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Tanya Heikkila publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tanya Heikkila sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 117 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Tanya Heikkila D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tanya Heikkila sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tanya Heikkila is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of social sciences and environmental science, with substantial contributions to subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, global and planetary change, public administration, and strategy and management.

The main topics of their work focus on policy transfer and learning, sustainability and climate change governance, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, public policy and administration research, risk perception and management, political influence and corporate strategies, and social acceptance of renewable energy.

Heikkila's recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives (2020, Policy Sciences)
  • Learning in environmental governance: opportunities for translating theory to practice (2020, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning)
  • Advocacy coalitions, beliefs, and learning: An analysis of stability, change, and reinforcement (2022, Policy Studies Journal)
  • Portraying the Structure and Evolution of Polycentricity via Policymaking Venues (2020, International Journal of the Commons)
  • Hydraulic fracturing and political conflict: News media coverage of topics and themes across nine states (2020, Energy Research & Social Science)

The scientist has frequently collaborated with notable researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Christopher M. Weible
  • Andrea K. Gerlak
  • Jill Yordy
  • Jennifer A. Kagan
  • Hongtao Yi

Heikkila's work is published in several recurring academic venues. These publication venues include:

  • International Review of Public Policy
  • Policy Studies Journal
  • Review of Policy Research
  • Policy Sciences
  • Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

In addition to journal articles, Heikkila has book publications. Notably, they have contributed to Cambridge University Press with the book Learning for Environmental Governance, published in 2024.

Best Publications

  • COVID-19 and the policy sciences: initial reactions and perspectives.

    Christopher M. Weible;Daniel Nohrstedt;Paul Cairney;David P. Carter

  • Building a Conceptual Approach to Collective Learning: Lessons for Public Policy Scholars

    Tanya Heikkila;Andrea K. Gerlak

  • Understanding and influencing the policy process

    Christopher M. Weible;Tanya Heikkila;Peter deLeon;Paul A. Sabatier

  • The Formation of Large‐scale Collaborative Resource Management Institutions: Clarifying the Roles of Stakeholders, Science, and Institutions

    Tanya Heikkila;Andrea K. Gerlak

  • Building a Theory of Learning in Collaboratives: Evidence from the Everglades Restoration Program

    Andrea K. Gerlak;Tanya Heikkila

  • The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government

    Steven Cohen;William Eimicke;Tanya Heikkila

  • Understanding a Period of Policy Change: The Case of Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Policy in Colorado

    Tanya Heikkila;Jonathan J. Pierce;Samuel Gallaher;Jennifer Kagan

  • Common Waters, Diverging Streams: Linking Institutions and Water Management in Arizona, California, and Colorado

    William A. Blomquist;Edella Schlager;Tanya Heikkila

  • A Social‐Ecological‐Infrastructural Systems Framework for Interdisciplinary Study of Sustainable City Systems

    Anu Ramaswami;Christopher Weible;Deborah Main;Tanya Heikkila

  • The Role of Cross-Scale Institutional Linkages in Common Pool Resource Management: Assessing Interstate River Compacts

    Tanya Heikkila;Edella Schlager;Mark W. Davis

  • Citizen Involvement and Performance Management in Special-Purpose Governments

    Tanya Heikkila;Kimberley Roussin Isett

  • A New Look at Comparative Public Administration: Trends in Research and an Agenda for the Future

    Jody Fitzpatrick;Malcolm Goggin;Tanya Heikkila;Donald Klingner

  • The Promise and Performance of Collaborative Governance

    Andrea K. Gerlak;Tanya Heikkila;Mark Lubell

  • Learning our way out of environmental policy problems: a review of the scholarship

    Andrea K. Gerlak;Tanya Heikkila;Sharon L. Smolinski;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema

  • Policy Conflict Framework

    Christopher M. Weible;Tanya Heikkila

  • Comparison of Theories of the Policy Process

    Tanya Heikkila;Paul Cairney

  • Comparing Collaborative Mechanisms in Large-Scale Ecosystem Governance

    Andrea K. Gerlak;Tanya Heikkila

  • Resolving Water Conflicts: A Comparative Analysis of Interstate River Compacts

    Edella Schlager;Tanya Heikkila

  • Modeling Operational Decision Making in Public Organizations: An Integration of Two Institutional Theories

    Tanya Heikkila;Kimberley Roussin Isett

  • Interorganizational Engagement in Collaborative Environmental Management: Evidence from the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

    Ramiro Berardo;Tanya Heikkila;Andrea K. Gerlak

  • Bringing polycentric systems into focus for environmental governance

    Tanya Heikkila;Sergio Villamayor‐Tomas;Dustin Garrick

  • Institutional Analysis with the Institutional Grammar

    Saba Siddiki;Tanya Heikkila;Christopher M. Weible;Raul Pacheco-Vega

  • The Role of Cross-Scale Institutional Linkages in Common Pool Resource Management: Assessing

    Tanya Heikkila;Edella Schlager;Mark W. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher M. Weible
Christopher M. Weible University of Colorado Denver
Andrea K. Gerlak
Andrea K. Gerlak University of Arizona
Edella Schlager
Edella Schlager University of Arizona
Karin Ingold
Karin Ingold University of Bern
Manuel Fischer
Manuel Fischer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Ramiro Berardo
Ramiro Berardo The Ohio State University
Paul Cairney
Paul Cairney University of Stirling
Dave Huitema
Dave Huitema Wageningen University & Research
Hongtao Yi
Hongtao Yi Florida State University
Anu Ramaswami
Anu Ramaswami Princeton University

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