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Papers

(The median citation count of Evaluation is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
French language abstracts	33
Editorial	32
Realistic evaluation of social inclusion	25
Imprinting and the evolution of evaluation: A descriptive account of social impact evaluation methodological practice	25
French language abstracts	14
The transformational power of evaluation: Exploring long-term perspectives in evaluations of impacts and outcomes from the standpoint of practitioners	14
A graphical method for causal program attribution in theory-based evaluation	11
Monitoring and evaluation for thinking and working politically	11
Can we use deliberation to change evaluation systems? How an advisory group contributed to policy change	10
Toward a citizen science framework for public policy evaluation: Lessons from a field experiment on Freedom of Information laws in Belgium	9
The sceptical turn in evaluation and what to do with it: Keynote presentation delivered by Peter Dahler-Larsen and Estelle Raimondo at the EES conference in Copenhagen, June 10, 2022	8
DOME: A mixed-method evaluation of the impacts of complex programmes against educational poverty	7
How to develop a realist programme theory using Margaret Archer’s structure–agency–culture framework: The case of adolescent accountability for sexual and reproductive health in urban resource-constra	7
Personas for program evaluation: Insights from a gender-focused evaluation in Cambodia	6
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in 2024: A mid-year review	6
A framework for evaluating women’s leadership programmes	6
Editorial	6
What role should we play to be effective evaluators? – practitioner reflections	6
French language abstracts	6
Methodological bricolage, data pattern detection and realist explanation: A portfolio analysis of inclusive business support	6
How evaluation is understood and practised in the European Parliament	5
Conducting focus groups in realist evaluation	5
Editorial	5
News from the community	4
Contribution tracing for organisational-wide planning, improved collaboration and evaluative thinking	4

Evaluation during war: Current realities and future possibilities of Ukrainian monitoring and evaluation	4
Using digital technology to enhance youth participatory evaluation	4
Theory building from qualitative evaluation	4
Preventing children’s death by heatstroke: How alternative accident theories affect policy design and evaluation	3
A critical realist approach to systems thinking in evaluation	3
The use of mediation analysis in evaluation of complex health interventions	3
Editorial	3
Combining process tracing and synthetic control method: Bridging two ways of making causal inference in evaluation research	3
Evaluation blogs, podcasts, and webinars in 2023: A roundup review	3
Evaluating local system change using a comparative maturity matrix	3
Post-truth and pathways for evaluators	3
Editorial	3
Artificial intelligence and big data-driven evaluation research and practices: A systematic literature review	3
Choosing a qualitative comparative analysis solution in multi-method impact evaluation	3
French language abstracts	2
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in the second half of 2024: Roundup Review III	2
Evaluation through narratives: A practical case of Participatory Narrative Inquiry in women empowerment evaluation in Niger	2
Editorial	2
Promoting policy evaluation across government: The contribution of the OECD recommendation to public policy evaluation	2
Editorial	2
Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of preventative early parenting interventions: A theory-based evaluation	2
Contribution of practical wisdom to resolving ethical issues	2
A contingency-oriented discussion of complexity in programme theories	2
Principles and methods to advance value for money	2
Testing mechanisms using large-N qualitative comparative analysis in realistic evaluations	2
Theorizing how interventions work in evaluation: Process-tracing methods and theorizing process theories of change	2
The spontaneous theoreticians: How evaluators build and revise their knowledge of programs through experience	2
Feasibility and desirability of a realist CMOC database: Lessons learned	1
The curious case of the realist trial: Methodological oxymoron or unicorn?	1
Evaluating site selection at design in food systems interventions: A formative geospatial approach	1
Navigating the boundaries between evaluators and similar applied professionals	1
Editorial	1
Planetary health: Creating rapid impact assessment tools	1
Using environmental evaluation systems and their contribution to sustainable development	1
How can multi-criteria analysis support deliberative spatial planning? A critical review of methods and participatory frameworks	1
Reflections on good practice in evaluating Violence Reduction Units: Experiences from across England and Wales	1
A theory-based approach to designing interventions for Planetary Health	1
Why is impact measurement abandoned in practice? Evidence use in evaluation and contracting for five European Social Impact Bonds	1
French language abstracts	1
Program, complexity, and system when evaluating sustainable development	1
Grounding evaluation capacity development in systems theory	1
Improving a framework for evaluating participatory science	1
Adapting ripple effects mapping for evaluating public health initiatives in complex systems: Reflections and recommendations from seven case studies	1
Developing a theory of change methodology to support the evaluation of place-based systems change interventions to support child and adolescent mental health and well-being	1
Strengthening evaluation capacity in Government: Why institutionalisation matters and why it is not sufficient	1
Ethics of evaluation for socio-ecological transformation: Case-based critical systems analysis of motivation, power, expertise, and legitimacy	1