Stephen Blank

2.6k total citations
242 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen Blank is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Blank has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 57 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Stephen Blank's work include Russia and Soviet political economy (58 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (43 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (36 papers). Stephen Blank is often cited by papers focused on Russia and Soviet political economy (58 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (43 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (36 papers). Stephen Blank collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Canada. Stephen Blank's co-authors include Younkyoo Kim, Joseph La Palombara, Stephen J. Kobrin, William A. Imbriale, Joseph LaPalombara, Chad E. Stephens, Patricia R. Houck, Eric J. Lenze, Benoit H. Mulsant and M. Katherine Shear and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Blank

186 papers receiving 867 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Blank United States 16 618 336 182 147 97 242 1.2k
Derek Leebaert United States 17 518 0.8× 336 1.0× 157 0.9× 63 0.4× 12 0.1× 66 859
Matthew Kroenig United States 15 896 1.4× 639 1.9× 290 1.6× 72 0.5× 13 0.1× 55 1.3k
Anthony D’Amato Philippines 16 510 0.8× 262 0.8× 92 0.5× 118 0.8× 4 0.0× 140 961
James Igoe Walsh United States 17 393 0.6× 568 1.7× 89 0.5× 41 0.3× 8 0.1× 56 913
Glenn H. Snyder United States 14 1.2k 2.0× 908 2.7× 335 1.8× 67 0.5× 18 0.2× 23 1.7k
Branislav L. Slantchev United States 18 868 1.4× 958 2.9× 388 2.1× 88 0.6× 7 0.1× 29 1.4k
Richard K. Betts United States 22 1.3k 2.1× 781 2.3× 229 1.3× 71 0.5× 12 0.1× 88 1.7k
George H. Quester United States 15 631 1.0× 377 1.1× 159 0.9× 18 0.1× 10 0.1× 99 876
Michael Brecher Canada 22 1.1k 1.8× 1.1k 3.2× 217 1.2× 88 0.6× 11 0.1× 95 1.8k
Dina A. Zinnes United States 16 279 0.5× 336 1.0× 191 1.0× 63 0.4× 2 0.0× 53 846

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Blank

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Blank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Blank

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Blank. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Blank 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 Stephen Blank. Stephen Blank 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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Blank, Stephen. (2022). The Critical Black Sea Zone. Connections The Quarterly Journal. 21(4). 115–128.
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Blank, Stephen. (2017). The Arctic and Asia in Russian Naval Strategy. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 29(4). 575–597. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Younkyoo, et al.. (2015). Central Asia and Post-2014 Afghanistan: A New Turn in Russia's Military Policy in Central Asia. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 27(4). 523–537. 1 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen, et al.. (2014). Putin's Russia : politics, economics, and U.S. interests. 1 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen, et al.. (2012). Restarting the Six-Party Talks: Russia's Dilemmas and Current Perspectives. Korea Observer - Institute of Korean Studies. 43(2). 253–277.
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Blank, Stephen. (2012). Why Stalin's Soldiers Fought: The Red Army's Military Effectiveness in World War II. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 42(3). 93. 5 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (2011). Rethinking the Six-Party Process on Korea. 20(1). 88–122.
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Blank, Stephen. (2008). GEORGIA: The War Russia Lost. Military review. 88(6). 39. 6 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (2008). The Strategic Importance of CA: An American View. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters.
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Blank, Stephen. (2006). The Russian Military: Power and Purpose. Naval War College review. 59(1). 157. 1 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (2006). A new russian defense doctrine. UNISCI Journal. 153–161. 1 indexed citations
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Tellis, Ashley J., et al.. (2005). Military modernization in an era of uncertainty. 4 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (2004). India and the Gulf After Saddam.
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Blank, Stephen. (2002). U.S. Military in Azerbaijan, to Counter Iranian Threat. Central Asia and the Caucasus. 2 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (2000). The Strategic Context of Russo-Chinese Relations. Issues & Studies. 36(4). 66–94. 1 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen & Alvin Z. Rubinstein. (1997). Imperial decline : Russia's changing role in Asia. 7 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (1997). Russo-Chinese Military Relations and Asian Security. Issues & Studies. 33(11). 58–94. 1 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (1995). Russia's Back in Central Asia. Middle East Quarterly. 1 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (1995). Russia and Europe in the Caucasus. European Security. 4(4). 622–645. 8 indexed citations
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Blank, Stephen. (1993). Soviet Foreign Policy and Conflict Resolution in the Third World: The Nicaraguan Civil War. The Journal of Conflict Studies. 13(4). 1 indexed citations

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