OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Evaluation and Program Planning is 6. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Arts-based evaluation of the Communities ChooseWell program	42
Exploring the value of pro bono evaluation work as a method to build evaluator competencies and strengthen organizational capacity	41
What makes community sports programs successful? A group concept mapping study to identify effective elements	37
Organizational change and evidence-based practices in support services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities	33
Challenges for contactless online food delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan: Moderating effects of perceived government response	31
Active ingredients in implicit racial bias training: Incorporating participant voice to promote engagement	26
No one runs alone: Combining community-based program evaluation with photo elicitation interviewing among people experiencing homelessness	26
Teaching competence of TVET teachers in the digital age: Implementation and evaluation of a training program in China	24
Does evaluation quality matter? Quantitative analysis of the use of evaluation findings in the field of cohesion policy in Poland	23
Beyond implementation: A collective case study exploring the conceptions and facilitators of sustainability in a quality improvement collaborative	22
Evaluation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen testing program among student athletes in a public high school district	22
Development, implementation and evaluation of an optimized cross-sectoral rehabilitation program after acute hip fracture surgery: A mixed-methods study	21
Evaluation of public private partnerships in highways	21
Investigating the relationship between participation in the building infrastructure leading to diversity (BUILD) initiative and intent to pursue a science career: A cross-sectional analysis	20
Transportation needs and mobility patterns of persons experiencing homelessness following shelter decentralization	19
Increasing research capacity in community organizations: Findings from the Community Research Scholars Initiative	19
Effectiveness of the KiVa anti-bullying program in the Czech Republic: A cluster randomized control trial	18
Why and how to use the quality of life as an evaluation criterion?	18
Unveiling the link between performance and Intellectual Capital disclosure in the context of Italian Public universities	18
A comprehensive bibliometric study of the balanced scorecard	18
Equity-related ‘knots’ in theory of change development: Conceptualization and case illustrations	17
Breaking barriers and building bridges: Increasing community engagement in program evaluation	16
Evaluating quality improvement at scale: A pilot study on routine reporting for executive board governance in a UK National Health Service organisation	15
Using integrated data to examine the effects of summer youth employment program completion on educational and criminal justice system outcomes: Evidence from Cuyahoga County, Ohio	14
Capitalization of experience of physical activity resumption programs: Lessons learned for adherence and post-program referral	13

Implementation and evaluation of patient navigation in Chicago: Insights on addressing the social determinants of health and integrating HIV prevention and care services	13
A program evaluation of the new choices workforce development program: An appreciative inquiry approach	13
Using predicted marginal effects to assess the impact of rurality and free and reduced lunch eligibility on a school-based nutrition intervention	13
Development of an intervention programme theory to increase movement in care homes for people with cognitive impairment: Care homes achieving realistic movement strategies (CHARMS)	13
Introducing a multicomponent staff training intervention to reduce antipsychotic medication: Care home management pre and post intervention views of systemic impact, and preliminary RE-AIM evaluation	12
The Problems (and possible solutions) of assessing risk, race and recidivism in long operating drug treatment courts	12
Benefits of participation in a community of practice focused on evaluation and programmatic improvement for environmental educators	12
Teachers’ teaching and professional competences assessment	12
Understanding community health workers’ activities in a community-based child health promotion project in Kyrgyzstan	12
Facilitating the planning and evaluation of narrative intervention reviews: Systematic Transparency Assessment in Intervention Reviews (STAIR)	12
Partnership evaluation: An application of a developmental framework to the Governance and Local Development project in Senegal	12
Option or necessity: Role of environmental education as transformative change agent	12
Ensuring the “health” of a curricular program evaluation: Alignment and analytic quality of two instruments for use in evaluating the effectiveness of an interprofessional collaboration curriculum	12
Challenges and successes to the implementation of a zoo conservation-education program	12
Predictors of homeless service utilization and stable housing status among Veterans receiving services from a nationwide homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing program	12
Training effectiveness evaluation: Advancing a Kirkpatrick model based composite framework	11
Evaluation capacity building in response to the agricultural research impact agenda: Emerging insights from Ireland, Catalonia (Spain), New Zealand, and Uruguay	11
Impact of contextual factors on the evaluation outcomes of national virtual simulation experimental teaching projects in biology and medicine	11
Evaluation in design science: A framework to support project studies in the context of University Research Centres	11
Conditional selection of multifactor evidence for the levels of anaemia among women of reproductive age group	10
Editorial Board	10
Evaluating the performance of Tunisian higher Institutes of Technological Studies (ISETs) using a stochastic frontier analysis	10
Methodological choices for an economic evaluation of a combined psychosocial and nutrition treatment intervention for children with severe acute malnutrition: The FUSAM trial in Nepal	10
Development and evaluation of an online vocational program for veterans with legal convictions and psychiatric illness	10
Editorial Board	10
Outcome evaluation of WASH intervention in rural households at Jawi district, Northwest Ethiopia: Mixed method design, goal based evaluation	10
Designing and evaluating complex educational research to meet federal grant requirement: A demonstration of a funded large-scale protocol	10
Formative evaluation of a STEAM and nutrition education summer program for low-income youth	10
Analysing the importance of e-government in times of disruption: The case of public education in Rwanda during Covid-19 lockdown	10
A framework for using real-time evaluative interview feedback for health promotion program and evaluation improvement: The Check It case study	10
Evaluating the effects of Cannabis reform on human security: A comparative case study of Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	10
Using grounded theory to develop a theory of change for a violence intervention program	9
Public healthcare efficiency in India: Estimates and determinants using two stage DEA approach	9
Following the science to understand how to reduce prejudice and its harmful consequences: A guide for evaluators and program planners	9
Editorial Board	9
How does ReDO®-10 work? Understanding the mechanisms of action of an intervention focused on daily activities and health from the perspective of participants	9
Evaluation of cacao projects in Colombia: The case of the rural Productive Partnerships Project (PAAP)	9
Comprehensive risk assessment for identifying suitable residential zones in Manavgat, Mediterranean Region	9
A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework for evidence to policy networks	9
Evaluation of eHealth assistance in-hospital care for improved quality of life in patients	9
Creating a developmental framework for evaluating RRI implementation in research organisations	9
Reaching racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minorities with HIV prevention information via social marketing	9
Process evaluation and challenges in collecting data from an after-school sports and literacy program in a diverse, low-income community	9
Using personal network analysis to understand the interaction between programmes’ facilitators and teachers in psychoeducational interventions	9
Toward collaborative cost-inclusive evaluation: Adaptations and transformations for evaluators and economists	9
Tools and methods for evaluating the change to health service delivery due to pandemics or other similar emergencies: A rapid evidence review	8
Editorial	8
Protocol for a process evaluation of SCALA study – Intervention targeting scaling up of primary health care-based prevention and management of heavy drinking and comorbid depression in Latin America	8
Planning traffic surveillance in Spain: How to optimize the management of police resources to reduce road fatalities	8
The Music Engagement Program for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia: Pilot feasibility trial outcomes	8

Evaluation of circular business model: Theory of Change approach	8
Surfacing, as well as testing, “elliptical assumptions” in a theory of change: Principled discovery	8
How enabling factors determine unmet healthcare needs? A panel data approach for countries	8
Exploring data use in nonprofit organizations	8
Quality of life: A way to buttress crisis program evaluations?	8
Participation among tribal youths of India in vocational training measures: A systematic review of literature	8
Bridging the gap between wellbeing and evaluation: Lessons from IBEST, a French experience	8
Editorial Board	8
WITHDRAWN: Preparing future teachers for early adaptation of junior schoolchildren to future professional choices	8
Beyond financial proxies in Cohesion Policy inputs’ monitoring: A system dynamics approach	8
Evaluation of primary-level credit environment, indicator system and empirical analysis: A case study of credit construction in China county and district	8
Does foreign aid affect innovation and institutional quality in middle-income countries?	8
The psychology of evaluation	7
Evaluating a community based mental health programme in West Bengal, India: Description of the methodology and lessons learned	7
Evaluating and sustaining Coordinated Specialty Care for a recent onset of psychosis in non-academic-affiliated community mental healthcare settings	7
Evaluating the design and implementation of Kazakhstan’s workfare program	7
Strategies used throughout the scaling-up process of eConsult – Multiple case study of four Canadian Provinces	7
Initial conditions and functioning over time among community coalitions	7
Simple but not simplistic: Findings from a theory-driven retrospective evaluation of a small projects program	7
Implementation and evaluation of tourism industry: Evidentiary case study of night market development in Taiwan	7
Bridging the gaps in sustainability assessment: A systematic literature review, 2014–2023	6
An evaluation of a 9th and 10th grade Native American virtual pilot: Utilizing a culturally responsive and Inclusive Science model	6
Developing a sustainability readiness strategy for health systems: Toolkit, interactive tools, and virtual support system	6
A comparison of costs of two forms of educator professional development in Wyoming: Traditional conference vs. project ECHO	6
Policy evaluations of microenterprise business support services in Latin America: A systematic review	6
Building capacity to create community change (BC4): A model to support successful program planning and implementation	6
Monitoring unplanned sexual health curricula adaptations: Using results to improve fidelity and support implementation	6
Applying DEMATEL-ANP approach to explore the intention to hold roadside wedding banquets in Penghu: A consumers’ perspective	6
Editorial Board	6
From projects to systems: Being explicit about assumptions in systems-level theories of change	6
Using the science of positive psychology in the formative evaluation of social justice interventions: A case example	6
Editorial Board	6
What does it mean for an evaluation to be ‘valid’? A critical synthesis of evaluation literature	6
Are the voices of parents heard? A scoping review of satisfaction in parenting programs	6
Technical efficiency in Chile’s higher education system: A comparison of rankings and accreditation	6
Impact of a monitoring and evaluation training in 3 PEPFAR-supported countries	6
Comprehensive evaluation of majors offered by universities based on combination weighting	6
Evaluating facilitators’ challenges administering a program building on existing strengths in families facing difficulties	6
The importance of administrative data in the evaluation of the incidence of social housing allowance programmes	6
Evidence-based practice criteria’s effect on the implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act in Nebraska and Colorado	6
A problem-bound evaluation approach	6
The relationship between buy-in and implementation: Measuring teacher buy-in to a high school reform effort	6
A study of preservice teachers’ digital competence development: Exploring the role of direct instruction, integrated practice, and modeling	6
A dynamic framework for making sense of partnerships between universities and informal education providers	6
A study to determine if and how bereavement support programs provided by Irish and Canadian hospices are evaluated	6
“I had a spider in my mouth”: What makes students happy in outdoor environmental education programs	6
Anchoring UNICEF’s evaluation function in East Asia and the Pacific	6