Mapping the evaluation capacity building landscape: A bibliometric analysis of scholarly communities and themes

Steffen Bohni Nielsen, Sebastian Lemire, Isabelle Bourgeois and Leslie A. Fierro

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2023, vol. 99, issue C

Abstract: Evaluation capacity building (ECB) continues to attract attention. Over the past two decades, a broad literature has emerged—covering the dimensions, contexts, and practices of ECB. This article presents findings from a bibliometric analysis of ECB articles published in six evaluation journals from 2000 to 2019. The findings shed light on the communities of scholars that contribute to the ECB knowledge base, the connections between these communities, and the themes they cover. Informed by the findings, future directions for ECB scholarship and how bibliometric analysis can supplement more established approaches to literature reviews are discussed.

Keywords: Evaluation capacity; Evaluation capacity building; Research on evaluation; Literature review; Bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102318

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