Evaluation

Papers
(The median citation count of Evaluation is 0. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Imprinting and the evolution of evaluation: A descriptive account of social impact evaluation methodological practice33
French language abstracts31
Editorial25
Realistic evaluation of social inclusion23
French language abstracts14
The transformational power of evaluation: Exploring long-term perspectives in evaluations of impacts and outcomes from the standpoint of practitioners13
A graphical method for causal program attribution in theory-based evaluation11
Monitoring and evaluation for thinking and working politically11
Can we use deliberation to change evaluation systems? How an advisory group contributed to policy change9
Toward a citizen science framework for public policy evaluation: Lessons from a field experiment on Freedom of Information laws in Belgium8
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-constra7
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, 20226
What role should we play to be effective evaluators? – practitioner reflections6
DOME: A mixed-method evaluation of the impacts of complex programmes against educational poverty6
Methodological bricolage, data pattern detection and realist explanation: A portfolio analysis of inclusive business support6
Personas for program evaluation: Insights from a gender-focused evaluation in Cambodia6
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in 2024: A mid-year review5
How evaluation is understood and practised in the European Parliament5
A framework for evaluating women’s leadership programmes5
Editorial5
Conducting focus groups in realist evaluation5
French language abstracts5
Editorial5
Using digital technology to enhance youth participatory evaluation4
Theory building from qualitative evaluation4
Contribution tracing for organisational-wide planning, improved collaboration and evaluative thinking4
Combining process tracing and synthetic control method: Bridging two ways of making causal inference in evaluation research3
Choosing a qualitative comparative analysis solution in multi-method impact evaluation3
Editorial3
Preventing children’s death by heatstroke: How alternative accident theories affect policy design and evaluation3
Post-truth and pathways for evaluators3
Testing mechanisms using large-N qualitative comparative analysis in realistic evaluations3
A critical realist approach to systems thinking in evaluation3
Evaluation during war: Current realities and future possibilities of Ukrainian monitoring and evaluation3
Editorial3
Evaluation blogs, podcasts, and webinars in 2023: A roundup review3
News from the community3
Artificial intelligence and big data-driven evaluation research and practices: A systematic literature review2
Evaluating local system change using a comparative maturity matrix2
Contribution of practical wisdom to resolving ethical issues2
A contingency-oriented discussion of complexity in programme theories2
The spontaneous theoreticians: How evaluators build and revise their knowledge of programs through experience2
Evaluation through narratives: A practical case of Participatory Narrative Inquiry in women empowerment evaluation in Niger2
Theorizing how interventions work in evaluation: Process-tracing methods and theorizing process theories of change2
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in the second half of 2024: Roundup Review III2
French language abstracts2
The use of mediation analysis in evaluation of complex health interventions2
Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of preventative early parenting interventions: A theory-based evaluation2
Promoting policy evaluation across government: The contribution of the OECD recommendation to public policy evaluation2
Editorial2
Reflections on good practice in evaluating Violence Reduction Units: Experiences from across England and Wales1
How can multi-criteria analysis support deliberative spatial planning? A critical review of methods and participatory frameworks1
Adapting ripple effects mapping for evaluating public health initiatives in complex systems: Reflections and recommendations from seven case studies1
Navigating the boundaries between evaluators and similar applied professionals1
Editorial1
Principles and methods to advance value for money1
The curious case of the realist trial: Methodological oxymoron or unicorn?1
Using environmental evaluation systems and their contribution to sustainable development1
A theory-based approach to designing interventions for Planetary Health1
Why is impact measurement abandoned in practice? Evidence use in evaluation and contracting for five European Social Impact Bonds1
French language abstracts1
Feasibility and desirability of a realist CMOC database: Lessons learned1
Evaluating site selection at design in food systems interventions: A formative geospatial approach1
Grounding evaluation capacity development in systems theory1
Program, complexity, and system when evaluating sustainable development1
Strengthening evaluation capacity in Government: Why institutionalisation matters and why it is not sufficient1
Improving a framework for evaluating participatory science1
Culturally responsive data analysis for evaluations in contexts of fragility, conflict, and violence0
French language abstracts0
What works in democracy support? How to fill evidence and usability gaps through evaluation0
Capturing the emergence of change in complex systems: The ‘Atawhai’ study in Aotearoa, New Zealand0
French language abstracts0
From abstract to ideal–The limits of models. A reply to Pawson’s ‘boxed in by models’0
Ethics of evaluation for socio-ecological transformation: Case-based critical systems analysis of motivation, power, expertise, and legitimacy0
The forgotten contexts of evaluation0
Piloting text-mining in a mixed-method evaluation on human rights: Management propositions for small public administrations0
Digital-era evaluation: Automating and reconfiguring evaluation in the social service sector0
Editorial0
Editor’s Note0
Systems thinking concepts within a collaborative program evaluation methodology: The Hermes Program Evaluation0
The potential of consecutive qualitative comparative analysis as a systematic strategy for configurational theorizing0
Editorial0
Giving critical theoretical and evaluation practice context to ‘Testing, Testing’ in Jamaica0
Co-creation and societal impact: Toward a generic framework for research impact assessment0
Navigating competing demands in monitoring and evaluation: Five key paradoxes0
Editorial0
Using systematic reviews to inform environmental policy-making0
Comprehensive evaluation framework building for integrated development program0
EES Presidents Introduction to the special issue0
Development of a ‘real-world’ logic model through testing the feasibility of a complex healthcare intervention: the challenge of reconciling scalability and context-sensitivity0
Causal mapping for evaluators0
Unpacking context in realist evaluations: Findings from a comprehensive review0
French language abstracts0
How can climate change and its interaction with other compounding risks be considered in evaluation? Experiences from Vietnam0
Applying SCALE 3D for evaluating transformative social innovation0
Accountability versus learning in aid evaluation: A practice-oriented exploration of persistent dilemmas0
In memoriam0
Interorganizational evaluation capacity building in the public, health and community sectors0
Planetary health: Creating rapid impact assessment tools0
Breakthroughs, advocacies and a return to validity in programme evaluation0
How are accountability and organisational learning related? A study of German bilateral development cooperation0
Challenges and strategies for implementers and evaluators working in conflict settings0
French language abstracts0
French language abstracts0
Understanding evaluation use from an organisational perspective: A review of the literature and a research agenda0
Rethinking rigour to embrace complexity in peacebuilding evaluation0
French language abstracts0
Including multiple perspectives in participatory multi-criteria analysis: A framework for investigation0
Editorial0
The unused potential of process tracing as evaluation approach: The case of cluster policy evaluation0
Surviving the Anthropocene: How evaluation can contribute to knowledge and better policymaking0
Editorial0
Working with interviews in Process Tracing evaluation methods0
Stakeholder involvement in realist evaluation: A scoping review and best fit framework synthesis0
Editorial0
Evaluating the impact of business coaching programmes by taking perceptions seriously0
A model for effective partnership working to support programme evaluation0
Editorial0
ParEvo: A methodology for the exploration and evaluation of alternative futures0
Methodological reflections on using qualitative research to explore the causal mechanisms of complex health interventions0
Clarifying realist analytic and interdisciplinary consensus processes in a complex health intervention: A worked example of Judgemental Rationality in action0
Postcolonialism, culture, and values in evaluating scientific collaborations with minority-serving institutions0
Speaking truth to power: Exploring a Ministry’s evaluation department through evaluators’ and policymakers’ eyes0
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-being0
French language abstracts0
Applying a realist evaluation to an intervention in children’s social care: A worked example from the Safeguarding Family Group Conference study0
New challenges for the evaluation community: Impactful contributions in times of urgency0
Eliciting stories of gender-transformative change: Investigating the effectiveness of question prompt formulations in qualitative gender assessments0
Pivoting to online: The benefits, challenges and possibilities for international programme evaluations0
Predictors of alignment between aid donors’ and recipients’ interests in evaluating the effectiveness of the Shelter.Ukraine initiative: Contribution analysis0
A workflow for collecting and understanding stories at scale, supported by artificial intelligence0
French language abstracts0
Understanding the what, how, and why in advocacy: Assessing the applicability of participatory process evaluation methodology in an advocacy context0
French language abstracts0
What should evaluation learn from COP 26? Views of evaluation practitioners0
Power in and of evaluation: A framework of analysis0
French language abstracts0
Developing middle-range theories within a realist evaluation of how health committees support community capacity for health0
Using co-creation to address monitoring and evaluation challenges: The experience of South Africa’s evaluation hackathon0
Don’t you forget about me: Independence of evaluations from the perspective of US evaluation clients—An exploratory study0
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