Public management in municipalities: Research trends using bibliometric indicators

• Autor: Alvarez Ushiñahua, Washinton Americo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Cesar Vallejo
• Repositorio: UCV-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.ucv.edu.pe:20.500.12692/176973
• Enlace del recurso: https://ijsmc.pro-metrics.org/index.php/i/article/view/184; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12692/176973; https://doi.org/10.47909/ijsmc.184
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Municipal public management; Local public management; New public management; Bibliometric analysis; Public administration; Local government; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.06.02

Objective. This article identifies research trends in public management within municipalities through a bibliometric analysis. Design/Methodology/Approach. This is a bibliometric study using Scopus as a source for extracting scientific literature. For this purpose, indicators of productivity, impact, and thematic analysis are used. Results/Discussion. The analysis of scientific production in public management reveals an exponential growth since 2000, with a marked increase from 2017, reaching its maximum in 2022 (41 publications). In addition, the ten most cited papers addressing topics such as organizational capacity, leadership, new public management (NPM), and e-government were identified. These papers coincide in pointing out that the organizational context and institutional characteristics are determinants in the impact of administrative reforms. Peru is poised to emerge as a key case study in 2024, with a focus on municipal management and local development. The most recurrent themes include efficiency in public services, NPM reforms, open innovation, and the role of e-government, evidencing a multidisciplinary research approach. Conclusions. Publication practices in municipal public management are primarily carried out in specialized journals with a distinct local character. Meanwhile, the most recent research trends on the subject range from the use of ICTs to the work strategies of governments and decision-makers, in response to complex moments in decision-making.