Public Administration and Political Analysis
Public Administration and Political Analysis is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 12.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of political governance, leadership, and public administration in modern societies. It covers topics such as participatory democracy, policy change, digitalization, crisis management, and the complexities of governing complex socio-economic systems.
- Governance
- Leadership
- Participation
- Policy Change
- Digitalization
- Complex Systems
- Public Administration
- Direct Democracy
- Crisis Management
- Innovation
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Public Administration and Political Analysis research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (2.3k and 186 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 2.3k works
- 2 Austria 186 works
- 3 Switzerland 140 works
- 4 United States 86 works
- 5 United Kingdom 28 works
- 6 Netherlands 23 works
- 7 China 20 works
- 8 France 17 works
- 9 Poland 17 works
- 10 Italy 13 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Public Administration and Political Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Kassel publishes the most Public Administration and Political Analysis research, followed by University of Münster and Bielefeld University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of KasselGermany 57 works
- 2 University of MünsterGermany 47 works
- 3 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 44 works
- 4 Freie Universität BerlinGermany 38 works
- 5 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 38 works
- 6 University of Duisburg-EssenGermany 36 works
- 7 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 35 works
- 8 LVR-Klinik KölnGermany 31 works
- 9 München KlinikGermany 28 works
- 10 Chemnitz University of TechnologyGermany 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Public Administration and Political Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Administration and Political Analysis include Th. Müller.
- 1 Th. Müller United States 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Public Administration and Political Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Public Administration and Political Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Hamburg (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Speyer and Kassel.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SpeyerDE · 23.3 works464×
- KasselDE · 58.5 works113×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Administration and Political Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Public Administration and Political Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Duisburg-Essen, University of Potsdam and German University of Administrative Sciences 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 | University of Duisburg-EssenGermany | 78.1 | 23.9% | 41.5× | 36 | +84.5% |
| 2 | University of PotsdamGermany | 77.4 | 20.0% | 43.1× | 26 | +162.9% |
| 3 | German University of Administrative SciencesGermany | 76.6 | 28.8% | 428.5× | 18 | +155.5% |
| 4 | University of MünsterGermany | 73.0 | 14.4% | 49.1× | 47 | +118.6% |
| 5 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfGermany | 72.4 | 14.8% | 30.4× | 24 | +236.2% |
| 6 | University of BremenGermany | 71.5 | 21.4% | 34.3× | 23 | +87.6% |
| 7 | Universität TrierGermany | 70.3 | 21.7% | 55.4× | 12 | +321.7% |
| 8 | Bielefeld UniversityGermany | 70.2 | 8.4% | 66.8× | 44 | +192.0% |
| 9 | Universität InnsbruckAustria | 70.0 | 25.3% | 17.2× | 14 | +48.7% |
| 10 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 68.9 | 10.3% | 26.0× | 38 | +103.0% |
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 Public Administration and Political Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Public Administration and Political Analysis.
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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.