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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.)

Article	Citations
Imprinting and the evolution of evaluation: A descriptive account of social impact evaluation methodological practice	33
French language abstracts	31
Editorial	25
Realistic evaluation of social inclusion	23
French language abstracts	14
The transformational power of evaluation: Exploring long-term perspectives in evaluations of impacts and outcomes from the standpoint of practitioners	13
A graphical method for causal program attribution in theory-based evaluation	11
Monitoring and evaluation for thinking and working politically	11
Can we use deliberation to change evaluation systems? How an advisory group contributed to policy change	9
Toward a citizen science framework for public policy evaluation: Lessons from a field experiment on Freedom of Information laws in Belgium	8
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	7
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	6
What role should we play to be effective evaluators? – practitioner reflections	6
DOME: A mixed-method evaluation of the impacts of complex programmes against educational poverty	6
Methodological bricolage, data pattern detection and realist explanation: A portfolio analysis of inclusive business support	6
Personas for program evaluation: Insights from a gender-focused evaluation in Cambodia	6
A framework for evaluating women’s leadership programmes	5
Editorial	5
Conducting focus groups in realist evaluation	5
French language abstracts	5
Editorial	5
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in 2024: A mid-year review	5
How evaluation is understood and practised in the European Parliament	5
Theory building from qualitative evaluation	4
Contribution tracing for organisational-wide planning, improved collaboration and evaluative thinking	4

Using digital technology to enhance youth participatory evaluation	4
Preventing children’s death by heatstroke: How alternative accident theories affect policy design and evaluation	3
Post-truth and pathways for evaluators	3
Testing mechanisms using large-N qualitative comparative analysis in realistic evaluations	3
A critical realist approach to systems thinking in evaluation	3
Evaluation during war: Current realities and future possibilities of Ukrainian monitoring and evaluation	3
Editorial	3
Evaluation blogs, podcasts, and webinars in 2023: A roundup review	3
News from the community	3
Combining process tracing and synthetic control method: Bridging two ways of making causal inference in evaluation research	3
Choosing a qualitative comparative analysis solution in multi-method impact evaluation	3
Editorial	3
Evaluating local system change using a comparative maturity matrix	2
Contribution of practical wisdom to resolving ethical issues	2
A contingency-oriented discussion of complexity in programme theories	2
The spontaneous theoreticians: How evaluators build and revise their knowledge of programs through experience	2
Evaluation through narratives: A practical case of Participatory Narrative Inquiry in women empowerment evaluation in Niger	2
Theorizing how interventions work in evaluation: Process-tracing methods and theorizing process theories of change	2
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in the second half of 2024: Roundup Review III	2
French language abstracts	2
The use of mediation analysis in evaluation of complex health interventions	2
Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of preventative early parenting interventions: A theory-based evaluation	2
Promoting policy evaluation across government: The contribution of the OECD recommendation to public policy evaluation	2
Editorial	2
Artificial intelligence and big data-driven evaluation research and practices: A systematic literature review	2
Principles and methods to advance value for money	1
The curious case of the realist trial: Methodological oxymoron or unicorn?	1
Using environmental evaluation systems and their contribution to sustainable development	1
A theory-based approach to designing interventions for Planetary Health	1
Why is impact measurement abandoned in practice? Evidence use in evaluation and contracting for five European Social Impact Bonds	1
French language abstracts	1
Feasibility and desirability of a realist CMOC database: Lessons learned	1
Evaluating site selection at design in food systems interventions: A formative geospatial approach	1
Grounding evaluation capacity development in systems theory	1
Program, complexity, and system when evaluating sustainable development	1
Strengthening evaluation capacity in Government: Why institutionalisation matters and why it is not sufficient	1
Improving a framework for evaluating participatory science	1
Reflections on good practice in evaluating Violence Reduction Units: Experiences from across England and Wales	1
How can multi-criteria analysis support deliberative spatial planning? A critical review of methods and participatory frameworks	1
Adapting ripple effects mapping for evaluating public health initiatives in complex systems: Reflections and recommendations from seven case studies	1
Navigating the boundaries between evaluators and similar applied professionals	1
Editorial	1
Postcolonialism, culture, and values in evaluating scientific collaborations with minority-serving institutions	0
The potential of consecutive qualitative comparative analysis as a systematic strategy for configurational theorizing	0
Speaking truth to power: Exploring a Ministry’s evaluation department through evaluators’ and policymakers’ eyes	0
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	0
Co-creation and societal impact: Toward a generic framework for research impact assessment	0
New challenges for the evaluation community: Impactful contributions in times of urgency	0
Using systematic reviews to inform environmental policy-making	0
Development of a ‘real-world’ logic model through testing the feasibility of a complex healthcare intervention: the challenge of reconciling scalability and context-sensitivity	0

Eliciting stories of gender-transformative change: Investigating the effectiveness of question prompt formulations in qualitative gender assessments	0
Predictors of alignment between aid donors’ and recipients’ interests in evaluating the effectiveness of the Shelter.Ukraine initiative: Contribution analysis	0
French language abstracts	0
Understanding the what, how, and why in advocacy: Assessing the applicability of participatory process evaluation methodology in an advocacy context	0
What should evaluation learn from COP 26? Views of evaluation practitioners	0
Power in and of evaluation: A framework of analysis	0
Developing middle-range theories within a realist evaluation of how health committees support community capacity for health	0
Using co-creation to address monitoring and evaluation challenges: The experience of South Africa’s evaluation hackathon	0
Culturally responsive data analysis for evaluations in contexts of fragility, conflict, and violence	0
Breakthroughs, advocacies and a return to validity in programme evaluation	0
French language abstracts	0
What works in democracy support? How to fill evidence and usability gaps through evaluation	0
How are accountability and organisational learning related? A study of German bilateral development cooperation	0
Capturing the emergence of change in complex systems: The ‘Atawhai’ study in Aotearoa, New Zealand	0
French language abstracts	0
French language abstracts	0
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 legitimacy	0
Rethinking rigour to embrace complexity in peacebuilding evaluation	0
Piloting text-mining in a mixed-method evaluation on human rights: Management propositions for small public administrations	0
Editorial	0
Editor’s Note	0
Editorial	0
Editorial	0
Systems thinking concepts within a collaborative program evaluation methodology: The Hermes Program Evaluation	0
Editorial	0
Giving critical theoretical and evaluation practice context to ‘Testing, Testing’ in Jamaica	0
Navigating competing demands in monitoring and evaluation: Five key paradoxes	0
Editorial	0
Comprehensive evaluation framework building for integrated development program	0
EES Presidents Introduction to the special issue	0
Causal mapping for evaluators	0
Unpacking context in realist evaluations: Findings from a comprehensive review	0
French language abstracts	0
French language abstracts	0
How can climate change and its interaction with other compounding risks be considered in evaluation? Experiences from Vietnam	0
Applying SCALE 3D for evaluating transformative social innovation	0
Applying a realist evaluation to an intervention in children’s social care: A worked example from the Safeguarding Family Group Conference study	0
Accountability versus learning in aid evaluation: A practice-oriented exploration of persistent dilemmas	0
In memoriam	0
Pivoting to online: The benefits, challenges and possibilities for international programme evaluations	0
Interorganizational evaluation capacity building in the public, health and community sectors	0
Planetary health: Creating rapid impact assessment tools	0
A workflow for collecting and understanding stories at scale, supported by artificial intelligence	0
Challenges and strategies for implementers and evaluators working in conflict settings	0
French language abstracts	0
French language abstracts	0
French language abstracts	0
Don’t you forget about me: Independence of evaluations from the perspective of US evaluation clients—An exploratory study	0
Understanding evaluation use from an organisational perspective: A review of the literature and a research agenda	0
French language abstracts	0
Including multiple perspectives in participatory multi-criteria analysis: A framework for investigation	0
The unused potential of process tracing as evaluation approach: The case of cluster policy evaluation	0
Surviving the Anthropocene: How evaluation can contribute to knowledge and better policymaking	0
Working with interviews in Process Tracing evaluation methods	0
Stakeholder involvement in realist evaluation: A scoping review and best fit framework synthesis	0
Evaluating the impact of business coaching programmes by taking perceptions seriously	0
The forgotten contexts of evaluation	0
A model for effective partnership working to support programme evaluation	0
Editorial	0
Digital-era evaluation: Automating and reconfiguring evaluation in the social service sector	0
ParEvo: A methodology for the exploration and evaluation of alternative futures	0
Methodological reflections on using qualitative research to explore the causal mechanisms of complex health interventions	0
Editorial	0
Clarifying realist analytic and interdisciplinary consensus processes in a complex health intervention: A worked example of Judgemental Rationality in action	0