Michael D. Jones

6.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
65 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Jones is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Jones has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 17 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Jones's work include Policy Transfer and Learning (28 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (17 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (10 papers). Michael D. Jones is often cited by papers focused on Policy Transfer and Learning (28 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (17 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (10 papers). Michael D. Jones collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Michael D. Jones's co-authors include Mark K. McBeth, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Paul Cairney, Geoboo Song, Holly L. Peterson, Jonathan J. Pierce, Deserai A. Crow, Hank Jenkins‐Smith, Claudio M. Radaelli and Garry Gray and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Jones

62 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Narrative Policy Framework: Clear Enough to Be Wrong? 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2015 2011 2015 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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 Narrative Policy Framework: Clear Enough to Be Wrong?
    2010 566 citations Michael D. Jones, Mark K. McBeth Policy Studies Journal profile →
  2. A River Runs Through It: A Multiple Streams Meta‐Review
    2015 285 citations Michael D. Jones, Holly L. Peterson et al. Policy Studies Journal profile →
  3. Policy Narratives and Policy Processes
    2011 280 citations Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Michael D. Jones et al. Policy Studies Journal profile →
  4. Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach: What Is the Empirical Impact of this Universal Theory?
    2015 256 citations Michael D. Jones et al. Policy Studies Journal profile →
  5. How to conduct a Narrative Policy Framework study
    2018 180 citations Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Michael D. Jones et al. profile →

Peers

Michael D. Jones
Mark K. McBeth United States
Alasdair Roberts United States
Matthew Flinders United Kingdom
Rosemary O’Leary United States
John Gaventa United Kingdom
Diane Stone United Kingdom
Elizabeth A. Shanahan United States
Peter M. Haas United States
Robert Agranoff United States
Michael McGuire United States
Mark K. McBeth United States
Michael D. Jones
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schlaufer, Caroline, et al.. (2024). A systematic review of the Narrative Policy Framework: a future research agenda. Policy & Politics. 53(1). 129–151. 12 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D., et al.. (2024). The narrative policy framework and institutions. Review of Policy Research. 42(5). 1087–1108. 2 indexed citations
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Heikkila, Tanya & Michael D. Jones. (2022). How diverse and inclusive are policy process theories?1. Policy & Politics. 50(1). 21–42. 12 indexed citations
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Peterson, Holly L., Mark K. McBeth, & Michael D. Jones. (2020). Policy Process Theory for Rural Studies: Navigating Context and Generalization in Rural Policy. Politics & Policy. 48(4). 576–617. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D., et al.. (2020). Can power be made an empirically viable concept in policy process theory? Exploring the power potential of the Narrative Policy Framework. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 90–114. 22 indexed citations
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Smith‐Walter, Aaron, Michael D. Jones, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, & Holly L. Peterson. (2019). The stories groups tell: campaign finance reform and the narrative networks of cultural cognition. Quality & Quantity. 54(2). 645–684. 12 indexed citations
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Crow, Deserai A. & Michael D. Jones. (2018). Narratives as tools for influencing policy change. Policy & Politics. 46(2). 217–234. 94 indexed citations
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Zanocco, Chad, Geoboo Song, & Michael D. Jones. (2018). Fracking Bad Guys: The Role of Narrative Character Affect in Shaping Hydraulic Fracturing Policy Preferences. Policy Studies Journal. 46(4). 978–999. 30 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D.. (2018). Advancing the Narrative Policy Framework? The Musings of a Potentially Unreliable Narrator. Policy Studies Journal. 46(4). 724–746. 50 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D., et al.. (2016). Analysing Social Narratives. European Political Science. 16(4). 577–578. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D. & Claudio M. Radaelli. (2016). The narrative policy framework’s call for interpretivists. Critical Policy Studies. 10(1). 117–120. 15 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D., Elizabeth A. Shanahan, & Mark K. McBeth. (2014). The Science of Stories: Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework in Public Policy Analysis. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 198 indexed citations
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Wexler, David & Michael D. Jones. (2013). Employing the 'Last Best Offer' Approach in Criminal Settlement Conferences: The Therapeutic Application of an Arbitration Technique in Judicial Mediation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D. & Geoboo Song. (2013). Making Sense of Climate Change: How Story Frames Shape Cognition. Political Psychology. 35(4). 447–476. 149 indexed citations
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Shanahan, Elizabeth A., et al.. (2013). An Angel on the Wind: How Heroic Policy Narratives Shape Policy Realities. Policy Studies Journal. 41(3). 453–483. 217 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D.. (2012). Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence into the Traditional Courts: Suggestions for Judges and Practitioners. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D.. (2012). Can I Say I'm Sorry? Examining the Potential of an Apology Privilege in Criminal Law. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Michael D.. (2001). CCIR: A Tool for Information Dominance. Military review. 81(2). 25.
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Jones, Michael D., et al.. (1990). Accounting, a conceptual approach. 1 indexed citations

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