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D-Index
63
Citations
24400
World Ranking
91
National Ranking
1

Jacob Torfing 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 Jacob Torfing sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 408 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jacob Torfing 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 Jacob Torfing sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Jacob Torfing is affiliated with Roskilde University in Denmark and specializes in research at the intersection of business, management, accounting, and social sciences. Their work primarily focuses on management of technology and innovation, public administration, marketing, political science and international relations, as well as sociology and political science.

Their research covers several topics, including innovative approaches in technology and social development, public policy and administration research, service and product innovation, community development and social impact, open source software innovations, e-government and public services, and mental health and patient involvement.

Jacob Torfing has coauthored extensively with several scholars, most frequently collaborating with Eva Sørensen, Christopher Ansell, Jon Pierre, Lotte Bøgh Andersen, and Carsten Greve.

The venues where Torfing's work appears most often include Public Administration, Public Management Review, Policy & Politics, Policy and Society, and Administrative Sciences. These journals collectively reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research and its relevance to public governance and administrative studies.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jacob Torfing include:

  • "A theoretical framework for studying the co-creation of innovative solutions and public value" (2021), Policy & Politics
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic as a game changer for public administration and leadership? The need for robust governance responses to turbulent problems" (2020), Public Management Review

Additional important publications by coauthors include:

  • "Co-creation: the new kid on the block in public governance" (2021), Policy & Politics
  • "Public administration and politics meet turbulence: The search for robust governance responses" (2022), Public Administration
  • "Rising to Ostrom's challenge: an invitation to walk on the bright side of public governance and public service" (2021), Policy Design and Practice

Torfing has contributed numerous books through well-regarded academic publishers, notably Edward Elgar Publishing, Cambridge University Press, Universitetsforlaget, and Policy Press. The books encompass topics in public governance, co-creation, collaborative public management, and strategic management in the public sector.

  • "Public Governance Paradigms" (2020), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • "Handbook on Theories of Governance" (2022), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • "Handbook of Collaborative Public Management" (2021), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • "Advancing Co-creation in Local Governance" (2024), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • "Rethinking Public Governance" (2023), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • "How collaborative governance can make political systems more democratic and effective" (2022), Edward Elgar Publishing
  • "Public Governance as Co-creation" (2021), Cambridge University Press
  • "Robust Governance in Turbulent Times" (2024), Cambridge University Press
  • "Samskapt bærekraft i norsk arbeidsliv" (2023), Universitetsforlaget
  • "Strategic Management of the Transition to Public Sector Co-Creation" (2024), Policy Press

Best Publications

  • New theories of discourse : Laclau, Mouffe, and Z̆iz̆ek

    Jacob Torfing

  • Theories of democratic network governance

    Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Making governance networks effective and democratic through metagovernance

    Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Enhancing Collaborative Innovation in the Public Sector

    Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Interactive Governance: Advancing the Paradigm

    Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing;B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre

  • The Democratic Anchorage of Governance Networks

    Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Collaborative innovation: A Viable Alternative to Market Competition and Organizational Entrepreneurship

    Jean Hartley;Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Discourse Theory: Achievements, Arguments, and Challenges

    Jacob Torfing

  • Interactive GovernanceAdvancing the Paradigm

    Jacob Torfing;B. Guy Peters;Jon Pierre;Eva Sørensen

  • Workfare With Welfare: Recent Reforms of the Danish Welfare State

    Jacob Torfing

  • Transforming the Public Sector Into an Arena for Co-Creation: Barriers, Drivers, Benefits, and Ways Forward

    Jacob Torfing;Eva Sørensen;Asbjørn Røiseland

  • Discourse theory in European politics : identity, policy and governance

    David R. Howarth;Jacob Torfing

  • State, Economy and Society

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  • Network Governance and Post-Liberal Democracy

    Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Collaborative innovation in the public sector: the argument

    Jacob Torfing

  • Introduction: Collaborative innovation in the public sector

    Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • The COVID-19 pandemic as a game changer for public administration and leadership? The need for robust governance responses to turbulent problems

    Christopher Ansell;Eva Sørensen;Jacob Torfing

  • Public value creation through collaborative innovation

    Barbara C. Crosby;Paul ‘t Hart;Jacob Torfing

  • Handbook on Theories of Governance

    Christopher Ansell;Jacob Torfing

  • What’s in a Name? Grasping New Public Governance as a Political-Administrative System

    Jacob Torfing;Peter Triantafillou

  • New Public Governance

    Jacob Torfing;Lotte Bøgh Andersen;Carsten Greve;Kurt K. Klausen

Frequent Co-Authors

Eva Sørensen
Eva Sørensen Roskilde University
Christopher Ansell
Christopher Ansell University of California, Berkeley
Carsten Greve
Carsten Greve Copenhagen Business School
B. Guy Peters
B. Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh
Jon Pierre
Jon Pierre University of Gothenburg
Paul 't Hart
Paul 't Hart Utrecht University
Jean Hartley
Jean Hartley The Open University
David Howarth
David Howarth University of Essex
Albert Meijer
Albert Meijer Utrecht University
Patsy Healey
Patsy Healey Newcastle University

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