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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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Imprinting and the evolution of evaluation: A descriptive account of social impact evaluation methodological practice	46
Editorial	18
French language abstracts	14
Ethical reflexivity: A critical examination of ethics in public health intervention research	13
Foreword	12
Realistic evaluation of social inclusion	10
Organisational factors in evaluation use: results from a survey in five EU countries	9
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	9
The transformational power of evaluation: Exploring long-term perspectives in evaluations of impacts and outcomes from the standpoint of practitioners	9
Can we use deliberation to change evaluation systems? How an advisory group contributed to policy change	9
A graphical method for causal program attribution in theory-based evaluation	8
Text as data for evaluation: Natural language processing and large language models to generate novel insights from unstructured text data	8
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
Personas for program evaluation: Insights from a gender-focused evaluation in Cambodia	7
Methodological bricolage, data pattern detection and realist explanation: A portfolio analysis of inclusive business support	7
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in the first half of 2025: Roundup review IV	7
Toward a citizen science framework for public policy evaluation: Lessons from a field experiment on Freedom of Information laws in Belgium	7
A framework for evaluating women’s leadership programmes	7
What role should we play to be effective evaluators? – practitioner reflections	6
Lessening the unknown: An unintended consequences knowability classification schema for international development projects	6
Unraveling the complexities of learning in community development evaluation	6
DOME: A mixed-method evaluation of the impacts of complex programmes against educational poverty	6
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in 2024: A mid-year review	6
Conducting focus groups in realist evaluation	6
French language abstracts	6

How evaluation is understood and practised in the European Parliament	6
Combining process tracing and synthetic control method: Bridging two ways of making causal inference in evaluation research	5
Using digital technology to enhance youth participatory evaluation	5
Theory building from qualitative evaluation	5
Editorial	4
Testing mechanisms using large-N qualitative comparative analysis in realistic evaluations	4
Evaluation during war: Current realities and future possibilities of Ukrainian monitoring and evaluation	4
Evaluation through narratives: A practical case of Participatory Narrative Inquiry in women empowerment evaluation in Niger	4
Artificial intelligence and big data-driven evaluation research and practices: A systematic literature review	4
Post-truth and pathways for evaluators	4
Evaluation blogs, podcasts, and webinars in 2023: A roundup review	4
Evaluating local system change using a comparative maturity matrix	4
Editorial	4
The use of mediation analysis in evaluation of complex health interventions	3
Theorizing how interventions work in evaluation: Process-tracing methods and theorizing process theories of change	3
Editorial	3
Principles and methods to advance value for money	3
Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of preventative early parenting interventions: A theory-based evaluation	3
Editorial	3
A contingency-oriented discussion of complexity in programme theories	3
French language abstracts	3
A realist lens on implementation strategies: An opportunity for linking implementation and intervention processes and exploring unintended outcomes	3
Editorial	3
Promoting policy evaluation across government: The contribution of the OECD recommendation to public policy evaluation	3
Technological revolution in evaluation: Artificial intelligence and the adherence to evaluation standards	2
Adapting ripple effects mapping for evaluating public health initiatives in complex systems: Reflections and recommendations from seven case studies	2
A theory-based approach to designing interventions for Planetary Health	2
Navigating the boundaries between evaluators and similar applied professionals	2
French language abstracts	2
Democratic deliberation as a North Star: Showcasing a framework to assess the value for money of systems-change efforts	2
Bringing institutions back in: Neo-institutionalism and impact evaluation	2
Evaluating site selection at design in food systems interventions: A formative geospatial approach	2
Strengthening evaluation capacity in Government: Why institutionalisation matters and why it is not sufficient	2
Ethics of evaluation for socio-ecological transformation: Case-based critical systems analysis of motivation, power, expertise, and legitimacy	2
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in the second half of 2024: Roundup Review III	2
The curious case of the realist trial: Methodological oxymoron or unicorn?	2
Reflections on good practice in evaluating Violence Reduction Units: Experiences from across England and Wales	2
A critical, integrative review on evaluating systems change and transformation, Part One: 2011–2021	2
Why is impact measurement abandoned in practice? Evidence use in evaluation and contracting for five European Social Impact Bonds	2
Feasibility and desirability of a realist CMOC database: Lessons learned	2
Systems thinking concepts within a collaborative program evaluation methodology: The Hermes Program Evaluation	1
Towards principled adequacy for purpose in choosing evaluation methods	1
Power in and of evaluation: A framework of analysis	1
Challenges and strategies for implementers and evaluators working in conflict settings	1
Editor’s Note	1
Beyond technical adequacy: A holistic framework for evaluating artificial intelligence systems through the scaling responsible artificial intelligence mentorship approach	1
Understanding evaluation use from an organisational perspective: A review of the literature and a research agenda	1
Progress and pitfalls when evaluating the unintended effects of public policy: The case of German international development cooperation	1
Planetary health: Creating rapid impact assessment tools	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

Conversations in Evaluation – Exploring 30 years of debates in our field	1
French Language Abstracts	1
Eliciting stories of gender-transformative change: Investigating the effectiveness of question prompt formulations in qualitative gender assessments	1
The garden of evaluation approaches: Supporting explicit, theory-informed evaluation practice	1
French language abstracts	1
Piloting text-mining in a mixed-method evaluation on human rights: Management propositions for small public administrations	1
Meta-evaluation of transformative evaluation: Lessons for participatory learning and organisational change	1
Editorial	1