Sandra van Thiel

6.7k total citations
113 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Sandra van Thiel is a scholar working on Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra van Thiel has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Public Administration, 29 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 20 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Sandra van Thiel's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (49 papers), Dutch Social and Cultural Studies (16 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (10 papers). Sandra van Thiel is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (49 papers), Dutch Social and Cultural Studies (16 papers) and Local Government Finance and Decentralization (10 papers). Sandra van Thiel collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom. Sandra van Thiel's co-authors include Frans L. Leeuw, Bart Voorn, Christopher Pollitt, Vincent Homburg, Kutsal Yesilkagit, Edoardo Ongaro, Marieke van Genugten, Peter M. Kruyen, Koen Verhoest and Sjors Overman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Scientific Reports and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Sandra van Thiel

99 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Sandra van Thiel 1.5k 1.0k 824 792 489 113 3.8k
Christopher Humphrey 715 0.5× 290 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 387 0.5× 80 0.2× 127 5.1k
Mark S. Mizruchi 499 0.3× 592 0.6× 2.6k 3.1× 2.3k 2.9× 58 0.1× 104 7.9k
Thomas Rudolph 295 0.2× 1.9k 1.8× 455 0.6× 2.1k 2.7× 91 0.2× 131 5.8k
James Mahoney 490 0.3× 3.4k 3.3× 979 1.2× 4.0k 5.1× 33 0.1× 86 7.8k
Pan Suk Kim 344 0.2× 383 0.4× 151 0.2× 319 0.4× 93 0.2× 115 1.3k
David Osborne 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 708 0.9× 822 1.0× 4 0.0× 33 3.7k
Robert Blackburn 111 0.1× 186 0.2× 1.2k 1.5× 902 1.1× 36 0.1× 151 5.0k
Thomas Clarke 69 0.0× 117 0.1× 1.1k 1.3× 284 0.4× 139 0.3× 145 3.0k
Renate E. Meyer 768 0.5× 462 0.4× 976 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 4 0.0× 80 4.2k
John W. Roberts 122 0.1× 190 0.2× 1.0k 1.3× 335 0.4× 20 0.0× 26 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandra van Thiel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra van Thiel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thiel, Sandra van, et al.. (2024). Citizen satisfaction with arm's length bodies in local government: expert insights on policy and practice. International Journal of Public Sector Management. 37(6). 748–767.
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Vermeeren, Brenda, et al.. (2023). The bureaucrat, the entrepreneur, and the networker: Developing and validating measurement scales for civil servants’ role perceptions. Public Administration Review. 84(3). 500–518. 4 indexed citations
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Kruyen, Peter M., et al.. (2023). Measuring the construct of public sector creativity: Development of a validated scale. Public Administration Review. 85(1). 128–143. 3 indexed citations
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Cheung, Anthony B. L. & Sandra van Thiel. (2022). Crisis Leadership and Public Governance during the COVID–19 Pandemic. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kruyen, Peter M., et al.. (2022). Public servants’ creativity: salient stimulators and inhibitors a longitudinal qualitative digital diary study. Public Management Review. 26(3). 591–612. 14 indexed citations
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Kruyen, Peter M., et al.. (2021). Public sector creativity as the origin of public sector innovation: A taxonomy and future research agenda. Public Administration. 101(2). 539–556. 30 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van. (2021). Blame avoidance, scapegoats and spin: Why Dutch politicians won’t evaluate ZBO-outcomes. Public Policy and Administration. 37(4). 457–479. 1 indexed citations
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Honingh, Marlies, et al.. (2018). Are school boards and educational quality related? Results of an international literature review. Educational Review. 72(2). 157–172. 19 indexed citations
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Kruyen, Peter M., et al.. (2018). One HRM Fits All? A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of HRM Practices in the Public, Semipublic, and Private Sector. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 40(1). 3–35. 92 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van. (2014). Research in public administration and public management : an introduction. Routledge eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Verhoest, Koen, Sandra van Thiel, Geert Bouckaert, & Per Lægreid. (2012). Government agencies : practices and lessons from 30 countries. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 123 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van, et al.. (2012). Kaderwet Zelfstandige Bestuursorganen: het einde van Raden van Toezicht als toezichthouders bij ZBO’s?. 66. 35–54. 3 indexed citations
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Verhoest, Koen & Sandra van Thiel. (2012). Agencification and Related Changes in Structures of Government: Findings from an International Comparative Research Network. NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. 157–165. 1 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van, Koen Verhoest, György Hajnal, & Külli Sarapuu. (2012). Introduction: The politics of agency governance. NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. 5(2). 11–16. 2 indexed citations
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Verhoest, Koen, Sandra van Thiel, Geert Bouckaert, & Per Lægreid. (2011). Governing Public Agencies in the 21st Century. International lessons and policy recommendations by the COST Action IS0601 on ‘Comparative Research into Current Trends in Public Sector Organization CRIPO/COBRA'. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van. (2009). Prestatiemeting in de publieke sector. 7 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van, et al.. (2009). Onbekend en onbemind: beeldvorming over zelfstandige bestuursorganen.. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations
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Pollitt, Christopher, Sandra van Thiel, & Vincent Homburg. (2007). New public management in Europe : adaptation and alternatives. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 125 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van, et al.. (2005). Mapping the field of quasi-autonomous organizations in France and Italy. EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam). 16 indexed citations
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Thiel, Sandra van. (2004). Trends in the Public Sector. Journal of Theoretical Politics. 16(2). 175–201. 57 indexed citations

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