2026 Charles T. Goodsell: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	24	1687	847	106	2874

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Political Science

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2874

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

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

599
Citations
The case for bureaucracy

Charles Goodsell

279
Citations
The Search for Government Efficiency: From Hubris to Helplessness

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

180
Citations
A New Vision for Public Administration

Charles T. Goodsell

159
Citations
The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic

Barry Bozeman;Charles Goodsell

136
Citations
The Architecture of Parliaments: Legislative Houses and Political Culture

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111
Citations
Reinvent Government or Rediscover It?@@@Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is Transforming the Public Sector

Charles T. Goodsell;David Osbome;Ted Gaebler

110
Citations
The Public Administration and the Governance Process: Refocusing the American Dialogue

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

109
Citations
The Social Meaning of Civic Space: Studying Political Authority Through Architecture

Charles T. Goodsell

97
Citations
The Concept of Public Space and Its Democratic Manifestations

Charles T. Goodsell

83
Citations
Mission Mystique: Strength at the Institutional Center

Charles T. Goodsell

70
Citations
Bureaucratic Manipulation of Physical Symbols: An Empirical Study

Charles T. Goodsell

64
Citations
Looking Once Again at Human Service Bureaucracy

Unknown

61
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Publicness

Unknown

51
Citations
The Public Administrator as Artisan

Charles T. Goodsell

40
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The New Case for Bureaucracy

Unknown

34
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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

32
Citations
The Grace Commission: Seeking Efficiency for the Whole People?

Charles T. Goodsell

28
Citations
The Anti-Public Administration Presidency: The Damage Trump Has Wrought:

Charles T. Goodsell

25
Citations
American corporations and Peruvian politics

Charles T. Goodsell

23
Citations
Red Tape and a Theory of Bureaucratic Rules

Charles T. Goodsell

22
Citations
A Tribute to Larry D. Terry, January 6, 1954–June 17, 2006

Charles T. Goodsell

20
Citations
Administration of a Revolution: Executive Reform In Puerto Rico Under Governor Tugwell, 1941-1946

Charles T. Goodsell

20
Citations
Public Administration Illuminated and Inspired by the Arts

Charles T. Goodsell;Nancy Murray

18
Citations
The Public Encounter

Barry Bozeman;Charles Goodsell

14
Citations
The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic.@@@Bureaucratic Power in Society.

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

8
Citations
Multinationals in Latin America: The Politics of Nationalization

Charles Goodsell

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Bozeman Arizona State University

B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh

Laurence E. Lynn The University of Texas at Austin

External Links

Personal website of Charles T. Goodsell

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