James Karlsen

968 total citations
31 papers, 543 citations indexed

About

James Karlsen is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, James Karlsen has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 543 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 12 papers in Strategy and Management and 9 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in James Karlsen's work include Regional Development and Policy (11 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (9 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (6 papers). James Karlsen is often cited by papers focused on Regional Development and Policy (11 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (9 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (6 papers). James Karlsen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Spain and Netherlands. James Karlsen's co-authors include Arne Isaksen, Rómulo Pinheiro, Miren Larrea, Paul Benneworth, Olav R. Spilling, Heidi Wiig Aslesen, Inger Beate Pettersen, Mitchell Young, James R. Wilson and Mari José Aranguren and has published in prestigious journals such as Regional Studies, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development and European Planning Studies.

In The Last Decade

James Karlsen

30 papers receiving 497 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Karlsen Norway 14 247 231 213 188 68 31 543
Mari José Aranguren Spain 14 301 1.2× 274 1.2× 206 1.0× 176 0.9× 66 1.0× 52 581
Roger Normann Norway 11 127 0.5× 146 0.6× 85 0.4× 66 0.4× 72 1.1× 22 354
Miren Larrea Spain 10 106 0.4× 109 0.5× 138 0.6× 100 0.5× 66 1.0× 35 381
Frédéric Sautet United States 9 86 0.3× 264 1.1× 276 1.3× 151 0.8× 68 1.0× 28 569
Louise Kempton United Kingdom 10 321 1.3× 142 0.6× 173 0.8× 55 0.3× 106 1.6× 26 591
Philip Nicholas Cooke United Kingdom 6 196 0.8× 245 1.1× 156 0.7× 203 1.1× 67 1.0× 8 522
Cheryl Conway United Kingdom 8 173 0.7× 151 0.7× 166 0.8× 81 0.4× 45 0.7× 11 390
Jakob Vestergaard Denmark 12 137 0.6× 127 0.5× 110 0.5× 251 1.3× 70 1.0× 30 604
Margaret Sharp United Kingdom 14 182 0.7× 293 1.3× 104 0.5× 264 1.4× 74 1.1× 41 673
Claire Nauwelaers Belgium 8 371 1.5× 368 1.6× 284 1.3× 190 1.0× 64 0.9× 17 625

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Karlsen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Karlsen

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All Works

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Karlsen, James. (2024). The Complexity of Co-Generative Learning Between University and Regional Actors. Systemic Practice and Action Research. 37(5). 521–535. 2 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James, et al.. (2023). Temporality in Co-generative Processes: Reframing Time in Territorial Complexity. Systemic Practice and Action Research. 36(6). 903–922. 1 indexed citations
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Benneworth, Paul, et al.. (2017). National Higher Education Policies Challenging Universities’ Regional Engagement Activities. Ekonomiaz Revista Vasca de Economía. 92(2). 112–139. 4 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James, et al.. (2017). Regional Development: Lifelong Learning as a Priority in Norway and the Czech Republic?. Higher Education Policy. 30(4). 499–516. 6 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James & Miren Larrea. (2016). Territorial Development and Action Research. 7 indexed citations
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Benneworth, Paul, Rómulo Pinheiro, & James Karlsen. (2016). Strategic agency and institutional change: investigating the role of universities in regional innovation systems (RISs). Regional Studies. 51(2). 235–248. 97 indexed citations
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Isaksen, Arne & James Karlsen. (2014). Emergence of clusters: by chance or by design. The rise of the Oslo Cancer Cluster. Econstor (Econstor). 2 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James & Miren Larrea. (2014). The contribution of Action Research to policy learning: The case of Gipuzkoa Sarean. IJAR – International Journal of Action Research. 10(2). 129–155. 7 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James & Miren Larrea. (2014). Territorial Development and Action Research: Innovation Through Dialogue. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 24 indexed citations
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Isaksen, Arne & James Karlsen. (2012). Can small regions construct regional advantages? The case of four Norwegian regions. European Urban and Regional Studies. 20(2). 243–257. 51 indexed citations
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Isaksen, Arne & James Karlsen. (2012). What Is Regional in Regional Clusters? The Case of the Globally Oriented Oil and Gas Cluster in Agder, Norway. Industry and Innovation. 19(3). 249–263. 24 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James, Miren Larrea, James R. Wilson, & Mari José Aranguren. (2012). Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Regional Development in the Basque Country. European Journal of Education. 47(1). 122–138. 13 indexed citations
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Isaksen, Arne & James Karlsen. (2011). Organisational Learning, Supportive Innovation Systems and Implications for Policy Formulation. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 2(4). 453–462. 16 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James, Arne Isaksen, & Olav R. Spilling. (2011). The challenge of constructing regional advantages in peripheral areas: The case of marine biotechnology in Tromsø, Norway. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 23(3-4). 235–257. 41 indexed citations
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Aslesen, Heidi Wiig, Arne Isaksen, & James Karlsen. (2011). Modes of Innovation and Differentiated Responses to Globalisation—A Case Study of Innovation Modes in the Agder Region, Norway. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 3(4). 389–405. 23 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James. (2010). Complejidad regional y la necesidad de una gobernanza comprometida. Ekonomiaz Revista Vasca de Economía. 74(2). 90–111. 3 indexed citations
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Karlsen, James. (2010). Regional complexity and the need for engaged governance. Ekonomiaz Revista Vasca de Economía. 74(2). 90–111. 5 indexed citations
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Isaksen, Arne & James Karlsen. (2010). Different Modes of Innovation and the Challenge of Connecting Universities and Industry: Case Studies of Two Regional Industries in Norway. European Planning Studies. 18(12). 1993–2008. 89 indexed citations
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