E-Government and Public Services
E-Government and Public Services is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1951. 34.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolution, impact, and challenges of E-Government initiatives, focusing on transparency, trust, social media, open data, citizen engagement, ICTs, government services, accountability, and the role of the public sector.
- E-Government
- Transparency
- Trust
- Social Media
- Open Data
- Citizen Engagement
- ICTs
- Government Services
- Accountability
- Public Sector
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 6.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 34.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead E-Government and Public Services research?
By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (355 and 330 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 355 works
- 2 United States 330 works
- 3 Brazil 296 works
- 4 China 286 works
- 5 India 178 works
- 6 Germany 134 works
- 7 United Kingdom 110 works
- 8 Malaysia 91 works
- 9 Türkiye 84 works
- 10 South Africa 83 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead E-Government and Public Services research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most E-Government and Public Services research, followed by Universidade de Brasília and Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 23 works
- 2 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 20 works
- 3 Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia 17 works
- 4 CitigroupUnited States 16 works
- 5 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 14 works
- 6 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 13 works
- 7 Fundação Getulio VargasBrazil 13 works
- 8 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 13 works
- 9 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 13 works
- 10 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in E-Government and Public Services?
The most-cited researchers publishing on E-Government and Public Services include Michael Newman, Yogesh K. Dwivedi and Marijn Janssen.
- 1 Michael Newman United Kingdom 4k citations
- 2 Yogesh K. Dwivedi United Kingdom 3.2k citations
- 3 Marijn Janssen Netherlands 1.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is E-Government and Public Services research done?
The largest centres of E-Government and Public Services research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Brasília (Brazil) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Brasília.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 46 works
- 2 Jakarta Indonesia 40 works
- 3 Brasília Brazil 36 works
- 4 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 32 works
- 5 Bandung Indonesia 32 works
- 6 Yogyakarta Indonesia 31 works
- 7 New York United States 31 works
- 8 São Paulo Brazil 30 works
- 9 Surabaya Indonesia 30 works
- 10 London United Kingdom 29 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BrasíliaBR · 35.7 works7.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in E-Government and Public Services than the world average.
Where is the best place to study E-Government and Public Services?
Among universities, judged by research, Tallinn University of Technology, Northern University of Malaysia and Utrecht University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallinn University of TechnologyEstonia | 82.1 | 48.0% | 26.6× | 12 | +718.5% |
| 2 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 73.5 | 49.9% | 14.5× | 9 | +168.4% |
| 3 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 72.2 | 57.9% | 6.8× | 13 | +81.1% |
| 4 | University of TartuEstonia | 72.1 | 55.4% | 13.6× | 9 | — |
| 5 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 70.8 | 23.4% | 9.6× | 20 | +190.6% |
| 6 | Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia | 65.8 | 35.6% | 13.9× | 17 | — |
| 7 | Fundação Getulio VargasBrazil | 65.0 | 42.0% | 36.5× | 13 | +22.5% |
| 8 | United Nations UniversityPortugal | 63.0 | 47.8% | 596.5× | 10 | — |
| 9 | University of the AegeanGreece | 62.4 | 57.4% | 27.0× | 9 | -38.7% |
| 10 | University of OsloNorway | 61.4 | 55.0% | 6.4× | 11 | -13.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is E-Government and Public Services research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are E-Government and Public Services.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.