2026 Ivar Bleiklie: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	26	1519	1389	29	26	64	3887

Ivar Bleiklie publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ivar Bleiklie sits on this spectrum.

36 publications 333+

This scientist: 64 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Ivar Bleiklie D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ivar Bleiklie sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 26 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ivar Bleiklie is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their academic work primarily focuses on the social sciences, with emphases on political science and international relations as well as business, management, and accounting. Bleiklie's research explores topics related to higher education governance and development, global educational policies and reforms, and political science research and education.

The scientist has contributed to the field of higher education studies through publications in renowned venues. Their recent papers include:

"Norwegian higher education futures," 2023, published in Higher Education
"Investigating the dynamics of managerial dialogue in HE merger reform," 2024, published in Higher Education
"Out of the ivory tower: an explanation of the policy advisory roles of political scientists in Europe," 2023, published in European Political Science (co-authored)
"Leadership communication during organizational transformation," 2025, published in European Journal of Higher Education (co-authored)

Collaborations form a significant part of Bleiklie's research activities. Frequent co-authors include Svein Michelsen, Åsmund Borgen Gjerde, Magnus Vollset, Gjert Kristoffersen, and Jan Heiret. These professional interactions have contributed to developing multidisciplinary insights spanning various subfields such as strategy and management, education, public administration, and accounting.

Bleiklie's work also includes book publications, with a notable contribution being a multi-volume set titled Vitenskap og vitenskapshistorier, bind 1-3, published by Fagbokforlaget eBooks in 2022. This adds a scholarly dimension to their research in social sciences and history of science.

In terms of research themes, the principal topics addressed in their publications are:

Higher Education Governance and Development
Global Educational Policies and Reforms
Higher Education Learning Practices
Policy Transfer and Learning
Social Policy and Reform Studies
Political Science Research and Education
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies

Bleiklie regularly publishes in high-impact academic journals, prominently featuring in "Higher Education," which accounts for the majority of their articles, and also in journals such as "European Political Science" and the "European Journal of Higher Education."

Best Publications

Organization and Governance of Universities

Ivar Bleiklie;Maurice Kogan

645
Citations
Justifying the Evaluative State : New Public Management ideals in higher education

Ivar Bleiklie

550
Citations
Policy and Practice in Higher Education: Reforming Norwegian Universities

Ivar Bleiklie;Roar Hostaker;Agnete Vabo

280
Citations
Organizing higher education in a knowledge society

Ivar Bleiklie

240
Citations
European universities as complete organizations? Understanding identity, hierarchy and rationality in public organizations

Marco Seeber;Benedetto Lepori;Martina Montauti;Jürgen Enders

229
Citations
New public management, network governance and the university as a changing professional organization

Ivar Bleiklie;Jürgen Enders;Benedetto Lepori;Christine Musselin

168
Citations
Changing knowledge regimes: Universities in a new research environment

Ivar Bleiklie;Haldor Byrkjeflot

162
Citations
Comparing HE Policies in Europe.

Ivar Bleiklie;Svein Michelsen

156
Citations
Organizations as Penetrated Hierarchies: Environmental Pressures and Control in Professional Organizations

Ivar Bleiklie;Jürgen Enders;Benedetto Lepori

144
Citations
Transforming Higher Education

Maurice Kogan;Mary Henkel;Marianne Bauer;Ivar Bleiklie

98
Citations
From Governance to Identity

Alberto Amaral;Ivar Bleiklie;Christine Musselin

86
Citations
Comparative biomedical policy : governing assisted reproductive technologies

Ivar A. Bleiklie;Malcolm L. Goggin;Christine Rothmayr

79
Citations
Changing Government Control in Norway: High Civil Service, Universities and Prisons

Ivar Bleiklie;Per Lægreid;Marjoleine Hooijkaas Wik

69
Citations
Reform Policies and Change Processes in Europe

C. Paradeise;I. Bleiklie;Jürgen Enders;G. Goastellec

68
Citations
Norway: From Tortoise to Eager Beaver?

Ivar Bleiklie

63
Citations
Comparison and Theories

Ivar Bleiklie;Maurice Kogan

59
Citations
Universities Steering between Stories and History

Catherine Paradeise;Emanuela Reale;Gaële Goastellec;Ivar Bleiklie

57
Citations
Hierarchy and Specialisation: on the institutional integration of higher education systems1

Ivar Bleiklie

53
Citations
Governing knowledge : a study of continuity and change in higher education, a festschrift in honour of Maurice Kogan

Ivar Bleiklie;Mary Henkel

52
Citations
Comparing university organizations across boundaries

Ivar Bleiklie

37
Citations
Taking Power from Knowledge. A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Two Public Sector Reforms

Ivar Bleiklie;Haldor Byrkjeflot;Katarina Østergren

19
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Enders University of Bath

Maurice Kogan Brunel University London

Bjørn Stensaker University of Oslo

Alberto Amaral University of Porto

Walter W. Powell Stanford University

Donald F. Westerheijden University of Twente

Per Lægreid University of Bergen

External Links

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