Public Policy and Administration Research
Public Policy and Administration Research is a research topic within Public Administration. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 33.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of collaborative governance in public administration and management, focusing on topics such as public management reform, network management, public service motivation, co-production, performance measurement, policy implementation, stakeholder involvement, institutional theory, and public value. The papers discuss theoretical frameworks, empirical evaluations, and practical implications related to collaborative governance in the public sector.
- Collaborative Governance
- Public Management Reform
- Network Management
- Public Service Motivation
- Co-Production
- Performance Measurement
- Policy Implementation
- Stakeholder Involvement
- Institutional Theory
- Public Value
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Public Policy and Administration Research research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (756 and 245 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 756 works
- 2 United Kingdom 245 works
- 3 China 220 works
- 4 Germany 154 works
- 5 Italy 143 works
- 6 Netherlands 134 works
- 7 Indonesia 124 works
- 8 Australia 117 works
- 9 Brazil 114 works
- 10 Canada 109 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Public Policy and Administration Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most Public Policy and Administration Research research, followed by Aarhus University and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 33 works
- 2 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 27 works
- 3 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands 21 works
- 4 Roskilde UniversityDenmark 21 works
- 5 Leiden UniversityNetherlands 21 works
- 6 University of OsloNorway 20 works
- 7 University of Central FloridaUnited States 18 works
- 8 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 17 works
- 9 Tampere UniversityFinland 16 works
- 10 Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Public Policy and Administration Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Policy and Administration Research include Gordon Tullock, Jean Hartley and Элинор Остром.
- 1 Gordon Tullock United States 3.2k citations
- 2 Jean Hartley United Kingdom 3.1k citations
- 3 Элинор Остром United States 2.5k citations
- 4 W. Richard Scott United States 2.5k citations
- 5 Robert T. Golembiewski United States 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Public Policy and Administration Research research done?
The largest centres of Public Policy and Administration Research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Hamburg (Germany) and Oslo (Norway). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Roskilde and Rotterdam.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RoskildeDK · 20.8 works36×
- RotterdamNL · 22.0 works9.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Policy and Administration Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Public Policy and Administration Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Leiden University, Utrecht University and University of Oslo 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 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 78.9 | 54.7% | 17.6× | 21 | +150.1% |
| 2 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 71.9 | 58.6% | 9.4× | 17 | +74.1% |
| 3 | University of OsloNorway | 71.7 | 48.7% | 11.9× | 20 | +69.7% |
| 4 | Roskilde UniversityDenmark | 71.4 | 66.8% | 49.0× | 21 | -12.2% |
| 5 | Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands | 70.0 | 55.2% | 21.3× | 21 | -6.3% |
| 6 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 68.7 | 39.5% | 11.0× | 27 | +14.7% |
| 7 | Tampere UniversityFinland | 66.9 | 35.1% | 16.4× | 16 | +168.8% |
| 8 | Nord UniversityNorway | 62.2 | 35.2% | 40.1× | 9 | +576.3% |
| 9 | University of GothenburgSweden | 61.7 | 42.8% | 10.7× | 15 | +24.5% |
| 10 | Fundação Getulio VargasBrazil | 59.3 | 29.5% | 41.1× | 14 | +129.9% |
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 Policy and Administration Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Public Policy and Administration Research.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.