PUBLIC BUDGETING: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The present study aims to identify the existing international scientific production on the topic of "Public Budgeting". Using the terms “Public Budgeting” and “Government Budgeting”, consultations were carried out both in the Scopus and the Web of Science scientific databases. The Scopus database was selected due to the greater amount of documents available. Using bibliometric techniques to carry out this analysis, a total of 272 peer-reviewed articles in English, published between 1935 and 2022, were selected. Bibliometric results point to a concentration of publications in the USA, with an increase in the pace of studies from year 2000 onwards. It has a research center centered on 11 international journals. The most cited article was written by authors Melkers J., Willoughby K. (2005), totaling 252 citations.