Policy Sciences 48.0k citations
1.3k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Public Policy and Administration Research 171 Policy Transfer and Learning 232 Social Policy and Reform Studies 97 Electoral Systems and Political Participation 54 Local Government Finance and Decentralization 45 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance 106 Political Influence and Corporate Strategies 74 Evaluation and Performance Assessment 93 Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Policy Sciences
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Public Administration 5.6k Political Science and International Relations 11.9k Global and Planetary Change 9.5k Strategy and Management 6.2k Management Science and Operations Research 4.8k The Canadian Journal of Sociology Canada
Oxford Review of Economic Policy United Kingdom
Environmental Politics United Kingdom
Journal of Economic Literature United States
Review of Policy Research United States
Administration & Society United States
The Journal of Law and Economics United States
Journal of the American Planning Association United States
Sociological Methods & Research United States
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About Policy Sciences The 1.3k papers published in Policy Sciences in the last decades have received a total of 48.0k indexed citations . Papers published in Policy Sciences usually cover Public Administration (175 papers), Political Science and International Relations (421 papers), Management Science and Operations Research (158 papers), Strategy and Management (136 papers) and Economics and Econometrics (242 papers) specifically the topics of Policy Transfer and Learning (232 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (171 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (106 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (97 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (93 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (74 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (54 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (45 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Policy Sciences are Melvin M. Webber , Horst W. J. Rittel , Paul Sabatier , Michael Howlett , James Meadowcroft , Maarten A. Hajer , Baruch Fischhoff , Magali A. Delmas , Ronald D. Brunner and Reinhard Steurer .
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