Todd R. LaPorte

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 808 citations indexed

About

Todd R. LaPorte is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd R. LaPorte has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 808 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Public Administration and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Todd R. LaPorte's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (4 papers), Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis (2 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (2 papers). Todd R. LaPorte is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (4 papers), Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis (2 papers) and Risk and Safety Analysis (2 papers). Todd R. LaPorte collaborates with scholars based in United States. Todd R. LaPorte's co-authors include H. George Frederickson, Ann Keller, Chris C. Demchak, Paul R. Schulman, Louise K. Comfort, Daniel Metlay, Christopher Ansell, William C. Pedersen, Naoru Koizumi and Jeremy D. Mayer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Public Administration Review and Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.

In The Last Decade

Todd R. LaPorte

14 papers receiving 701 citations

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Working in Practice But Not in Theory: Theoretical Challenges of “High-Reliability Organizations”

1991 560 citations Todd R. LaPorte et al. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Todd R. LaPorte	258	236	196	187	133	14	808
Paul R. Schulman	374 1.4×	304 1.3×	306 1.6×	226 1.2×	194 1.5×	36	1.2k
Jan Fredrik Hovden	313 1.2×	381 1.6×	111 0.6×	234 1.3×	49 0.4×	56	1.2k
Patrick Lagadec	39 0.2×	287 1.2×	89 0.5×	37 0.2×	68 0.5×	24	518
Sonia Therese McManus	192 0.7×	170 0.7×	386 2.0×	47 0.3×	56 0.4×	5	688
Chandrakantan Subramaniam	233 0.9×	87 0.4×	111 0.6×	155 0.8×	29 0.2×	52	577
Jeroen Wolbers	33 0.1×	392 1.7×	69 0.4×	14 0.1×	58 0.4×	31	663
Simon Ashby	86 0.3×	89 0.4×	186 0.9×	28 0.1×	21 0.2×	24	548
Christophe Roux‐Dufort	39 0.2×	227 1.0×	151 0.8×	10 0.1×	48 0.4×	17	502
Martin Read	37 0.1×	53 0.2×	94 0.5×	37 0.2×	98 0.7×	36	493
Rita Peihua Zhang	469 1.8×	114 0.5×	110 0.6×	304 1.6×	261 2.0×	33	875

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Ansell, Christopher, Louise K. Comfort, Ann Keller, Todd R. LaPorte, & Paul R. Schulman. (2020). The Loss of Capacity in Public Organizations: A Public Administration Challenge. 4(1). 24–29. 11 indexed citations

LaPorte, Todd R.. (2011). On Vectors and Retrospection: Reflections on Understanding Public Organizations. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 19(1). 59–64. 6 indexed citations

Mayer, Jeremy D., Naoru Koizumi, & Todd R. LaPorte. (2007). Partisan Patterns in the Aftermath of Terror: Civil Liberties, Spending and the Centrality of Fear. George Mason University. 1–22. 1 indexed citations

LaPorte, Todd R.. (2007). Critical Infrastructure in the Face of a Predatory Future: Preparing for Untoward Surprise. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 15(1). 60–64. 56 indexed citations

LaPorte, Todd R.. (2007). The Politics of Crisis Management: Public Leadership Under Pressureby Arjen Boin, Paul 't Hart, Eric Stern, and Bengt Sundelius. International Public Management Journal. 10(1). 111–117. 7 indexed citations

Frederickson, H. George & Todd R. LaPorte. (2002). Airport Security, High Reliability, and the Problem of Rationality. Public Administration Review. 62(s1). 33–43. 87 indexed citations

Demchak, Chris C., et al.. (2000). Webbing governance: national differences in constructing the face of public organizations. 24 indexed citations

LaPorte, Todd R. & Ann Keller. (1996). Assuring Institutional Constancy: Requisite for Managing Long-Lived Hazards. Public Administration Review. 56(6). 535–535. 23 indexed citations

LaPorte, Todd R.. (1994). A State of the Field: Increasing Relative Ignorance<sup>1</sup>. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 10 indexed citations

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LaPorte, Todd R., et al.. (1991). Working in Practice But Not in Theory: Theoretical Challenges of “High-Reliability Organizations”. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 560 indexed citations breakdown →

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LaPorte, Todd R.. (1988). THE UNITED STATES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM: INCREASING RELIABILITY IN THE MIDST OF RAPID GROWTH. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

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LaPorte, Todd R.. (1978). Nuclear Waste: Increasing Scale and Sociopolitical Impacts. Science. 201(4350). 22–28. 13 indexed citations

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LaPorte, Todd R. & Daniel Metlay. (1975). They watch and wonder. Public attitudes toward advanced technology. 4 indexed citations

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LaPorte, Todd R., et al.. (1964). ADAPTATIONS OF SCIENTISTS IN FIVE ORGANIZATIONS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 5 indexed citations

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