P. Cairney

Most-cited papers

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

   C. Weible, D. Nohrstedt, P. Cairney, D. Carter +6 more

   2020Policy sciences490 citations Open access

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2. The dos and don’ts of influencing policy: a systematic review of advice to academics

   K. Oliver, P. Cairney

   2019Palgrave Communications311 citations Open access

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

   P. Cairney, Adam M. Wellstead

   2020Policy Design and Practice210 citations Open access

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4. Making Policy in a Complex World

   P. Cairney, Tanya Heikkila, Matthew J. A. Wood

   2019113 citations

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5. What works to promote research-policy engagement?

   K. Oliver, Anna Hopkins, A. Boaz, S. Guillot-Wright +1 more

   2022Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice89 citations Open access

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6. The UK government’s COVID-19 policy: assessing evidence-informed policy analysis in real time

   P. Cairney

   2020British Politics84 citations Open access

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7. Using evidence to influence policy: Oxfam’s experience

   R. Mayné, D. Green, I. Guijt, M. Walsh +2 more

   2018Palgrave Communications72 citations Open access

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8. A systematic review of energy systems: The role of policymaking in sustainable transitions

   Fiona Robertson Munro, P. Cairney

   2020Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews68 citations Open access

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9. Knowledge management for policy impact: the case of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre

   Lene Topp, David Mair, L. Smillie, P. Cairney

   2018Palgrave Communications62 citations Open access

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10. The myth of ‘evidence-based policymaking’ in a decentred state

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    2020Public Policy and Administration61 citations Open access

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11. The future of public health policymaking after COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from Health in All Policies

    P. Cairney, Emily St. Denny, H. Mitchell

    2021Open Research Europe55 citations Open access

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12. Why Isn't Government Policy More Preventive?

    P. Cairney, Emily St. Denny

    202049 citations

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13. The future of education equity policy in a COVID-19 world: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from education policymaking

    P. Cairney, Sean Kippin

    2021Open Research Europe46 citations Open access

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14. The UK Government’s COVID-19 Policy: What Does “Guided by the Science” Mean in Practice?

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    2021Frontiers in Political Science45 citations Open access

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15. Quantifying the impact of the Public Health Responsibility Deal on salt intake, cardiovascular disease and gastric cancer burdens: interrupted time series and microsimulation study

    A. Laverty, C. Kypridemos, P. Seferidi, E. Vamos +8 more

    2019Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health41 citations Open access

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16. The COVID-19 exams fiasco across the UK: four nations and two windows of opportunity

    Sean Kippin, P. Cairney

    2021British Politics36 citations Open access

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17. Kingdon's multiple streams approach in new political contexts: Consolidation, configuration, and new findings

    Daniel D. Shephard, A. Ellersiek, J. Meuer, Christian Rupietta +2 more

    2020Governance. An International Journal of Policy, Administration and Institutions36 citations Open access

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18. How can policy and policymaking foster climate justice? A qualitative systematic review

    P. Cairney, I. Timonina, Hannes R. Stephan

    2023Open Research Europe32 citations Open access

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19. The politics of policy analysis: theoretical insights on real world problems

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    2023Journal of European Public Policy31 citations Open access

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

    Anna Hopkins, K. Oliver, A. Boaz, S. Guillot-Wright +1 more

    2021Policy Design and Practice29 citations Open access

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21. The politics of institutionalizing preventive health.

    John Boswell, P. Cairney, Emily St. Denny

    2019Social Science & Medicine (1967)29 citations Open access

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22. Collaborative Policymaking: a qualitative systematic review of advice for policymakers

    P. Cairney, Claire Toomey

    2024Open Research Europe28 citations Open access

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23. Systems Leadership: a qualitative systematic review of advice for policymakers

    P. Cairney, Claire Toomey

    2025Open Research Europe24 citations Open access

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24. The Politics of Policy Analysis

    P. Cairney

    202124 citations

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25. A Comparison of Tobacco Policy in the UK and Japan: If the Scientific Evidence is Identical, Why is There a Major Difference in Policy?

    P. Cairney, Mikine Yamazaki

    201823 citations Open access

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26. A collaboratively derived international research agenda on legislative science advice

    K. Akerlof, Chris Tyler, S. Foxen, E. Heath +57 more

    2019Palgrave Communications20 citations Open access

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27. Policy learning to reduce inequalities: the search for a coherent Scottish gender mainstreaming policy in a multilevel UK

    P. Cairney, Emily St. Denny, Sean Kippin

    2020Territory, Politics, Governance19 citations Open access

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28. How to conceptualise energy law and policy for an interdisciplinary audience: The case of post-Brexit UK

    P. Cairney, A. Mcharg, N. McEwen, K. Turner

    2019Energy Policy18 citations Open access

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29. The politics of COVID-19 experts: comparing winners and losers in Italy and the UK

    P. Cairney, F. Toth

    2023Policy & Society17 citations Open access

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30. Multilevel governance, public health and the regulation of food: is tobacco control policy a model?

    Donley T. Studlar, P. Cairney

    2019Journal of Public Health Policy17 citations

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31. Comment on “Barriers to enhanced and integrated climate change adaptation and mitigation in Canadian forest management”

    Adam M. Wellstead, R. Biesbroek, P. Cairney, D. Davidson +4 more

    2018Canadian Journal of Forest Research17 citations Open access

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32. Public Policy to Reduce Inequalities across Europe

    P. Cairney, M. Keating, Sean Kippin, Emily St. Denny

    202216 citations Open access

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33. Why is health improvement policy so difficult to secure?

    P. Cairney, Emily St. Denny, John Boswell

    2022Open Research Europe15 citations Open access

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34. Drug Consumption Rooms and Public Health Policy: Perspectives of Scottish Strategic Decision-Makers

    J. Nicholls, Wulf Livingston, Andrew Perkins, Beth Cairns +7 more

    2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health13 citations Open access

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35. National objectives, local policymaking: public health efforts to translate national legislation into local policy in Scottish alcohol licensing

    N. Fitzgerald, P. Cairney

    2022Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice12 citations

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36. Lessons from policy theories for the pursuit of equity in health, education and gender policy

    P. Cairney, Emily St. Denny, Sean Kippin, Heather Mitchell

    2022Policy & Politics11 citations Open access

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37. The concept of a sectoral policy style

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    202111 citations

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38. A diamond in the rough: digging up and polishing Harold D. Lasswell’s decision functions

    C. Weible, P. Cairney, J. Yordy

    2022Policy sciences10 citations

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39. Should action take priority over further research on public health?

    S. Capewell, P. Cairney, A. Clarke

    2018British medical journal9 citations Open access

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40. Translating evidence into policy and practice: what do we know already, and what would further research look like?

    P. Cairney, A. Boaz, K. Oliver

    2023BMJ Quality & Safety8 citations Open access

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41. Policy design for territorial equity in multi‐level and multi‐sectoral political systems: Comparing health and education strategies

    P. Cairney, Sean Kippin, Emily St. Denny, Heather Mitchell

    2021Regional Science Policy & Practice8 citations Open access

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42. Knowledge management for policy impact: the case of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre

    Lene Topp, David Mair, L. Smillie, P. Cairney

    2018Palgrave Communications8 citations Open access

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43. Feminising Politics to Close the Evidence-Policy Gap: The Case of Social Policy in Scotland (Forthcoming/Available Online)

    P. Cairney, K. Rummery

    20188 citations Open access

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44. Policy implementation research

    P. Nilsen, P. Cairney

    20207 citations

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45. Kingdon’s multiple streams framework: what happens next?

    P. Cairney

    2024International Review of Public Policy6 citations Open access

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46. Taking lessons from policy theory into practice

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    2021Learning Policy, Doing Policy6 citations

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47. Evidence-informed COVID-19 policy: what problem was the UK government trying to solve?

    P. Cairney

    2021Living with Pandemics6 citations

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48. Skills for Co-creation

    Lene Topp, David Mair, L. Smillie, P. Cairney

    20206 citations Open access

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49. Correction: Knowledge management for policy impact: the case of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre

    Lene Topp, David Mair, L. Smillie, P. Cairney

    2018Palgrave Communications5 citations Open access

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50. COVID-19 and the second exams fiasco across the UK: four nations trying to avoid immediate policy failure

    Sean Kippin, P. Cairney

    2022British Politics4 citations Open access

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