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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 213 31 40 15
Economics and Finance 275 27 39 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 71
Documents by Best Scientists*: 89
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 106
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.398
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Policy Analysis and Management?

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management are Public administration, Policy analysis, Economic history, Public policy and Public economics. Government, Public relations and Politics are some topics wherein Public administration research discussed in the journal have an impact. It focuses on Policy analysis as well as the interrelated topic of Labour economics.

The work on Economic history tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Political economy and Law and economics. In particular, the Public policy works presented emphasize discussions on Policy studies.

  • Public administration (15.10%)
  • Policy analysis (12.75%)
  • Economic history (9.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action (21844 citations)
  • BP Statistical Review of World Energy (6012 citations)
  • The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling (5479 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Policy Analysis and Management:

The published articles mostly deal with topics like Policy analysis, Public policy, Public economics, Public administration and Demographic economics. The journal publications deal with Policy analysis in conjunction with other fields like

  • Public relations, which have a strong connection to Politics,
  • Economic growth, which have a strong connection to Socioeconomic status.. Government, Public sector and State (polity) are some topics wherein Public administration research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Demographic economics, Improvisation, Medical education, Randomized controlled trial and Visual arts. It links adjacent topics like Demographic economics with Receipt. The journal connects the study in Improvisation with the closely related area of Aesthetics.

It explores topics in Medical education which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Developing country and Download. The Randomized controlled trial study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of College enrollment. Many of the studies tackled connect Visual arts with a similar field of study like Conversation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • SHELTER‐IN‐PLACE ORDERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM CALIFORNIA DURING THE COVID‐19 PANDEMIC (18 citations)
  • The ACA Medicaid Expansion in Michigan and Financial Health (11 citations)
  • The Effects of Special Education on the Academic Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities (7 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Derek Leebaert (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M. Granger Morgan (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony H. Pascal (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Barry Bozeman (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henry M. Levin (31 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (87 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Chicago (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (54 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 77.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 5.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.76% of all publications and 76.47% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Let Them Eat Lunch: The Impact of Universal Free Meals on Student Performance

    Amy Ellen Schwartz;Michah W. Rothbart

    (2020)
    184 Citations
  • Should I Care or Should I Work? The Impact of Work on Informal Care

    Unknown

    (2022)
    140 Citations
  • SHELTER‐IN‐PLACE ORDERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM CALIFORNIA DURING THE COVID‐19 PANDEMIC

    Andrew I. Friedson;Drew McNichols;Joseph J. Sabia;Dhaval Dave

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • The Impact of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Prices and Product Availability

    John Cawley;David Frisvold;Anna Hill;David Jones

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • The Effects of Special Education on the Academic Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities

    Amy Ellen Schwartz;Bryant Gregory Hopkins;Leanna Stiefel

    (2021)
    61 Citations
  • Consequences of Administrative Burden for Social Safety Nets that Support the Healthy Development of Children

    Carolyn J. Heinrich;Sayil Camacho;Sarah Clark Henderson;Mónica Hernández

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • Estimating Monthly Poverty Rates in the United States

    (2022)
    51 Citations
  • The Effect of Mentoring on School Attendance and Academic Outcomes: A Randomized Evaluation of the Check & Connect Program

    Jonathan Guryan;Sandra Christenson;Ashley Cureton;Ijun Lai

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Increasing Community College Completion Rates Among Low‐Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case‐Management Intervention

    (2020)
    37 Citations

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