Sorin Dan

747 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 413 citations indexed

About

Sorin Dan is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Sorin Dan has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 413 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 11 papers in Public Administration and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Sorin Dan's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (11 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (6 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (4 papers). Sorin Dan is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (11 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (6 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (4 papers). Sorin Dan collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Belgium and Poland. Sorin Dan's co-authors include Christopher Pollitt, Nathalie Haug, Ines Mergel, Rhys Andrews, Khuram Shahzad, Marta Ballester, Alicja Domagała, Riin Savi, Stephen Wilkins and Marieke Kroezen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Postgraduate Medical Journal and R and D Management.

In The Last Decade

Sorin Dan

28 papers receiving 372 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.

Digitally-induced change in the public sector: a systematic review and research agenda

2023 67 citations Nathalie Haug, Sorin Dan et al. Public Management Review profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sorin Dan Finland	9	158	144	86	77	64	29	413
Soojin Kim Singapore	11	183 1.2×	150 1.0×	88 1.0×	94 1.2×	46 0.7×	28	418
Filippo Giordano Italy	8	111 0.7×	67 0.5×	113 1.3×	65 0.8×	57 0.9×	18	364
Abu Elias Sarker United Arab Emirates	10	145 0.9×	181 1.3×	95 1.1×	87 1.1×	48 0.8×	29	425
Zsuzsanna Lonti New Zealand	9	149 0.9×	104 0.7×	63 0.7×	75 1.0×	63 1.0×	12	318
Teresa Curristine France	9	108 0.7×	155 1.1×	54 0.6×	167 2.2×	72 1.1×	20	412
Thomas Pallesen Denmark	10	196 1.2×	116 0.8×	75 0.9×	69 0.9×	62 1.0×	22	423
Renate Reiter Germany	10	124 0.8×	194 1.3×	63 0.7×	80 1.0×	21 0.3×	36	495
Fabrizio Di Mascio Italy	12	114 0.7×	205 1.4×	64 0.7×	87 1.1×	25 0.4×	45	386
Giovanni Valotti Italy	10	197 1.2×	138 1.0×	66 0.8×	40 0.5×	74 1.2×	30	432
Gerasimos A. Gianakis United States	11	93 0.6×	119 0.8×	111 1.3×	120 1.6×	76 1.2×	23	379

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sorin Dan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shahzad, Khuram, et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of blockchain adoption in the public and private sectors. A technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework approach. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. 10(4). 100746–100746.

Dan, Sorin, Per Lægreid, & David Špaček. (2024). NPM reconsidered: towards the study of enduring forms of NPM. Public Management Review. 26(9). 2531–2541. 6 indexed citations

Dubas‐Jakóbczyk, Katarzyna, Ana Isabel González‐González, Alicja Domagała, et al.. (2024). Medical deserts in Spain—Insights from an international project. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 39(3). 708–721. 5 indexed citations

Shahzad, Khuram, et al.. (2024). Limits of open innovation during the organizational change: a case study of a Partner Campus. R and D Management. 54(5). 1063–1086. 7 indexed citations

Hazzam, Joe, et al.. (2024). The Influences of Ambidexterity, New Public Management and Innovation on the Public Service Quality of Government Organizations. Public Performance & Management Review. 47(5). 1110–1137. 7 indexed citations

González‐González, Ana Isabel, Katarzyna Dubas‐Jakóbczyk, Alicja Domagała, et al.. (2023). Tackling medical deserts: unearthing factors that influence medical students’ attitudes and the path forward. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 99(1177). 1205–1206. 2 indexed citations

Flinterman, Linda E., Ana Isabel González‐González, Marta Ballester, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Medical Deserts and Approaches to Mitigate Their Health Workforce Issues: A Scoping Review of Empirical Studies in Western Countries. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 12. 7454–7454. 14 indexed citations

Flinterman, Linda E., Marta Ballester, Sorin Dan, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of medical deserts and approaches to mitigate them: a scoping review. Rural and Remote Health. 23(1). 8090–8090. 4 indexed citations

Haug, Nathalie, Sorin Dan, & Ines Mergel. (2023). Digitally-induced change in the public sector: a systematic review and research agenda. Public Management Review. 26(7). 1963–1987. 67 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dan, Sorin, et al.. (2022). The role of EU funding in EU member states: building administrative capacity to advance administrative reforms. International Journal of Public Sector Management. 36(1). 1–19. 5 indexed citations

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Dan, Sorin. (2015). Governed or self-governed? The challenge of coordination in European public hospital systems. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations

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Dan, Sorin. (2014). WELFARE AND WORK: HOW AND HOW MUCH DO TANF CASH BENEFITS AFFECT THE LABOR SUPPLY OF SINGLE PARENTS?. 2(1). 34–50. 7 indexed citations

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Dan, Sorin. (2014). The effects of agency reform in Europe: A review of the evidence. Public Policy and Administration. 29(3). 221–240. 25 indexed citations

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Dan, Sorin. (2014). The New Public Management is not that bad after all : Evidence from Estonia, Hungary and Romania. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Christopher & Sorin Dan. (2013). Searching for impacts in performance-oriented management reform: A review of the European literature. Lirias (KU Leuven). 62 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Christopher & Sorin Dan. (2013). Searching for Impacts in Performance-Oriented Management Reform. Public Performance & Management Review. 37(1). 7–32. 6 indexed citations

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Dan, Sorin & Riin Savi. (2013). Payment systems and incentives in primary care: implications of recent reforms in Estonia and Romania. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 30(3). 204–218. 4 indexed citations

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Dan, Sorin, et al.. (2012). Effects of privatization and agencification on citizens and citizenship: an international comparison. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Christopher & Sorin Dan. (2011). The impacts of the new public management in Europe: a meta-analysis. Lirias (KU Leuven). 54 indexed citations

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Pollitt, Christopher & Sorin Dan. (2011). COCOPS - Coordinating for Cohesion in the Public Sector of the Future The Impact of New Public Management (NPM) Reforms in Europe. 14 indexed citations

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