Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
Defense, Military, and Policy Studies is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 22.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex relationship between military expenditure, economic growth, and national security. It includes analyses of defense spending's impact on economic development, the dynamics of arms trade, the role of alliances in military burden-sharing, and the implications for public policy and global economy. The research also delves into the technological aspects of defense innovation and the long-term consequences of military conscription.
- Military Expenditure
- Economic Growth
- Defense Spending
- Panel Data Analysis
- Arms Trade
- National Security
- Alliances
- Global Economy
- Public Policy
- Technology Development
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Defense, Military, and Policy Studies research?
By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (361 and 116 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 361 works
- 2 Türkiye 116 works
- 3 Indonesia 111 works
- 4 United Kingdom 108 works
- 5 China 68 works
- 6 France 66 works
- 7 Germany 61 works
- 8 Russia 60 works
- 9 Ukraine 50 works
- 10 India 49 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Defense, Military, and Policy Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Indonesia Defense University publishes the most Defense, Military, and Policy Studies research, followed by Ludovika University of Public Service and Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia 65 works
- 2 Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary 19 works
- 3 Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces AcademyRomania 12 works
- 4 George Mason UniversityUnited States 10 works
- 5 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 6 Milli Savunma ÜniversitesiTürkiye 9 works
- 7 Carol I National Defence UniversityRomania 9 works
- 8 Université Grenoble AlpesFrance 8 works
- 9 United States Military AcademyUnited States 7 works
- 10 Military University of Technology in WarsawPoland 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Defense, Military, and Policy Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Defense, Military, and Policy Studies include Joseph E. Stiglitz.
- 1 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States 7.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Defense, Military, and Policy Studies research done?
The largest centres of Defense, Military, and Policy Studies research in 2022–2025 are Bogor (Indonesia), Moscow (Russia), Washington D.C. (United States) and Budapest (Hungary). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bogor, Budapest and Bucharest.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BogorID · 67.2 works23×
- BudapestHU · 29.4 works8.6×
- BucharestRO · 21.6 works8.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Defense, Military, and Policy Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Defense, Military, and Policy Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Université Grenoble Alpes, George Mason University and Indonesia Defense University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Université Grenoble AlpesFrance | 57.0 | 9.9% | 14.9× | 8 | +387.5% |
| 2 | George Mason UniversityUnited States | 52.2 | 22.1% | 18.4× | 10 | +7.1% |
| 3 | Indonesia Defense UniversityIndonesia | 51.5 | 2.2% | 298.2× | 65 | — |
| 4 | Ludovika University of Public ServiceHungary | 47.7 | 10.2% | 98.0× | 19 | — |
| 5 | Milli Savunma ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 47.0 | 16.0% | 125.2× | 9 | — |
| 6 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 44.9 | 32.3% | 7.9× | 10 | +47.2% |
| 7 | Carol I National Defence UniversityRomania | 41.4 | 8.3% | 253.0× | 9 | — |
| 8 | Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces AcademyRomania | 36.6 | 4.0% | 321.0× | 12 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Defense, Military, and Policy Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Defense, Military, and Policy Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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