Peter Bjerre Mortensen

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Peter Bjerre Mortensen is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Bjerre Mortensen has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 18 papers in Strategy and Management and 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Peter Bjerre Mortensen's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (22 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (16 papers) and Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (13 papers). Peter Bjerre Mortensen is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (22 papers), Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (16 papers) and Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (13 papers). Peter Bjerre Mortensen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Peter Bjerre Mortensen's co-authors include Christoffer Green‐Pedersen, Christian Breunig, Frank R. Baumgartner, Bryan D. Jones, Stefaan Walgrave, Michiel Nuytemans, Peter John, Gunnar Thesen, Mads Leth Jakobsen and Laura Chaqués‐Bonafont and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Political Science, Public Administration Review and Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.

In The Last Decade

Peter Bjerre Mortensen

63 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Punctuated Equilibrium in Comparative Perspective 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Punctuated Equilibrium in Comparative Perspective
    2009 322 citations Frank R. Baumgartner, Christian Breunig et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Bjerre Mortensen Denmark 24 1.6k 637 417 391 341 66 2.1k
Christian Breunig Germany 25 1.3k 0.8× 353 0.6× 562 1.3× 493 1.3× 199 0.6× 64 2.0k
Pascal Sciarini Switzerland 24 1.3k 0.8× 473 0.7× 476 1.1× 148 0.4× 153 0.4× 92 1.7k
William Maloney United Kingdom 27 912 0.6× 901 1.4× 783 1.9× 515 1.3× 311 0.9× 80 2.2k
Elisabeth R. Gerber United States 22 1.5k 0.9× 485 0.8× 505 1.2× 741 1.9× 222 0.7× 42 2.1k
Ken Kollman United States 14 1.1k 0.7× 760 1.2× 514 1.2× 252 0.6× 181 0.5× 33 1.6k
David C. Kimball United States 20 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 2.5× 1.1k 2.5× 381 1.0× 463 1.4× 64 2.9k
María Victoria Murillo United States 25 1.8k 1.1× 397 0.6× 1.2k 2.9× 483 1.2× 372 1.1× 77 2.7k
Lawrence S. Rothenberg United States 20 962 0.6× 586 0.9× 376 0.9× 369 0.9× 210 0.6× 64 1.3k
Judith Bara United Kingdom 12 2.4k 1.5× 838 1.3× 607 1.5× 354 0.9× 112 0.3× 21 2.7k
Andreas Dür Austria 30 1.8k 1.1× 1.9k 3.0× 602 1.4× 208 0.5× 240 0.7× 92 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Bjerre Mortensen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Bjerre Mortensen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mortensen, Peter Bjerre, et al.. (2025). Agendas and instability in American local politics: A study of the Austin City Council Agenda 1900–2020. Policy Studies Journal. 53(4). 815–832.
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Thesen, Gunnar, Christoffer Green‐Pedersen, & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2024). From bonus to burden: The cost of ruling from a new(s) perspective. European Journal of Political Research. 63(4). 1601–1621. 5 indexed citations
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Christensen, Jørgen Grønnegaard & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2023). Coping with the unforeseen: bounded rationality and bureaucratic responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Public Policy. 44(1). 24–43. 3 indexed citations
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Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm, Martin Hesselsøe, Anders P. Tøttrup, et al.. (2023). Detection of environmental DNA from amphibians in Northern Europe applied in citizen science. Environmental DNA. 5(6). 1429–1448. 7 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Peter Bjerre, et al.. (2022). The policy agenda effects of problem indicators: a comparative study in seven countries. Journal of Public Policy. 43(2). 240–260. 6 indexed citations
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Blom‐Hansen, Jens, et al.. (2021). Det nationale råderum:ved gennemførelse af EU-regler. 2 indexed citations
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Thesen, Gunnar, Peter Bjerre Mortensen, & Christoffer Green‐Pedersen. (2019). Cost of ruling as a game of tones: The accumulation of bad news and incumbents’ vote loss. European Journal of Political Research. 59(3). 555–577. 10 indexed citations
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Bækgaard, Martin, et al.. (2018). Negative feedback, political attention, and public policy. Public Administration. 97(1). 210–225. 10 indexed citations
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Christensen, Jørgen Grønnegaard & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2018). Overmod og afmagt:Historien om Det nye SKAT. 2 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Peter Bjerre, et al.. (2017). A dynamic linear modelling approach to public policy change. Journal of Public Policy. 38(4). 553–579. 4 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Peter Bjerre. (2016). THE POLITICS OF INFORMATION: PROBLEM DEFINITION AND THE COURSE OF PUBLIC POLICY IN AMERICA. Public Administration. 94(4). 1155–1157. 29 indexed citations
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Vliegenthart, Rens, Stefaan Walgrave, Frank R. Baumgartner, et al.. (2016). Do the media set the parliamentary agenda? A comparative study in seven countries. European Journal of Political Research. 55(2). 283–301. 94 indexed citations
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Jakobsen, Mads Leth & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2015). Bureaukrati og produktivitet – en diskussion af Produktivitetskommissionens analyser og anbefalinger. 2015(2). 20–27. 1 indexed citations
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Green‐Pedersen, Christoffer, Peter Bjerre Mortensen, & Gunnar Thesen. (2015). The Incumbency Bonus Revisited: Causes and Consequences of Media Dominance. British Journal of Political Science. 47(1). 131–148. 47 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Peter Bjerre & Christoffer Green‐Pedersen. (2014). Institutional Effects of Changes in Political Attention: Explaining Organizational Changes in the Top Bureaucracy. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 25(1). 165–189. 55 indexed citations
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Green‐Pedersen, Christoffer & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2014). Avoidance and Engagement: Issue Competition in Multiparty Systems. Political Studies. 63(4). 747–764. 99 indexed citations
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Jakobsen, Mads Leth & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2014). Regelstaten:Væksten i danske love og bekendtgørelser 1989-2011. 1 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Peter Bjerre. (2013). Public sector reform and blame avoidance effects. Journal of Public Policy. 33(2). 229–253. 43 indexed citations
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Green‐Pedersen, Christoffer & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2012). Policy agenda-setting studies:Attention, politics and the public. 1 indexed citations
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Green‐Pedersen, Christoffer & Peter Bjerre Mortensen. (2009). Who sets the agenda and who responds to it in the Danish parliament? A new model of issue competition and agenda‐setting. European Journal of Political Research. 49(2). 257–281. 325 indexed citations

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