Barbara Befani

1.0k total citations
21 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Barbara Befani is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Sociology and Political Science and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Befani has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Barbara Befani's work include Evaluation and Performance Assessment (13 papers), Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (9 papers) and Educational Assessment and Improvement (3 papers). Barbara Befani is often cited by papers focused on Evaluation and Performance Assessment (13 papers), Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (9 papers) and Educational Assessment and Improvement (3 papers). Barbara Befani collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and Russia. Barbara Befani's co-authors include John Mayne, Elliot Stern, Fritz Sager, Astrid Molenveld, Valérie Pattyn, Nicoletta Stame, Chris Barnett, Ben Ramalingam, Sebastian Lemire and Jos Vaessen and has published in prestigious journals such as Land Use Policy, American Journal of Evaluation and IDS Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Befani

20 papers receiving 325 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Befani United Kingdom	8	180	143	60	46	42	21	363
Mita Marra Italy	11	100 0.6×	68 0.5×	61 1.0×	49 1.1×	55 1.3×	33	324
Jos Vaessen Netherlands	8	113 0.6×	65 0.5×	67 1.1×	31 0.7×	128 3.0×	21	380
Chris Roche Australia	9	74 0.4×	156 1.1×	52 0.9×	31 0.7×	29 0.7×	29	346
Anders Hanberger Sweden	13	181 1.0×	103 0.7×	68 1.1×	149 3.2×	29 0.7×	58	460
William Solesbury United Kingdom	7	70 0.4×	97 0.7×	65 1.1×	58 1.3×	31 0.7×	21	352
Pierre‐Marc Daigneault Canada	13	97 0.5×	106 0.7×	124 2.1×	75 1.6×	40 1.0×	31	450
Lesley Grayson United Kingdom	6	75 0.4×	97 0.7×	84 1.4×	45 1.0×	27 0.6×	22	324
Julius Court United Kingdom	10	45 0.3×	98 0.7×	71 1.2×	15 0.3×	57 1.4×	19	390
Terry Smutylo France	4	100 0.6×	49 0.3×	78 1.3×	14 0.3×	28 0.7×	7	291
Ian Goldman South Africa	10	133 0.7×	43 0.3×	35 0.6×	52 1.1×	23 0.5×	25	254

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brandão, Frederico, et al.. (2023). How to halt deforestation in the Amazon? A Bayesian process-tracing approach. Land Use Policy. 133. 106866–106866. 3 indexed citations

Befani, Barbara. (2020). Diagnostic evaluation and Bayesian Updating: Practical solutions to common problems. Evaluation. 26(4). 499–515. 4 indexed citations

Befani, Barbara. (2020). Quality of quality: A diagnostic approach to qualitative evaluation. Evaluation. 26(3). 333–349. 3 indexed citations

Vaessen, Jos, Sebastian Lemire, & Barbara Befani. (2020). Evaluation of International Development Interventions. World Bank eBooks. 7 indexed citations

Ton, Giel, et al.. (2019). Contribution Analysis and Estimating the Size of Effects: Can We Reconcile the Possible with the Impossible?. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 3 indexed citations

Justino, Patrícia, et al.. (2017). Innovative Methods for Research on Social and Political Action in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings. Figshare. 4 indexed citations

Pattyn, Valérie, Astrid Molenveld, & Barbara Befani. (2017). Qualitative Comparative Analysis as an Evaluation Tool: Lessons From an Application in Development Cooperation. American Journal of Evaluation. 40(1). 55–74. 41 indexed citations

Befani, Barbara, et al.. (2016). Process Tracing and Bayesian Updating for impact evaluation. Evaluation. 23(1). 42–60. 36 indexed citations

Barnett, Inka, et al.. (2016). Mixed-Method Impact Evaluation of a Mobile Phone Application for Nutrition Monitoring in Indonesia. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 7 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara, Ben Ramalingam, & Elliot Stern. (2015). Introduction - Towards Systemic Approaches to Evaluation and Impact. IDS Bulletin. 46(1). 1–6. 10 indexed citations

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Williams, Jennifer, et al.. (2015). Testing the Waters: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the Factors Affecting Success in Rendering Water Services Sustainable Based on ICT Reporting. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 4 indexed citations

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Barnett, Inka, et al.. (2014). A Mixed-Method Impact Evaluation Design of a Mobile Phone Application for Nutrition Service Delivery in Indonesia. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 2 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara, Chris Barnett, & Elliot Stern. (2014). Introduction - Rethinking Impact Evaluation for Development. IDS Bulletin. 45(6). 1–5. 21 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara & John Mayne. (2014). Process Tracing and Contribution Analysis: A Combined Approach to Generative Causal Inference for Impact Evaluation. IDS Bulletin. 45(6). 17–36. 70 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara. (2013). Multiple Pathways to Policy Impact: Testing an Uptake Theory with QCA. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies). 2 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara. (2013). Between complexity and generalization: Addressing evaluation challenges with QCA. Evaluation. 19(3). 269–283. 45 indexed citations

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Stern, Elliot, et al.. (2012). DFID Working Paper 38. Broadening the range of designs and methods for impact evaluations.. 47 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara. (2010). Criteria and Theory in the Evaluation of Organizations. Evaluation. 16(3). 249–262. 1 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara, et al.. (2007). Realistic Evaluation and QCA. Evaluation. 13(2). 171–192. 47 indexed citations

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Befani, Barbara. (2005). The Mechanisms of Suicide: A Realist Approach. International Review of Sociology. 15(1). 51–75. 5 indexed citations

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