resilience with Insights from Vulnerability and Transition Theory

Leanne Seeliger;Ivan Turok

173
Citations
Spatial inequalities and policies in South Africa: place-based or people-centred?

Alison Todes;Ivan Turok

163
Citations
Reshaping Cities, Rebuilding Nations: The Role of National Urban Policies

Ivan Turok;Ivan Turok;Susan Parnell

142
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Bailey University of Birmingham

Ade Kearns University of Glasgow

John Bachtler University of Strathclyde

Ugo Fratesi Polytechnic University of Milan

Mike Raco University College London

Rowland Atkinson University of Sheffield

Michael Fritsch Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Richard Mitchell University of Glasgow

Glen Bramley Heriot-Watt University

Diana Mitlin University of Manchester

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