Gwen Arnold

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Gwen Arnold is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Global and Planetary Change and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Gwen Arnold has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Gwen Arnold's work include Policy Transfer and Learning (17 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (16 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (8 papers). Gwen Arnold is often cited by papers focused on Policy Transfer and Learning (17 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (16 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (8 papers). Gwen Arnold collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Gwen Arnold's co-authors include Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás, Michael Cox, Robert Holahan, Forrest Fleischman, Abigail M. York, Michael J. Dockry, Rachel M. Krause, Tatyana B. Ruseva, Saba Siddiki and Tyler A. Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy Policy and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Gwen Arnold

35 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of Design Principles for Community-based Natural... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A Review of Design Principles for Community-based Natural Resource Management
    2010 851 citations Gwen Arnold et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gwen Arnold United States 16 622 397 396 239 190 36 1.5k
Annica Sandström Sweden 21 719 1.2× 388 1.0× 359 0.9× 244 1.0× 242 1.3× 45 1.6k
Mark T. Imperial United States 15 516 0.8× 351 0.9× 227 0.6× 295 1.2× 237 1.2× 24 1.3k
Richard D. Margerum United States 18 748 1.2× 379 1.0× 259 0.7× 305 1.3× 349 1.8× 45 1.7k
Edward Challies New Zealand 23 969 1.6× 505 1.3× 297 0.8× 139 0.6× 319 1.7× 52 2.1k
Edward P. Weber United States 19 483 0.8× 510 1.3× 345 0.9× 466 1.9× 194 1.0× 39 1.8k
Ramiro Berardo United States 22 754 1.2× 744 1.9× 702 1.8× 579 2.4× 164 0.9× 47 2.1k
Nicolas W. Jager Germany 20 1.1k 1.7× 535 1.3× 284 0.7× 175 0.7× 486 2.6× 36 2.5k
Toddi A. Steelman United States 27 1.1k 1.8× 883 2.2× 182 0.5× 250 1.0× 270 1.4× 80 2.2k
Lars Carlsson Sweden 12 710 1.1× 375 0.9× 228 0.6× 135 0.6× 247 1.3× 30 1.5k
Oliver Fritsch United Kingdom 15 730 1.2× 345 0.9× 269 0.7× 79 0.3× 317 1.7× 44 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Gwen Arnold

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gwen Arnold

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gwen Arnold

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gwen Arnold. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gwen Arnold 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 Gwen Arnold. Gwen Arnold is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2024). Policy entrepreneurship for transformative governance. European Policy Analysis. 11(3). 368–393. 4 indexed citations
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Krause, Rachel M., et al.. (2023). The networked micro-decision context: a new lens on transformative urban governance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 9–9. 5 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2023). Finding, distinguishing, and understanding overlooked policy entrepreneurs. Policy Sciences. 56(4). 657–687. 10 indexed citations
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Taylor, Keith, et al.. (2023). Economic Governance of Cannabis: The Implications of Polycentric Governance in Mendocino County. Public Administration Quarterly. 47(3). 300–326. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, Tyler A., et al.. (2021). The Forest Ranger (and the Legislator): How Local Congressional Politics Shape Policy Implementation in Agency Field Offices. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 32(4). 685–701. 1 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2021). What do we know about opportunities and challenges for localities from Cannabis legalization?. Review of Policy Research. 39(2). 143–169. 23 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen. (2021). A threat-centered theory of policy entrepreneurship. Policy Sciences. 55(1). 23–45. 16 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2021). After the vote: climate policy decision-making in the administrative state. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 52. 58–67. 1 indexed citations
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Fleischman, Forrest, et al.. (2020). US Forest Service Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act: Fast, Variable, Rarely Litigated, and Declining. Journal of Forestry. 118(4). 403–418. 13 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen. (2020). Does Entrepreneurship Work? Understanding What Policy Entrepreneurs Do and Whether It Matters. Policy Studies Journal. 49(4). 968–991. 48 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2019). The impact of stakeholder engagement on local policy decision making. Policy Sciences. 52(4). 549–571. 14 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2018). “No Fracking Way” vs. “Drill Baby Drill”: A Restructuring of Who Is Pitted Against Whom in the Narrative Policy Framework. Policy Studies Journal. 46(4). 798–827. 52 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2017). Measuring Environmental and Economic Opinions about Hydraulic Fracturing: A Survey of Landowners in Active or Planned Drilling Units. Review of Policy Research. 35(2). 258–279. 8 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen, et al.. (2016). Social Networks and Policy Entrepreneurship: How Relationships Shape Municipal Decision Making about High‐Volume Hydraulic Fracturing. Policy Studies Journal. 45(3). 414–441. 57 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen. (2014). Policy learning and science policy innovation adoption by street-level bureaucrats. Journal of Public Policy. 34(3). 389–414. 30 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen & Forrest Fleischman. (2013). The Influence of Organizations and Institutions on Wetland Policy Stability: The Rapanos Case. Policy Studies Journal. 41(2). 343–364. 12 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen. (2013). Use of monetary wetland value estimates by EPA Clean Water Act Section 404 regulators. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 21(2). 117–129. 9 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen. (2011). Cycles in Policy Network Structure and Policy Adoption-Implementation Processes: The Importance of Alignment. OpenSIUC (Southern Illinois University Carbondale). 1 indexed citations
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Arnold, Gwen. (2011). Enhancing college students’ environmental sensibilities through online nature journaling. Environmental Education Research. 18(1). 133–150. 17 indexed citations

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