Ben Connable

518 total citations
35 papers, 214 citations indexed

About

Ben Connable is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Connable has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 214 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Ben Connable's work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (4 papers) and Military History and Strategy (4 papers). Ben Connable is often cited by papers focused on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (6 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (4 papers) and Military History and Strategy (4 papers). Ben Connable collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ben Connable's co-authors include Martin C. Libicki, Marek N. Posard, James Dobbins, Susan Zimmerman, Christopher S. Chivvis, William Marcellino, Jeffrey Martini, Seth G. Jones, Daniel Byman and David E. Thaler and has published in prestigious journals such as RAND Corporation eBooks and Military review.

In The Last Decade

Ben Connable

25 papers receiving 142 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Connable United States 10 122 116 22 14 9 35 214
Steven Metz United States 9 159 1.3× 110 0.9× 42 1.9× 10 0.7× 20 2.2× 56 255
Antulio J. Echevarria United States 8 148 1.2× 69 0.6× 24 1.1× 13 0.9× 8 0.9× 44 203
Geoffrey Wawro United States 7 94 0.8× 61 0.5× 14 0.6× 6 0.4× 4 0.4× 18 135
Bernard E. Trainor 2 114 0.9× 70 0.6× 18 0.8× 10 0.7× 15 1.7× 4 165
Lester W. Grau United States 8 153 1.3× 116 1.0× 17 0.8× 9 0.6× 30 3.3× 48 242
Raphaël Cohen Sweden 7 114 0.9× 61 0.5× 30 1.4× 7 0.5× 5 0.6× 40 191
T. X. Hammes United States 6 118 1.0× 81 0.7× 28 1.3× 11 0.8× 17 1.9× 15 195
John A. Gentry United States 8 155 1.3× 69 0.6× 8 0.4× 15 1.1× 9 1.0× 44 219
Stacie L. Pettyjohn United States 8 95 0.8× 129 1.1× 24 1.1× 13 0.9× 2 0.2× 29 224
Sarah Sewall United States 5 145 1.2× 154 1.3× 18 0.8× 3 0.2× 19 2.1× 10 235

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Connable

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Connable

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Connable

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Connable. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Connable based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ben Connable. Ben Connable is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2021). Russian Mercenaries in Great-Power Competition: Strategic Supermen or Weak Link?. 2 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2020). Weighing U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq: Strategic Risks and Recommendations. RAND Corporation eBooks.
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2020). Russia's Limit of Advance: Scenarios. RAND Corporation eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2018). Sectarianism in the Middle East: Implications for the United States. RAND Corporation eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2018). National Will to Fight: Why Some States Keep Fighting and Others Don't. RAND Corporation eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Kelly, Terrence, et al.. (2017). Knowing the Enemy: Understanding the Islamic State and Principles for Defeating It. RAND Corporation eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2017). Beating the Islamic State: Selecting a New Strategy for Iraq and Syria. RAND Corporation eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, Seth G., James Dobbins, Daniel Byman, et al.. (2017). Rolling Back the Islamic State. RAND Corporation eBooks. 26 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben. (2015). From Negative to Positive Stability: How the Syrian Refugee Crisis Can Improve Jordan's Outlook. RAND Corporation eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2015). Comprehensive Deterrence Forum: Proceedings and Commissioned Papers. 3 indexed citations
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Cragin, Kim & Ben Connable. (2015). To Undermine ISIS, We Should Welcome Syrian Refugees.
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2014). Modeling, Simulation, and Operations Analysis in Afghanistan and Iraq: Operational Vignettes, Lessons Learned, and a Survey of Selected Efforts. 2 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben. (2014). Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq. 1 indexed citations
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Chivvis, Christopher S., et al.. (2014). Initial Thoughts on the Impact of the Iraq War on U.S. National Security Structures. RAND Corporation eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben, et al.. (2012). Assessing Freedom of Movement for Counterinsurgency Campaigns. 24(3). 497–510. 1 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben & Martin C. Libicki. (2010). How Insurgencies End. 22 indexed citations
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Connable, Ben. (2009). All Our Eggs in a Broken Basket: How the Human Terrain System is Undermining Sustainable Military Cultural Competence. Military review. 89(2). 57. 11 indexed citations

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