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Latest Faculty Publications
Why do some academic articles receive more citations from policy communities?
Ji Ma, PhD.
We present the landscape of the citations of Public Administration and Policy (PAP) scholarly articles in policy documents and examine influencing factors along three dimensions: collaborative teams, cross-disciplinary interactions, and disruptive paradigms. Using data from the 30 most-cited PAP peer-reviewed journals and 38,062 documents from 1107 policy institutions, we find that 10.1% of all PAP scholarship receives high citations from both academics and policy communities. Collaborative teams, cross-disciplinary interactions, and disruptive paradigms can all increase the citations within policy communities, yet the relationships are not linear.
Center Research
Austin Area Sustainability Indicators
Led by Dr. Patrick Bixler, the A2SI Initiative measures quality of life, sustainability trends, and serve as the foundation for a systems approach to address challenges in Central Texas.
Texas Connector
Bridging the information gap between the areas served by nonprofits and the underserved communities of Texas.
RGK-ARNOVA Presidents’ Award
The RGK Center offers this annual award to encourage innovative, foundational research in the field of nonprofit and philanthropic studies. Open to current ARNOVA members.
Faculty Research Profiles
David Eaton
Environment and Energy Policy, Water Quality, International NGOs
Francie Ostrower
Arts and Cultural Participation, Nonprofit Governance and Management, Philanthropy
Sarah Jane Rehnborg
Volunteerism, Nonprofit Management and Governance
Ji Ma
Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies, Network Analysis, Data Science and Computational Social Science
Patrick Bixler
Environment and Sustainability, Nonprofit Program Evaluation, A2SI, Planet Texas 2050
Noel Landuyt
Volunteerism, Nonprofit Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Organizational Design