Policy and Society

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The 749 papers published in Policy and Society in the last decades have received a total of 16.7k indexed citations. Papers published in Policy and Society usually cover Political Science and International Relations (377 papers), Sociology and Political Science (212 papers) and Public Administration (176 papers) specifically the topics of Public Policy and Administration Research (147 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (125 papers) and Policy Transfer and Learning (112 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Policy and Society are Michael Howlett, Brian Head, B. Guy Peters, M. Ramesh, Giliberto Capano, Jeremy Rayner, Darryl S. L. Jarvis, Araz Taeihagh, Xun Wu and J. J. Woo.

In The Last Decade

Policy and Society

679 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Peers

Policy and Society
Comparison fields: 5 of 190
  • Political Science and International Relations 5.4k
  • Sociology and Political Science 4.8k
  • Public Administration 2.6k
  • Economics and Econometrics 2.3k
  • Strategy and Management 2.3k
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Countries where authors publish in Policy and Society

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Fields of papers published in Policy and Society

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