| The Politics and Governance of Basic Education B Levy, R Cameron, U Hoadley, V Naidoo | 50* | 2018 |
| Assessing racial redress in the public service V Naidoo HSRC Press, 2008 | 44 | 2008 |
| The politics of anti-corruption enforcement in South Africa V Naidoo Journal of Contemporary African Studies 31 (4), 523-542, 2013 | 43 | 2013 |
| South Africa: when strong institutions and massive inequalities collide B Levy, A Hirsch, V Naidoo, M Nxele Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2021 | 41 | 2021 |
| Implementing the National Development Plan? Lessons from co-ordinating grand economic policies in South Africa V Naidoo, A Maré Politikon 42 (3), 407-427, 2015 | 41 | 2015 |
| Government responses to street homelessness in South Africa V Naidoo Development Southern Africa 27 (1), 129-141, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| Changing conceptions of public ‘management’and public sector reform in South Africa V Naidoo International Public Management Network, 2015 | 34 | 2015 |
| Citizenship, violence and xenophobia in South Africa: Perceptions from South African communities S Pillay, V Barolsky, V Naidoo, N Mohlakoana, A Hadland | 29 | 2008 |
| The state of the public service V Naidoo State of the Nation: South Africa 2004–2005, 110-134, 2005 | 21 | 2005 |
| Measuring corruption risk in the South African public service-an institutional analysis V Naidoo African Journal of Public Affairs 9 (6), 73-87, 2017 | 18 | 2017 |
| The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do V Naidoo Development Southern Africa 30 (3), 386-400, 2013 | 16 | 2013 |
| South African governance in review: Anti-corruption, local government, traditional leadership P Jackson, J Muzondidya, V Naidoo, M Ndletyana, MP Sithole Hsrc Press, 2009 | 16 | 2009 |
| The politics and governance of basic education: A tale of two South African provinces B Levy, R Cameron, U Hoadley, V Naidoo ESID Working Paper, 2016 | 15 | 2016 |
| Observations on defining a developmental state administration in South Africa V Naidoo | 13 | 2006 |
| When a ‘ruling alliance’and public sector governance meet: Managing for performance in South African basic education R Cameron, V Naidoo Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Working Paper, 2016 | 12 | 2016 |
| The governance of basic education in the Eastern Cape Z Kota, M Hendricks, E Matambo, V Naidoo ESID Working Paper, 2017 | 11 | 2017 |
| Education Policymaking at National Level R Cameron, V Naidoo The politics and governance of basic education: A tale of two South African …, 2018 | 10 | 2018 |
| Cadre deployment versus merit? Reviewing politicization in the public service V Naidoo New South African Review 3: The second phase – tragedy or farce?, 2013 | 9 | 2013 |
| Alexandra: A Case study of urban renewal for the Presidential 10 year review project M Roefs, V Naidoo, M Meyer, J Makalela Human Sciences Research Council, 2003 | 9 | 2003 |
| Transitional Politics and Machinery of Government Change in South Africa V Naidoo Journal of Southern African Studies 45 (3), 575-595, 2019 | 8 | 2019 |
