Bruce Hoffman

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Bruce Hoffman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce Hoffman has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 35 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Bruce Hoffman's work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (53 papers), Military History and Strategy (14 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (9 papers). Bruce Hoffman is often cited by papers focused on Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (53 papers), Military History and Strategy (14 papers) and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (9 papers). Bruce Hoffman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Bruce Hoffman's co-authors include Gordon H. McCormick, Jacob Ware, John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt, Michele Zanini, Ian O. Lesser, Katherine Beckett, Haley Duschinski, Kim Cragin and Peter Bergen and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, Law & Society Review and Clinics in Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bruce Hoffman

102 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce Hoffman United States	21	1.3k	429	133	116	83	109	1.7k
Ami Pedahzur Israel	21	1.1k 0.8×	375 0.9×	102 0.8×	47 0.4×	34 0.4×	70	1.3k
David Armstrong United States	21	928 0.7×	905 2.1×	57 0.4×	117 1.0×	157 1.9×	70	1.7k
Richard Frank Canada	22	1.0k 0.8×	299 0.7×	105 0.8×	82 0.7×	53 0.6×	106	1.6k
Victor Asal United States	27	1.8k 1.4×	626 1.5×	78 0.6×	214 1.8×	183 2.2×	126	2.5k
Thomas Zeitzoff United States	17	883 0.7×	436 1.0×	54 0.4×	53 0.5×	71 0.9×	33	1.2k
Ming‐Cheng M. Lo United States	12	675 0.5×	318 0.7×	72 0.5×	59 0.5×	32 0.4×	29	1.0k
Garth Davies Canada	16	1.0k 0.8×	457 1.1×	199 1.5×	80 0.7×	28 0.3×	43	1.3k
Tracey L. Meares United States	21	1.2k 0.9×	756 1.8×	111 0.8×	92 0.8×	120 1.4×	66	1.5k
Andrew Goldsmith Australia	18	1.1k 0.8×	796 1.9×	93 0.7×	180 1.6×	25 0.3×	75	1.4k
Martin Gill United Kingdom	20	766 0.6×	287 0.7×	68 0.5×	28 0.2×	33 0.4×	70	1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruce Hoffman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce Hoffman

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Hoffman, Bruce. (2024). Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict. 15(2). 209–217. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce, et al.. (2020). The World's Authorities present steps to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on antitrust related issues that businesses may confront in the coming days of the outbreak. e-Competitions Bulletin.

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Hoffman, Bruce, et al.. (2020). Exploitative abuses, price gouging & COVID-19: The cases pursued by EU and national competition authorities. e-Competitions Bulletin. 4 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (2017). Inside Terrorism. Columbia University Press eBooks. 43 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (2016). The Coming ISIS–al Qaeda Merger. Foreign Affairs. 4 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce, et al.. (2014). Moles, defectors, and deceptions : James Angleton and his influence on US counterintelligence. 2 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (2009). The first non-state use of a chemical weapon in warfare: the Tamil Tigers' assault on East Kiran. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 20(3-4). 463–477. 5 indexed citations

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Sageman, Marc & Bruce Hoffman. (2008). Does Osama Still Call the Shots. Foreign Affairs. 8 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (2007). Terrorism in History. The Journal of Conflict Studies. 27(2). 2 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (2004). Al Qaeda and the War on Terrorism: An Update. Current History. 103(677). 423–427. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (2001). Preparing for the War on Terrorism. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (1999). A mano armada : historia del terrorismo. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 8 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (1999). The Mind of the Terrorist: Perspectives From Social Psychology. Psychiatric Annals. 29(6). 337–340. 25 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (1997). The confluence of international and domestic trends in terrorism. Terrorism and Political Violence. 9(2). 1–15. 47 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce, et al.. (1995). Domestic terrorism : a national assessment of state and local preparedness. 22 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (1994). Responding to Terrorism Across the Technological Spectrum. 2 indexed citations

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Sayarı, Sabri & Bruce Hoffman. (1994). Urbanisation and insurgency: The Turkish case, 1976–1980. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 5(2). 162–179. 10 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce, et al.. (1991). Defense Policy and Low-Intensity Conflict. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 43(1). 107–126. 1 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (1989). The contrasting ethical foundations of terrorism in the 1980s. Terrorism and Political Violence. 1(3). 361–377. 10 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Bruce. (1986). Terrorism in the United States and the Potential Threat to Nuclear Facilities. 7 indexed citations

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