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Øyvind Ihlen

Øyvind Ihlen

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
34
Citations
4330
World Ranking
861
National Ranking
12

Øyvind Ihlen 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 Øyvind Ihlen sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 105 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Øyvind Ihlen 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 Øyvind Ihlen 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: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Øyvind Ihlen is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and specializes in the field of Social Sciences. Their research spans several subfields including Communication, Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management, Philosophy, and Health.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics focused primarily on Public Relations and Crisis Communication, as well as Misinformation and Its Impacts. Additional areas of interest include Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, and Risk Perception and Management.

Øyvind Ihlen has contributed to various academic journals and publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • Publications (Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design)
  • Journal of Communication Management
  • Interest Groups & Advocacy
  • Scandinavian Political Studies
  • Journal of Risk Research

Their recent papers reflect a focus on political communication, public health, and strategic communication. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Transparency beyond information disclosure: strategies of the Scandinavian public health authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2022, Journal of Risk Research
  • "Appeals to 'the public interest': How public relations and lobbying create a social license to operate," 2020, Public Relations Review
  • "Science communication, strategic communication and rhetoric: the case of health authorities, vaccine hesitancy, trust and credibility," 2020, Journal of Communication Management

Øyvind Ihlen collaborates frequently with several researchers, with the most frequent coauthors being:

  • Mark Blach-Ørsten
  • Bengt Johansson
  • Jenny Lindholm
  • Eli Skogerbø
  • Jens E. Kjeldsen

Best Publications

  • The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Øyvind Ihlen;Jennifer Bartlett;Steve May

  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Communication

    øyvind Ihlen;Jennifer L. Bartlett;Steve May

  • The power of social capital: Adapting Bourdieu to the study of public relations

    Øyvind Ihlen

  • Corporate reports on sustainability and sustainable development: ‘We Have Arrived’

    Øyvind Ihlen;Juliet Roper

  • Public Relations and Social Theory: Key Figures and Concepts

    Øyvind Ihlen;Magnus Fredriksson

  • Business and Climate Change: The Climate Response of the World's 30 Largest Corporations

    Øyvind Ihlen

  • How public relations works: Theoretical roots and public relations perspectives

    Øyvind Ihlen;Betteke van Ruler

  • The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility: Ihlen/The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Øyvind Ihlen;Jennifer L. Bartlett;Steve May

  • Defending the Mercedes A-Class: Combining and Changing Crisis-Response Strategies

    Øyvind Ihlen

  • Government communication about potential policies: Public relations, propaganda or both

    Dave Gelders;Øyvind Ihlen

  • Building on Bourdieu: A sociological grasp of public relations

    Øyvind Ihlen

  • Mapping the environment for corporate social responsibility

    Øyvind Ihlen

  • A public relations identity for the 2010s

    Øyvind Ihlen;Piet Verhoeven

  • Birds of a feather flock together? Party leaders on Twitter during the 2013 Norwegian elections

    Anders Olof Larsson;Øyvind Ihlen

  • Introduction: Applying social theory to public relations

    Ø. Ihlen;B. van Ruler

  • Mediatization in public bureaucracies: A typology

    Kjersti Thorbjornsrud;Tine Ustad Figenschou;Øyvind Ihlen

  • On Bourdieu: Public Relations in Field Struggles

    Øy Vind Ihlen

  • Framing Contests in Environmental Disputes: Paying Attention to Media and Cultural Master Frames

    Øyvind Ihlen;Mike Nitz

  • Right‐wing ideological constraint and vaccine refusal: The case of the COVID‐19 vaccine in Norway

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  • Green legitimation: the construction of an environmental ethos

    Arild Wæraas;Øyvind Ihlen

  • Power, Communication, and Politics in the Nordic Countries

    Eli Skogerbø;Øyvind Ihlen;Nete Nørgaard Kristensen;Lars Nord

  • Behind the Framing Scenes : Challenges and Opportunities for NGOs and Authorities Framing Irregular Immigration

    Øyvind Ihlen;Tine Ustad Figenschou;Anna Grøndahl Larsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Heath
Robert L. Heath University of Houston
Anders Olof Larsson
Anders Olof Larsson Kristiania University College

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