Most cited papers in Military History and Strategy

Military History and Strategy

What are the most cited papers in Military History and Strategy?

The most cited paper in Military History and Strategy is "Victims of Groupthink: A Psychological Study of Foreign-policy Decisions and Fiascoes" (Bruce Kuklick, Irving L. Janis, 1973), with 1,467 citations. Next come "Reconstructing the correlates of war dataset on material capabilities of states, 1816–1985" (986) and "Global instances of coups from 1950 to 2010: A new dataset" (841).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 117 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Victims of Groupthink: A Psychological Study of Foreign-policy Decisions and Fiascoes Bruce Kuklick, Irving L. Janis · Journal of American History	Dec 1973	1,467
2	Reconstructing the correlates of war dataset on material capabilities of states, 1816–1985 J. David Singer · International Interactions	May 1988	986
3	Global instances of coups from 1950 to 2010: A new dataset Jonathan M. Powell, Clayton L. Thyne · Journal of Peace Research	Mar 2011	841
4	Foreign Policy as Social Construction: A Post-Positivist Analysis of U.S. Counterinsurgency Policy in the Philippines Roxanne Lynn Doty · International Studies Quarterly	Sep 1993	773
5	The Passion of World Politics: Propositions on Emotion and Emotional Relationships Neta C. Crawford · International Security	Apr 2000	681
6	Relational leadership Ann L. Cunliffe, Matthew Eriksen · Human Relations	Nov 2011	595
7	The Pretty Prudent Public: Post Post-Vietnam American Opinion on the Use of Military Force Bruce W. Jentleson · International Studies Quarterly	Mar 1992	577
8	Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice, by Robert R. Bowie and David Galula Mark Skinner Watson · Political Science Quarterly	Jun 1965	509
9	The Correlates of War Data On War: an Update To 1997 Meredith Reid Sarkees, Phil Schafer · Conflict Management and Peace Science	Feb 2000	490
10	Closing the books transitional justice in historical perspective Jon Elster	2004	479
11	The President and the Political Use of Force Charles W. Ostrom, Brian L. Job · American Political Science Review	Jun 1986	471
12	The Civil-Military Problematique: Huntington, Janowitz, and the Question of Civilian Control Peter Douglas Feaver · Armed Forces & Society	1996	458
13	Bloody Revenge: Emotions, Nationalism, and War. Robin M. Williams, Thomas J. Scheff · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews	1995	441
14	FUNCTIONS OF PARTING CEREMONIES IN DYING ORGANIZATIONS. Subrena Harris, Robert I. Sutton · Academy of Management Journal	Mar 1986	360
15	Analysis, War, and Decision: Why Intelligence Failures Are Inevitable Richard K. Betts · World Politics	Oct 1978	343
16	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS Peter Douglas Feaver · Annual Review of Political Science Review	Jun 1999	341
17	The Big Bangs of IR: The Myths That Your Teachers Still Tell You about 1648 and 1919 Benjamin de Carvalho, Halvard Leira, John M. Hobson · Millennium Journal of International Studies	24 Mar 2011	340
18	Theories of Democratic Civil-Military Relations James Burk · Armed Forces & Society	Oct 2002	334
19	TERF wars: An introduction Ruth Pearce, Sonja Erikainen, Ben Vincent · The Sociological Review Open access	Jul 2020	325
20	Soldiers in Politics: Military Coups and Governments, by Eric A. Nordlinger John Samuel Fitch · Political Science Quarterly	1978	322
21	Culture in the Cockpit Ashleigh C. Merritt · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology	May 2000	308
22	The Influence of Domestic and International Politics on the President's Use of Force Patrick James, John R. Oneal · Journal of Conflict Resolution	Jun 1991	284
23	The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity. Patricia E. Rubertone, Jill Lepore · Journal of American History	Mar 1999	278
24	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 Andy Altizer, Erum Rubina Jilani · Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management	21 Dec 2005	277
25	Changes in newcomers' psychological contracts during organizational socialization: a study of recruits entering the British Army Helena Thomas-Currás, Neil R. Anderson · Journal of Organizational Behavior	1998	274
26	“To veil the threat of terror”: Afghan women and the ⟨clash of civilizations⟩ in the imagery of the U.S. war on terrorism Dana L. Cloud · Quarterly Journal of Speech	Aug 2004	265
27	Forbidden Signs: American Culture and the Campaign against Sign Language. Tamara Plakins Thornton, Douglas C. Baynton · Journal of American History Open access	Sep 1997	262
28	Inter-State, Intra-State, and Extra-State Wars: A Comprehensive Look at Their Distribution over Time, 1816-1997 Meredith Reid Sarkees, Frank Whelon Wayman, J. David Singer · International Studies Quarterly	Mar 2003	252
29	Low intensity democracy Barry K. Gills, Joel Rocamora · Third World Quarterly	1992	238
30	Fear of Security: Australia's Invasion Anxiety Anthony Burke	Aug 2001	235
31	Military Culture: Change and Continuity Karen O. Dunivin · Armed Forces & Society	Jul 1994	230
32	The Urge to Compete: Rationales for Arms Racing Colin S. Gray · World Politics	1974	216
33	Military leadership: A context specific review Leonard Wong, Paul D. Bliese, Dennis McGurk · The Leadership Quarterly	Dec 2003	215
34	The future of military innovation studies Adam Grissom · Journal of Strategic Studies	14 Sep 2006	215
35	The room where it happened: a White House memoir Tim Willasey-Wilsey · International Affairs	Sep 2020	213
36	Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War Douglas Porch Open access	11 Jul 2013	212
37	Military Identities in the Situated Accounts of British Military Personnel Rachel Woodward, K. Neil Jenkings · Sociology	Apr 2011	210
38	The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to Modern War. Craig M. Cameron, Samuel Hynes · Journal of American History	Dec 1997	206
39	Fixing the Meaning of 9/11: Hegemony, Coercion, and the Road to War in Iraq Ronald R. Krebs, Jennifer K. Lobasz · Security Studies	24 Aug 2007	203
40	The Word of Command Anthony C. King · Armed Forces & Society Open access	Jul 2006	202
41	Counter-insurgencyRedux David J. Kilcullen · Survival	16 Nov 2006	202
42	Culture Clash: Assessing the Importance of Ideas in Security Studies Michael C. Desch · International Security	Jul 1998	200
43	The Sound of Leadership: Presidential Communication in the Modern Age Kathleen J. Turner, Roderick P. Hart · Journal of American History	Dec 1988	195
44	‘Hearts and Minds’? British Counter-Insurgency from Malaya to Iraq Paul Dixon · Journal of Strategic Studies Open access	Jun 2009	194
45	Civil-Military Relations Reconsidered: A Theory of Concordance Rebecca L. Schiff · Armed Forces & Society	Oct 1995	192
46	Integrating the Civil–Military Relations Subfield Risa A. Brooks · Annual Review of Political Science ReviewOpen access	30 Jan 2019	190
47	Peace and war: armed conflicts and international order, 1648–1989 Barry G. Buzan · International Affairs	Apr 1992	190
48	Modern Warfare: A French View of Counterinsurgency. By Roger Trinquier. New York & London: Frederick Praeger. 1961 (French ed.); 1964 (English ed.). 115 pp. $3.95. Ronald C. Nairn · Pacific Affairs	Dec 1964	190
49	Performing International Systems: Two East-Asian Alternatives to the Westphalian Order Erik Ringmar · International Organization	2012	190
50	Hybrid, ambiguous, and non-linear? How new is Russia’s ‘new way of war’? Mark Galeotti · Small Wars and Insurgencies	3 Mar 2016	178

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