| The performance paradox in the public sector S Van Thiel, FL Leeuw Public performance & management review 25 (3), 267-281, 2002 | 1427 | 2002 |
| New public management in Europe C Pollitt, S Van Thiel, V Homburg Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 | 797 | 2007 |
| Bestuurskundig onderzoek: een methodologische inleiding S Thiel Bussum: Coutinho, 2010 | 738* | 2010 |
| Research methods in public administration and public management: An introduction S Van Thiel Routledge, 2014 | 648 | 2014 |
| Government agencies: Practices and lessons from 30 countries K Verhoest, S Van Thiel, G Bouckaert, P Lęgreid, S Van Thiel Springer, 2016 | 572 | 2016 |
| Quangos—what's in a name? Defining quangos from a comparative perspective C Greve, M Flinders, S Van Thiel Governance 12 (2), 129-146, 1999 | 346 | 1999 |
| Political influence and bureaucratic autonomy K Yesilkagit, S Van Thiel Public Organization Review 8, 137-153, 2008 | 272 | 2008 |
| Quantitative methods in public administration: Their use and development through time S Groeneveld, L Tummers, B Bronkhorst, T Ashikali, S Van Thiel International public management journal 18 (1), 61-86, 2015 | 237 | 2015 |
| The efficiency and effectiveness of municipally owned corporations: a systematic review B Voorn, ML Van Genugten, S Van Thiel Local Government Studies 43 (5), 820-841, 2017 | 226 | 2017 |
| Comparing agencies across countries S Van Thiel Government agencies: Practices and lessons from 30 countries, 18-26, 2012 | 215 | 2012 |
| Quangos: trends, causes and consequences S Van Thiel Routledge, 2017 | 208 | 2017 |
| Innovation-oriented culture in the public sector: Do managerial autonomy and result control lead to innovation? J Wynen, K Verhoest, E Ongaro, S Van Thiel, ... Public Management Review 16 (1), 45-66, 2014 | 201 | 2014 |
| Quangocratization: Trends, causes and consequences S Thiel Sl: sn, 2000 | 187 | 2000 |
| Multiple principals, multiple problems: Implications for effective governance and a research agenda for joint service delivery B Voorn, M Van Genugten, S Van Thiel Public administration 97 (3), 671-685, 2019 | 179 | 2019 |
| One HRM fits all? A meta-analysis of the effects of HRM practices in the public, semipublic, and private sector R Blom, PM Kruyen, BIJM Van der Heijden, S Van Thiel Review of Public Personnel Administration 40 (1), 3-35, 2020 | 144 | 2020 |
| Agencification and public sector performance: A systematic comparison in 20 countries S Overman, S Van Thiel Public Management Review 18 (4), 611-635, 2016 | 143 | 2016 |
| Trends in the public sector: why politicians prefer quasi-autonomous organizations S Van Thiel Journal of Theoretical Politics 16 (2), 175-201, 2004 | 143 | 2004 |
| Good neighbours or distant friends? Trust between Dutch ministries and their executive agencies S Van Thiel, K Yesilkagit Public Management Review 13 (6), 783-802, 2011 | 127 | 2011 |
| The Palgrave handbook of public administration and management in Europe E Ongaro, S Van Thiel Palgrave Macmillan, 2018 | 102 | 2018 |
| Structural devolution to agencies O James, S Van Thiel The Ashgate research companion to new public management, 209-222, 2016 | 97 | 2016 |
