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Norway
2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 55 1959 1772 14 14 176 24151

Björn Asheim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Björn Asheim between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Björn Asheim published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2005. 7 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2005. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1979 2025

192 publications in total across all disciplines

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Björn Asheim: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 3
2002 3
2003 11
2004 6
2005 27
2006 13
2007 21
2008 2
2009 11
2010 3
2011 8
2012 9
2013 9
2014 4
2015 5
2016 2
2017 5
2018 3
2019 9
2020 6
2021 6
2022 3
2023 5
2024 4
2025 3
Total 192
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Björn Asheim publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Asheim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 174–183 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313 176
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Björn Asheim D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Björn Asheim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137 55
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Björn Asheim is affiliated with the University of Stavanger in Norway and has a research profile spanning social sciences, economics, business, and management fields. Their work is predominantly focused on regional development, innovation systems, and economic geography.

The primary fields of study associated with Björn Asheim include Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Business, Management and Accounting. Their specific subfields encompass Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management, and Urban Studies.

Björn Asheim's research addresses topics such as:

  • Regional Development and Policy
  • Regional resilience and development
  • University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Cultural Industries and Urban Development
  • Polish socio-economic development

Recent publications by Asheim include the following papers:

  • "Universities as orchestrators of the development of regional innovation ecosystems in emerging economies," 2020, Growth and Change
  • "Regional innovation systems: what can we learn from 25 years of scientific achievements?", 2020, Regional Studies
  • "Agency and economic change in regions: identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis," 2022, Regional Studies
  • "Temporality of agency in regional development," 2021, European Urban and Regional Studies
  • "Advancing the treatment of human agency in the analysis of regional economic development: Illustrated with three Norwegian cases," 2021, Growth and Change

The most frequent co-authors collaborating with Björn Asheim are:

  • Markus Grillitsch
  • H. Dean Nielsen
  • Silje Haus-Reve
  • Karl-Johan Lundquist
  • Mikhail Martynovich

Asheim has published multiple articles in well-known academic venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Regional Studies
  • Growth and Change
  • Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography
  • European Planning Studies
  • European Urban and Regional Studies

Additionally, Björn Asheim has authored a book titled Regions and Innovation Policies in Europe: Learning from the Margins, published in 2020 by Universidad Internacional de La Rioja.

Best Publications

  • The Geography of Innovation: Regional Innovation Systems

    Bjørn T. Asheim;Meric S. Gertler

  • Regional Innovation Systems: The Integration of Local ‘Sticky’ and Global ‘Ubiquitous’ Knowledge

    Bjørn T. Asheim;Bjørn T. Asheim;Arne Isaksen

  • Knowledge bases and Regional Innovation Systems: Comparing Nordic Clusters.

    Bjørn T. Asheim;Bjørn T. Asheim;Lars Coenen

  • Industrial Districts as ‘Learning Regions’: A Condition for Prosperity

    Bjørn T. Asheim

  • Constructing Regional advantage: Platform Policies Based on Related Variety and Differentiated Knowledge Bases

    Bjorn T. Asheim;Ron Boschma;Philip Nicholas Cooke

  • Location, agglomeration and innovation: Towards regional innovation systems in Norway?

    Bjørn Terje Asheim;Arne Isaksen

  • Regional Innovation Systems: Theory, Empirics and Policy

    Bjorn T. Asheim;Helen Lawton Smith;Christine Oughton

  • Face-to-Face, Buzz and Knowledge Bases: Socio-Spatial Implications for Learning, Innovation and Innovation Policy

    Björn Asheim;Lars Coenen;Jan Vang-Lauridsen

  • Contextualising Regional Innovation Systems in a Globalising Learning Economy: On Knowledge Bases and Institutional Frameworks

    Bjørn T. Asheim;Bjørn T. Asheim;Lars Coenen

  • Differentiated Knowledge Bases and Varieties of Regional Innovation Systems

    Björn Asheim

  • Constructing knowledge-based regional advantage: Implications for regional innovation policy

    Bjorn Asheim;Lars Coenen;Jerker Moodysson;Jan Vang

  • Knowledge Bases, Talents, and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in Sweden

    Bjorn T. Asheim;Høgni Kalsø Hansen

  • Regional Innovation Policy for Small-Medium Enterprises

    Bjorn T. Asheim;Arne Isaksen;Claire Nauwelaers;Franz Tödtling

  • Explaining Spatial Patterns of Innovation: Analytical and Synthetic Modes of Knowledge Creation in the Medicon Valley Life-Science Cluster:

    Jerker Moodysson;Lars Coenen;Bjørn Asheim

  • Nodes, networks and proximities: on the knowledge dynamics of the Medicon Valley biotech cluster

    Lars Coenen;Jerker Moodysson;Bjørn T. Asheim

  • Unrelated knowledge combinations: the unexplored potential for regional industrial path development

    Markus Grillitsch;Bjørn Asheim;Michaela Trippl;Michaela Trippl

  • Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth

    Philip Cooke;Bjørn Asheim;Ron Boschma;Ron Martin

  • Learning regions as development coalitions: Partnership as governance in European workfare states?

    Björn T. Asheim

  • Clusters and Regional Development: Critical reflections and explorations.

    Bjørn Terje Asheim;Philip Nicholas Cooke;R. L. Martin

  • Regional innovation systems: past – present – future

    Björn T. Asheim;Markus Grillitsch;Michaela Trippl

  • Explaining Spatial Patterns of Innovation: Analytical and Synthetic Modes of Knowledge Creation in the Medicon Valley Life Science Cluster, paper

    Jerker Moodysson;Lars Coenen;Björn Asheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Coenen
Lars Coenen University of Melbourne
Michaela Trippl
Michaela Trippl University of Vienna
Arne Isaksen
Arne Isaksen University of Agder
Meric S. Gertler
Meric S. Gertler University of Toronto
Ron Boschma
Ron Boschma Utrecht University
Richard Florida
Richard Florida University of Toronto
Paul Stephen Benneworth
Paul Stephen Benneworth University of Bergen
Franz Tödtling
Franz Tödtling Vienna University of Economics and Business
Ron Martin
Ron Martin University of Cambridge
John Goddard
John Goddard Newcastle University

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