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Bjørn Stensaker

Bjørn Stensaker

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Norway
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
57
Citations
10769
World Ranking
1810
National Ranking
12

Bjørn Stensaker 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 Bjørn Stensaker sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 256 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bjørn Stensaker 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 Bjørn Stensaker sits on this spectrum.

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: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Bjørn Stensaker is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on higher education, with a multidisciplinary approach encompassing social sciences and business management.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these fields, Stensaker has contributed to several subfields, notably:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Education
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Communication
  • Public Administration

The central topics addressed in their work cover a range of issues relevant to higher education and organizational studies, such as:

  • Higher Education Governance and Development
  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Higher Education Practices and Engagement
  • Higher Education Learning Practices
  • Higher Education and Employability
  • Public Policy and Administration Research

Stensaker has published articles in a variety of academic journals. The venues where they frequently publish include:

  • Higher Education
  • Studies in Higher Education
  • Quality in Higher Education
  • European Journal of Education
  • Comparative Education

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Research on internationalisation and globalisation in higher education-Reflections on historical paths, current perspectives and future possibilities," 2021, European Journal of Education
  • "Student partnership: exploring the dynamics in and between different conceptualizations," 2020, Studies in Higher Education
  • "Global rankings at a local cost? The strategic pursuit of status and the third mission," 2020, Comparative Education
  • "The European university alliances-an examination of organizational potentials and perils," 2022, Higher Education
  • "Performance governance and management in higher education revisited: international developments and perspectives," 2022, Quality in Higher Education

Collaborative research is a component of Stensaker's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Peter Maassen
  • Mari Elken
  • Jenny J. Lee
  • Arianna Rosso
  • Nicoline Frølich

Best Publications

  • Quality Assurance In Higher Education

    Don F. Westerheijden;Bjørn Stensaker;Maria João Rosa

  • Quality Culture: understandings, boundaries and linkages

    Lee Harvey;Bjørn Stensaker

  • The knowledge triangle, European higher education policy logics and policy implications

    Peter Maassen;Bjørn Stensaker

  • Quality assurance in higher education : trends in regulation, translation and transformation

    Donald F. Westerheijden;B. Stensaker;M. Joao Rosa

  • Accountability in higher education : global perspectives on trust and power

    Bjørn Stensaker;Lee Harvey

  • Designing the Entrepreneurial University: The Interpretation of a Global Idea

    Rómulo Pinheiro;Bjørn Stensaker

  • European universities as complete organizations? Understanding identity, hierarchy and rationality in public organizations

    Marco Seeber;Benedetto Lepori;Martina Montauti;Jürgen Enders

  • Quality as Fashion: Exploring the Translation of a Management Idea into Higher Education

    Bjørn Stensaker

  • An in‐depth study on the impact of external quality assurance

    Bjørn Stensaker;Liv Langfeldt;Lee Harvey;Jeroen Huisman

  • Dropout and completion in higher education in Europe: main report

    Hans Vossensteyn;Andrea Kottmann;Ben Jongbloed;Frans Kaiser

  • University Rankings, Diversity, and the New Landscape of Higher Education

    Barbara Kehm;Bjørn Stensaker

  • Organizational Identity as a Concept for Understanding University Dynamics.

    Bjørn Stensaker

  • Use, updating and integration of ICT in higher education:Linking purpose, people and pedagogy

    Bjørn Stensaker;Peter Maassen;Monika Borgan;Mette Oftebro

  • Innovation and isomorphism: A case-study of university identity struggle 1969-1999

    Bjørn Stensaker;Jorunn Dahl Norgård

  • The European higher education area: perspectives on a moving target

    Barbara M Kehm;Jeroen Huisman;Bjørn Stensaker

  • The Relationship between Branding and Organisational Change.

    Bjørn Stensaker

  • Old Wine in New Bottles? A Comparison of Public and Private Accreditation Schemes in Higher Education

    Bjorn Stensaker;Lee Harvey

  • A Reinterpretation of Institutional Transformations in European Higher Education: Strategising Pluralistic Organisations in Multiplex Environments.

    Nicoline Frølich;Jeroen Huisman;Stig Slipersæter;Bjørn Stensaker

  • “Europe of Knowledge:” Search for a New Pact

    Åse Gornitzka;Peter Maassen;Johan P. Olsen;Bjørn Stensaker

  • Implementation Analysis in Higher Education

    Åse Gornitzka;Svein Kyvik;Bjørn Stensaker

  • Creating the Market University. How Academic Science Became an Economic Engine

    Bjørn Stensaker

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Maassen
Peter Maassen University of Oslo
Jeroen Huisman
Jeroen Huisman Ghent University
Donald F. Westerheijden
Donald F. Westerheijden University of Twente
Åse Gornitzka
Åse Gornitzka University of Oslo
Jürgen Enders
Jürgen Enders University of Bath
Svein Kyvik
Svein Kyvik Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education
Jenny J. Lee
Jenny J. Lee University of Arizona
Ivar Bleiklie
Ivar Bleiklie University of Bergen
Jarle Trondal
Jarle Trondal University of Agder
Helge I. Strømsø
Helge I. Strømsø University of Oslo

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