Nissim Cohen

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Nissim Cohen is a scholar working on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nissim Cohen has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Public Administration, 54 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Nissim Cohen's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (55 papers), Policy Transfer and Learning (30 papers) and Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (18 papers). Nissim Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (55 papers), Policy Transfer and Learning (30 papers) and Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (18 papers). Nissim Cohen collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Brazil. Nissim Cohen's co-authors include Tamar Arieli, Maayan Davidovitz, Neomi Frisch Aviram, Shlomo Mizrahi, Itai Beeri, Einat Lavee, Eran Vigoda‐Gadot, Hani Nouman, Uri Hertz and Michael Naor and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy Policy and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Nissim Cohen

99 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Field research in conflict environments: Methodological challenges and snowball sampling

2011 500 citations Nissim Cohen, Tamar Arieli Journal of Peace Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nissim Cohen Israel	25	949	825	778	336	282	106	2.3k
Peter Hupe Netherlands	17	759 0.8×	863 1.0×	936 1.2×	422 1.3×	330 1.2×	34	2.4k
Taco Brandsen Netherlands	23	1.2k 1.2×	717 0.9×	996 1.3×	584 1.7×	371 1.3×	78	3.1k
Michael Hill United Kingdom	23	705 0.7×	725 0.9×	579 0.7×	480 1.4×	187 0.7×	74	2.4k
Victor Pestoff Sweden	17	868 0.9×	527 0.6×	736 0.9×	418 1.2×	327 1.2×	53	2.3k
Sean Nicholson‐Crotty United States	30	923 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	766 1.0×	161 0.5×	483 1.7×	76	2.9k
Allan Cochrane United Kingdom	30	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	368 0.5×	344 1.0×	132 0.5×	95	3.8k
Laurence E. Lynn United States	26	659 0.7×	716 0.9×	971 1.2×	254 0.8×	331 1.2×	91	2.2k
William Voorberg Netherlands	13	500 0.5×	359 0.4×	403 0.5×	353 1.1×	168 0.6×	20	1.9k
Trui Steen Belgium	22	523 0.6×	359 0.4×	613 0.8×	255 0.8×	174 0.6×	93	1.5k
Stephen Bell Australia	26	638 0.7×	766 0.9×	443 0.6×	249 0.7×	416 1.5×	120	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nissim Cohen

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cohen, Nissim, et al.. (2026). Street-level bureaucrats’ cognitive coping during public service delivery: a systematic literature review. Public Management Review. 1–31.

Cohen, Nissim. (2025). Policy Entrepreneurs and the Design of Administrative Reform: A Conceptual Framework and the Israeli Case. European Policy Analysis. 12(1). 1 indexed citations

Lavee, Einat, et al.. (2025). Why Active Representation Varies: Cultural Stereotypes and Differential Treatment by Street‐Level Bureaucrats. Public Administration and Development.

Cohen, Nissim, et al.. (2024). Are bureaucrats' interactions with politicians linked to the bureaucrats' policy entrepreneurship tendencies?. Policy Studies Journal. 52(3). 533–559. 2 indexed citations

Cohen, Nissim, et al.. (2024). Cognitive Biases in Street‐Level Resolutions: The Case of Multiple Claims in Tax Disputes. Public Administration. 103(4). 1163–1177. 3 indexed citations

Cohen, Nissim, et al.. (2024). Does Public Accreditation Promote More State-Friendly Decisions at the Street Level?. Administration & Society. 56(8). 1001–1030. 1 indexed citations

Lotta, Gabriela, et al.. (2023). Not separate, but certainly unequal: The burdens and coping strategies of low‐status street‐level bureaucrats. Governance. 37(3). 907–926. 5 indexed citations

Victoravich, Lisa, et al.. (2023). Reflections on the roles of governance and leadership in profit-for-purpose companies: A European–United States comparative perspective. European Management Journal. 41(3). 337–344. 7 indexed citations

Davidovitz, Maayan, et al.. (2023). Policy entrepreneurship on the street‐level: A systematic literature review. European Policy Analysis. 9(4). 356–378. 12 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nissim, et al.. (2023). Does the teaming of career street-level bureaucrats and lay officials promote street-level resolutions that favour the citizens’ claims?. Public Management Review. 26(8). 2306–2330. 6 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nissim, et al.. (2023). Street-Level Bias: Examining Factors Related to Street-Level Bureaucrats’ State or Citizen Favoritism. The American Review of Public Administration. 53(3-4). 115–133. 4 indexed citations

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Alcadipani, Rafael, Gabriela Lotta, & Nissim Cohen. (2023). Natural born violence? Understanding street‐level bureaucrats' use of violence: Police officers and protests. Public Administration Review. 84(1). 100–114. 4 indexed citations

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Mizrahi, Shlomo, Eran Vigoda‐Gadot, & Nissim Cohen. (2021). How Well Do They Manage a Crisis? The Government's Effectiveness During the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Public Administration Review. 81(6). 1120–1130. 61 indexed citations

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Davidovitz, Maayan, Nissim Cohen, & Anat Gofen. (2020). Governmental Response to Crises and Its Implications for Street-Level Implementation: Policy Ambiguity, Risk, and Discretion during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice. 23(1). 120–130. 53 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nissim, et al.. (2019). Regulatory policy entrepreneurship and reforms: a comparison of competition and financial regulation. Journal of Public Policy. 40(4). 628–650. 13 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nissim & Tuvia Horev. (2017). Policy entrepreneurship and policy networks in healthcare systems – the case of Israel’s pediatric dentistry reform. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 6(1). 24–24. 8 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nissim. (2016). Forgoing New Public Management and Adopting Post‐New Public Management Principles: The On‐Going Civil Service Reform in Israel. Public Administration and Development. 36(1). 20–34. 43 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nissim & Tamar Arieli. (2011). Field research in conflict environments: Methodological challenges and snowball sampling. Journal of Peace Research. 48(4). 423–435. 500 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cohen, Nissim. (2011). Informal payments for health care – the phenomenon and its context. Health Economics Policy and Law. 7(3). 285–308. 66 indexed citations

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Cohen, Nissim. (2000). SHIELDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT: A LOOK AT BOND INSURANCE. 115(13). 1 indexed citations

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