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Herman Ramon

Herman Ramon

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Engineering and Technology
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
80
Citations
16937
World Ranking
554
National Ranking
5

Herman Ramon publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herman Ramon sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 453 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Herman Ramon D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herman Ramon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Herman Ramon is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and contributes extensively to the field of social sciences, with a specific focus on political science and international relations, media technology, management of technology and innovation, public administration, and management science and operations research.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics related to digital governance and technological innovation in the public sector. Notable areas of work include:

  • E-Government and Public Services
  • Smart Cities and Technologies
  • Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Data Quality and Management
  • Local Government Finance and Decentralization
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence

Herman Ramon's scholarly contributions are disseminated widely through journals and conferences, frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Government Information Quarterly
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • Public Policy and Administration
  • Sustainability
  • Information Polity

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "From E-budgeting to smart budgeting: Exploring the potential of artificial intelligence in government decision-making for resource allocation" (2021) published in Government Information Quarterly
  • "Artificial Intelligence in Government: Taking Stock and Moving Forward" (2021) published in Social Science Computer Review
  • "Towards a comprehensive understanding of digital government success: Integrating implementation and adoption factors" (2020) published in Government Information Quarterly
  • "Open data innovation: Visualizations and process redesign as a way to bridge the transparency-accountability gap" (2021) published in Government Information Quarterly
  • "Beyond Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration? A Reflection on the Dimensions of Open Government" (2020) published in Public Performance & Management Review

Co-authorship features frequent collaboration with several researchers, including:

  • Mila Gascó-Hernández
  • Theresa A. Pardo
  • David Valle-Cruz
  • Felippe Cronemberger
  • Qianli Yuan

In addition to journal articles, Herman Ramon has published books mainly through Springer publishers. Titles include:

  • "Electronic Government" (2021) published by Springer Science+Business Media
  • "Electronic Government" (2025) also published by Springer Science+Business Media
  • "Beyond Smart and Connected Governments" (2020) published by Springer International Publishing

Best Publications

  • Understanding Smart Cities: An Integrative Framework

    Hafedh Chourabi;Taewoo Nam;Shawn Walker;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • E-government success factors: Mapping practical tools to theoretical foundations

    J. Ramón Gil-García;Theresa A. Pardo

  • Government innovation through social media

    J. Ignacio Criado;Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Understanding the complexity of electronic government: Implications from the digital divide literature

    Natalie C. Helbig;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Enrico Ferro

  • Potential for Onsite and Online Analysis of Pig Manure using Visible and Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

    Wouter Saeys;Abdul Mounem Mouazen;Herman Ramon

  • What makes a city smart? Identifying core components and proposing an integrative and comprehensive conceptualization

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Theresa A. Pardo;Taewoo Nam

  • Comparison among principal component, partial least squares and back propagation neural network analyses for accuracy of measurement of selected soil properties with visible and near infrared spectroscopy

    A.M. Mouazen;B. Kuang;J. De Baerdemaeker;H. Ramon

  • Building Understanding of Smart City Initiatives

    Suha Alawadhi;Armando Aldama-Nalda;Hafedh Chourabi;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • On-line measurement of some selected soil properties using a VIS–NIR sensor

    A.M. Mouazen;M.R. Maleki;J. De Baerdemaeker;H. Ramon

  • Are government internet portals evolving towards more interaction, participation, and collaboration? Revisiting the rhetoric of e-government among municipalities

    Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Automatic detection of ‘yellow rust’ in wheat using reflectance measurements and neural networks

    Dimitrios Moshou;Cédric Bravo;Jonathan West;Stijn Wahlen

  • Digital government and public management research: finding the crossroads

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Sharon S. Dawes;Theresa A. Pardo

  • Understanding the evolution of e-government: The influence of systems of rules on public sector dynamics ☆

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Ignacio J. Martinez-Moyano

  • Being smart: Emerging technologies and innovation in the public sector

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Natalie Helbig;Adegboyega Ojo

  • Conceptualizing smartness in government: An integrative and multi-dimensional view

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Jing Zhang;Gabriel Puron-Cid

  • Collaborative e-Government: impediments and benefits of information-sharing projects in the public sector

    J Ramon Gil-Garcia;InduShobha Chengalur-Smith;Peter Duchessi

  • Early disease detection in wheat fields using spectral reflectance.

    Cédric Bravo;Dimitrios Moshou;Jonathan West;Alastair McCartney

  • Towards cyberactivism 2.0? Understanding the use of social media and other information technologies for political activism and social movements

    Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Impact damage of apples during transport and handling

    M. Van Zeebroeck;Veerle Van linden;H. Ramon;J. De Baerdemaeker

  • Enacting Electronic Government Success : An Integrative Study of Government-wide Websites, Organizational Capabilities, and Institutions

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • A New Approach to Modeling Hysteresis in a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Using The Maxwell-Slip Model

    Tri Vo-Minh;Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo;Herman Ramon;Hendrik Van Brussel

  • Spectral Imaging II: Plant disease detection based on data fusion of hyper-spectral and multi-spectral fluorescence imaging using Kohonen maps

    D. Moshou;C. Bravo;R. Oberti;J. West

  • Robust Trajectory Tracking Error Model-Based Predictive Control for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

    Erkan Kayacan;Herman Ramon;Wouter Saeys

  • On the accuracy of the Hertz model to describe the normal contact of soft elastic spheres

    Edward Dintwa;Engelbert Tijskens;Herman Ramon

  • Optical properties of apple skin and flesh in the wavelength range from 350 to 2200 nm

    Wouter Saeys;Maria A Velazco-Roa;Suresh N Thennadil;Herman Ramon

  • Multiscale modeling in food engineering

    Quang T. Ho;Jan Carmeliet;Ashim K. Datta;Thijs Defraeye

  • Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Control of a Spherical Rolling Robot Using Sliding-Mode-Control-Theory-Based Online Learning Algorithm

    Erkan Kayacan;Erdal Kayacan;Herman Ramon;Wouter Saeys

  • Weed Detection Using Canopy Reflection

    E. Vrindts;J. De Baerdemaeker;H. Ramon

  • Optimization of the humidification of cold stores by pressurized water atomizers based on a multiscale CFD model

    Mulugeta Admasu Delele;Ann Schenk;Engelbert Tijskens;Herman Ramon

  • Characterization of Soil Water Content Using Measured Visible and Near Infrared Spectra

    A. M. Mouazen;R. Karoui;J. De Baerdemaeker;H. Ramon

  • Discrete element modelling for process simulation in agriculture

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  • Predicting drift from field spraying by means of a 3D computational fluid dynamics model

    K. Baetens;D. Nuyttens;P. Verboven;M. De Schampheleire

  • Assessment of muscle fatigue in low level monotonous task performance during car driving

    I Hostens;Herman Ramon

  • Assessment of the validity of the Biering-Sørensen test for measuring back muscle fatigue based on EMG median frequency characteristics of back and hip muscles.

    Pascal Coorevits;Pascal Coorevits;Lieven Danneels;Dirk Cambier;Herman Ramon

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart Nicolai
Bart Nicolai KU Leuven
Wouter Saeys
Wouter Saeys KU Leuven
Dimitrios Moshou
Dimitrios Moshou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Abdul Mounem Mouazen
Abdul Mounem Mouazen Ghent University
Erdal Kayacan
Erdal Kayacan Aarhus University
Dirk Roose
Dirk Roose KU Leuven
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University

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