Desmond Ball
Impact in
- Development top 2%
- International Development and Aid
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- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Nuclear Issues and Defense
- Military History and Strategy
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
Papers in
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- Intelligence, Security, War Strategy 14
- International Relations and Foreign Policy 13
- Nuclear Issues and Defense 12
- Military History and Strategy 11
- Military and Defense Studies 10
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies 6
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- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs 8
- Co-authors
- David Horner (2 shared papers)Pauline Kerr (1 shared paper)Brendan Taylor (7 shared papers)Amitav Acharya (1 shared paper)Anthony Milner (2 shared papers)Eliot A. Cohen (1 shared paper)Robert Ayson (3 shared papers)Richard Tanter (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Intelligence & National Security (4 papers)International Security (4 papers)Survival (4 papers)Australian Journal Of International Affairs (2 papers)The Pacific Review (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesThailand
In The Last Decade
Desmond Ball
85 papers receiving 477 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 72
- Development 77
- Political Science and International Relations 469
- Transportation 100
- Sociology and Political Science 256
- Demography 60
Countries citing papers authored by Desmond Ball
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Fields of papers citing papers by Desmond Ball
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Desmond Ball, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multilateral Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Prospects and Possibilities | 1999 | 75 |
| 2 | 1993 | 62 | |
| 3 | 1993 | 37 | |
| 4 | 1994 | 31 | |
| 5 | A suitable piece of real estate: American installations in Australia | 1980 | 28 |
| 6 | 1982 | 27 | |
| 7 | 1990 | 24 | |
| 8 | 1985 | 20 | |
| 9 | 2006 | 20 | |
| 10 | 1974 | 19 | |
| 11 | Breaking the Codes: Australia's KGB Network, 1944-1950 | 1998 | 19 |
| 12 | Presumptive Engagement: Australia's Asia-Pacific Security Policy in the 1990s | 1996 | 18 |
| 13 | The next stage: preventive diplomacy and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region | 1999 | 16 |
| 14 | 1996 | 14 | |
| 15 | China's Cyber Warfare Capabilities | 2011 | 12 |
| 16 | 1992 | 11 | |
| 17 | 2001 | 11 | |
| 18 | A Base for Debate: the US satellite station at Nurrungar | 1987 | 11 |
| 19 | Building blocks for regional security: an Australian perspective on confidence and security building measures (CSBMs) in the Asia/Pacific region | 1991 | 10 |
| 20 | Pine Gap: Australia and the Us Geostationary Signals Intelligence Satellite Program | 1988 | 10 |
About Desmond Ball
Desmond Ball is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Demography, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Astronomy and Astrophysics, having authored 100 papers that have together received 704 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (14 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (13 papers), Nuclear Issues and Defense (12 papers), Military History and Strategy (11 papers), Military and Defense Studies (10 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (8 papers), Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (6 papers) and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Development (77 citations), Political Science and International Relations (469 citations), Transportation (100 citations), Sociology and Political Science (256 citations) and Demography (60 citations). Desmond Ball has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Thailand. Frequent co-authors include David Horner, Pauline Kerr, Brendan Taylor, Amitav Acharya, Anthony Milner, Eliot A. Cohen, Robert Ayson, Richard Tanter, Andrew Mack and Heather McDonald. Their work appears in journals such as Intelligence & National Security, International Security, Survival, Australian Journal Of International Affairs and The Pacific Review.
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