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Charles T. Goodsell

Charles T. Goodsell

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
24
Citations
2874
World Ranking
1686
National Ranking
846

Charles T. Goodsell publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles T. Goodsell sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 106 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Charles T. Goodsell D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles T. Goodsell sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 24 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Charles T. Goodsell was primarily affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States during their academic career. Their research contributions were concentrated in the social sciences, with specific attention to public administration, political science and international relations, social psychology, literature and literary theory, and health information management.

The scope of topics addressed in Goodsell's work included:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Film in Education and Therapy
  • Political and Economic History of the UK and US

Goodsell's publication record centered on The American Review of Public Administration, where all recent papers were published. Notable papers included:

  • "Strengthening American Democracy Through Public Administration" (2022, The American Review of Public Administration)
  • "Public Administration Scholarship: Revisiting the Applied Function" (2021, The American Review of Public Administration)
  • "Joseph R. Biden as a Multi-layered President" (2023, The American Review of Public Administration)
  • "Bureaucracy's Disquieting News: Entangled in Uncertainty" (2023, The American Review of Public Administration)
  • "Bureaucracy's Good News: A Quiet Gender Revolution" (2024, The American Review of Public Administration)

Throughout their career, Goodsell did not frequently co-author publications, as no frequent co-authors were documented in the available data.

Among recognitions, Goodsell was named a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration, reflecting formal acknowledgment by peers in their field.

Best Publications

  • The case for bureaucracy : a public administration polemic

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • The case for bureaucracy

    Charles Goodsell

  • The Search for Government Efficiency: From Hubris to Helplessness

    Charles T. Goodsell;George W. Downs;Patrick D. Larkey

  • A New Vision for Public Administration

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic

    Barry Bozeman;Charles Goodsell

  • The Architecture of Parliaments: Legislative Houses and Political Culture

    Unknown

  • Reinvent Government or Rediscover It?@@@Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is Transforming the Public Sector

    Charles T. Goodsell;David Osbome;Ted Gaebler

  • The Public Administration and the Governance Process: Refocusing the American Dialogue

    Jim F. Wolf;Charles T. Goodsell;Gary L. Wamsley;Orion F. White

  • The Social Meaning of Civic Space: Studying Political Authority Through Architecture

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • The Concept of Public Space and Its Democratic Manifestations

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • Mission Mystique: Strength at the Institutional Center

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • Bureaucratic Manipulation of Physical Symbols: An Empirical Study

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • Looking Once Again at Human Service Bureaucracy

    Unknown

  • Publicness

    Unknown

  • The Public Administrator as Artisan

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • The New Case for Bureaucracy

    Unknown

  • Understanding Excellence in Public Administration: The Report of the Task Force on Educating for Excellence in the Master of Public Administration Degree of the American Society for Public Administration

    Nicholas Henry;Charles T. Goodsell;Laurence E. Lynn;Camilla Stivers

  • The Grace Commission: Seeking Efficiency for the Whole People?

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • The Anti-Public Administration Presidency: The Damage Trump Has Wrought:

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • American corporations and Peruvian politics

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • Red Tape and a Theory of Bureaucratic Rules

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • A Tribute to Larry D. Terry, January 6, 1954–June 17, 2006

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • Administration of a Revolution: Executive Reform In Puerto Rico Under Governor Tugwell, 1941-1946

    Charles T. Goodsell

  • Public Administration Illuminated and Inspired by the Arts

    Charles T. Goodsell;Nancy Murray

  • The Public Encounter

    Barry Bozeman;Charles Goodsell

  • The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic.@@@Bureaucratic Power in Society.

    Frank Fischer;Charles T. Goodsell;Richard Chackerian;Gilbert Abcarian

  • Multinationals in Latin America: The Politics of Nationalization

    Charles Goodsell

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Bozeman
Barry Bozeman Arizona State University
B. Guy Peters
B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh
Laurence E. Lynn
Laurence E. Lynn The University of Texas at Austin

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