What are 'Think Tanks'? Revisiting the Dilemma of the Definition

Article Properties
Journal Category
Political science
Political science (General)
Refrences
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
The Group of 20 transnational policy community: governance networks, policy analysis and think tanks

International Review of Administrative Sciences
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Social Sciences
15 2015
Revisiting the think-tank phenomenon

Public Policy and Administration
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Social Sciences
39 2011
“Public Policy is Like Having a Vaudeville Act”: Languages of Duty and Difference among Think Tank-Affiliated Policy Experts Qualitative Sociology
  • Social Sciences: Sociology (General)
  • Social Sciences: Sociology (General)
  • Social Sciences
26 2010
Think Tanks and the Web: Measuring Visibility and Influence

Canadian Public Policy
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Social Sciences
16 2009
Analysis for Public Policy at the State and Regional Levels The Role of Think Tanks

International Regional Science Review
  • Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
  • Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography
  • Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
  • Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning
  • Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
  • Social Sciences
4 2009
Citations
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
Regional Think Tanks in Japan: Place Priority Through Infrastructural Consulting, Information Generation, and Leadership Development International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society
  • Political science
2022
Playing the fields: Theorizing research impact and its assessment

Research Evaluation
  • Bibliography. Library science. Information resources
  • Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)
  • Social Sciences
35 2020
Organizational Identity of Think Tank(er)s: A Growing Elite Group in Swedish Civil Society

Politics and Governance
  • Political science: Political science (General)
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Political science
  • Social Sciences
2 2020
Brazilian think tanks and the rise of austerity discourse

Policy and Society
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Political science
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Social Sciences
9 2017
Citations Analysis
The category Social Sciences 3 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Brazilian think tanks and the rise of austerity discourse and was published in 2017. The most recent citation comes from a 2022 study titled Regional Think Tanks in Japan: Place Priority Through Infrastructural Consulting, Information Generation, and Leadership Development. This article reached its peak citation in 2020, with 2 citations. It has been cited in 4 different journals, 50% of which are open access. Among related journals, the International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society cited this research the most, with 1 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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