Title: Mapping the intellectual ecosystem of e-government and e-governance: a bibliometric approach

Authors: Sudesh Sheoran; Sanket Vij

Addresses: Department of Management Studies, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana 131305, India ' Department of Management Studies, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana 131305, India

Abstract: The prolific and incessant growth in technology energises governments worldwide in reinforcing their operations and transactions with their citizens and other stakeholders through electronic government and electronic governance. Over the past two decades, there has been a massive volume of research in this field in technological and operations perspectives. This study carries out a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of literature on e-government and e-governance with the purpose of mapping the evolution of research in the field and generating an amalgamation of knowledge with prominent journals, influential authors and relevant articles. A wide range of tools, including citation analysis, thematic analysis, co-citation network and collaboration network, is used to study the cognitive structure and trend in the field and to explore the patterns and relationships among authors, journals, institutions and countries. The findings of the study could give a solid intellectual base and impart a deep insight for researchers in the field.

Keywords: digital government; e-government; e-governance; e-participation; electronic government information; government transparency; information and communication technology; ICT; information systems; public administration; smart government.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2024.138165

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2024 Vol.20 No.3, pp.327 - 359

Received: 01 Feb 2022
Accepted: 11 Sep 2022
Published online: 30 Apr 2024 *

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