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Political Science

D-Index
62
Citations
18487
World Ranking
99
National Ranking
1

Per Lægreid 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 Per Lægreid sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 305 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Per Lægreid 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 Per Lægreid 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: 73 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: 62 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Per Lægreid is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, particularly focusing on political science, public administration, and international relations. Their scholarly work encompasses a range of topics within public policy, governance, and crisis management.

The researcher's main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences

Within this broad area, the following subfields have been a focus:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Administration
  • Strategy and Management
  • Communication

Lægreid's main topics of research are:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Public Relations and Crisis Communication
  • Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Corporate Identity and Reputation

Their recent papers include:

  • "Balance Governance Capacity and Legitimacy: How the Norwegian Government Handled the COVID-19 Crisis as a High Performer" (2020), published in Public Administration Review
  • "The coronavirus crisis-crisis communication, meaning-making, and reputation management" (2020), published in International Public Management Journal
  • "Accountability and inter-organizational collaboration within the state" (2021), published in Public Management Review
  • "The Nordic governments' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic: A comparative study of variation in governance arrangements and regulatory instruments" (2022), published in Regulation & Governance
  • "Understanding Felt Accountability" (2020), published in Governance

Lægreid has frequently collaborated with the following coauthors:

  • Tom Christensen
  • Lise H. Rykkja
  • Zuzana Murdoch
  • Thomas Schillemans
  • Sjors Overman

Their work has appeared regularly in the following publication venues:

  • Public Administration Review
  • Public Organization Review
  • International Journal of Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Public Management Review

In addition to articles, Lægreid has authored books published by academic presses including:

  • Organising and Governing Governmental Institutions (2022) published by Fagbokforlaget eBooks
  • The Co-evolution of Reputation Management, Governance Capacity, Legitimacy and Accountability in Crisis Management (2020) published by the University of Bergen

Best Publications

  • The Whole‐of‐Government Approach to Public Sector Reform

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • New public management : the transformation of ideas and practice

    T. D. Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • Organization Theory and the Public Sector: Instrument, Culture and Myth

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid;Kjell Arne Røvik

  • Trust in Government – the Relative Importance of Service Satisfaction, Political Factors and Demography

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • Transcending New Public Management: The Transformation of Public Sector Reforms

    Per Lægreid

  • Complexity and Hybrid Public Administration—Theoretical and Empirical Challenges

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • Organizing for Crisis Management: Building Governance Capacity and Legitimacy

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid;Lise H. Rykkja

  • Government agencies : practices and lessons from 30 countries

    Koen Verhoest;Sandra van Thiel;Geert Bouckaert;Per Lægreid

  • Autonomy and regulation : coping with agencies in the modern state

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public Management

    T. D. Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • Balancing governance capacity and legitimacy - how the Norwegian government handled the COVID-19 crisis as a high performer.

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: The effects of contractualism and devolution on political control

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • New Public Management: Puzzles of Democracy and the Influence of Citizens

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • Regulatory Agencies—The Challenges of Balancing Agency Autonomy and Political Control

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • Performance Management In Practice – the Norwegian Way

    Per Lægreid;Paul G. Roness;Kristin Rubecksen

  • New Public Management: Design, Resistance, or Transformation? A Study of How Modern Reforms Are Received in a Civil Service System

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • COMPARING COORDINATION STRUCTURES FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN SIX COUNTRIES

    Tom Christensen;Ole Andreas Danielsen;Per Lægreid;Lise H. Rykkja

  • The Challenge of Coordination in Central Government Organizations: The Norwegian Case

    Tom Christensen;Per Lægreid

  • Governance of Public Sector Organizations: Proliferation, Autonomy and Performance

    Per Lægreid;Koen Verhoest

  • Reform of the employment and welfare administrations — the challenges of co-coordinating diverse public organizations

    Tom Christensen;Anne Lise Fimreite;Per Lægreid

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen University of Oslo
Koen Verhoest
Koen Verhoest University of Antwerp
Carsten Greve
Carsten Greve Copenhagen Business School
Yannis Papadopoulos
Yannis Papadopoulos University of Lausanne
Matthew J.A. Wood
Matthew J.A. Wood University of Oxford
Sandra van Thiel
Sandra van Thiel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders University of Sheffield
Philippe Bezes
Philippe Bezes Sciences Po

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