Trends of e-Government research : contextualization and research opportunities

摘要: E-Government is a broad research field in which researchers are currently involved range of different projects. Our purpose this paper to assist the development and direction future analyses, identifying trends terms methodology used. Universities departments that make main scientific contributions identified, order locate contextualize carried out into e-Government enhance intercommunication among thus knowledge field. To achieve goal, we examined periodical publications listed Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) fields Public Administration Science, during period 2000-2009. Knowledge gaps opportunities have been derived, highlighting need use quantitative methodologies identify key factors promote theoretical framework efficient implementation e-Government, as well identification universities where can complete their doctoral academic training.