2026 B. Guy Peters: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	84	19	16	12	9	516	46938

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Political Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

B. Guy Peters is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States, specializing in social sciences with a particular focus on political science and public administration. Their research spans several subfields, including political science and international relations, public administration, sociology and political science, strategy and management, and general health professions.

Their work engages deeply with main topics such as public policy and administration research, policy transfer and learning, local government finance and decentralization, social policy and reform studies, populism and right-wing movements, regulation and compliance studies, and electoral systems and political participation.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by B. Guy Peters include:

Bringing political science back into public administration research (2022, Governance)
Politicisation of the public service during democratic backsliding: Alternative perspectives (2022, Australian Journal of Public Administration)
A typology of populism: understanding the different forms of populism and their implications (2020, Democratization)
Rising to Ostrom's challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service (2021, Policy Design and Practice)
The Guardian State: Strengthening the public service against democratic backsliding (2024, Public Administration Review)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Jon Pierre, Jacob Torfing, Arwin van Buuren, Jenny M. Lewis, and Eva Sørensen.

B. Guy Peters' publications appear regularly in notable venues, with multiple contributions in:

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
International Journal of Public Administration
Governance
Global Public Policy and Governance
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration

Their book publications cover topics related to governance and political systems. Notable works include How collaborative governance can make political systems more democratic and effective (2022, Edward Elgar Publishing) and The Problem of Governing (2023, Executive Politics and Governance).

Best Publications

Governance, Politics and the State

Jon Pierre;B. Guy Peters

5452
Citations
The Politics of Bureaucracy: An Introduction to Comparative Public Administration

B. Guy Peters

2420
Citations
Governance without government? Rethinking public administration

B. Guy Peters;John Pierre

2342
Citations
Politics of Bureaucracy

B. Guy Peters;Guy Peters

2203
Citations
The politics of bureaucracy

B. Guy Peters

1793
Citations
The Future of Governing: Four Emerging Models

B. Guy Peters

1308
Citations
Comparative Politics: Theory and Methods

B. Guy Peters

1297
Citations
Managing Horizontal Government: The Politics of Co-Ordination

B. Guy Peters

1265
Citations
The future of governing

B. Guy Peters

1059
Citations
The Politics of Path Dependency: Political Conflict in Historical Institutionalism

B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre;Desmond S. King

1053
Citations
Interactive Governance: Advancing the Paradigm

Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing;B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre

1021
Citations
Policy Paradox and Political Reason

B. Guy Peters

1003
Citations
American Public Policy: Promise and Performance

B. Guy Peters

944
Citations
El nuevo institucionalismo: la teoría institucional en ciencia política

B. Guy Peters

888
Citations
The study of organisational autonomy: a conceptual review

Koen Verhoest;B. Guy Peters;Geert Bouckaert;Bram Verschuere

806
Citations
Handbook of public administration

B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre

726
Citations
Politicization of the civil service in comparative perspective : the quest for control

B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre

675
Citations
Instruments of Government: Perceptions and Contexts

Stephen H. Linder;B. Guy Peters

662
Citations
Interactive GovernanceAdvancing the Paradigm

Jacob Torfing;B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre;Eva Sørensen

573
Citations
Developments in intergovernmental relations: towards multi-level governance

B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre

544
Citations
Tradition and Public Administration

Martin Painter;B. Guy Peters

502
Citations
What is so wicked about wicked problems? A conceptual analysis and a research program

B. Guy Peters

412
Citations
The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations: Shifting Patterns of Public Management

Geert Bouckaert;B. Guy Peters;Koen Verhoest

381
Citations
Controlling Modern Government: Variety, Commonality And Change

Christopher Hood;Oliver James;B. Guy Peters;Colin Scott

335
Citations
Public policy instruments : evaluating the tools of public administration

B. Guy Peters;Frans K. M. van Nispen

324
Citations
The challenge of policy coordination

B. Guy Peters

291
Citations
Handbook of Public Policy

B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre

276
Citations
Success and failure in public governance : a comparative analysis

M. A. P. Bovens;Paul 't Hart;B. Guy Peters

275
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Pierre University of Gothenburg

Geert Bouckaert KU Leuven

Koen Verhoest University of Antwerp

Jacob Torfing Roskilde University

Eva Sørensen Roskilde University

Christopher Hood University of Oxford

Jale Tosun Heidelberg University

Bram Verschuere Ghent University

Susana Borrás Copenhagen Business School

Roderick Rhodes University of Southampton

External Links

Personal website of B. Guy Peters

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