James W. Fesler

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

James W. Fesler is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Fesler has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 1 paper in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in James W. Fesler's work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 papers), Academic Freedom and Politics (1 paper) and Historical Economic and Social Studies (1 paper). James W. Fesler is often cited by papers focused on American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 papers), Academic Freedom and Politics (1 paper) and Historical Economic and Social Studies (1 paper). James W. Fesler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. James W. Fesler's co-authors include Michel Crozier, Harold Stein, Gerald D. Nash, Beryl A. Radin, Donald F. Kettl, Louis Hartz, G. E. Aylmer, Aaron Wíldavsky, Robert T. Golembiewski and William A. Robson and has published in prestigious journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, American Political Science Review and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

James W. Fesler

23 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Bureaucratic Phenomenon. 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Bureaucratic Phenomenon.
    1965 1.2k citations James W. Fesler, Michel Crozier Administrative Science Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James W. Fesler United States 12 431 389 358 317 286 25 1.6k
Glen Hahn Cope United States 4 474 1.1× 406 1.0× 250 0.7× 679 2.1× 262 0.9× 4 1.3k
Edward L. Suntrup United States 6 441 1.0× 340 0.9× 114 0.3× 161 0.5× 292 1.0× 15 1.2k
Wolf Heydebrand United States 14 281 0.7× 685 1.8× 296 0.8× 116 0.4× 204 0.7× 39 1.6k
Herbert R. Northrup United States 10 172 0.4× 468 1.2× 203 0.6× 385 1.2× 261 0.9× 90 1.3k
Charles T. Goodsell United States 20 273 0.6× 553 1.4× 547 1.5× 725 2.3× 258 0.9× 76 1.6k
Victor A. Thompson United States 12 244 0.6× 245 0.6× 191 0.5× 109 0.3× 473 1.7× 26 1.3k
Charles H. Levine United States 19 399 0.9× 411 1.1× 630 1.8× 716 2.3× 292 1.0× 48 2.0k
D. N. Chester United Kingdom 6 386 0.9× 334 0.9× 156 0.4× 112 0.4× 151 0.5× 18 1.1k
Jennifer Law United Kingdom 17 225 0.5× 320 0.8× 371 1.0× 669 2.1× 340 1.2× 38 1.4k
Charles A. Myers United States 17 284 0.7× 553 1.4× 475 1.3× 358 1.1× 216 0.8× 54 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James W. Fesler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fesler, James W.. (2008). Area and Administration. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Radin, Beryl A., James W. Fesler, & Donald F. Kettl. (1991). Public Administration and Governance. Public Administration Review. 51(4). 368–368. 6 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1988). The State and Its Study The Whole and the Parts: The Third Annual John Gaus Lecture. PS Political Science & Politics. 21(4). 891–901. 2 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1988). The State and Its Study The Whole and the Parts: The Third Annual John Gaus Lecture. PS Political Science & Politics. 21(4). 891–901.
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Fesler, James W.. (1987). The Brownlow Committee Fifty Years Later. Public Administration Review. 47(4). 291–291. 11 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1986). Making the Managerial Presidency: Comprehensive Reorganization Planning, 1905-1980, by Peri E. Arnold. Political Science Quarterly. 101(3). 507–509. 24 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1985). Public Sector Performance: A Conceptual Turning Point, by Trudi C. Miller, ed.. Political Science Quarterly. 100(1). 170–171. 11 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1983). Politics, Policy, and Bureaucracy at the Top. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 466(1). 23–41. 6 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1982). AMERICAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: Patterns of the Past. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 17 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W. & Gerald D. Nash. (1970). Perspectives on Administration: The Vistas of History.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 15(3). 391–391. 15 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1965). Approaches to the Understanding of Decentralization. The Journal of Politics. 27(3). 536–566. 79 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W. & Michel Crozier. (1965). The Bureaucratic Phenomenon.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 10(2). 261–261. 1180 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fesler, James W. & G. E. Aylmer. (1962). The King's Servants: The Civil Service of Charles I, 1625-1642.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 7(1). 125–125. 2 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1962). French Field Administration: The Beginnings. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 5(1). 76–111. 12 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W., et al.. (1959). Managing Geographically Decentralized Companies.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 3(4). 535–535. 4 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W.. (1957). Administrative Literature and the Second Hoover Commission Reports. American Political Science Review. 51(1). 135–157. 13 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W. & Harold Stein. (1952). Public Administration and Policy Development: A Case Book. The Yale Law Journal. 61(7). 1238–1238. 44 indexed citations
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Fesler, James W., et al.. (1951). Goals for Political Science: A Discussion. American Political Science Review. 45(4). 996–1024. 7 indexed citations

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