Frans van Vught

1.8k total citations
27 papers, 706 citations indexed

About

Frans van Vught is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Education and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Frans van Vught has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 706 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Education and 3 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Frans van Vught's work include Higher Education Governance and Development (17 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (5 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (3 papers). Frans van Vught is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Governance and Development (17 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (5 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (3 papers). Frans van Vught collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Australia. Frans van Vught's co-authors include Leo Goedegebuure, Donald F. Westerheijden, Frans Kaiser, Egbert de Weert, Gareth Williams, Lynn Meek, Jeroen Huisman, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp and Bernard Steunenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Higher Education and British Journal of Educational Studies.

In The Last Decade

Frans van Vught

23 papers receiving 577 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frans van Vught Netherlands 14 421 293 112 84 83 27 706
Liudvika Leišytė Germany 12 373 0.9× 267 0.9× 130 1.2× 155 1.8× 92 1.1× 63 770
Barbara Sporn Austria 10 538 1.3× 360 1.2× 158 1.4× 198 2.4× 183 2.2× 19 918
Frans A. van Vught Netherlands 15 674 1.6× 435 1.5× 70 0.6× 88 1.0× 42 0.5× 31 966
Larry H. Litten United States 12 135 0.3× 404 1.4× 133 1.2× 159 1.9× 127 1.5× 28 752
Carlos Osmar Bertero Brazil 11 253 0.6× 97 0.3× 159 1.4× 154 1.8× 72 0.9× 54 838
Ann Tukey Harrison 2 273 0.6× 219 0.7× 123 1.1× 232 2.8× 32 0.4× 7 726
Senga Briggs United Kingdom 7 99 0.2× 199 0.7× 96 0.9× 229 2.7× 56 0.7× 8 609
Fumi Kitagawa United Kingdom 17 327 0.8× 140 0.5× 230 2.1× 82 1.0× 425 5.1× 63 827
Mats Benner Sweden 12 256 0.6× 96 0.3× 219 2.0× 37 0.4× 267 3.2× 48 737
Alan Burton‐Jones Denmark 7 97 0.2× 72 0.2× 173 1.5× 83 1.0× 74 0.9× 7 495

Countries citing papers authored by Frans van Vught

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frans van Vught

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frans van Vught

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frans van Vught. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frans van Vught based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Frans van Vught. Frans van Vught is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Vught, Frans van, et al.. (2014). Moving forward: a review of North-West University's first ten years. University of Twente Research Information. 1 indexed citations
2.
Vught, Frans van & Jeroen Huisman. (2014). Institutional Profiles: Some Strategic Tools. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 21–21. 14 indexed citations
3.
Kourtit, Karima, Peter Nijkamp, & Frans van Vught. (2014). Clusters of supernova stars in knowledge-based spaces: value creation through cooperation. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. 13(2/3/4). 235–235. 4 indexed citations
4.
Coates, Hamish, et al.. (2013). Profiling diversity of Australian universities. ACEReSearch (Australian Council for Educational Research). 11 indexed citations
5.
Kourtit, Karima, Peter Nijkamp, Sandor Jan Albert Löwik, & Frans van Vught. (2011). From islands of innovation to creative hotspots. research memorandum. 13 indexed citations
6.
Kourtit, Karima, et al.. (2011). From islands of innovation to creative hotspots. Regional Science Policy & Practice. 3(3). 145–162. 28 indexed citations
7.
Steunenberg, Bernard & Frans van Vught. (2010). Political institutions and public policy : perspectives on European decision making. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 9 indexed citations
8.
Vught, Frans van & Donald F. Westerheijden. (2010). Multidimensional ranking. Higher Education Management. 22(3). 1–26. 44 indexed citations
9.
Vught, Frans van, et al.. (2010). Benchmarking in European Higher Education: A step beyond current quality models. Tertiary Education and Management. 16(3). 243–255. 14 indexed citations
10.
Vught, Frans van. (2009). The EU innovation agenda: Challenges for European higher education and research. Higher Education Management. 21(2). 1–22. 30 indexed citations
11.
Vught, Frans van. (2008). Mission Diversity and Reputation in Higher Education. Higher Education Policy. 21(2). 151–174. 192 indexed citations
12.
Vught, Frans van. (2007). Diversity and Differentiation in Higher Education Systems. 40 indexed citations
13.
Vught, Frans van, et al.. (2005). Institutional profiles-Towards a typology of higher education institutions in Europe. University of Twente Research Information. 14 indexed citations
14.
Goedegebuure, Leo & Frans van Vught. (1996). Comparative higher education studies: The perspective from the policy sciences. Higher Education. 32(4). 371–394. 26 indexed citations
15.
Vught, Frans van. (1996). Isomorphism in Higher Education? : Towards a Theory of Differentiation and Diversity in Higher Education Systems. University of Twente Research Information. 27 indexed citations
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Goedegebuure, Leo, Frans Kaiser, Peter Maassen, et al.. (1994). International perspectives on trends and issues in higher education policy. Higher Education Policy. 315–348. 2 indexed citations
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Goedegebuure, Leo & Frans van Vught. (1994). Comparative Policy Studies in Higher Education. University of Twente Research Information. 49 indexed citations
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Goedegebuure, Leo, et al.. (1993). Hochschulpolitik im internationalen Vergleich : eine länderübergreifende Untersuchung. 3 indexed citations
19.
Vught, Frans van. (1991). Cómo evaluar la calidad de la educación superior en Europa. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 151–164.
20.
Vught, Frans van. (1988). A New Autonomy in European Higher Education? An Exploration and Analysis of the Strategy of Self-Regulation in Higher Education Governance.. 12(1). 16–26. 26 indexed citations

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