Public Policy and Governance
Public Policy and Governance is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 9.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to public policy, governance, institutions, and social participation in Latin America. It includes discussions on economic performance, healthcare policies, community development, inequality, and the challenges of democracy. The papers also explore the impact of neoliberalism, the role of civil society, and the dynamics of decision-making in public policy.
- Public Policy
- Governance
- Institutions
- Social Participation
- Economic Performance
- Healthcare
- Community Development
- Inequality
- Democracy
- Latin America
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Public Policy and Governance research?
By volume, Mexico and Spain publish the most (359 and 223 works in 2022–2025).
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 Governance research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Public Policy and Governance research, followed by Universidad César Vallejo and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 48 works
- 2 Universidad César VallejoPeru 30 works
- 3 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 27 works
- 4 Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico 27 works
- 5 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 23 works
- 6 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoMexico 19 works
- 7 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 18 works
- 8 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 17 works
- 9 El Colegio de MéxicoMexico 15 works
- 10 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Public Policy and Governance?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Policy and Governance include Immanuel Wallerstein.
- 1 Immanuel Wallerstein United States 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Public Policy and Governance research done?
The largest centres of Public Policy and Governance research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia), Madrid (Spain) and Santiago (Chile). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Toluca, Trujillo and Guadalajara.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 120 works
- 2 Bogotá Colombia 93 works
- 3 Madrid Spain 90 works
- 4 Santiago Chile 57 works
- 5 Buenos Aires Argentina 56 works
- 6 Lima Peru 43 works
- 7 Trujillo Peru 33 works
- 8 Guadalajara Mexico 27 works
- 9 Quito Ecuador 26 works
- 10 Toluca Mexico 23 works
Where it is the local speciality
- TolucaMX · 23.0 works83×
- TrujilloPE · 32.9 works51×
- GuadalajaraMX · 26.9 works47×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Policy and Governance than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Public Policy and Governance?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad de Guadalajara 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 | Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMexico | 50.1 | 25.0% | 40.8× | 13 | +114.7% |
| 2 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 37.7 | 10.5% | 34.2× | 48 | -16.9% |
| 3 | Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico | 36.6 | 15.6% | 52.5× | 23 | +9.0% |
| 4 | Universidad César VallejoPeru | 36.4 | 14.3% | 74.6× | 30 | — |
| 5 | Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaMexico | 34.0 | 14.7% | 89.6× | 27 | -23.5% |
| 6 | Universidad del ValleColombia | 33.6 | 19.3% | 44.7× | 8 | +22.1% |
| 7 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 31.7 | 10.4% | 25.1× | 27 | -2.2% |
| 8 | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico | 30.1 | 10.6% | 50.0× | 12 | +140.4% |
| 9 | Alberto Hurtado UniversityChile | 29.2 | 16.6% | 143.0× | 10 | +16.6% |
| 10 | Universidad de la República de UruguayUruguay | 25.0 | 7.1% | 43.1× | 14 | -13.5% |
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 Governance research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Public Policy and Governance.
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.