Max Smeets

1.1k total citations
27 papers, 374 citations indexed

About

Max Smeets is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Information Systems and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Max Smeets has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 374 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 15 papers in Information Systems and 5 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Max Smeets's work include Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (25 papers), Information and Cyber Security (15 papers) and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (10 papers). Max Smeets is often cited by papers focused on Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (25 papers), Information and Cyber Security (15 papers) and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (10 papers). Max Smeets collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Greece. Max Smeets's co-authors include Florian J. Egloff, Richard J. Harknett, Myriam Dunn Cavelty, Christos Makridis, Robert Gorwa and Herbert Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as International Affairs, Journal of Peace Research and Journal of European Public Policy.

In The Last Decade

Max Smeets

25 papers receiving 344 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Max Smeets Switzerland 11 294 229 59 27 26 27 374
Florian J. Egloff Switzerland 9 215 0.7× 172 0.8× 77 1.3× 19 0.7× 20 0.8× 16 287
Ben Buchanan United States 9 370 1.3× 289 1.3× 100 1.7× 42 1.6× 44 1.7× 19 488
Aaron Brantly United States 9 196 0.7× 134 0.6× 68 1.2× 19 0.7× 12 0.5× 39 282
Ryan C. Maness United States 9 402 1.4× 259 1.1× 143 2.4× 54 2.0× 15 0.6× 21 476
Benjamin Jensen United States 7 187 0.6× 88 0.4× 71 1.2× 23 0.9× 10 0.4× 17 242
Lucas Kello United States 5 209 0.7× 125 0.5× 59 1.0× 11 0.4× 7 0.3× 10 243
Tim Maurer United States 8 167 0.6× 70 0.3× 52 0.9× 19 0.7× 9 0.3× 11 198
David E. Sanger 4 93 0.3× 59 0.3× 22 0.4× 4 0.1× 24 0.9× 5 139
Ron Deibert Canada 8 103 0.4× 51 0.2× 114 1.9× 45 1.7× 35 1.3× 29 224
Brenden Kuerbis United States 8 88 0.3× 46 0.2× 57 1.0× 42 1.6× 33 1.3× 19 197

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Max Smeets

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smeets, Max. (2025). Ransom War. Oxford University Press eBooks.
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Makridis, Christos, et al.. (2024). If it bleeps it leads? Media coverage on cyber conflict and misperception. Journal of Peace Research. 61(1). 72–86. 7 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2023). The challenges of military adaptation to the cyber domain: a case study of the Netherlands. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 34(7). 1343–1362. 2 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2022). Cyber Arms Transfer: Meaning, Limits, and Implications. Security Studies. 31(1). 65–91. 3 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2022). The Role of Military Cyber Exercises: A Case Study of Locked Shields. 9–25. 6 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2022). No Shortcuts. Oxford University Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2022). A US history of not conducting cyber attacks. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 78(4). 208–213. 3 indexed citations
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Egloff, Florian J. & Max Smeets. (2021). Publicly attributing cyber attacks: a framework. Journal of Strategic Studies. 46(3). 502–533. 43 indexed citations
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Egloff, Florian J. & Max Smeets. (2020). Sandworm: a new era of cyberwar and the hunt for the Kremlin’s most dangerous hackers. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5(2). 326–327. 49 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max, et al.. (2020). Mapping the Known Unknowns of Cybersecurity Education: A Review of Syllabi on Cyber Conflict and Security. Journal of Political Science Education. 17(sup1). 503–519. 5 indexed citations
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Harknett, Richard J. & Max Smeets. (2020). Cyber campaigns and strategic outcomes. Journal of Strategic Studies. 45(4). 534–567. 50 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2020). U.S. cyber strategy of persistent engagement & defend forward: implications for the alliance and intelligence collection. Intelligence & National Security. 35(3). 444–453. 14 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max, et al.. (2019). Operational decision-making for cyber operations: In Search of a Model. SocArXiv (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Makridis, Christos & Max Smeets. (2019). Determinants of cyber readiness. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4(1). 72–89. 13 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max, et al.. (2018). What Is Absent From the U.S. Cyber Command 'Vision'. 2 indexed citations
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Makridis, Christos & Max Smeets. (2018). Determinants of Cyber Readiness. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2018). The Strategic Promise of Offensive Cyber Operations. 12. 25 indexed citations
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Smeets, Max. (2017). A matter of time: On the transitory nature of cyberweapons. Journal of Strategic Studies. 41(1-2). 6–32. 48 indexed citations

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