Katherine Willoughby

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 790 citations indexed

About

Katherine Willoughby is a scholar working on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine Willoughby has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 790 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Public Administration, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Katherine Willoughby's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (12 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (7 papers) and Accounting and Organizational Management (6 papers). Katherine Willoughby is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (12 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (7 papers) and Accounting and Organizational Management (6 papers). Katherine Willoughby collaborates with scholars based in United States. Katherine Willoughby's co-authors include Julia Melkers, Yi Lu, Marilyn Marks Rubin, Christopher Zappe, Hongtao Yi, Jos C. N. Raadschelders, John R. Bartle, Kurt Thurmaier and Yilin Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Operational Research Society, Public Administration Review and International Journal of Public Administration.

In The Last Decade

Katherine Willoughby

15 papers receiving 700 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Disaster Resiliency of U.S. Local Governments: Insights to Strengthen Local Response and Recovery from the COVID‐19 Pandemic

2020 160 citations Katherine Willoughby et al. Public Administration Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Katherine Willoughby United States	10	454	272	258	179	168	17	790
William C. Rivenbark United States	14	419 0.9×	286 1.1×	239 0.9×	200 1.1×	139 0.8×	45	832
Patria de Lancer Julnes United States	8	540 1.2×	236 0.9×	328 1.3×	92 0.5×	171 1.0×	26	782
Jostein Askim Norway	14	455 1.0×	378 1.4×	184 0.7×	70 0.4×	199 1.2×	43	789
Роберт С. Кравчук United States	9	245 0.5×	201 0.7×	137 0.5×	140 0.8×	120 0.7×	22	624
John Bohte United States	13	386 0.9×	327 1.2×	106 0.4×	187 1.0×	254 1.5×	18	979
Тийна Рандма-Лийв Estonia	19	378 0.8×	493 1.8×	97 0.4×	216 1.2×	154 0.9×	46	882
Iris Saliterer Germany	14	253 0.6×	181 0.7×	171 0.7×	128 0.7×	156 0.9×	32	687
Ringa Raudla Estonia	18	348 0.8×	542 2.0×	154 0.6×	333 1.9×	136 0.8×	80	991
Denita Cepiku Italy	13	250 0.6×	200 0.7×	78 0.3×	139 0.8×	131 0.8×	68	648
Young Han Chun South Korea	7	445 1.0×	156 0.6×	140 0.5×	97 0.5×	236 1.4×	12	774

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17 of 17 papers shown

Rubin, Marilyn Marks, John R. Bartle, & Katherine Willoughby. (2024). Equity in budgeting: U.S. state and local government initiatives. 39(4). 103–122. 1 indexed citations

Willoughby, Katherine. (2024). Debate: Dishing on performance budgeting—a new recipe for budgeting that legislators can digest. Public Money & Management. 1–3.

Hou, Yilin, et al.. (2023). Training future professors in public budgeting, finance, and financial management: The Inter-University Consortium for PhD courses. Journal of Public Affairs Education. 30(3). 375–394.

Willoughby, Katherine, et al.. (2023). Invitation for country studies in Public Administration Review. Public Administration Review. 84(1). 9–10. 3 indexed citations

Willoughby, Katherine, et al.. (2023). Introducing our vision and plans. Public Administration Review. 84(1). 5–8. 1 indexed citations

Rubin, Marilyn Marks & Katherine Willoughby. (2021). State budget balancing strategies: COVID‐19 and the Great Recession. Public Budgeting & Finance. 41(3). 22–41. 10 indexed citations

Willoughby, Katherine, et al.. (2020). Disaster Resiliency of U.S. Local Governments: Insights to Strengthen Local Response and Recovery from the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Public Administration Review. 80(4). 634–643. 160 indexed citations breakdown →

Lu, Yi & Katherine Willoughby. (2018). Public Performance Budgeting. 10 indexed citations

Lu, Yi & Katherine Willoughby. (2018). Public Performance Budgeting: Principles and Practice. 9 indexed citations

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Lu, Yi & Katherine Willoughby. (2015). Performance Budgeting in American States: A Framework of Integrating Performance with Budgeting. International Journal of Public Administration. 38(8). 562–572. 20 indexed citations

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Willoughby, Katherine. (2011). Introduction to the Symposium: PBB—Works Like the BCS?. Public Administration Review. 71(3). 352–355. 10 indexed citations

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Lu, Yi, et al.. (2011). Performance Budgeting in the American States. State and Local Government Review. 43(2). 79–94. 15 indexed citations

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Rubin, Marilyn Marks & Katherine Willoughby. (2009). Financial Management Grades for the States: A Prospective Use. Public Budgeting & Finance. 29(1). 49–67. 21 indexed citations

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Lu, Yi, et al.. (2009). Legislating Results. Public Performance & Management Review. 33(2). 266–287. 27 indexed citations

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Willoughby, Katherine & Christopher Zappe. (2005). A methodology to optimize foundation seminar assignments. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 57(8). 950–956. 3 indexed citations

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Melkers, Julia & Katherine Willoughby. (2005). Models of Performance-Measurement Use in Local Governments: Understanding Budgeting, Communication, and Lasting Effects. Public Administration Review. 65(2). 180–190. 310 indexed citations

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Melkers, Julia & Katherine Willoughby. (1998). The State of the States: Performance-Based Budgeting Requirements in 47 out of 50. Public Administration Review. 58(1). 66–66. 190 indexed citations

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