OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Evaluation and Program Planning is 5. 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.)

Article	Citations
Arts-based evaluation of the Communities ChooseWell program	61
Active ingredients in implicit racial bias training: Incorporating participant voice to promote engagement	59
Challenges for contactless online food delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan: Moderating effects of perceived government response	46
Exploring the value of pro bono evaluation work as a method to build evaluator competencies and strengthen organizational capacity	43
What makes community sports programs successful? A group concept mapping study to identify effective elements	34
Organizational change and evidence-based practices in support services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities	33
No one runs alone: Combining community-based program evaluation with photo elicitation interviewing among people experiencing homelessness	32
Evaluation of a COVID-19 rapid antigen testing program among student athletes in a public high school district	28
Scenario-based planning for urban sustainability: Envisioning an ecological city in Shandiz, Iran by 2032	28
Beyond implementation: A collective case study exploring the conceptions and facilitators of sustainability in a quality improvement collaborative	28
Does evaluation quality matter? Quantitative analysis of the use of evaluation findings in the field of cohesion policy in Poland	27
Transportation needs and mobility patterns of persons experiencing homelessness following shelter decentralization	27
Exploring the relationship between poverty dimensions and social exclusion in university students	27
Increasing research capacity in community organizations: Findings from the Community Research Scholars Initiative	27
Why and how to use the quality of life as an evaluation criterion?	22
A comprehensive bibliometric study of the balanced scorecard	22
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	22
Evaluation of public private partnerships in highways	21
Teaching competence of TVET teachers in the digital age: Implementation and evaluation of a training program in China	21
Effectiveness of the KiVa anti-bullying program in the Czech Republic: A cluster randomized control trial	19
Using predicted marginal effects to assess the impact of rurality and free and reduced lunch eligibility on a school-based nutrition intervention	18
Bridging the divide: Cultivating collaborative leadership in a rural Ghanaian school	17
Option or necessity: Role of environmental education as transformative change agent	17
A program evaluation of the new choices workforce development program: An appreciative inquiry approach	17
Development of an intervention programme theory to increase movement in care homes for people with cognitive impairment: Care homes achieving realistic movement strategies (CHARMS)	17

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	17
Capitalization of experience of physical activity resumption programs: Lessons learned for adherence and post-program referral	17
Evaluating quality improvement at scale: A pilot study on routine reporting for executive board governance in a UK National Health Service organisation	17
Predictors of homeless service utilization and stable housing status among Veterans receiving services from a nationwide homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing program	16
Equity-related ‘knots’ in theory of change development: Conceptualization and case illustrations	16
The Problems (and possible solutions) of assessing risk, race and recidivism in long operating drug treatment courts	15
Teachers’ teaching and professional competences assessment	15
Evaluability assessment of social protection services for people experiencing homelessness in Brazil	15
Benefits of participation in a community of practice focused on evaluation and programmatic improvement for environmental educators	15
Evaluation capacity building in response to the agricultural research impact agenda: Emerging insights from Ireland, Catalonia (Spain), New Zealand, and Uruguay	14
Impact of contextual factors on the evaluation outcomes of national virtual simulation experimental teaching projects in biology and medicine	14
Training effectiveness evaluation: Advancing a Kirkpatrick model based composite framework	14
Conditional selection of multifactor evidence for the levels of anaemia among women of reproductive age group	14
Drivers of change effectiveness in public universities in the State of Amhara: Toward developing promising propositions through a critical co-constructive perspective	14
Understanding community health workers’ activities in a community-based child health promotion project in Kyrgyzstan	13
Ex-post impact analysis of the Philippine pig repopulation program	13
Evaluation in design science: A framework to support project studies in the context of University Research Centres	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	13
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	13
Predictive modeling and cohort data analytics for student success and retention	13
Use of outcome harvesting to understand the outcomes of a COVID-19 pandemic leadership and management program in six countries	12
A framework for using real-time evaluative interview feedback for health promotion program and evaluation improvement: The Check It case study	12
Evaluating the effects of Cannabis reform on human security: A comparative case study of Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	12
Using grounded theory to develop a theory of change for a violence intervention program	12
Editorial Board	12
Peer mentoring, university dropout and academic performance before, during, and after the pandemic in Spain	12
Sport federation investment in health promotion: The healthy club project implementation	12
Designing and evaluating complex educational research to meet federal grant requirement: A demonstration of a funded large-scale protocol	12
Formative evaluation of a STEAM and nutrition education summer program for low-income youth	11
Editorial Board	11
Realist evaluation of a CBT-based stress management intervention for Danish patients on sick leave due to work-related stress: A study protocol	11
Analysis of the degree of implementation of the HEALTHQUAL program	11
Development and evaluation of an online vocational program for veterans with legal convictions and psychiatric illness	11
Evaluating the performance of Tunisian higher Institutes of Technological Studies (ISETs) using a stochastic frontier analysis	11
Evaluation of “Sport for the Strong” – A project for the integration of children and adolescents with special educational needs into club sports	11
Outcome evaluation of WASH intervention in rural households at Jawi district, Northwest Ethiopia: Mixed method design, goal based evaluation	11
Evaluation of eHealth assistance in-hospital care for improved quality of life in patients	11
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	11
Evaluation of cacao projects in Colombia: The case of the rural Productive Partnerships Project (PAAP)	10
Public healthcare efficiency in India: Estimates and determinants using two stage DEA approach	10
Creating a developmental framework for evaluating RRI implementation in research organisations	10
How enabling factors determine unmet healthcare needs? A panel data approach for countries	10
Comprehensive risk assessment for identifying suitable residential zones in Manavgat, Mediterranean Region	10
How does ReDO®-10 work? Understanding the mechanisms of action of an intervention focused on daily activities and health from the perspective of participants	10
Bridging the gap between wellbeing and evaluation: Lessons from IBEST, a French experience	9
Advancing methods for program evaluation in substance use by strengthening the application of epidemiology, economic evaluation, and implementation science: Reflections on the opportunities for synerg	9
Tools and methods for evaluating the change to health service delivery due to pandemics or other similar emergencies: A rapid evidence review	9
Quality of life: A way to buttress crisis program evaluations?	9
Editorial Board	9
Surfacing, as well as testing, “elliptical assumptions” in a theory of change: Principled discovery	9

Editorial	9
WITHDRAWN: Preparing future teachers for early adaptation of junior schoolchildren to future professional choices	8
Planning traffic surveillance in Spain: How to optimize the management of police resources to reduce road fatalities	8
Following the science to understand how to reduce prejudice and its harmful consequences: A guide for evaluators and program planners	8
Evaluation of primary-level credit environment, indicator system and empirical analysis: A case study of credit construction in China county and district	8
Implementing statewide literacy and special education training in the U.S.: A mixed-methods evaluation	8
Evaluating sport-for-development outcome measures used in a living lab setting: Process, improvements, and insights	8
Strategies used throughout the scaling-up process of eConsult – Multiple case study of four Canadian Provinces	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
Using theories of power and place to evaluate community health promotion	8
Does foreign aid affect innovation and institutional quality in middle-income countries?	8
Using personal network analysis to understand the interaction between programmes’ facilitators and teachers in psychoeducational interventions	8
The relationship between buy-in and implementation: Measuring teacher buy-in to a high school reform effort	7
The social role of peripheral universities and tax exemptions, the Italian case	7
Evaluating and sustaining Coordinated Specialty Care for a recent onset of psychosis in non-academic-affiliated community mental healthcare settings	7
Editorial Board	7
A comparison of costs of two forms of educator professional development in Wyoming: Traditional conference vs. project ECHO	7
Developing a sustainability readiness strategy for health systems: Toolkit, interactive tools, and virtual support system	7
Initial conditions and functioning over time among community coalitions	7
Participation among tribal youths of India in vocational training measures: A systematic review of literature	7
Barriers to child nutrition in Bengaluru slums: Caregiver insights from the SCOPE strategy	7
Effectiveness of emergency food assistance programs during COVID-19 at Union Parishad: Mediating role of political neutrality	7
Planning for implementation scale-up of a medication for opioid use disorder program across rural Colorado: Ensuring fit to context	7
The role of pre-service education and school climate on teacher identity: Evidence from a developing country	7
Simple but not simplistic: Findings from a theory-driven retrospective evaluation of a small projects program	7
Exploring data use in nonprofit organizations	7
The psychology of evaluation	7
Technical efficiency in Chile’s higher education system: A comparison of rankings and accreditation	7
Does mentoring frequency matter? Effects on dropout rates and average grades among university students	7
A study of preservice teachers’ digital competence development: Exploring the role of direct instruction, integrated practice, and modeling	7
Evaluating the design and implementation of Kazakhstan’s workfare program	7
Evaluation of circular business model: Theory of Change approach	7
“I had a spider in my mouth”: What makes students happy in outdoor environmental education programs	6
A dynamic framework for making sense of partnerships between universities and informal education providers	6
Enhancing longitudinal impact evaluation of non-experimental interventions: A comparative analysis of generalized estimating equations and multilevel models based on empirical evaluation of temporal c	6
Evaluating facilitators’ challenges administering a program building on existing strengths in families facing difficulties	6
An evaluation of a 9th and 10th grade Native American virtual pilot: Utilizing a culturally responsive and Inclusive Science model	6
A mixed-methods evaluation of the Caregiving Essentials Course for unpaid caregivers of older adults in Canada	6
From projects to systems: Being explicit about assumptions in systems-level theories of change	6
Evidence-based practice criteria’s effect on the implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act in Nebraska and Colorado	6
Using intervention mapping to develop training for US dental providers to recommend the HPV vaccine	6
Building capacity to create community change (BC4): A model to support successful program planning and implementation	6
Comprehensive evaluation of majors offered by universities based on combination weighting	6
Perceptions of evaluator professional autonomy in North American evaluation practice	6
Monitoring unplanned sexual health curricula adaptations: Using results to improve fidelity and support implementation	6
Impact of a monitoring and evaluation training in 3 PEPFAR-supported countries	6
A problem-bound evaluation approach	6
The effect of ChatGPT on the development of medical waste attitudes, behaviors, and environmental awareness among university students: A quasi-experimental study	6
Applying the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a diabetes prevention intervention delivered through a food bank	6
Policy evaluations of microenterprise business support services in Latin America: A systematic review	6
Valuing adaptive programming: A study of resilience processes and outcomes	5
A process and impact evaluation of a peer-led HIV self-management program	5
Forecasting the adoption of digital health technologies: The intention-expectation gap	5
Integrating SWOT-QCA for determining subregion strategy in the economic sector	5
Using Intervention Mapping to co-design a psychosocial service with youth experiencing mental illness	5
Characteristics of transformational leadership development programs: A scoping review	5
Bridging the gaps in sustainability assessment: A systematic literature review, 2014–2023	5
Applying DEMATEL-ANP approach to explore the intention to hold roadside wedding banquets in Penghu: A consumers’ perspective	5
Engaging stakeholders to retrospectively discern implementation strategies to support program evaluation: Proposed method and case study	5
Assessing community values of civil society organizations led coastal ecotourism conservation projects on climate change context	5
Editorial Board	5
Understanding implementation strategies to support classroom-based physical activity approaches in elementary schools: A qualitative study	5
A program evaluation of a healthy lifestyle intervention adapted for individuals with brain injury	5
Exploring the effects of a mindfulness-based intervention in university students: MindKinder adult version program (MK-A)	5
Street Doctors Northern Ireland: A mixed-method process and impact evaluation of a youth violence reduction intervention	5
Alliance-building for equity and justice: An inter-organizational perspective	5
Systems exploration workshops: Using a virtual group model building approach to advance public health systems change	5
Carrot and stick: Economic support and stringency policies in response to COVID-19	5
Testing a community developed training protocol for an evidence-based treatment	5
Evaluation of an online study group on trauma and dissociation for psychotherapists in India	5
Impacting the substance abuse epidemic in America: A mixed methods examination of mentors of youth who experience substance use disorders within their families	5
Assumptions in theories of change	5
The importance of administrative data in the evaluation of the incidence of social housing allowance programmes	5
Characteristics of mandates for evidence-based behavioral health interventions in 8 selected US states	5
Appreciative inquiry and the co-creation of an evaluation framework for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) implementation: a two-country experience	5
Aid and forgetting the enemy: A systematic review of the unintended consequences of international development in fragile and conflict-affected situations	5
Designing a questionnaire with retrospective pre-post items: Format matters	5