William Solesbury

761 total citations
21 papers, 352 citations indexed

About

William Solesbury is a scholar working on History, Political Science and International Relations and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, William Solesbury has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 352 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in History, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in William Solesbury's work include Scottish History and National Identity (3 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (2 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (2 papers). William Solesbury is often cited by papers focused on Scottish History and National Identity (3 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (2 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (2 papers). William Solesbury collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. William Solesbury's co-authors include Ruth Levitt, Lesley Grayson, Annette Boaz, Sandra Nutley, Alan R. Townsend and Stephen James Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Public Administration, Policy & Politics and Research Evaluation.

In The Last Decade

William Solesbury

19 papers receiving 314 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Solesbury United Kingdom	7	97	92	70	65	58	21	352
Lesley Grayson United Kingdom	6	97 1.0×	84 0.9×	75 1.1×	84 1.3×	45 0.8×	22	324
Jill Schofield United Kingdom	10	76 0.8×	105 1.1×	66 0.9×	116 1.8×	137 2.4×	15	452
Pierre‐Marc Daigneault Canada	13	106 1.1×	171 1.9×	97 1.4×	124 1.9×	75 1.3×	31	450
Neil McGarvey United Kingdom	10	139 1.4×	196 2.1×	30 0.4×	33 0.5×	88 1.5×	26	473
John Diamond United Kingdom	9	101 1.0×	65 0.7×	24 0.3×	49 0.8×	59 1.0×	50	324
David O. Porter United States	6	141 1.5×	222 2.4×	70 1.0×	46 0.7×	204 3.5×	10	509
Michele Ferguson Australia	13	130 1.3×	92 1.0×	96 1.4×	70 1.1×	85 1.5×	20	427
Harald Sætren Norway	7	119 1.2×	199 2.2×	99 1.4×	70 1.1×	178 3.1×	10	516
Prudence Brown Australia	10	145 1.5×	49 0.5×	34 0.5×	162 2.5×	65 1.1×	32	401
Philippe Zittoun France	9	135 1.4×	155 1.7×	21 0.3×	56 0.9×	59 1.0×	32	335

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20 of 20 papers shown

Solesbury, William. (2014). How metaphors help us understand cities. Geography. 99(3). 139–142. 3 indexed citations

Solesbury, William. (2013). Policy in Urban Planning: Structure Plans, Programmes and Local Plans. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

Levitt, Ruth & William Solesbury. (2012). Policy tsars: here to stay but more transparency needed. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 1 indexed citations

Levitt, Ruth & William Solesbury. (2012). Debate: Tsars—are they the ‘experts’ now?. Public Money & Management. 32(1). 47–48. 3 indexed citations

Nutley, Sandra, et al.. (2012). SCRUTINIZING PERFORMANCE: HOW ASSESSORS REACH JUDGEMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICES. Public Administration. 90(4). 869–885. 19 indexed citations

Levitt, Ruth, Stephen James Martin, Sandra Nutley, & William Solesbury. (2010). Evidence for accountability: Using evidence in the audit, inspection and scrutiny of UK government. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 1 indexed citations

Boaz, Annette, Lesley Grayson, Ruth Levitt, & William Solesbury. (2008). Does evidence-based policy work? Learning from the UK experience. Evidence & Policy. 4(2). 233–253. 58 indexed citations

Solesbury, William. (2007). Academics and Practitioners: Speaking Metaphorically. Public Money & Management. 27(4). 240–241.

Levitt, Ruth & William Solesbury. (2005). Outsiders in Whitehall. Public Money & Management. 26(1). 10–12. 2 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (2002). The Ascendancy of Evidence. Planning Theory & Practice. 3(1). 90–96. 63 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (2001). Evidence Based Policy: Whence it Came and Where it’s Going. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 134 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (1996). Scientific research: demystifying peer review. Research Evaluation. 6(1). 19–23. 2 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (1994). Knowledge transfer: the medium and the message. Research Evaluation. 4(1). 55–58. 1 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (1994). Research Users, Producers and Funders: Challenges to Scientific Research in British Universities. Higher Education Quarterly. 48(3). 194–206.

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Solesbury, William. (1993). Reframing Urban Policy. Policy & Politics. 21(1). 31–38. 10 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (1986). THE DILEMMAS OF INNER CITY POLICY. Public Administration. 64(4). 389–400. 7 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William, et al.. (1979). Policy Forum: The Uses of Strategic Planning: The Example of the National Planning Guidelines in Scotland: "Comments". Town Planning Review. 50(1). 18–18. 1 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (1976). The Environmental Agenda:. Public Administration. 54(4). 379–397. 39 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William. (1975). Ideas about Structure Plans: Past, Present and Future. Town Planning Review. 46(3). 245–245. 1 indexed citations

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Solesbury, William & Alan R. Townsend. (1970). Transportation Studies and British Planning Practice. Town Planning Review. 41(1). 63–63. 2 indexed citations

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