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Assessing faculty research productivity in graduate public policy programs

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This study assesses the faculty research productivity of 23 graduate public policy programs, and is based upon data from the Social Sciences Citations Index. The results clearly show that a handful of policy programs have outstanding research records: UC Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Chicago, Duke, Carnegie-Mellon, Rand, Syracuse, and, of course, Harvard. Most of the rest also have quite commendable records by this criterion.

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  1. Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration, Columbia University, 10027, New York, NY, U.S.A.

    Michael Farber, Patricia Powers & Fred Thompson

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Inquiries regarding this study should be addressed to Professor Fred Thompson, Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, where Michael Farber is currently a second-year student. Patricia Powers graduated in 1983 and is currently employed by ICF in Washington, D.C.

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Farber, M., Powers, P. & Thompson, F. Assessing faculty research productivity in graduate public policy programs. Policy Sci 16, 281–289 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138514

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