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Policy Transfer and Learning

Policy Transfer and Learning is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 6.4k research works in it since 1950. 44.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the global diffusion of public policies, focusing on the mechanisms, networks, and processes involved in policy transfer and convergence across different countries and regions. It delves into the role of advocacy coalitions, learning from other countries, and the impact of globalization on shaping public policies. The cluster also examines the influence of institutional isomorphism, narrative frameworks, and cross-national convergence in the context of international relations.

  • Policy Transfer
  • Globalization
  • Advocacy Coalition Framework
  • Learning
  • Diffusion Mechanisms
  • International Relations
  • Public Policy Networks
  • Institutional Isomorphism
  • Cross-National Convergence
  • Narrative Policy Framework
Research works
6.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
44.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+22%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Policy Transfer and Learning research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (349 and 117 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 349 works
  2. 2 Germany 117 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 91 works
  4. 4 China 67 works
  5. 5 Netherlands 60 works
  6. 6 Canada 53 works
  7. 7 Australia 41 works
  8. 8 Brazil 41 works
  9. 9 Italy 40 works
  10. 10 Switzerland 38 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.

United States: 38.9%Germany: 13.1%United Kingdom: 10.1%China: 7.4%6 others listed: 30.5%39%largest
United States349 · 38.9%Germany117 · 13.1%United Kingdom91 · 10.1%China67 · 7.4%6 others listed273 · 30.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Policy Transfer and Learning research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Bern publishes the most Policy Transfer and Learning research, followed by Leiden University and Simon Fraser University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of BernSwitzerland 10 works
  2. 2 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 9 works
  3. 3 Simon Fraser UniversityCanada 9 works
  4. 4 University of OsloNorway 9 works
  5. 5 University of Colorado DenverUnited States 8 works
  6. 6 University of BolognaItaly 8 works
  7. 7 University of LausanneSwitzerland 8 works
  8. 8 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 7 works
  9. 9 Technische Universität BraunschweigGermany 7 works
  10. 10 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 7 works

Where is Policy Transfer and Learning research done?

The largest centres of Policy Transfer and Learning research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Oslo (Norway) and Washington D.C. (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 22 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 18 works
  3. 3 Oslo Norway 16 works
  4. 4 Washington D.C. United States 13 works
  5. 5 Berlin Germany 13 works
  6. 6 Paris France 12 works
  7. 7 Bern Switzerland 11 works
  8. 8 New York United States 11 works
  9. 9 Denver United States 11 works
  10. 10 Amsterdam Netherlands 10 works
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Where is the best place to study Policy Transfer and Learning?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Bern, Leiden University and University of Colorado Denver 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.

0%50%100%mean 54.02%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Bern: 10, 51.0%Leiden University: 9, 41.9%University of Colorado Denver: 8, 76.9%Simon Fraser University: 9, 54.5%University of Oslo: 9, 45.8%University of Colora…Simon Fraser Univers…University of BernLeiden University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of BernSwitzerland 49.451.0%20.3×10 +150.4%
2 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 30.841.9%22.0×9 +185.2%
3 University of Colorado DenverUnited States 30.676.9%21.1×8 +36.6%
4 Simon Fraser UniversityCanada 23.854.5%26.3×9 +30.1%
5 University of OsloNorway 16.345.8%14.3×9 +42.8%

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 Policy Transfer and Learning research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Policy Transfer and Learning.

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Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.