James Johnson

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

James Johnson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Safety Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Johnson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 5 papers in Safety Research and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in James Johnson's work include Nuclear Issues and Defense (13 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (12 papers) and Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (5 papers). James Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Issues and Defense (13 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (12 papers) and Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (5 papers). James Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. James Johnson's co-authors include Diego Gambetta, Cass R. Sunstein, Adam Przeworski, Roberto Gargarella, James D. Fearon, Susan C. Stokes, Gerry Mackie, Joshua Cohen, Jon Elster and Jack Knight and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Educational Research, American Antiquity and Perspectives on Politics.

In The Last Decade

James Johnson

34 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Deliberative Democracy 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Deliberative Democracy
    1998 938 citations Jon Elster, Diego Gambetta et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Johnson United Kingdom 13 690 498 229 122 107 40 1.5k
Hélène Landemore United States 22 1.0k 1.5× 781 1.6× 515 2.2× 146 1.2× 120 1.1× 57 1.9k
Brian J. Gaines United States 16 906 1.3× 762 1.5× 355 1.6× 212 1.7× 110 1.0× 38 1.6k
David Estlund United States 16 978 1.4× 647 1.3× 250 1.1× 150 1.2× 68 0.6× 45 1.6k
Jacob Montgomery United States 17 582 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 451 2.0× 165 1.4× 71 0.7× 42 1.9k
Kevin Esterling United States 18 808 1.2× 673 1.4× 578 2.5× 145 1.2× 99 0.9× 66 1.9k
David Lyon Canada 14 404 0.6× 1.3k 2.7× 283 1.2× 42 0.3× 129 1.2× 30 2.0k
Ronald J. Deibert Canada 19 548 0.8× 608 1.2× 266 1.2× 34 0.3× 47 0.4× 51 1.2k
Ryan Shandler Israel 11 249 0.4× 587 1.2× 138 0.6× 63 0.5× 168 1.6× 19 1.3k
Scott D. McClurg United States 18 985 1.4× 1.1k 2.1× 911 4.0× 127 1.0× 66 0.6× 41 1.8k
Betsy Sinclair United States 16 647 0.9× 630 1.3× 388 1.7× 119 1.0× 65 0.6× 39 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by James Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Johnson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Johnson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Johnson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Johnson 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 James Johnson. James Johnson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hutson, Scott R., et al.. (2023). Gender, Institutional Inequality, and Institutional Diversity in Archaeology Articles in Major Journals and Sapiens. American Antiquity. 88(3). 326–343. 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2022). The AI Commander Problem: Ethical, Political, and Psychological Dilemmas of Human-Machine Interactions in AI-enabled Warfare. Journal of Military Ethics. 21(3-4). 246–271. 11 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2021). Artificial intelligence and the future of warfare: The USA, China, and strategic stability. Aberdeen University Research Archive (Aberdeen University). 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2021). Inadvertent escalation in the age of intelligence machines: A new model for nuclear risk in the digital age. European Journal of International Security. 7(3). 337–359. 11 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2021). Artificial intelligence and the future of warfare. Manchester University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Ashktorab, Zahra, Casey Dugan, James Johnson, et al.. (2021). The Design and Development of a Game to Study Backdoor Poisoning Attacks: The Backdoor Game. 423–433. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2020). Delegating strategic decision-making to machines: Dr. Strangelove Redux?. Journal of Strategic Studies. 45(3). 439–477. 30 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2020). Artificial Intelligence, Drone Swarming and Escalation Risks in Future Warfare. The RUSI Journal. 165(2). 26–36. 42 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2019). Artificial intelligence & future warfare: implications for international security. Defense and Security Analysis. 35(2). 147–169. 92 indexed citations
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Johnson, James, Michael R. Grimaila, Jeffrey W. Humphries, & Gerald Baumgartner. (2013). An analysis of error reconciliation protocols used in Quantum Key Distribution systems. The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation Applications Methodology Technology. 12(3). 217–227. 17 indexed citations
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Knight, Jack & James Johnson. (2011). The Priority of Democracy. Princeton University Press eBooks. 94 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2006). Introduction and Comments. Perspectives on Politics. 4(4). 639–640. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, James. (2006). Introduction and Comments. Perspectives on Politics. 4(3). 441–442.
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Elster, Jon, Diego Gambetta, James D. Fearon, et al.. (1998). Deliberative Democracy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 938 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnson, James & Martin J. Kaufman. (1982). Special Education Technology: A Federal Perspective. Journal of Special Education Technology. 5(4). 6–8. 1 indexed citations

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