ReviewNature human behaviour2026
A research agenda for making evidence useful, usable and used in policymaking.
Review in Nature human behaviour, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Despite growing investments in evidence-based policymaking, a substantial gap remains between the production of policy-relevant research and the use of evidence to impact policy. This Perspective argues that overcoming this production-adoption gap requires reconceptualizing evidence adoption as a series of behavioural and organizational hurdles that determine whether evidence is useful, usable and, ultimately, used. Drawing on a large interdisciplinary literature, we develop a unified framework and highlight key gaps in our understanding of each of these critical stages for bringing evidence to scale. We conclude by outlining a research agenda for advancing our understanding of why a production-adoption gap persists and knowledge of what works to increase evidence adoption-which, together, are essential for ensuring that the evidence-based policymaking movement meets its promise of improving societal outcomes.
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