Question 1

Which countries lead Local Governance and Planning research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, Poland and the United States publish the most (929 and 15 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Local Governance and Planning research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, University of Szczecin publishes the most Local Governance and Planning research, followed by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and University of Warsaw.

Question 3

Where is Local Governance and Planning research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Local Governance and Planning research in 2022-now are Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Lublin (Poland) and Łódź (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Radom, Olsztyn and Szczecin.

Question 4

Where is the best place to study Local Governance and Planning?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Łódź, University of Warsaw and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 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.

Question 5

Is Local Governance and Planning research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2016.

Question 6

What are the most cited papers in Local Governance and Planning?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Local Governance and Planning is "Cross-Border Regions in Europe" (Markus Perkmann, 2003), with 520 citations. Next come "Measuring Local Autonomy in 39 Countries (1990–2014)" (335) and "The conflicting logics of cross-border reterritorialization: Geopolitics of Euroregions in Eastern Europe" (178).