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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
The future as developmental construct in the work of Harold Lasswell82
(Un)usual advocacy coalitions in a multi-system setting: the case of hydrogen in Germany49
Hijacking or helping?—How political actors use the COVID-19 pandemic in the climate discourse to advocate their policy beliefs and preferences47
Environmental identity and perceived salience of policy issues in coastal communities: a moderated-mediation analysis40
The promises and perils of populism for democratic policymaking: the case of Mexico33
Policy integration as a political process32
The legacy of Harold D. Lasswell’s commitment to the policy sciences of democracy: observations on Douglas Torgerson’s the policy sciences of Harold Lasswell28
Assessing evidence based on scale can be a useful predictor of policy outcomes24
Accountability for policy decisions: addressing gaps in theory and practice23
Blame and responsibility attribution across actor dimensions: public media discourse on antimicrobial resistances22
Beyond evidence-based policymaking? Exploring knowledge formation and source effects in US migration policymaking22
Understanding EU forest policy governance through a cultural theory lens21
Consultancy firms’ roles in policy diffusion: a systematic review from the environmental governance field21
Peak policy lab or chasing windmills? The overlooked issue of misaligned policy design20
Against the odds: How policy capacity can compensate for weak instruments in promoting sustainable food19
The intersection of digital and social infrastructures in (a)spatial policymaking18
Female members of parliament, right-wing parties, and the inclusiveness of immigration policy: evidence from 26 European countries18
Conflicting and complementary policy goals as sectoral integration challenge: an analysis of sectoral interplay in flood risk management17
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