H-index 10

Policy Design and Practice

2574-1292

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpdp20/current

H-index 10

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name	Position	Best Scientists	Publications	D-Index
Political Science	104	23	23	10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 29

Documents by Best Scientists*: 28

Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6

SCIMAGO H-index: 26

SCIMAGO SJR: 0.932

Impact Factor: 2.6

Top Publications

COVID-19: effective policymaking depends on trust in experts, politicians, and the public

Paul Cairney;Adam Wellstead
(2020)

166 Citations
Learning from the COVID-19 crisis: an initial analysis of national responses

Arjen Boin;Martin Lodge;Marte Luesink
(2020)

119 Citations
The importance of policy narrative: effective government responses to Covid-19

Michael Mintrom;Ruby O’Connor
(2020)

61 Citations
Explaining variations in state COVID-19 responses: psychological, institutional, and strategic factors in governance and public policy-making

Moshe Maor;Michael Howlett
(2020)

56 Citations
Rising to Ostrom's challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service.

Scott Douglas;Thomas Schillemans;Paul ‘t Hart;Chris Ansell
(2021)

54 Citations
The limits of policy labs: characteristics, opportunities and constraints

Jenny M. Lewis
(2021)

37 Citations
Are research-policy engagement activities informed by policy theory and evidence? 7 challenges to the UK impact agenda

Anna Hopkins;Kathryn Oliver;Annette Boaz;Shannon Guillot-Wright
(2021)

30 Citations
Robots in public spaces: implications for policy design

Michael Mintrom;Shanti Sumartojo;Dana Kulić;Leimin Tian
(2021)

30 Citations
How can we drive sustainability transitions?

(2022)

18 Citations
RegTech and creating public value: opportunities and challenges

(2023)

10 Citations

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