Most cited papers from Naval War College

Naval War College

What are the most cited papers from Naval War College?

The most cited paper from Naval War College is "Military Necessity and Humanity in International Humanitarian Law: Preserving the Delicate Balance" (Michael N. Schmitt, 2011), with 253 citations. Next come "Civil–Military Relations" (199) and "The “Hearts and Minds” Fallacy: Violence, Coercion, and Success in Counterinsurgency Warfare" (172).

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Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 46 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Military Necessity and Humanity in International Humanitarian Law: Preserving the Delicate Balance Michael N. Schmitt · T.M.C. Asser Press eBooks Book chapter	2011	253
2	Civil–Military Relations Lindsay P. Cohn, Damon V. Coletta, Peter Douglas Feaver · Oxford University Press eBooks Book chapter	5 Apr 2018	199
3	The “Hearts and Minds” Fallacy: Violence, Coercion, and Success in Counterinsurgency Warfare Jacqueline L. Hazelton · International Security	Jul 2017	172
4	The Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities: A Critical Analysis Michael N. Schmitt · T.M.C. Asser Press eBooks Book chapter	2011	155
5	Plantar Ecchymosis Sign: A Clinical Aid to Diagnosis of Occult Lisfranc Tarsometatarsal Injuries Glen Ross, Robert F.P. Cronin, John Hauzenblas et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma	Feb 1996	144
6	Researcher Self-Care in Emotionally Demanding Research: A Proposed Conceptual Framework Smita Kumar, Liz Cavallaro · Qualitative Health Research	9 Dec 2017	140
7	The Politics of Private Foreign Aid: Humanitarian Principles, Economic Development Objectives, and Organizational Interests in NGO Private Aid Allocation Tim Büthe, Solomon Major, André de Mello e Souza · International Organization	Oct 2012	136
8	State-Sponsored Assassination in International and Domestic Law Michael N. Schmitt · T.M.C. Asser Press eBooks Book chapter	2011	133
9	Boomerang Effect: the Convergence of National and Human Security P. H. Liotta · Security Dialogue	Dec 2002	123
10	Low dose radiation therapy as a potential life saving treatment for COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) Gaurav Dhawan, Rachna Kapoor, Rajiv Dhawan et al. · Radiotherapy and Oncology Open access	8 May 2020	122
11	The Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895: Perceptions, Power, and Primacy Sarah C.M. Paine	18 Nov 2002	121
12	Optimal observer motion for localization with bearing measurements Sherry E. Hammel, P.T. Liu, Edward J. Hilliard et al. · Computers & Mathematics with Applications Open access	1989	106
13	Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law: A Reply to the Critics Michael N. Schmitt · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access	2012	106
14	Partisan Dimensions of Confidence in the U.S. Military, 1973–2016 David T. Burbach · Armed Forces & Society	11 Jan 2018	97
15	The capability/vulnerability paradox and military revolutions: Implications for computing, cyber, and the onset of war Jacquelyn G. Schneider · Journal of Strategic Studies	22 Aug 2019	94
16	Perceptions of Social Loafing in Online Learning Groups: A study of Public University and U.S. Naval War College students Sherry L. Piezon, William D. Ferree · The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Open access	30 Jun 2008	91
17	Is Grand Strategy a Research Program? A Review Essay Thierry Balzacq, Peter J. Dombrowski, Simon Reich · Security Studies Open access	Oct 2018	90
18	When human capital threatens the Capitol Jesse Dillon Savage, Jonathan D. Caverley · Journal of Peace Research	Jul 2017	87
19	Computer Network Attack and the Use of Force in International Law: Thoughts on a Normative Framework Michael N. Schmitt · T.M.C. Asser Press eBooks Book chapter	2011	86
20	Grey Zones in the International Law of Cyberspace Michael N. Schmitt · Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter) Open access	8 May 2017	86
21	Barriers, Springboards and Benchmarks: China Conceptualizes the Pacific “Island Chains” Andrew S. Erickson, Joel Wuthnow · The China Quarterly	21 Jan 2016	81
22	Challenging Contemporary Notions of Middle Power Influence: Implications of the Proliferation Security Initiative for “Middle Power Theory” David A. Cooper · Foreign Policy Analysis	Jul 2011	80
23	Sighting characteristics and photo-identification of Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) near San Clemente Island, California: a key area for beaked whales and the military? Erin A. Falcone, Gregory S. Schorr, Annie B. Douglas et al. · Marine Biology Open access	31 Aug 2009	79
24	Influence of impression procedures and occlusal loading on partial denture movement John B. Holmes · Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry	May 1965	78
25	Cyber operations and the Jus Ad Bellum revisited Michael N. Schmitt · Villanova law review	31 Dec 2011	78
26	The Power of Language: Gender, Status, and Agency in Performance Evaluations David Gary Smith, Judith E. Rosenstein, Margaret C. Nikolov et al. · Sex Roles	2 May 2018	77
27	Escalation Firebreaks in the Cyber, Conventional, and Nuclear Domains: Moving Beyond Effects-Based Logics Sarah E Kreps, Jacquelyn G. Schneider · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access	2018	74
28	The political and security dimensions of the humanitarian health response to violent conflict Paul H. Wise, Annie Shiel, Nicole Southard et al. · The Lancet Open access	24 Jan 2021	73
29	Green War: An Assessment of the Environmental Law of International Armed Conflict Michael N. Schmitt · T.M.C. Asser Press eBooks Book chapter	2011	73
30	“To Balance or To Bandwagon?” Alignment Decisions in 1930s Europe Robert Gordon Kaufman · Security Studies	Mar 1992	71
31	Changing the paradigm: Simulation, now a method of first resort Thomas W. Lucas, W. David Kelton, Paul J. Sánchez et al. · Naval Research Logistics (NRL)	15 May 2015	68
32	China's New Remembering of World War II: The Case of Zhang Zizhong Arthur N. Waldron · Modern Asian Studies	Oct 1996	66
33	Below the Threshold’ Cyber Operations: The Countermeasures Response Option and International Law Michael N. Schmitt · CentAUR (University of Reading) Open access	2014	66
34	Wound, Capture, or Kill: A Reply to Ryan Goodman's 'The Power to Kill or Capture Enemy Combatants' M. N. Schmitt · European Journal of International Law Open access	Aug 2013	65
35	The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871 Lawrence D. Freedman, Geoffrey Wawro · Foreign Affairs	2004	64
36	The Islamic State and the Return of Revolutionary Warfare Craig Whiteside · Small Wars and Insurgencies	5 Aug 2016	63
37	Ethics and War: An Introduction Jeffrey M. Shaw · Journal of Military Ethics	Dec 2012	61
38	Sustainable Banking: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks as Norm Entrepreneurs Alvaro Gabriel Bianchi Mendez, David Patrick Houghton · Sustainability Open access	29 Jan 2020	60
39	The Law of Cyber Warfare: Quo Vadis? Michael N. Schmitt · Stanford law & policy review	Jun 2014	60
40	China׳s space development history: A comparison of the rocket and satellite sectors Andrew S. Erickson · Acta Astronautica	25 Jun 2014	57
41	Triangulating territory: a case for pragmatic interaction between political science, political geography, and critical IR Burak Kadercan · International Theory	9 Feb 2015	57
42	Quantum technology hype and national security Frank L. Smith · Security Dialogue	27 Apr 2020	55
43	Normative Prudence as a Tradition of Statecraft Alberto R. Coll · Ethics & International Affairs	Mar 1991	55
44	Rising Tide, Dispersing Waves: Opportunities and Challenges for Chinese Seapower Development Andrew S. Erickson · Journal of Strategic Studies	16 Apr 2014	55
45	The Relationships Among Locus Of Control, Perceptions Of Stress And Performance Richard A. Bernardi · Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) Open access	2 Sep 2011	55
46	China's Naval Ambitions in the Indian Ocean James R. Holmes, Toshi Yoshihara · Journal of Strategic Studies	Jun 2008	53
47	Drone Strikes and Grand Strategy: Toward a Political Understanding of the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks in US Security Policy Jacqueline L. Hazelton · Journal of Strategic Studies	5 Jul 2016	52
48	Passive tracking of a moving source by a single observer in shallow water Joseph Chawki Hassab · Journal of Sound and Vibration	1976	52
49	The Transport of Nonindigenous Microorganisms Into Caves by Human Visitation: A Case Study at Carlsbad Caverns National Park Dale Warren Griffin, Michael A. Gray, Mark B. Lyles et al. · Geomicrobiology Journal	30 Jan 2014	52
50	Foreign Policy Analysis Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Jessica D. Blankshain, David A. Cooper · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter	24 Jan 2019	52

Citations are OpenAlex's own counts, from its 2026-09-23 snapshot, so the ranking can differ from Google Scholar or Web of Science. A paper is listed for an institution when any of its authors gave it as an affiliation; retracted papers and papers whose citation count cannot be traced to citing works are left out, and a preprint and the article it became are shown once. Release dates are OpenAlex's: where a source gave only a month or a year, that is what is shown. How the lists are chosen.