Policy Sciences

Papers
(The H4-Index of Policy Sciences is 17. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The future as developmental construct in the work of Harold Lasswell77
Policy’s role in democratic conflict management46
Environmental identity and perceived salience of policy issues in coastal communities: a moderated-mediation analysis44
Hijacking or helping?—How political actors use the COVID-19 pandemic in the climate discourse to advocate their policy beliefs and preferences32
Policy integration as a political process28
The promises and perils of populism for democratic policymaking: the case of Mexico26
(Un)usual advocacy coalitions in a multi-system setting: the case of hydrogen in Germany24
The legacy of Harold D. Lasswell’s commitment to the policy sciences of democracy: observations on Douglas Torgerson’s the policy sciences of Harold Lasswell23
Assessing evidence based on scale can be a useful predictor of policy outcomes22
Beyond evidence-based policymaking? Exploring knowledge formation and source effects in US migration policymaking20
Accountability for policy decisions: addressing gaps in theory and practice20
Against the odds: How policy capacity can compensate for weak instruments in promoting sustainable food20
Peak policy lab or chasing windmills? The overlooked issue of misaligned policy design19
Consultancy firms’ roles in policy diffusion: a systematic review from the environmental governance field19
Conflicting and complementary policy goals as sectoral integration challenge: an analysis of sectoral interplay in flood risk management18
Female members of parliament, right-wing parties, and the inclusiveness of immigration policy: evidence from 26 European countries18
Understanding EU forest policy governance through a cultural theory lens18
The intersection of digital and social infrastructures in (a)spatial policymaking17
How issue salience and political leadership facilitate policy integration: The adoption of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in the European Union17
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