Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel 1971-

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Professor, Institute of Development Studies, since 2001per ORCID

Publishing since 2017, latest 2025

Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions
Political Science and International Relations
Anthropology
Development

Publications: 92017–2025
Citations: 243to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 5.991.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%4 of 8 scored papers
Open access: 100%9 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

ProfessorInstitute of Development Studiessince 2001

Publications

9 in all

Can Social Protection Programmes Promote Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in Conflict-Affected Settings? Evidence from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme
2025The Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen access3 citations10.1080/00220388.2026.2651309
Conflict, Displacement, and Social Assistance in Three Districts of Ethiopia
2024

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Safety Research778%
Sociology and Political Science333%
General Health Professions222%
Political Science and International Relations222%
Anthropology111%
Development111%
Gender Studies111%
Soil Science111%
Urban Studies111%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare7
Homelessness and Social Issues2
African history and culture analysis1
African history and culture studies1
Agricultural risk and resilience1
Foucault, Power, and Ethics1
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics1
Income, Poverty, and Inequality1
International Development and Aid1
Religion, Society, and Development1
Social Policy and Reform Studies1
Urban and Rural Development Challenges1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom6
United States5
Ethiopia2
Kenya1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of SussexGB4 papers
Institute of Development StudiesGB3 papers
University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkUS3 papers
United Nations Children's FundUS2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
World BankUS1 paper
University of BathGB1 paper
University of WalesGB1 paper
Clinton Health Access InitiativeUS1 paper
Economic Policy Research InstituteZA1 paper

Where they publish

Bristol University Press eBooks3
Journal of Development Effectiveness2
Development Policy Review1
European Journal of Development Research1
The Journal of Development Studies1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Gold 1 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 56%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 33%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

8 of 9 papers name a funder

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office4
Government of the United Kingdom4
United States Agency for International Development4
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa3
Department for International Development3
U.S. Department of Labor3
United Nations Development Programme3
United Nations Population Fund3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger3
10Reduced inequalities3
1No poverty2

Most cited

The targeting effectiveness of social transfers
Journal of Development Effectiveness10
2017143 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Linking Social Rights to Active Citizenship for the Most Vulnerable: the Role of Rights and Accountability in the ‘Making’ and ‘Shaping’ of Social Protection
European Journal of Development Research10
201954 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Urban social assistance: Evidence, challenges and the way forward, with application to Ghana
Development Policy Review1
202021 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
The implications of demographic change and ageing for social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Rwanda
Journal of Development Effectiveness10
202015 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Can Social Protection Programmes Promote Livelihoods and Climate Resilience in Conflict-Affected Settings? Evidence from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme
The Journal of Development Studies
20253 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Children’s Work in African Agriculture

2023Bristol University Press eBooksBookOpen access3 citations10.56687/9781529226072

Children’s Work in African Agriculture:

2023Bristol University Press eBooksBook chapterOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.2307/jj.2775909.19

Children’s Work in African Agriculture:

2023Bristol University Press eBooksBook chapterOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.2307/jj.2775909.8

The implications of demographic change and ageing for social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Rwanda

2020Journal of Development EffectivenessJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1080/19439342.2020.1853792

The targeting effectiveness of social transfers

2017Journal of Development EffectivenessJournalOpen access143 citations10.1080/19439342.2017.1305981