Research related to COVID-19 has expanded rapidly since the onset of the pandemic. This study presents a comprehensive review of public administration scholarship on COVID-19. Using a Structural Topic Model (STM), we examined 710 published articles and identified 27 major themes within the field. Our findings show that the prominence of most topics has remained relatively stable over time. We also observe that thematic emphasis is shaped more by journal venue and the geographic location of authors than by the degree of international collaboration among research teams. Based on the overall analysis, several avenues for future research and theoretical advancement are suggested. Over the past three years, the global community has continued to confront the wide-ranging effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, and many nations are still experiencing its consequences. The pandemic led to a series of challenges—including lockdowns, economic and financial instability, food insecurity, and unemployment. COVID-19 has proven to be a worldwide infectious disease due to its rapid and far-reaching spread. Coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory illnesses in humans, varying from mild colds to severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).