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Public Policy and Administration Research

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Papers

AI advocates and cautious critics: How AI attitudes, AI interest, use of AI, and AI literacy build university students' AI self-efficacy

Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence|2024

97 cit.

The emergence of artificial intelligence ethics auditing

Big Data & Society|2024

31 cit.

Framing contestation and public influence on policymakers: evidence from US artificial intelligence policy discourse

Policy and Society|2024

28 cit.

AI-augmented government transformation: Organisational transformation and the sociotechnical implications of artificial intelligence in public administrations

Government Information Quarterly|2025

25 cit.

Making Sense of AI Benefits: A Mixed-method Study in Canadian Public Administration

Information Systems Frontiers|2024

15 cit.

It takes (at least) two to tango: Investigating interactional dynamics between clients and caseworkers in public encounters

Public Administration Review|2024

14 cit.

An overview of the expected public values arising from blockchain adoption in the European public sector

International Journal of Public Sector Management|2024

13 cit.

Creating a workforce of fatigued cynics? A randomized controlled trial of implementing an algorithmic decision-making support tool

Government Information Quarterly|2024

10 cit.

Speaking of reform: Experimental insights into influencing police executives' perspectives on civilian oversight

Criminology & Public Policy|2024

8 cit.

Time to rediscover task-oriented leadership? A multi-source, time-lagged study on leadership and well-being in public service jobs

Public Management Review|2024

8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

Nathalie Haug

University of Konstanz

Joost Monster

Micro Focus (United States)

Leuphana University of Lüneburg

Sonya Dyah Kusumadewi

Center for International Forestry Research

Mona Ashok

University of Reading

Cynthia L. Michel

Hertie School

William D. Leach

University of Southern California

Xu Liu

Southern University of Science and Technology

Emerging Leaders Papers

AI adoption and diffusion in public administration: A systematic literature review and future research agenda

Government Information Quarterly|2022

382 cit.

Insider-outsider: Methodological reflections on collaborative intercultural research

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications|2022

49 cit.

Actor roles in co‐production—Introducing intermediaries: Findings from a systematic literature review

Public Administration|2023

41 cit.

An integrated vision of electric vehicles' consumer behaviour: Mapping the practitioners to consolidate the research agenda

Journal of Cleaner Production|2023

32 cit.

Artificial intelligence and new business models in agriculture: the “ZERO” case study

Management Decision|2023

29 cit.

Rethinking green investment and corporate sustainability: the south European countries experiences during the COVID-19 crisis

EuroMed Journal of Business|2023

22 cit.

A high-entropy strategy for stable structure of sodium ion batteries: From fundamentals to applications

Chemical Engineering Journal|2024

22 cit.

How does family cultural capital influence the individuals’ development? —case study about left-behind children in China

Asia Pacific Education Review|2022

21 cit.

Interacting institutional logics in policy implementation

Governance|2022

21 cit.

<scp>Corporate social responsibility and technological perspectives in healthcare: An exploratory analysis of the evolution of the anti‐corruption system through multiple case studies</scp>

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management|2023

16 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

Simon Fraser University

Per Lægreid

University of Bergen

Hal G. Rainey

University of Georgia

Patrick Kenis

Tilburg University

David Marsh

LEK Consulting (United States)

Melissa M. Stone

University of Minnesota

Paul ‘t Hart

Institute on Governance

Richard M. Walker

University of Hong Kong

Current Senior Leaders Papers

Modes of Network Governance: Structure, Management, and Effectiveness

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory|2007

3.8k cit.

Learning from Abroad: The Role of Policy Transfer in Contemporary Policy‐Making

Governance|2000

3.2k cit.

The Design and Implementation of Cross‐Sector Collaborations: Propositions from the Literature

Public Administration Review|2006

2.4k cit.

Understanding and Managing Public Organizations

Public Productivity & Management Review|1992

1.8k cit.

The lessons of learning: Reconciling theories of policy learning and policy change

Policy Sciences|1992

1.3k cit.

Galloping Elephants: Developing Elements of a Theory of Effective Government Organizations

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory|1999

1.2k cit.

Designing and Implementing Cross‐Sector Collaborations: Needed<i>and</i>Challenging

Public Administration Review|2015

1.2k cit.

The Whole‐of‐Government Approach to Public Sector Reform

Public Administration Review|2007

1.1k cit.

MAKING GOVERNANCE NETWORKS EFFECTIVE AND DEMOCRATIC THROUGH METAGOVERNANCE

Public Administration|2009

973 cit.

Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public Sector