Title: From open government to open government data: a bibliometric view

Authors: Vanessa Hernandes Oliveira de Oliveira; Paulo Gonçalves Pinheiro; Nelson Guilherme Machado Pinto

Addresses: University of Beira Interior (UBI), 6201-001 Covilhã, PT, Portugal ' Research Center in Business Sciences (NECE), University of Beira Interior (UBI), 6201-001 Covilhã, PT, Portugal ' Department of Administration, Federal University of Santa Maria, Palmeira das Missões, Brazil

Abstract: Many countries have promoted open government initiatives for greater transparency, inclusiveness, responsiveness, and effectiveness, leading many researchers to expand their research to different areas over the last decade. This requires a systematic review of the literature to determine the detailed status of open government research. This study takes a bibliometric perspective to identify 560 publications from the Web of Science and Scopus databases published between 1977 and 2021. The results reveal that current research focuses on open government data, digital government, and civic engagement, and that the scientific knowledge base is formed by studies centred on open government data. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific literature on open government to serve as a guide for researchers who wish to understand the intellectual and social structure of this field of research.

Keywords: bibliometric; open government; open government data; public sector; digital government.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2023.134020

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2023 Vol.19 No.6, pp.667 - 692

Received: 05 Jul 2021
Accepted: 03 Oct 2021
Published online: 10 Oct 2023 *

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