Benoît Pélopidas

582 total citations
45 papers, 287 citations indexed

About

Benoît Pélopidas is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benoît Pélopidas has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 287 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Benoît Pélopidas's work include Nuclear Issues and Defense (20 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (11 papers) and Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (4 papers). Benoît Pélopidas is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Issues and Defense (20 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (11 papers) and Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (4 papers). Benoît Pélopidas collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. Benoît Pélopidas's co-authors include Patricia Lewis, Marielle Debos, Keir A. Lieber, Magnus Feldmann and Daryl G. Press and has published in prestigious journals such as International Affairs, Futures and International Security.

In The Last Decade

Benoît Pélopidas

36 papers receiving 253 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benoît Pélopidas France 10 202 135 33 21 16 45 287
William C. Potter United States 13 285 1.4× 124 0.9× 76 2.3× 31 1.5× 5 0.3× 59 400
Dong-Joon Jo South Korea 3 204 1.0× 112 0.8× 113 3.4× 4 0.2× 2 0.1× 6 257
Lynn E. Davis United States 10 115 0.6× 93 0.7× 38 1.2× 10 0.5× 3 0.2× 50 256
Denise Garcia United States 10 193 1.0× 155 1.1× 37 1.1× 8 0.4× 29 316
Roger Carey United Kingdom 10 179 0.9× 84 0.6× 37 1.1× 7 0.3× 3 0.2× 35 278
Nick Ritchie United Kingdom 8 173 0.9× 79 0.6× 32 1.0× 5 0.2× 25 218
Ihs Jane's 2 368 1.8× 250 1.9× 79 2.4× 5 0.2× 6 545
John Howe United States 11 124 0.6× 68 0.5× 21 0.6× 14 0.7× 12 0.8× 45 282
Avner Cohen United States 9 289 1.4× 155 1.1× 71 2.2× 4 0.2× 43 375
Leonard S. Spector United States 7 211 1.0× 81 0.6× 63 1.9× 2 0.1× 31 283

Countries citing papers authored by Benoît Pélopidas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benoît Pélopidas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benoît Pélopidas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2025). Existential silos: The compartmentalization of the futures of environmental change and the nuclear threat. Futures. 173. 103671–103671. 1 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2024). The Tragedy Trap: On the Tragicized Politics of Nuclear Weapons and Armed Drones and the Making of Unaccountability. Ethics & International Affairs. 38(2). 209–231. 1 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2024). How dawn turned into dusk: Scoping and closing possible nuclear futures after the Cold War. Journal of Strategic Studies. 1–23. 3 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2024). The false promise of nuclear risk reduction. International Affairs. 100(1). 345–360. 2 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2023). Thinking about What People Think about Nuclear Weapons. Security Studies. 32(1). 188–194. 1 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2023). Nuclear France.
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2022). No such thing as a free donation? Research funding and conflicts of interest in nuclear weapons policy analysis. International Relations. 39(1). 125–147. 4 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2021). Imaginer la possibilité de la guerre nucléaire pour y faire face. Cultures & conflits. 123-124. 173–212. 4 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2020). European nuclear weapons? Zombie debates and nuclear realities. European Security. 30(2). 237–258. 18 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2020). Power, luck, and scholarly responsibility at the end of the world(s). International Theory. 12(3). 459–470. 11 indexed citations
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Debos, Marielle, et al.. (2020). Que faire des interventions militaires dans le champ académique. 135–150. 1 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2019). Correspondence: New Era or New Error? Technology and the Future of Deterrence. International Security. 43(3). 190–193. 4 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2017). The unbearable lightness of luck: Three sources of overconfidence in the manageability of nuclear crises. European Journal of International Security. 2(2). 240–262. 20 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît, et al.. (2016). When Empire Meets Nationalism. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2016). Nuclear Weapons Scholarship as a Case of Self-Censorship in Security Studies. Journal of Global Security Studies. 1(4). 326–336. 34 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2013). Why Nuclear Realism is Unrealistic. Bristol Research (University of Bristol).
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2012). French nuclear idiosyncrasy: how it affects French nuclear policies towards the United Arab Emirates and Iran. Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 25(1). 143–169. 9 indexed citations
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Pélopidas, Benoît. (2008). De l'incrédulité à l'action. Esprit. Mars/avril(3). 158–172. 1 indexed citations
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