Orbis

8.0k citations
1.2k papers · indexed · active since 1950

Impact in

    • International Development and Aid
    • International Relations and Foreign Policy
    • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
    • Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
    • European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies

Papers in

    • International Relations and Foreign Policy 110
    • Military History and Strategy 68
    • Military and Defense Studies 63
    • Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East 57
    • Global Peace and Security Dynamics 56
    • European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies 53

Orbis

653 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Peers

Orbis
Comparison fields: 5 of 183
  • Development 620
  • Political Science and International Relations 3.8k
  • General Energy 139
  • Sociology and Political Science 3.9k
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 475
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About Orbis

The 1.2k papers published in Orbis in the last decades have received a total of 8.0k indexed citations . Papers published in Orbis usually cover Political Science and International Relations (488 papers), General Energy (16 papers), Development (26 papers), Sociology and Political Science (280 papers) and Archeology (4 papers) specifically the topics of International Relations and Foreign Policy (110 papers), Military History and Strategy (68 papers), Military and Defense Studies (63 papers), Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (57 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (56 papers), Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (55 papers), European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (53 papers) and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (50 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Orbis are Kevin Quigley, Patrick Clawson, Daniel Pıpes, David Gress, Jacques deLisle, Bruce D. Berkowitz, Christopher Gray, Mehran Kamrava, Frank G. Hoffman and Paul J. Smith.

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