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Karsten Vrangbæk

Karsten Vrangbæk

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 32 1027 926 19 19 162 3807

Karsten Vrangbæk publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karsten Vrangbæk between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karsten Vrangbæk published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2016. 19 of the 197 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2016. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 5 publications
2001 2025

197 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karsten Vrangbæk: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 1
2003 0
2004 4
2005 2
2006 3
2007 2
2008 10
2009 7
2010 8
2011 13
2012 13
2013 10
2014 8
2015 11
2016 18
2017 13
2018 16
2019 2
2020 5
2021 12
2022 5
2023 13
2024 14
2025 5
Total 197
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Karsten Vrangbæk 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 Karsten Vrangbæk sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–165 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 162 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32 162
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Karsten Vrangbæk 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 Karsten Vrangbæk sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 32 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86 32
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53
38 48
39 40
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Karsten Vrangbæk is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with a focus on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Karsten Vrangbæk has frequently published in several academic venues, such as:

  • Health Policy
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Health Economics Policy and Law
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • BMC Health Services Research

The scientist has collaborated often with the following co-authors:

  • Per Nilsén
  • Ida Seing
  • Antonio Giulio de Belvis
  • Madelon Kroneman
  • Thomas Kallemose

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Nordic responses to Covid-19: Governance and policy measures in the early phases of the pandemic" (2021, Health Policy)
  • "Balancing financial incentives during COVID-19: A comparison of provider payment adjustments across 20 countries" (2021, Health Policy)
  • "Effect of allogeneic adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cell treatment in chronic ischaemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction - the SCIENCE trial" (2023, European Journal of Heart Failure)
  • "Achieving higher performing primary care through patient registration: A review of twelve high-income countries" (2021, Health Policy)
  • "Should I stay or should I go? The role of leadership and organisational context for hospital physicians' intention to leave their current job" (2020, BMC Health Services Research)

Best Publications

  • Decentralization In Health Care: Strategies And Outcomes

    Richard B. Saltman;Vaida Bankauskaite;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Nordic Health Care Systems: Recent Reforms And Current Policy Challenges

    Jon Magnussen;Karsten Vrangbæk;Richard B. Saltman

  • Public Values and Public Service Motivation Conceptual and Empirical Relationships

    Lotte Bøgh Andersen;Torben Beck Jørgensen;Anne Mette Kjeldsen;Lene Holm Pedersen

  • Is Contracting out of Public Services still the Great Panacea? A Systematic Review of Studies on Economic and Quality Effects from 2000 to 2014

    Ole Helby Petersen;Ulf Hjelmar;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Public Value Dimensions: Developing and Testing a Multi-Dimensional Classification

    Lotte Bøgh Andersen;Torben Beck Jørgensen;Anne Mette Kjeldsen;Lene Holm Pedersen

  • Are health problems systemic? Politics of access and choice under Beveridge and Bismarck systems

    Zeynep Or;Chantal Cases;Melanie Lisac;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Patient reactions to hospital choice in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.

    Karsten Vrangbaek;Katarina Østergren;Hans Okkels Birk;Ulrika Winblad

  • Nordic responses to Covid-19: Governance and policy measures in the early phases of the pandemic.

    Ingrid Sperre Saunes;Karsten Vrangbæk;Haldor Byrkjeflot;Signe Smith Jervelund

  • The Europeanization of Health Care Governance - Implementing the Market Imperatives of Europe

    Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Health care systems in transition: Denmark

    Signild Vallgårda;Allan Krasnik;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Reform by Coincidence? Explaining the Policy Process of Structural Reform in Denmark

    Ulrik Bundgaard;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Choice policies in Northern European health systems.

    Karsten Vrangbaek;Ruth Robertson;Ulrika Winblad;Hester Van de Bovenkamp

  • Health policy in Denmark: leaving the decentralized welfare path?

    Karsten Vrangbæk;Terkel Christiansen

  • Hospital centralization and performance in Denmark: ten years on

    Terkel Christiansen;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Advocacy coalitions and pharmacy policy in Denmark--solid cores with fuzzy edges.

    Jakob Bjerg Larsen;Karsten Vrangbæk;Janine M. Traulsen

  • Is Contracting Out Good or Bad for Employees? A Review of International Experience

    Karsten Vrangbæk;Ole Helby Petersen;Ulf Hjelmar

  • Coordination between primary and secondary healthcare in Denmark and Sweden

    Sarah Wadmann;Martin Strandberg-Larsen;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Comparing public and private providers : a scoping review of hospital services in Europe

    Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Reshaping public accountability: hospital reforms in Germany, Norway and Denmark

    Paola Mattei;Mahima Mitra;Karsten Vrangbæk;Simon Neby

  • Balancing financial incentives during COVID-19: A comparison of provider payment adjustments across 20 countries.

    Ruth Waitzberg;Sophie Gerkens;Antoniya Dimova;Lucie Bryndová

  • Rationale and design of the European multicentre study on Stem Cell therapy in IschEmic Non-treatable Cardiac diseasE (SCIENCE).

    Paitazoglou C;Bergmann Mw;Vrtovec B;Chamuleau Saj

  • Structural Reform in Denmark, 2007–09: Central Reform Processes in a Decentralised Environment

    Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Patient involvement in Danish health care

    Karsten Vrangbaek

  • Value Dynamics: Towards a Framework for Analyzing Public Value Changes

    Torben Beck Jørgensen;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Public Sector Values in Denmark: A Survey Analysis

    Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Public/private ownership and quality of care: Evidence from Danish nursing homes.

    Ulf Hjelmar;Yosef Bhatti;Ole Helby Petersen;Tine Rostgaard

  • The Europeanisation of Health Care Governance: Implementing the Market Imperatives of Europe

    Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen;Karsten Vrangbæk

  • Organised Interests, Authority Structures and Political Influence: Danish and Norwegian Patient Groups Compared

    Ståle Opedal;Hilmar Rommetvedt;Karsten Vrangbæk

Frequent Co-Authors

Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen University of Oslo
Allan Krasnik
Allan Krasnik University of Copenhagen
Gwyn Bevan
Gwyn Bevan London School of Economics and Political Science
Francisco O. Ramirez
Francisco O. Ramirez Stanford University
Marina Karanikolos
Marina Karanikolos London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen
Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen University of Copenhagen
Jakob E. Bardram
Jakob E. Bardram Technical University of Denmark
Per Nilsen
Per Nilsen Linköping University
Freimut Schliess
Freimut Schliess Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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