Paul Bracken

748 total citations
42 papers, 379 citations indexed

About

Paul Bracken is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Bracken has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 379 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Paul Bracken's work include Nuclear Issues and Defense (10 papers), Military Strategy and Technology (4 papers) and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (4 papers). Paul Bracken is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Issues and Defense (10 papers), Military Strategy and Technology (4 papers) and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (4 papers). Paul Bracken collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kazakhstan and Canada. Paul Bracken's co-authors include Andrew J. Pierre, Martín Shubik, Paul K Davis, Ian Bremmer, David Gordon, Derek Leebaert, G. Karl, Garry D. Brewer, John Steinbruner and Bruce G. Blair and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications and Journal of Conflict Resolution.

In The Last Decade

Paul Bracken

33 papers receiving 258 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Bracken United States 10 247 98 48 21 16 42 379
Ashton B. Carter United States 10 203 0.8× 89 0.9× 20 0.4× 14 0.7× 5 0.3× 21 343
Bruce D. Berkowitz United States 9 198 0.8× 81 0.8× 40 0.8× 7 0.3× 4 0.3× 46 298
Albert Wohlstetter United States 12 339 1.4× 145 1.5× 104 2.2× 17 0.8× 7 0.4× 39 493
Denise Garcia United States 10 193 0.8× 155 1.6× 37 0.8× 5 0.2× 8 0.5× 29 316
Leonard S. Spector United States 7 211 0.9× 81 0.8× 63 1.3× 24 1.1× 2 0.1× 31 283
Forrest Morgan 10 201 0.8× 84 0.9× 51 1.1× 5 0.2× 3 0.2× 33 329
Matthew C. Waxman United States 11 269 1.1× 147 1.5× 32 0.7× 5 0.2× 4 0.3× 40 403
Andrew S. Erickson United States 13 300 1.2× 121 1.2× 85 1.8× 6 0.3× 5 0.3× 68 489
Edward Geist United States 9 136 0.6× 65 0.7× 40 0.8× 5 0.2× 4 0.3× 45 242
Trevor Nevitt Dupuy United States 8 184 0.7× 141 1.4× 86 1.8× 5 0.2× 4 0.3× 35 366

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Bracken

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Bracken

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Bracken

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Bracken. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Bracken 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 Paul Bracken. Paul Bracken 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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Bracken, Paul. (2012). The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Danger, and the New Power Politics. 11 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (2011). ON A GENERALIZATION OF A THEOREM OF LICHNEROWICZ TO MANIFOLDS WITH BOUNDARY. International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics. 8(3). 639–646.
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Bracken, Paul, Ian Bremmer, & David Gordon. (2008). Managing Strategic Surprise: Lessons from Risk Management and Risk Assessment. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
4.
Bracken, Paul. (2004). The Multinational Corporation Today. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (2002). Corporate Disasters: Some Lessons for Transformation. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
6.
Bracken, Paul & Martín Shubik. (2001). War Gaming in the Information Age—Theory and Purpose. Naval War College review. 54(2). 47. 11 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (2001). Biological weapons as a strategic threat. Public Health Reports. 116. 5–8. 1 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (2000). The Second Nuclear Age. Foreign Affairs. 79(1). 146–146. 13 indexed citations
9.
Bracken, Paul. (1997). Naval Cooperation in Northeast Asia. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 9(1). 231–232. 2 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul, et al.. (1995). Priority-Setting and Strategic Sourcing in the Naval Research, Development, and Technology Infrastructure. 2 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul, et al.. (1994). The Diffusion of Advanced Weaponry: Technologies, Regional Implications, and Responses. Foreign Affairs. 73(5). 152–152. 4 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (1993). Nuclear weapons and state survival in North Korea. Survival. 35(3). 137–153. 25 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (1988). Do we really want to eliminate the chance of accidental war?. Defense Analysis. 4(1). 81–89. 2 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (1988). Crises and Northeast Asia. The Washington Quarterly. 11(4). 183–198. 1 indexed citations
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Ball, Desmond, Hans A. Bethe, Bruce G. Blair, et al.. (1987). Crisis Stability and Nuclear War. Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 40(8). 18–18. 8 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (1986). The political command and control of nuclear forces. Defense Analysis. 2(1). 11–20. 1 indexed citations
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Brewer, Garry D. & Paul Bracken. (1984). Some Missing Pieces of the C3I Puzzle. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 28(3). 451–469. 3 indexed citations
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Pierre, Andrew J. & Paul Bracken. (1983). The Command and Control of Nuclear Forces. Foreign Affairs. 62(2). 461–461. 154 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (1977). Unintended Consequences of Strategic Gaming. Simulation & Games. 8(3). 283–318. 9 indexed citations
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Bracken, Paul. (1976). Urban sprawl and NATO Defence. Survival. 18(6). 254–260. 9 indexed citations

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