John Clayton Thomas

2.6k total citations
53 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

John Clayton Thomas is a scholar working on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Clayton Thomas has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Public Administration, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John Clayton Thomas's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (19 papers), Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (7 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers). John Clayton Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (19 papers), Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (7 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers). John Clayton Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Thailand. John Clayton Thomas's co-authors include Theodore H. Poister, Julia Melkers, Gregory Streib, D. Brent Edwards, H. V. Savitch, Bryan D. Jones, Bradley E. Wright, Obed Pasha, David M. Van Slyke and Victoria Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

John Clayton Thomas

49 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers

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Alfred Tat‐Kei Ho United States

Marc Holzer United States

Gregory A. Porumbescu United States

Shaun Goldfinch New Zealand

María del Carmen Caba Pérez Spain

Suzanne J. Piotrowski United States

Juliet Musso United States

Sounman Hong South Korea

Hindy Lauer Schachter United States

Lawrence Pratchett United Kingdom

Alfred Tat‐Kei Ho United States

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Thomas, John Clayton, et al.. (2017). Who Engages in the Coproduction of Local Public Services and Why? The Case of Atlanta, Georgia. Public Administration Review. 78(4). 514–526. 37 indexed citations

Thomas, John Clayton. (2017). Citizen, Customer, Partner: Engaging the Public in Public Management. 24 indexed citations

Pasha, Obed, Theodore H. Poister, Bradley E. Wright, & John Clayton Thomas. (2017). Transformational Leadership and Mission Valence of Employees: The Varying Effects by Organizational Level. Public Performance & Management Review. 40(4). 722–740. 29 indexed citations

Poister, Theodore H. & John Clayton Thomas. (2014). GDOT's Consultant and Contractor Surveys. Public Performance & Management Review. 1 indexed citations

Poister, Theodore H., et al.. (2013). Reaching Out to Stakeholders. Public Performance & Management Review. 37(2). 302–328. 5 indexed citations

Thomas, John Clayton, Theodore H. Poister, & Nusret Ertaş. (2009). Customer, Partner, Principal: Local Government Perspectives on State Agency Performance in Georgia. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 20(4). 779–799. 6 indexed citations

Slyke, David M. Van, et al.. (2005). The Implications of Public Opinion for Public Managers. Administration & Society. 37(3). 321–344. 12 indexed citations

Ottoson, Judith M., et al.. (2004). Evaluation of the National School Health Coordinator Leadership Institute. Journal of School Health. 74(5). 170–176. 9 indexed citations

Melkers, Julia & John Clayton Thomas. (1998). What Do Administrators Think Citizens Think? Administrator Predictions as an Adjunct to Citizen Surveys. Public Administration Review. 58(4). 327–327. 37 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1997). The Hermeneutic Community and the Community of Inquiry. Inquiry Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines. 16(4). 87–103. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1997). Community of Inquiry and Differences of the Heart. Thinking The Journal of Philosophy for Children. 13(1). 42–48. 2 indexed citations

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Savitch, H. V. & John Clayton Thomas. (1991). Big City Politics in Transition. 25 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1989). The Development of Reasoning in Children Through Community of Inquiry. 10(1). 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1987). Neighborhood Coproduction and Municipal Productivity. Public Productivity Review. 10(4). 95–95. 8 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1986). The Personal Side of Street-Level Bureaucracy. Urban Affairs Quarterly. 22(1). 84–100. 8 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1983). Citizen Participation and Urban Administration: From Enemies to Allies?. Journal of Urban Affairs. 5(3). 175–182. 6 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1980). Go Vernmenta l oVerload in the United s ta Tes. Administration & Society. 11(4). 371–391. 4 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1980). Policy Convergence Among Political Parties and Societies in Developed Nations: A Synthesis and Partial Testing of two Theories. The Western Political Quarterly. 33(2). 233–246. 20 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1979). The Changing Nature of Partisan Divisions in the West: Trends in Domestic Policy Orientations in Ten Party Systems. European Journal of Political Research. 7(4). 397–413. 14 indexed citations

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Thomas, John Clayton. (1976). A method for studying natural language dialogue. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 15 indexed citations

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