Thomas Rid

2.0k citations
28 papers · 910 indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 12

Impact in

Papers in

    • Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies 10
    • Intelligence, Security, War Strategy 4
    • Military History and Strategy 4
    • Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East 4
    • European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies 2
    • Information and Cyber Security 6
    • Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies 3

Thomas Rid

26 papers receiving 795 citations

Hit Papers

Attributing Cyber Attacks 2014 · 258 citations
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Peers

Thomas Rid
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  • Political Science and International Relations 630
  • Information Systems 454
  • Communication 64
  • Signal Processing 75
  • Sociology and Political Science 248
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All Works

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1
Cyber War Will Not Take Place
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2011294
2
Attributing Cyber Attacks
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2014258
3 201695
4 201248
5
Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare
202036
6 201028
7 201226
8
Rise of the Machines: the lost history of cybernetics
201616
9 200914
10 200913
11 201412
12 200911
13 200910
14
War and Media Operations: The US Military and the Press from Vietnam to Iraq
20079
15 20189
16
Cyberwar and Peace: Hacking Can Reduce Real-World Violence
20138
17 20076
18 20136
19 20094
20
War 2.0
20091

About Thomas Rid

Thomas Rid is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Information Systems, Computer Science Applications, Cultural Studies and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 28 papers that have together received 910 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies (10 papers), Information and Cyber Security (6 papers), Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (4 papers), Military History and Strategy (4 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (4 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (3 papers), Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (3 papers) and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Political Science and International Relations (630 citations), Information Systems (454 citations), Communication (64 citations), Signal Processing (75 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (248 citations). Thomas Rid has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Algeria. Frequent co-authors include Ben Buchanan, Peter McBurney, Christopher S. Chivvis, Philipp Rotmann, Gian P. Gentile, Peter Krause, Simon Koschut, David French, Tim Stevens and Paul Staniland. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Strategic Studies, Survival, Foreign Affairs, Terrorism and Political Violence and Contemporary Security Policy.

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