Question 1

Which countries lead Public Procurement and Policy research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (304 and 264 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Public Procurement and Policy research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology publishes the most Public Procurement and Policy research, followed by University of Johannesburg and Kenyatta University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Public Procurement and Policy?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Procurement and Policy include Martin McKee, Andrei Shleifer and David J. Teece.

Question 4

Where is Public Procurement and Policy research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Public Procurement and Policy research in 2022-now are Nairobi (Kenya), Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Public Procurement and Policy?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, The University of Dodoma and University of Rome Tor Vergata score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Public Procurement and Policy research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Public Procurement and Policy.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Public Procurement and Policy?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Public Procurement and Policy is "The Reification of Absorptive Capacity: A Critical Review and Rejuvenation of the Construct" (Peter J. Lane, Balaji R. Koka, Seemantini Madhukar Pathak, 2006), with 2,865 citations. Next come "A theory of incentives in procurement and regulation" (2,661) and "Do green supply chains lead to competitiveness and economic performance?" (2,428).