Ronald O’Rourke
Impact in
- Transportation top 5%
- Maritime Security and History
- Development top 5%
Papers in
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- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies 32
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- Military and Defense Studies 9
- Co-authors
- Moshe Schwartz (4 shared papers)Mark E. Manyin (2 shared papers)Ruth Mason (1 shared paper)Bruce Vaughn (1 shared paper)Michael F. Martin (1 shared paper)Christopher M. Blanchard (1 shared paper)Christopher Bolkcom (4 shared papers)Jennifer Elsea (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices (1 paper)Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) (3 papers)Naval War College review (1 paper)University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) (69 papers)Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service (21 papers)
In The Last Decade
Ronald O’Rourke
80 papers receiving 360 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
- Transportation 64
- Development 28
- Political Science and International Relations 177
- General Energy 7
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 52
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Co-authors
The 16 scholars most cited alongside Ronald O’Rourke, 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 | ||
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| 1 | China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress | 2012 | 50 |
| 2 | Pivot to the Pacific? The Obama Administration’s “Rebalancing” Toward Asia | 2012 | 47 |
| 3 | Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress | 2010 | 36 |
| 4 | Piracy off the Horn of Africa | 2011 | 35 |
| 5 | Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress | 2013 | 21 |
| 6 | Department of Defense Energy Initiatives: Background and Issues for Congress | 2012 | 20 |
| 7 | Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress | 2014 | 16 |
| 8 | Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress | 2013 | 12 |
| 9 | Electric-Drive Propulsion for U.S. Navy Ships: Background and Issues for Congress | 2000 | 10 |
| 10 | Chinese Land Reclamation in the South China Sea: Implications and Policy Options | 2015 | 10 |
| 11 | China-U.S. Aircraft Collision Incident of April 2001: Assessments and Policy Implications | 2001 | 10 |
| 12 | Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress | 2010 | 9 |
| 13 | Coast Guard Deepwater Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress | 2007 | 8 |
| 14 | Defense Transformation: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress | 2006 | 8 |
| 15 | Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress | 2019 | 7 |
| 16 | Terrorist Attack on USS Cole: Background and Issues for Congress | 2001 | 7 |
| 17 | Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress | 2019 | 7 |
| 18 | Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies: Options for Reducing Oil Use, Background for Congress | 2013 | 6 |
| 19 | Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress | 2008 | 6 |
| 20 | Unmanned Vehicles for U.S. Naval Forces: Background and Issues for Congress | 2006 | 6 |
About Ronald O’Rourke
Ronald O’Rourke is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Ocean Engineering, having authored 101 papers that have together received 488 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (32 papers), Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (9 papers), Maritime Security and History (9 papers), Technology Assessment and Management (9 papers), Military and Defense Studies (9 papers), Economic Zones and Regional Development (7 papers), Transportation Systems and Infrastructure (7 papers) and International Maritime Law Issues (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Transportation (64 citations), Development (28 citations), Political Science and International Relations (177 citations), General Energy (7 citations) and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (52 citations). Frequent co-authors include Moshe Schwartz, Mark E. Manyin, Ruth Mason, Bruce Vaughn, Michael F. Martin, Christopher M. Blanchard, Christopher Bolkcom, Jennifer Elsea, Michael Ratner and Robert Chapman. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), Naval War College review, University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) and Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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