Christopher Ansell

19.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
96 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Christopher Ansell is a scholar working on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Ansell has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Public Administration, 26 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher Ansell's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (30 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers) and Policy Transfer and Learning (7 papers). Christopher Ansell is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (30 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers) and Policy Transfer and Learning (7 papers). Christopher Ansell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Netherlands. Christopher Ansell's co-authors include Alison Gash, John F. Padgett, Jacob Torfing, Arjen Boin, Eva Sørensen, Ann Keller, Jarle Trondal, Dávid Vogel, Satoshi Miura and Paul ‘t Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Ansell

91 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

Collaborative Governance ... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2007 1993 2010 2020 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Christopher Ansell 3.5k 2.7k 2.4k 1.6k 1.2k 96 9.9k
Jacob Torfing 2.8k 0.8× 3.3k 1.2× 3.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 761 0.6× 168 9.2k
Erik‐Hans Klijn 3.0k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 3.6k 1.5× 2.9k 1.8× 993 0.8× 141 10.1k
Eva Sørensen 2.0k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 674 0.6× 157 7.0k
John M. Bryson 2.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.4× 547 0.4× 101 8.7k
B. Guy Peters 3.4k 1.0× 6.2k 2.3× 4.1k 1.7× 2.2k 1.4× 1.2k 1.0× 247 12.8k
Jon Pierre 2.4k 0.7× 3.9k 1.4× 2.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 796 0.7× 132 8.3k
Gerry Stoker 3.9k 1.1× 4.6k 1.7× 2.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 583 0.5× 226 10.9k
Tina Nabatchi 1.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 843 0.5× 720 0.6× 68 5.7k
R. A. W. Rhodes 3.6k 1.0× 5.9k 2.2× 4.0k 1.6× 1.6k 1.0× 800 0.7× 171 11.8k
Joop Koppenjan 1.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 691 0.6× 103 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Ansell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Ansell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Ansell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Ansell based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher Ansell. Christopher Ansell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ansell, Christopher, Eva Sørensen, & Jacob Torfing. (2025). Theorizing the political dimension of collaborative governance. RUCforsk (Roskilde University). 8(3). 158–171. 1 indexed citations
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Torfing, Jacob, Christopher Ansell, & Eva Sørensen. (2024). Metagoverning the Co-Creation of Green Transitions: A Socio-Political Contingency Framework. Sustainability. 16(16). 6776–6776. 3 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher, Eva Sørensen, & Jacob Torfing. (2023). The democratic quality of co-creation: A theoretical exploration. Public Policy and Administration. 39(2). 149–170. 18 indexed citations
4.
Ansell, Christopher, Eva Sørensen, & Jacob Torfing. (2022). Public administration and politics meet turbulence: The search for robust governance responses. Public Administration. 101(1). 3–22. 84 indexed citations breakdown →
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Douglas, Scott & Christopher Ansell. (2020). Getting a Grip on the Performance of Collaborations: Examining Collaborative Performance Regimes and Collaborative Performance Summits. Public Administration Review. 81(5). 951–961. 34 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher, Eva Sørensen, & Jacob Torfing. (2020). The COVID-19 Pandemic Demonstrates the Need for Robust Governance Responses to Turbulent Problems. RUCforsk (Roskilde University). 1 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher, et al.. (2019). Comparative Analysis of Institutions to Govern the Groundwater Commons in California. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Romme, A.G.L., Christopher Ansell, Johanna Mair, et al.. (2018). United People: Designing A New Model of Global Governance. Journal of Asian Scientific Research. 8(4). 152–170. 2 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher, Renata Bichir, & Shi Zhou. (2016). Who Says Networks, Says Oligarchy? Oligarchies as “Rich Club” Networks. 36(1). 20–32.
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Torfing, Jacob & Christopher Ansell. (2014). Collaboration and design: new tools for public innovation. RUCforsk (Roskilde University). 1 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher & Alison Gash. (2012). Stewards, Mediators, and Catalysts: Toward a Model of Collaborative Leadership1. 17(1). 2. 129 indexed citations
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Weir, Margaret, et al.. (2011). Collaboration Is Not Enough: Virtuous Cycles of Reform in Transportation Policy. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher. (2008). The Governance Dilemma. European Political Science. 7(4). 460–471. 7 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher. (2008). Pesticide Regulation in the EU and California. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations
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Weir, Margaret, et al.. (2008). Making Participation Matter. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher & Alison Gash. (2007). Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 18(4). 543–571. 4284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ansell, Christopher & Dávid Vogel. (2006). What's the beef? : the contested governance of European food safety. MIT Press eBooks. 100 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher & Dávid Vogel. (2005). The Contested Governance of European Food Safety. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 8 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher & Giuseppe Di Palma. (2004). Restructuring territoriality : Europe and the United States compared. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 36 indexed citations
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Ansell, Christopher, Keith A. Darden, & Craig Parsons. (1995). Dual Networks in the European Union. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 255(3). 759–64. 2 indexed citations

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