Ronald O’Rourke
Impact in
- Transportation top 5%
- Maritime Security and History
- Development top 5%
- International Development and Aid
Papers in
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- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies 32
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- Military and Defense Studies 11
- Co-authors
- Moshe Schwartz (4 shared papers)Mark E. Manyin (2 shared papers)Michael F. Martin (1 shared paper)Bruce Vaughn (1 shared paper)Ruth Mason (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)Naval War College review (1 paper)University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) (74 papers)Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) (4 papers)Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service (24 papers)
In The Last Decade
Ronald O’Rourke
85 papers receiving 412 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 100
- Transportation 76
- Development 36
- Political Science and International Relations 224
- General Energy 7
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 73
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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 | 59 |
| 2 | Pivot to the Pacific? The Obama Administration’s “Rebalancing” Toward Asia | 2012 | 57 |
| 3 | Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress | 2010 | 44 |
| 4 | Piracy off the Horn of Africa | 2011 | 37 |
| 5 | Department of Defense Energy Initiatives: Background and Issues for Congress | 2012 | 22 |
| 6 | Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress | 2013 | 21 |
| 7 | Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress | 2014 | 19 |
| 8 | China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities | 2008 | 16 |
| 9 | Chinese Land Reclamation in the South China Sea: Implications and Policy Options | 2015 | 14 |
| 10 | Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress | 2013 | 13 |
| 11 | China-U.S. Aircraft Collision Incident of April 2001: Assessments and Policy Implications | 2001 | 12 |
| 12 | Terrorist Attack on USS Cole: Background and Issues for Congress | 2001 | 10 |
| 13 | Electric-Drive Propulsion for U.S. Navy Ships: Background and Issues for Congress | 2000 | 10 |
| 14 | Defense Transformation: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress | 2006 | 9 |
| 15 | Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress | 2010 | 9 |
| 16 | Coast Guard Deepwater Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress | 2007 | 8 |
| 17 | Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress | 2013 | 7 |
| 18 | Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress | 2019 | 7 |
| 19 | Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress | 2020 | 7 |
| 20 | Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress | 2019 | 7 |
About Ronald O’Rourke
Ronald O’Rourke is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Ocean Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, having authored 110 papers that have together received 569 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (32 papers), Military and Defense Studies (11 papers), Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (10 papers), Maritime Security and History (10 papers), Technology Assessment and Management (9 papers), International Maritime Law Issues (7 papers), Economic Zones and Regional Development (7 papers) and Transportation Systems and Infrastructure (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Transportation (76 citations), Development (36 citations), Political Science and International Relations (224 citations), General Energy (7 citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (73 citations). Frequent co-authors include Moshe Schwartz, Mark E. Manyin, Michael F. Martin, Bruce Vaughn, Ruth Mason, Christopher M. Blanchard, Christopher Bolkcom, Jennifer Elsea, Kenneth Katzman and Richard A. Best. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Naval War College review, University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas), Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) and Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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