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47
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10412
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3365
National Ranking
30

Robert Morrell 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 Robert Morrell sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Morrell 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 Robert Morrell sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Robert Morrell is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa and specializes in the social sciences, with a primary focus on sociology and political science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including gender studies, education, political science and international relations, and anthropology.

Their recent publications highlight an interest in issues related to gender roles, education, and societal dynamics within the South African context. Notable papers include:

  • "Corporal punishment and gender equality: regimes of care and rights in South African schools" (2021) published in the Journal of Gender Studies
  • "Raewyn Connell and the Making of Masculinity Studies in South Africa" (2020) published in Boyhood Studies
  • "Misrepresentation of research on academic promotions at the University of Cape Town" (2020) published in Cogent Social Sciences
  • ""I found my people": Academic development, transformation and the Next Generation Professoriate at UCT" (2022) published in the South African Journal of Higher Education
  • "Aspects of hawking in the Transkei, 1920-1945" (2024) published in New Contree

The topics covered across these works repeatedly relate to gender diversity and inequality, gender roles and identity studies, higher education governance and development, youth education and societal dynamics, as well as South African history and culture.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert Morrell include Mark Hunter, Karen I. Barnes, Freedom Gumedze, Hassan Sadiq, and Max Price.

The main venues where their research has been published comprise Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd, South African Journal of Science, South African Historical Journal, Journal of Gender Studies, and Boyhood Studies.

Thematic areas of Robert Morrell's work reflect a strong engagement with sociopolitical issues in South Africa, particularly related to historical and contemporary gender dynamics, educational transformation, and social governance structures.

Best Publications

  • Changing Men in Southern Africa

    Robert Morrell

  • Of boys and men: masculinity and gender in Southern African studies

    Robert Morrell

  • Gender and sexuality: emerging perspectives from the heterosexual epidemic in South Africa and implications for HIV risk and prevention

    Rachel Jewkes;Robert Morrell

  • Hegemonic Masculinity/Masculinities in South Africa Culture, Power, and Gender Politics

    Robert Morrell;Rachel Jewkes;Graham Lindegger

  • Hegemonic masculinity: combining theory and practice in gender interventions.

    Rachel Jewkes;Robert Morrell;Jeffery Hearn;Jeffery Hearn;Jeffery Hearn;Emma Lundqvist

  • Sexuality and the limits of agency among South African teenage women: theorising femininities and their connections to HIV risk practices.

    R. Jewkes;R. Morrell

  • Gender Inequitable Masculinity and Sexual Entitlement in Rape Perpetration South Africa: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study

    Rachel Jewkes;Yandisa Sikweyiya;Robert Morrell;Kristin Dunkle

  • Baba : men and fatherhood in South Africa

    L. Richter;R. Morrell

  • Empowering teenagers to prevent pregnancy: lessons from South Africa

    Rachel Jewkes;Robert Morrell;Nicola Christofides

  • From boys to gentlemen : Settler masculinity in Colonial Natal, 1880-1920

    Robert Morrell

  • Corporal punishment in South African schools : a neglected explanation for its existence

    Robert Morrell

  • Gender Role and Relationship Norms among Young Adults in South Africa: Measuring the Context of Masculinity and HIV Risk

    Abigail Harrison;Lucia F. O'Sullivan;Susie Hoffman;Curtis Dolezal

  • African Masculinities: Men in Africa from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present

    Robert Morrell

  • South African teachers' responses to teenage pregnancy and teenage mothers in schools

    Deevia Bhana;Robert Morrell;Tamara Shefer;Sisa Ngabaza

  • Men, Movements, and Gender Transformation in South Africa

    Robert Morrell

  • The relationship between intimate partner violence, rape and HIV amongst South African men: a cross-sectional study

    Rachel Jewkes;Yandisa Sikweyiya;Robert Morrell;Kristin Dunkle

  • Hegemonic Masculinity: Reviewing the Gendered Analysis of Men's Power in South Africa

    Robert Morrell;Rachel Jewkes;Graham Lindegger;Vijay Hamlall

  • Gender dynamics in the primary sexual relationships of young rural South African women and men.

    Lucia F. O'Sullivan;Abigail Harrison;Robert Morrell;Aliza Monroe‐Wise

  • Transactional relationships and sex with a woman in prostitution: prevalence and patterns in a representative sample of South African men

    Rachel Jewkes;Robert Morrell;Yandisa Sikweyiya;Kristin L Dunkle

  • Toward a global sociology of knowledge: Post-colonial realities and intellectual practices:

    Raewyn Connell;Fran Collyer;João Maia;Robert Morrell

  • Understanding men's health and Use of violence:

    Rachel Jewkes;Yandisa Sikweyiya;Robert Morrell;Kristin Dunkle

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachel Jewkes
Rachel Jewkes South African Medical Research Council
Debbie Epstein
Debbie Epstein University of Roehampton
Deevia Bhana
Deevia Bhana University of KwaZulu-Natal
Jeff Hearn
Jeff Hearn Hanken School of Economics
Kristin Dunkle
Kristin Dunkle South African Medical Research Council
Linda Richter
Linda Richter University of the Witwatersrand
Raewyn Connell
Raewyn Connell University of Sydney
Michael S. Kimmel
Michael S. Kimmel Stony Brook University
Abigail Harrison
Abigail Harrison Brown University
Harry Ferguson
Harry Ferguson University of Birmingham

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