Paul Cairney

13.8k citations
152 papers · 7.2k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 40

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Paul Cairney

148 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives 2020 · 414 citations
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Paul Cairney
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  • Public Administration 908
  • Political Science and International Relations 2.8k
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 670
  • General Health Professions 1.5k
  • Management Science and Operations Research 685
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Paul Cairney, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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13 202018
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The dos and don’ts of influencing policy: a systematic review of advice to academics
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2019187
15 201846
16 20189
17 201826
18 201892
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Evidence-based policymaking is not like evidence-based medicine, so how far should you go to bridge the divide between evidence and policy?
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2017291
20 200614

About Paul Cairney

Paul Cairney is a scholar working on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, General Decision Sciences and Management Science and Operations Research, having authored 152 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (48 papers), Policy Transfer and Learning (44 papers), Political Systems and Governance (28 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (22 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (18 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (17 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (17 papers) and Irish and British Studies (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Public Administration (908 citations), Political Science and International Relations (2.8k citations), Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (670 citations), General Health Professions (1.5k citations) and Management Science and Operations Research (685 citations). Paul Cairney has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Kathryn Oliver, Adam Wellstead, Michael D. Jones, Christopher M. Weible, Emily St Denny, Karin Ingold, Donley T. Studlar, Robert Geyer, Richard Kwiatkowski and Tanya Heikkila. Their work appears in journals such as British Politics, Policy & Politics, Palgrave Communications, Policy Sciences and Evidence & Policy.

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