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G. Breetzke · SciRah

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G. Breetzke

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h-index: 23
Works: 92
Citations: 1,772

Most-cited papers

A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime
Amy E. Nivette, Renee Zahnow, Raúl Aguilar, A. Ahven +32 more
2021Nature Human Behaviour231 citations Open access
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The Association Between the Fear of Crime, and Mental and Physical Wellbeing in New Zealand
A. Pearson, G. Breetzke
201498 citations
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Close proximity to alcohol outlets is associated with increased serious violent crime in New Zealand
P. Day, G. Breetzke, S. Kingham, M. Campbell
2012Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health84 citations Open access
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COVID-19 and the academe in South Africa: Not business as usual
D. Hedding, M. Greve, G. Breetzke, W. Nel +1 more
2020South African Journal of Science83 citations Open access
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Modeling violent crime rates: A test of social disorganization in the city of Tshwane, South Africa
G. Breetzke
201077 citations Open access
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Is it safer behind the gates? Crime and gated communities in South Africa
G. Breetzke, K. Landman, E. Cohn
201472 citations
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Seasonal Assault and Neighborhood Deprivation in South Africa
G. Breetzke, E. Cohn
201271 citations
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Is green space associated with reduced crime? A national-scale study from the Global South.
Z. Venter, C. Shackleton, Andrew Faull, Lizette Lancaster +2 more
2022Science of the Total Environment70 citations Open access
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Waste Disposal Practices in Low-Income Settlements of South Africa
L. Haywood, T. Kapwata, S. Oelofse, G. Breetzke +1 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health52 citations Open access
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Burglary in Gated Communities
G. Breetzke, E. Cohn
201349 citations
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The effect of altitude and slope on the spatial patterning of burglary
G. Breetzke
201242 citations
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The concentration of urban crime in space by race: evidence from South Africa
G. Breetzke
201837 citations Open access
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The fear factor: Examining the spatial variability of recorded crime on the fear of crime in New Zealand
G. Breetzke, A. Pearson
201337 citations
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Paper-Based GIS: A Practical Answer to the Implementation of GIS Education into Resource-Poor Schools in South Africa
G. Breetzke, S. Eksteen, E. Pretorius
2011Journal of Geography37 citations Open access
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A socio-structural analysis of crime in the city of Tshwane, South Africa : research article
G. Breetzke
201032 citations Open access
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Geographical information systems (GIS) and policing in South Africa: a review
G. Breetzke
200632 citations
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The changing demography of academic staff at higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa
G. Breetzke, D. Hedding
201831 citations
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Violence in hot weather: Will climate change exacerbate rates of violence in South Africa?
M. Chersich, C. Swift, I. Edelstein, G. Breetzke +3 more
2019South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde29 citations Open access
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Crossing the racial divide: a spatial-ecological perspective of offenders in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
G. Breetzke, A. Horn
200728 citations
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The Effect of Neighborhood Recorded Crime on Fear: Does Neighborhood Social Context Matter?
A. Pearson, G. Breetzke, V. Ivory
2015American Journal of Community Psychology26 citations
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“Here be dragons!” The gross under‐representation of the Global South on editorial boards in Geography
D. Hedding, G. Breetzke
2021Geography Journal23 citations
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The proximity of sexual violence to schools: evidence from a township in South Africa
G. Breetzke, I. Fabris-Rotelli, J. Modiba, I. Edelstein
2019GeoJournal23 citations
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The changing racial profile of academic staff at South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), 2005–2013
G. Breetzke, D. Hedding
201623 citations Open access
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The spatial concentration and stability of crime in a South African township
G. Breetzke, I. Edelstein
2018Security Journal22 citations Open access
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The influence of extreme weather conditions on the magnitude and spatial distribution of crime in Tshwane (2001–2006)
Francois Schutte, G. Breetzke
2018The South African Geographical Journal21 citations Open access
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Examining the spatial periodicity of crime in South Africa using Fourier analysis
G. Breetzke
201621 citations
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The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of Euphorbia species is the cause of fairy circles investigated at several locations in Namibia
J. J. Marion Meyer, C. E. Schutte, J. Hurter, N. Galt +4 more
2020BMC Ecology20 citations Open access
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The association between weather and crime in a township setting in South Africa
A. Potgieter, I. Fabris-Rotelli, G. Breetzke, C. Wright
2022International journal of biometeorology19 citations
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A Geodemographic Profiler for High Offender Propensity Areas in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
G. Breetzke, A. Horn
200919 citations
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Informing a Crime Strategy for the FIFA 2010 World Cup: a Case Study for the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Tshwane, South Africa
A. Horn, G. Breetzke
200919 citations
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The Relationship Between City “Greenness” and Homicide in the US: Evidence Over a 30-Year Period
Jonnell C. Sanciangco, G. Breetzke, Zihan Lin, Yu-Hsiu Wang +2 more
2021Environment and Behavior18 citations Open access
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A Critique of Distance Learning as an Educational Tool for GIS in South Africa
G. Breetzke
200718 citations Open access
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The changing and challenging research landscape in South Africa
G. Breetzke, D. Hedding
2019Studies in Higher Education17 citations Open access
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Socially disorganized yet safe: Understanding resilience to crime in neighborhoods in New Zealand
G. Breetzke, A. Pearson
201517 citations
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Demographic and socio-economic risk factors associated with self-reported TB.
T. Kapwata, G. Breetzke, C. Wright, T. Marcus +1 more
2022The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease15 citations Open access
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The impact of the Canterbury Earthquakes on the temporal and spatial patterning of crime in Christchurch, New Zealand
G. Breetzke, Marcus King, I. Fabris-Rotelli
201815 citations Open access
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The Periodicity of Violent and Property Crime in Tshwane, South Africa
E. Cohn, G. Breetzke
201715 citations Open access
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GIS-Assisted Modelling of Soil Erosion in a South African Catchment: Evaluating the USLE and SLEMSA Approach
G. Breetzke, E. Koomen, W. Critchley
201315 citations Open access
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Predicting the abundance of African horse sickness vectors in South Africa using GIS and artificial neural networks
S. Eksteen, G. Breetzke
201115 citations Open access
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A street segment analysis of crime in a township: evidence from South Africa
K. Theron, G. Breetzke, Lourens Snyman, I. Edelstein
2022Police Practice & Research14 citations Open access
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Greenspace and gun violence in Detroit, USA
G. Breetzke, A. Pearson, Shiqi Tao, Rui Zhang
202013 citations
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Crime and Spatiality in South African Cities
G. Breetzke
2019Urban Geography in South Africa12 citations
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The Importance of Space and Time in Aggravated Assault Victimization
G. Breetzke
2020Journal of Interpersonal Violence11 citations
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KEY REQUIREMENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPATIAL-ECOLOGICAL THEORY OF CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA
G. Breetzke, A. Horn
200811 citations
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South Africa: Teaching Geography with GIS Across Diverse Technological Contexts
S. Eksteen, E. Pretorius, G. Breetzke
201210 citations
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The Under-Representation of the Global South on Editorial Boards in Criminology
G. Breetzke
2025International Journal For Crime, Justice and Social Democracy7 citations Open access
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The identification and spatial distribution of hotspots of tuberculosis occurrence in South Africa
T. Kapwata, G. Breetzke, C. Wright, Tessa Marcus
2024BMC Research Notes7 citations Open access
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The ‘contestation of crime’: Using a spatial theory of crime to examine livestock theft among small-scale farmers in Swartruggens, North West province
G. Breetzke, Nthabiseng Mosesi, P. Bester
2022The South African Geographical Journal7 citations Open access
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Spatio-temporal patterns and changes in environmental attitudes and place attachment in Gauteng, South Africa
S. Dlamini, S. Tesfamichael, G. Breetzke, T. Mokhele
2021Geo-Spatial Information Science7 citations Open access
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The Relationship Between Temperature and Crime on the Cape Flats of South Africa
Francois Schutte, G. Breetzke, Ian Edlstein
20217 citations
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