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Most cited papers from Council on Foreign Relations

What are the most cited papers from Council on Foreign Relations?

The most cited paper from Council on Foreign Relations is "Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity" (William J. Baumöl, Robert E. Litan, Carl Jude Schramm, 2007), with 859 citations. Next come "Political leadership and regime formation: on the development of institutions in international society" (781) and "Dynamics of energy technologies and global change" (747).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 72 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity William J. Baumöl, Robert E. Litan, Carl Jude Schramm · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2007 859
2 Political leadership and regime formation: on the development of institutions in international society Oran R. Young · International Organization 1991 781
3 Dynamics of energy technologies and global change Arnulf Grübler, Nebojša Nakićenović, David G. Victor · Energy Policy Open access May 1999 747
4 The future mobility of the world population Andreas Schäfer, David G. Victor · Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice Apr 2000 670
5 The Muddles over Outsourcing Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya, T. N. Srinivasan · The Journal of Economic Perspectives Nov 2004 646
6 Will Ebola change the game? Ten essential reforms before the next pandemic. The report of the Harvard-LSHTM Independent Panel on the Global Response to Ebola Suerie Moon et al. · The Lancet Open access Nov 2015 622
7 Assessing the Threat of Incel Violence Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware, E. I. Shapiro · Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Open access 19 Apr 2020 400
8 Palestinian Suicide Bombing: Public Support, Market Share, and Outbidding Mia M. Bloom · Political Science Quarterly 2004 388
9 Evaluation of a proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100% wind, water, and solar Christopher T. M. Clack et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 19 Jun 2017 354
10 Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village Charles A. Kupchan · Perspectives on Politics 28 Nov 2007 309
11 Lower-Income Countries That Face The Most Rapid Shift In Noncommunicable Disease Burden Are Also The Least Prepared Thomas J. Bollyky, Tara Templin, Matthew F Cohen et al. · Health Affairs Open access Nov 2017 288
12 Chronic Stressors and Daily Hassles: Unique and Interactive Relationships with Psychological Distress Joyce Serido, David M. Almeida, Elaine Wethington · Journal of Health and Social Behavior Mar 2004 286
13 Testing the Surge: Why Did Violence Decline in Iraq in 2007? Stephen D. Biddle, Jeffrey A. Friedman, Jacob N. Shapiro · International Security Jul 2012 278
14 The WHO Declaration of Monkeypox as a Global Public Health Emergency Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Luciana L. Borio, Lawrence O. Gostin · JAMA Open access 27 Jul 2022 273
15 On the regulation of geoengineering David G. Victor · Oxford Review of Economic Policy 2008 224
16 Does sustainability generate better financial performance? review, meta-analysis, and propositions Ulrich Atz, Tracy Van Holt, Zongyuan Zoe Liu et al. · Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment 19 Aug 2022 217
17 After Pax Americana: Benign Power, Regional Integration, and the Sources of a Stable Multipolarity Charles A. Kupchan · International Security Oct 1998 214
18 Venture Capital and Cleantech: The wrong model for energy innovation Benjamin E. Gaddy, Varun Sivaram, Timothy B. Jones et al. · Energy Policy Open access 4 Jan 2017 207
19 Dead Center: The Demise of Liberal Internationalism in the United States Charles A. Kupchan, Peter L. Trubowitz · International Security 28 Sep 2007 204
20 Legitimacy and the Limits of Nationalism: China and the Diaoyu Islands Erica Strecker Downs, Phillip C. Saunders · International Security 1999 193
21 The relationships between democratic experience, adult health, and cause-specific mortality in 170 countries between 1980 and 2016: an observational analysis Thomas J. Bollyky, Tara Templin, Matthew F Cohen et al. · The Lancet Open access 13 Mar 2019 192
22 A Systemic Approach to Containing Health Care Spending Ezekiel Emanuel et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Aug 2012 177
23 Small footprint, small payoff: The military effectiveness of security force assistance Stephen D. Biddle, Julia M. Macdonald, Ryan T. Baker · Journal of Strategic Studies 12 Apr 2017 176
24 The Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines Thomas J. Bollyky, Lawrence O. Gostin, Margaret A. Hamburg · JAMA 7 May 2020 165
25 Assessing COVID-19 pandemic policies and behaviours and their economic and educational trade-offs across US states from Jan 1, 2020, to July 31, 2022: an observational analysis Thomas J. Bollyky et al. · The Lancet Open access 23 Mar 2023 158
26 How to achieve international action on falsified and substandard medicines Amir Attaran, D. Barry, Shamnad Basheer et al. · BMJ Open access 13 Nov 2012 150
27 Climate consequences of natural gas as a bridge fuel Michael Levi · Climatic Change 2 Jan 2013 148
28 All for universal health coverage Laurie Garrett, Rajiv Chowdhury, Ariel Pablos-Méndez · The Lancet 20 Aug 2009 147
29 The Illusion of Democratic Credibility Alexander B. Downes, Todd S. Sechser · International Organization Jul 2012 144
30 Is Strategy an Illusion? Richard K. Betts · International Security Oct 2000 144
31 A Madisonian Approach to Climate Policy David G. Victor, Joshua C. House, Sarah Joy · Science 15 Sep 2005 143
32 Vaccine nationalism's politics David P. Fidler · Science 14 Aug 2020 136
33 Future Warfare in the Western Pacific: Chinese Antiaccess/Area Denial, U.S. AirSea Battle, and Command of the Commons in East Asia Stephen D. Biddle, Ivan C. Oelrich · International Security 2016 133
34 Power, trust, and network complexity: three logics of hedging in Asian security Van Jackson · International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 17 Jun 2014 128
35 Nationalist Strategies and European Integration Zsuzsa Csergő, James M. Goldgeier · Perspectives on Politics Mar 2004 125
36 Adopting AI: how familiarity breeds both trust and contempt Michael C. Horowitz, Lauren Kahn, Julia R. MacDonald et al. · AI & Society Open access 12 May 2023 115
37 M ODELING T ECHNOLOGICAL C HANGE : Implications for the Global Environment Arnulf Grübler, Nebojša Nakićenović, David G. Victor · Annual Review of Energy and the Environment Open access Nov 1999 113
38 Global passenger travel: implications for carbon dioxide emissions Andreas Schafer, David G. Victor · Energy Aug 1999 108
39 The geopolitics of the European Green Deal Mark Leonard, Jean Pisani‐Ferry, Jeremy Shapiro et al. · International Organisations Research Journal Open access 30 Jun 2021 107
40 What influences attitudes about artificial intelligence adoption: Evidence from U.S. local officials Michael C. Horowitz, Lauren Kahn · PLoS ONE Open access 20 Oct 2021 106
41 Does State Failure Cause Terrorism? An Empirical Analysis (1999–2008) Bridget L. Coggins · Journal of Conflict Resolution 19 Mar 2014 104
42 Banking on Beijing: the aims and impacts of China's overseas development program Lila Rosenzweig · International Affairs 9 Jan 2023 101
43 How COVID‐19 vaccine supply chains emerged in the midst of a pandemic Chad P. Bown, Thomas J. Bollyky · World Economy Open access 19 Aug 2021 101
44 ESG Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets Jamieson Odell, Usman Ali · Journal of applied corporate finance Open access Jun 2016 98
45 Russia and the West Under Lenin and Stalin, by George F. Kennan Philip E. Mosely · Political Science Quarterly Dec 1961 98
46 Is realism dead? The domestic sources of international politics Ethan Barnaby Kapstein · International Organization 1995 94
47 The New “New Multilateralism”: Minilateral Cooperation, but at What Cost? Stewart Patrick · Global Summitry Open access Dec 2015 93
48 Climate Change and Insecurity: Mapping Vulnerability in Africa Joshua William Busby, Todd G. Smith, Kaiba L. White et al. · International Security Apr 2013 93
49 Preventing the Importation of Illicit Nuclear Materials in Shipping Containers Lawrence M. Wein, Alex H. Wilkins, Manas Baveja et al. · Risk Analysis 21 Sep 2006 92
50 The Common Defense: Strategic Programs in National Politics, by Samuel P. Huntington James Phinney Baxter · Political Science Quarterly Dec 1962 89

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