OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Evaluation is 3. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Imprinting and the evolution of evaluation: A descriptive account of social impact evaluation methodological practice	49
Outcome-based measurement for developmental services: A human capabilities-oriented framework	18
Editorial	15
Foreword	13
French language abstracts	13
Ethical reflexivity: A critical examination of ethics in public health intervention research	11
What can we learn from reviews of realist evaluation studies? Principles for rigorous realist evaluation	10
Mapping complexity in realist evaluation: A transferable programme-level theory of change for cross-agency violence reduction	10
Organisational factors in evaluation use: results from a survey in five EU countries	10
Realistic evaluation of social inclusion	9
The transformational power of evaluation: Exploring long-term perspectives in evaluations of impacts and outcomes from the standpoint of practitioners	9
Text as data for evaluation: Natural language processing and large language models to generate novel insights from unstructured text data	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	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
Can we use deliberation to change evaluation systems? How an advisory group contributed to policy change	8
A graphical method for causal program attribution in theory-based evaluation	8
Preface to an unpublished manuscript by Thomas Schwandt	8
What role should we play to be effective evaluators? – practitioner reflections	7
Toward a citizen science framework for public policy evaluation: Lessons from a field experiment on Freedom of Information laws in Belgium	7
French language abstracts	6
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in the first half of 2025: Roundup review IV	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
A framework for evaluating women’s leadership programmes	6
Personas for program evaluation: Insights from a gender-focused evaluation in Cambodia	6

Using digital technology to enhance youth participatory evaluation	5
A quasi-market for evaluation services: Government–business dynamics in Italy’s EU Cohesion Policy	5
How evaluation is understood and practised in the European Parliament	5
Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in 2024: A mid-year review	5
Conducting focus groups in realist evaluation	5
Lessening the unknown: An unintended consequences knowability classification schema for international development projects	5
Theory building from qualitative evaluation	4
Editorial	4
Evaluation during war: Current realities and future possibilities of Ukrainian monitoring and evaluation	4
Combining process tracing and synthetic control method: Bridging two ways of making causal inference in evaluation research	4
Evaluation through narratives: A practical case of Participatory Narrative Inquiry in women empowerment evaluation in Niger	4
Unraveling the complexities of learning in community development evaluation	4
Editorial	4
Post-truth and pathways for evaluators	4
Testing mechanisms using large-N qualitative comparative analysis in realistic evaluations	3
Evaluating local system change using a comparative maturity matrix	3
Editorial	3
Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of preventative early parenting interventions: A theory-based evaluation	3
Evaluation blogs, podcasts, and webinars in 2023: A roundup review	3
Artificial intelligence and big data-driven evaluation research and practices: A systematic literature review	3
Theorizing how interventions work in evaluation: Process-tracing methods and theorizing process theories of change	3
The use of mediation analysis in evaluation of complex health interventions	3
A realist lens on implementation strategies: An opportunity for linking implementation and intervention processes and exploring unintended outcomes	3
Territorial impact assessment: MOSA, an analytical model for structuring evaluations and integrating territorial understandings	3