Len Scott

457 total citations
34 papers, 177 citations indexed

About

Len Scott 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, Len Scott has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 177 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Len Scott's work include Nuclear Issues and Defense (14 papers), Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (12 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 papers). Len Scott is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Issues and Defense (14 papers), Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (12 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 papers). Len Scott collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Len Scott's co-authors include Peter Jackson, Steve Smith, R. Gerald Hughes, S. P. MacKenzie and Amy Bruckman and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, International Affairs and ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.

In The Last Decade

Len Scott

29 papers receiving 138 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Len Scott United Kingdom 7 140 70 12 10 10 34 177
Robert M. Citino United States 7 48 0.3× 39 0.6× 10 0.8× 4 0.4× 10 1.0× 21 91
H. R. McMaster United States 6 104 0.7× 74 1.1× 7 0.6× 4 0.4× 30 3.0× 13 157
Larry H. Addington United States 8 99 0.7× 50 0.7× 12 1.0× 14 1.4× 32 3.2× 25 161
Andrew J. Rotter United States 7 68 0.5× 93 1.3× 37 3.1× 11 1.1× 7 0.7× 30 149
Gil Merom Australia 6 140 1.0× 156 2.2× 6 0.5× 3 0.3× 28 2.8× 14 208
Klaus Larres United Kingdom 7 104 0.7× 59 0.8× 24 2.0× 4 0.4× 23 2.3× 33 143
György Péteri Norway 7 93 0.7× 71 1.0× 19 1.6× 5 0.5× 6 0.6× 26 135
Leslie Derfler United States 6 44 0.3× 52 0.7× 26 2.2× 10 1.0× 10 1.0× 26 108
Geoffrey Wawro United States 7 94 0.7× 61 0.9× 30 2.5× 8 0.8× 14 1.4× 18 135
William G. Hyland United States 9 168 1.2× 96 1.4× 22 1.8× 4 0.4× 33 3.3× 41 239

Countries citing papers authored by Len Scott

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Fields of papers citing papers by Len Scott

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Len Scott

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scott, Len. (2019). November 1983: the most dangerous moment of the cold war?. Intelligence & National Security. 35(1). 131–148. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, Len & Peter Jackson. (2017). Dr Chikara Hashimoto 24 October 1975 – 22 September 2016. Intelligence & National Security. 32(1). 126–127.
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Scott, Len. (2014). Intelligence and the risk of nuclear war. 45–62. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (2012). Eyeball to Eyeball: Blinking and Winking, Spyplanes and Secrets. International Relations. 26(3). 344–366. 1 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (2011). Oleg Penkovsky, British Intelligence and the Cuban Missile Crisis. 344–374.
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Scott, Len. (2011). Intelligence and the Risk of Nuclear War:Able Archer-83Revisited. Intelligence & National Security. 26(6). 759–777. 5 indexed citations
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Scott, Len, et al.. (2010). Cover for Thor: Divine Deception Planning for Cold War Missiles. Journal of Strategic Studies. 33(5). 759–775. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (2007). The Cuban Missile Crisis And The Threat Of Nuclear War: Lessons From History. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (2006). Labour and the bomb: the first 80 years. International Affairs. 82(4). 685–700. 7 indexed citations
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Scott, Len & Peter Jackson. (2004). Introduction. Intelligence & National Security. 19(2). 9–10. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (2004). Secret Intelligence, Covert Action and Clandestine Diplomacy. Intelligence & National Security. 19(2). 322–341. 19 indexed citations
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Scott, Len, et al.. (2000). The other other missiles of October: the Thor IRBMs and the Cuban missile crisis. SAS-Space (University of London). 3 indexed citations
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Scott, Len, et al.. (2000). Planning Armageddon. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, Len, et al.. (1999). Learning to love the bomb: The command and control of British nuclear forces, 1953–1964. Journal of Strategic Studies. 22(1). 29–53. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (1999). Espionage and the cold war: Oleg Penkovsky and the Cuban missile crisis. Intelligence & National Security. 14(3). 23–47. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (1996). For the president's eyes only: secret intelligence and the American presidency from Washington to Bush. International Affairs. 72(4). 869–870. 2 indexed citations
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MacKenzie, S. P. & Len Scott. (1995). Conscription and the Attlee Governments: The Politics and Policy of National Service, 1945-1951.. The American Historical Review. 100(3). 904–904. 4 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (1993). The Cuban missile crisis, 1962: a National Security Archive documents reader. International Affairs. 69(4). 786–786. 10 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (1993). Conscription and the Attlee Governments. Oxford University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Scott, Len. (1991). Targeting trident in arms negotiations. 12(1). 82–93.

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