arxivcs.DLcs.AIcs.CYcs.DB2026-06-26
When AI Classifies: What Counts as Public Administration?
Shaoming Cheng, Laurie Schintler
This study examines how alternative systems of scholarly representation identify and characterize broad public administration (PA) and artificial intelligence related public administration (AI-in-PA) scholarship. Using Web of Science and OpenAlex, it compares five approaches base…