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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
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Perspectives on Public Management and Governance

2398-4910

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/ppmg/article/3/4/257/5721733

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 101 24 34 10
Business and Management 421 12 18 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 33
Documents by Best Scientists*: 41
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 27
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.167
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Perspectives on Public Management and Governance?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Public administration, Public relations, Public management, Corporate governance and Accountability. It explores topics in Public administration which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Administration (government), Democracy and Autonomy. Public relations research discussed connects with the study of Public service motivation.

Public management study tackled is connected to the field of Organizational theory. The journal held discussions to help close the divide between two different fields of study: Corporate governance and Economic system.

  • Public administration (27.52%)
  • Public relations (15.60%)
  • Public management (9.17%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Theoretical frontiers in representative bureaucracy: new directions for research (46 citations)
  • Public Values Frames in Administration and Governance (38 citations)
  • Managing Crises Collaboratively : Prospects and Problems - A Systematic Literature Review (36 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Perspectives on Public Management and Governance:

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Public relations, Public administration, Corporate governance, Economic system and Public sector. The journal papers hold forums on Public relations that merge themes from other disciplines such as Public service motivation, Conceptual framework and Accountability. The most cited papers address concerns in Public administration which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Administration (government), Collective action and Discretion.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Politics
  • Democracy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Public administration, Law, Path dependence, Public management and GEORGE (programming language). Collaborative governance and State law are some topics wherein Public administration research discussed in the journal have an impact. The journal discusses concepts in State (polity), Jurisprudence, Public policy and Supreme court under Law and how they intertwine with disciplines like Theory building.

Federalism and State government studies in the realm of State (polity) interact with fields like Preemption and Externality. The journal facilitates the exploration of Path dependence in relation to the fields of Statistical physics and Social psychology. Public management research featured in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Corporate governance and Public authority.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Mechanisms of Network Formation in the Public Sector: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2 citations)
  • Habitual Path Dependence of Interorganizational Relationships?—A Commentary on Sedgwick and Jensen (1 citations)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Administrative Evil (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Julia L. Carboni (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tyler A. Scott (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew B. Whitford (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Branda Nowell (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Justin B. Bullock (4 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Syracuse University (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Kansas (11 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Texas A&M University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tilburg University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indiana University (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 51.52% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.18% of all publications and 12.12% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Top Publications

  • Democratic Backsliding, Populism, and Public Administration

    Michael W Bauer;Stefan Becker

    (2020)
    108 Citations
  • Administrative Burden: Untangling a Bowl of Conceptual Spaghetti

    (2021)
    79 Citations
  • Cooperation in the face of transboundary crisis : a framework for analysis

    Donald Blondin;Arjen Boin

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Legitimacy of Algorithmic Decision-Making: Six Threats and the Need for a Calibrated Institutional Response

    (2022)
    44 Citations
  • Kafka’s Bureaucracy: Immigration Administrative Burdens in the Trump Era

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Progressing the Conceptualization of Value Co-creation in Public Service Organizations

    Victoria Cluley;Zoe Radnor

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Bearing the White Man’s Burden: American Empire and the Origin of Public Administration

    Alasdair Roberts

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • When Governance Theory Meets Democratic Theory: The Potential Contribution of Cocreation to Democratic Governance

    Christopher Ansell;Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

    (2021)
    23 Citations

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