OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Evaluation is 2. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Streamlining Complex Intervention Evaluation Through Participatory Systems Mapping and Contribution Analysis: A Comprehensive Framework for Actionable Complexity Evaluation	44
Gatekeeping's Influence on Equitable Evaluation Practice	39
Using Social Psychology to Constructively Involve Colleagues in Internal Evaluation	30
The Prevalence of Evaluator Anxiety in Practice: An Empirical Examination	15
I Will See You on the Other Side My Friend: A Tribute to Michael Scriven	14
Building a Welcoming Evaluation Community in Remembrance of George Julnes	13
Introducing Q Methodology to Program Evaluators	11
Indigenous Made in Africa Evaluation Frameworks: Addressing Epistemic Violence and Contributing to Social Transformation	10
Introduction to the Ethics, Values, and Culture Section	10
Thinking Outside the Self-Report: Using Evaluation Plans to Assess Evaluation Capacity Building	10
Proactive Evaluation: The Program Stress Test	9
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	9
Evaluative Criteria: An Integrated Model of Domains and Sources	9
From the Co-Editors: Evaluation Framing, Scoping, Impact Variation, and International Advances	9
CreatingWith, NotForPeople: Theory of Change and Logic Models for Culturally Responsive Community-Based Intervention	8
Findings From an Empirical Exploration of Evaluators’ Values	7
Principles for Stakeholder Involvement in Evaluation in Latin America	7
From the Co-Editors: That’s a Wrap! Closing Out Our First Volume	6
A Novel Application of Photovoice in a Statewide Home Visiting Evaluation	6
From the Section Editors: Diagnosing Evaluations—A Methodological Perspective	6
Sample Selection in Randomized Trials With Multiple Target Populations	6
Extending Evaluation Capacity Building Theory to Improvement Science Networks	5
How Far Dare an Evaluator Go Toward Saving the World?: Redux, Update, and a Reflective Practice Facilitation Tool	5
How to Train Better in Evaluation: Teaching Landscape and Lessons Learned From Latin America	5
Integrating Validity Evidence to Revise a Child Abuse Knowledge Test for Early Childhood Education Providers: A Mixed Methods Approach	5

Critical Evaluation Capital (CEC): A New Tool for Applying Critical Race Theory to the Evaluand	5
Cultural Competence: 10-Year Comparison of Program Evaluators’ Perceptions	5
Empowering Indigenous Communities Through a Participatory, Culturally Responsive Evaluation of a Federal Program for Older Americans	4
Book Review: The Institutionalisation of Evaluation in Europe	4
Integrating Big Data Into Evaluation: R Code for Topic Identification and Modeling	4
Hold the Bets! Should Quasi-Experiments Be Preferred to True Experiments When Causal Generalization Is the Goal?	4
Book Review: Utilization-focused Evaluation, 5th Edition	4
A Tribute to George Julnes from a Devoted Mentee	4
Exploring NSF-Funded Evaluators’ and Principal Investigators’ Definitions and Measurement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	3
From the Co-Editors: Honoring the Past to Inform Current and Future Evaluation	3
Opportunities and Challenges Ahead for University-Based Evaluator Education Programs, Faculty, and Students	3
There’s So Much to Do and Not Enough Time to Do It! A Case for Sentiment Analysis to Derive Meaning From Open Text Using Student Reflections of Engineering Activities	3
Decolonizing Community Development Evaluation in Rakhine State, Myanmar	3
Addressing the Treatment-as-Assigned Assumption in Field Experiments: Lessons Learned From the Birmingham South Saturated Problem-Oriented Policing Hot Spots Experiment	3
A Within-Study Approach to Evaluating the Role of Moderators of Impact in Limiting Generalizations from “Large to Small”	2
Developing and Validating the Evaluator Competencies Assessment Tool (ECAT) Cultural Competencies Subscale	2
Beyond the Buzzword: A Framework for an Indigenous Relational Evaluation in Traditional Communities in Ghana	2
Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives: A Systematic Scoping Review	2
From the Co-Editors: Building Evaluative Capacity to Examine Issues of Power, Address Sensitive Topics, and Generate Actionable Data	2
Using the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Building Block Approach to Implement System Evaluation Theory (SET)	2
Book Review: Leading Change Through Evaluation: Improvement Science in Action	2
George Julnes: Scholar of Evaluation and of Life	2
Expanding the Lens From Health Outcomes to Learn More About Key Stakeholders and the Structural Factors as a Pathway Toward Health Equity	2
Evaluation Capacity Building Through Community-University Partnership	2
Promoting Children's Rights and Protections in Program Evaluation	2
What Is and What Should Be Needs Assessment Scales: Factors Affecting the Trustworthiness of Results	2
Site Visit Standards Revisited: A Framework for Implementation	2
How Many Cases per Cluster? Operationalizing the Number of Units per Cluster Relative to Minimum Detectable Effects in Two-Level Cluster Randomized Evaluations with Linear Outcomes	2
Strategies for Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives: Lessons Learned from a Community-Academic Partnership	2
Equity-Related Ethical Questions in Evaluation Practice: Examples From Interviews With Evaluators in New England, U.S.	2
Pathways and Structures: Evaluating Systems Changes in an NSF INCLUDES Alliance	2