Evaluation and Performance Assessment
Evaluation and Performance Assessment is a research topic within Management Science and Operations Research. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 17.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on theory-based evaluation methods, such as concept mapping and realist synthesis, for analyzing complex interventions. It also explores evaluation capacity building, logic models, empowerment evaluation, and the role of evidence-based policy in shaping evaluation practices.
- Theory-Based Evaluation
- Concept Mapping
- Realist Synthesis
- Evaluation Capacity Building
- Logic Models
- Empowerment Evaluation
- Program Theory
- Complexity Theory
- Evidence-Based Policy
- Participatory Evaluation
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Evaluation and Performance Assessment research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.3k and 370 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.3k works
- 2 United Kingdom 370 works
- 3 Canada 226 works
- 4 Australia 175 works
- 5 Germany 128 works
- 6 France 113 works
- 7 Netherlands 102 works
- 8 South Africa 93 works
- 9 China 85 works
- 10 Italy 75 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Evaluation and Performance Assessment research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Evaluation and Performance Assessment research, followed by University College London and Sapienza University of Rome.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 39 works
- 2 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 3 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 19 works
- 4 The University of MelbourneAustralia 17 works
- 5 University of TorontoCanada 16 works
- 6 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 15 works
- 7 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 15 works
- 8 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 15 works
- 9 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 14 works
- 10 Western Michigan UniversityUnited States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Evaluation and Performance Assessment?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Evaluation and Performance Assessment include James Thomas, Sue Brennan and Norman K. Denzin.
- 1 James Thomas United Kingdom 13k citations
- 2 Sue Brennan Australia 13k citations
- 3 Norman K. Denzin United States 8.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Evaluation and Performance Assessment research done?
The largest centres of Evaluation and Performance Assessment research in 2022–2025 are Washington D.C. (United States), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Melbourne (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Washington D.C. United States 81 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 76 works
- 3 New York United States 44 works
- 4 Melbourne Australia 43 works
- 5 Chapel Hill United States 39 works
- 6 Paris France 34 works
- 7 Toronto Canada 32 works
- 8 Rome Italy 32 works
- 9 Oslo Norway 29 works
- 10 Boston United States 29 works
Where is the best place to study Evaluation and Performance Assessment?
Among universities, judged by research, University College London, University of Oslo and Leiden University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 70.1 | 36.2% | 4.2× | 21 | +286.4% |
| 2 | University of OsloNorway | 68.8 | 42.4% | 7.4× | 13 | +58.4% |
| 3 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 66.0 | 28.3% | 8.3× | 10 | +388.8% |
| 4 | Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom | 52.7 | 17.3% | 9.4× | 12 | +44.9% |
| 5 | University of GothenburgSweden | 50.7 | 30.7% | 5.8× | 8 | +79.6% |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 47.5 | 5.1% | 6.2× | 38 | +139.9% |
| 7 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 47.2 | 34.0% | 5.2× | 9 | +33.7% |
| 8 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 46.8 | 23.3% | 4.1× | 12 | +104.1% |
| 9 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 46.5 | 11.2% | 8.1× | 15 | +14.6% |
| 10 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 46.5 | 19.1% | 6.8× | 10 | +92.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Evaluation and Performance Assessment research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Evaluation and Performance Assessment.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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