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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.
Close encounters of the digital kind: A research agenda for the digitalization of public services
2019267 citationsIda Lindgren, Christian Østergaard Madsen et al.Government Information Quarterlyprofile →
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Axelsson, Karin, et al.. (2021). Reflection note: Smart City Research in a Societal Context. A Scandinavian perspective and beyond?. Journal of the Association for Information Systems.4 indexed citations
Lindgren, Ida, Christian Østergaard Madsen, Sara Hofmann, & Ulf Melin. (2019). Close encounters of the digital kind: A research agenda for the digitalization of public services. Government Information Quarterly. 36(3). 427–436.267 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simonofski, Anthony, et al.. (2019). Towards a Decision Support Guide for User Participation in Public e-Service Development. Journal of the Association for Information Systems.1 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf, et al.. (2018). Exploring User Participation Practice in Public E-Service Development : Why, How and in Whose Interest?. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 16(1). 72–86.12 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf & Ida Lindgren. (2017). Open Government Data in an e-service Context : Managerial and Conceptual Challenges, Completed Research Full Paper. Americas Conference on Information Systems.1 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf, et al.. (2014). THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FROM THE USE OF STRUCTURATION THEORY IN PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH. European Conference on Information Systems.7 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf, Pradip Sarkar, & Leslie Young. (2014). Fashions in the cloud: A case of institutional legitimacy. Journal of the Association for Information Systems.3 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf, et al.. (2013). Managing The Development Of Secure Identification - Investigating A National e-ID Initiative Within A Public e-Service Context. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 63.4 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Karin, et al.. (2011). ANALYZING BEST PRACTICE AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS IN A HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM CASE – ARE THERE ANY SHORTCUTS TO SUCCESSFUL IT IMPLEMENTATION?. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 2157–2168.13 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf. (2009). The Emperor's New Clothes? - Analysing the Swedish Action Plan for e-Government. 5(2). 97–122.3 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Karin, Ulf Melin, & Ida Lindgren. (2009). Developing public e-services for several stakeholders a multifaceted view of the needs for an e-service. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 2804–2815.8 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf, et al.. (2008). Formative Infrastructure for ICT-Adoption in SME's - A Case Study of Conditions for Progress. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 1082–1093.1 indexed citations
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Melin, Ulf & Karin Axelsson. (2008). Managing E-Government Projects: A Comparative Case Study of Two Inter- Organizational E-Service Development Initiatives. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 1716–1727.4 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Karin, Ulf Melin, & Anders Persson. (2007). Communication Analysis of Public Forms - Discovering Multi-Functional Purposes in Citizen and Government Communication. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 3(3). 161–181.1 indexed citations
Melin, Ulf & Karin Axelsson. (2005). Understanding Organizational Coordination and Information Systems - Mintzberg's Coordination Mechanisms Revisited and Evaluated. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 1634–1644.6 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Karin, Ulf Melin, & Göran Goldkuhl. (2002). UNDERSTANDING B2B INTERACTION - A MODEL TO ACCENTUATE INTER-ORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS DESIGN ISSUES. European Conference on Information Systems. 541–550.9 indexed citations
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