David Ronfeldt

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

David Ronfeldt is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ronfeldt has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in David Ronfeldt's work include Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (14 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (8 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (7 papers). David Ronfeldt is often cited by papers focused on Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (14 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (8 papers) and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (7 papers). David Ronfeldt collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. David Ronfeldt's co-authors include John Arquilla, Eliot A. Cohen, Michele Zanini, Graham E. Fuller, Bruce Hoffman, Ian O. Lesser, Peter Reuter, Georges Vernez, Brian Michael Jenkins and Danielle Varda and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David Ronfeldt

71 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Mi... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Ronfeldt United States 20 1.0k 771 285 246 95 82 1.9k
John Arquilla United States 18 1.0k 1.0× 834 1.1× 285 1.0× 280 1.1× 96 1.0× 93 2.0k
Christopher Paul United States 23 796 0.8× 288 0.4× 160 0.6× 59 0.2× 82 0.9× 134 1.7k
Philip A. Schrodt United States 22 959 0.9× 539 0.7× 79 0.3× 70 0.3× 119 1.3× 87 1.8k
Jeffrey Barlow United States 18 658 0.6× 229 0.3× 305 1.1× 369 1.5× 53 0.6× 72 1.8k
James Johnson United Kingdom 13 498 0.5× 690 0.9× 229 0.8× 67 0.3× 23 0.2× 40 1.5k
Martin C. Libicki United States 22 614 0.6× 723 0.9× 35 0.1× 453 1.8× 30 0.3× 96 1.5k
Andrea Tapia United States 23 876 0.9× 175 0.2× 759 2.7× 176 0.7× 186 2.0× 104 1.8k
Fred Turner United States 16 709 0.7× 116 0.2× 406 1.4× 100 0.4× 33 0.3× 42 1.8k
Ronald J. Deibert Canada 19 608 0.6× 548 0.7× 266 0.9× 244 1.0× 19 0.2× 51 1.2k
Clark McPhail United States 24 1.1k 1.1× 453 0.6× 350 1.2× 25 0.1× 94 1.0× 48 1.9k

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All Works

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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (2003). Redes y guerras en red: el futuro del terrorismo, el crimen organizado y el activismo político. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 3 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (2001). The Advent of Netwar (Revisited). Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 22 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (2001). Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy. RAND Corporation eBooks. 118 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (2001). AFTERWORD (SEPTEMBER 2001): THE SHARPENING FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE 1. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations
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Ronfeldt, David & John Arquilla. (2000). From Cyberspace to the Noosphere:Emergence of the Global Mind. New Perspectives Quarterly. 17(1). 18–25. 7 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John, David Ronfeldt, & Michele Zanini. (1999). Networks, netwar, and information-age terrorism. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 75–111. 66 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (1999). The Advent of Netwar: Analytic Background. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. 22(3). 193–206. 20 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (1997). In Athena's Camp: Preparing for Conflict in the Information Age. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 52(2). 11. 131 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (1997). Information, Power, and Grand Strategy: In Athena's Camp - Section 2. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (1997). A New Epoch - And Spectrum - Of Conflict. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 9 indexed citations
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Arquilla, John & David Ronfeldt. (1997). Looking Ahead: Preparing for Information-Age Conflict. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 6 indexed citations
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Ronfeldt, David. (1992). Cyberocracy is coming. The Information Society. 8(4). 243–296. 28 indexed citations
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Ronfeldt, David. (1991). Cyberocracy, Cyberspace, and Cyberology: Political Effects of the Information Revolution. 8 indexed citations
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Philip, George & David Ronfeldt. (1985). The Modern Mexican Military: A Reassessment. Bulletin of Latin American Research. 4(2). 173–173. 1 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Kevin F. & David Ronfeldt. (1982). U.S. immigration policy and global interdependence. 123(21). 3049–54. 1 indexed citations
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Ronfeldt, David, et al.. (1978). Un nuevo marco político para las relaciones de México con Estados Unidos. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19(2). 231–255. 1 indexed citations
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Jenkins, Brian Michael, et al.. (1977). Numbered Lives: Some Statistical Observations From 77 International Hostage Episodes. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1. 71–111. 25 indexed citations
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Ronfeldt, David, et al.. (1969). Political Control and the Recruitment of Middle-Level Elites in Mexico: an Example From Agrarian Politics. The Western Political Quarterly. 22(2). 365–374. 2 indexed citations

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