What are the core concerns of policy analysis? A multidisciplinary investigation based on in-depth bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT: Policy analysis provides multiple methods and tools for generating and transforming policy-relevant information and supporting policy evolution to address emerging social problems. In this study, a bibliometric analysis of a large number of studies on historical policy analysis was performed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the distribution and evolution of policy problems in different fields among countries. The analysis indicates that policy analysis has been a great concern for scholars in recent two decades, and is involved in multiple disciplines, among which the dominant ones are medicine, environment, energy and economy. The major concerns of policy analysts and scholars are human health needs, environmental pressures, energy consumption caused by economic growth and urba

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10150689 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature