War Studies

War Studies is a multi-disciplinary academic field that systematically examines war across military, diplomatic, philosophical, social, political, psychological, and economic dimensions.

11.6K

Publications

536.8K

Citations

12K

Authors

2.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

924

Variants

War

Parents

Conflict StudiesInternational RelationsPeace Studies

Children

Air WarfareAmphibious WarfareAsymmetric WarfareCivil-military RelationsConventional WarfareCyber WarfareDefense PolicyGuerrilla WarfareInformation WarfareIrregular Warfare

Publications

11.6K

Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern

Bruno Latour · Critical Inquiry · 2004 · 5.4K citations

Humanities, Political Science, Critical Theory +5

Armed Conflict 1946-2001: A New Dataset

Nils Petter Gleditsch, Peter Wallensteen, Mikael Eriksson et al. · Journal of Peace Research · 2002 · 3.8K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Armed Conflict +11

New and old wars: organized violence in a global era

Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, International Relations +12

Inside rebellion: the politics of insurgent violence

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 1.7K citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Political Science +15

The Great War and Modern Memory

M. Sinfield · English Journal of the English Association · 1976 · 1.7K citations

Humanities, History, Intellectual History +9

1–5 of 11.6K

Authors

12K

EA
Eliot A. Cohen
Johns Hopkins University, United States
74 publications · 6.6K citations
36
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ZS
Zahava Solomon
Tel Aviv University, Israel
38 publications · 2.1K citations
29
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LF
Lawrence Freedman
King's College London, United Kingdom
46 publications · 4.3K citations
29
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AJ
Andrew J. Pierre
The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
19 publications · 1.5K citations
15
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GS
Gaddis Smith
Fulbright Commission, United Kingdom
18 publications · 1.9K citations
15
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1–5 of 12K

Institutions

2.1K

1–8 of 2.1K

Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 1.2K publications · 73.1K citations
122
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The American Historical Review
AHR · 555 publications · 27.9K citations
81
h-index
Foreign Affairs
288 publications · 25.1K citations
73
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International Affairs
382 publications · 15.7K citations
61
h-index
The Journal of Military History
343 publications · 13.3K citations
56
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See also War Studies
Core Theories	War Ethics Jus Ad Bellum Jus In Bello Principle Of Military Necessity Teleological Ethics Dialectical History Discursive Ethics Information Ethics
Strategic Thought	Business Strategy Military Strategy Operational Planning War Ethics Strategic Cyber Deterrence Persistent Engagement Deterrence Theory Coercion In Negotiation Compellence
Historical Cases	World War Ii Cold War World War I Sengoku Period Second Punic War Napoleonic Wars Franco-prussian War
Research Methods	Sociology Descriptive Statistics Statistical Modeling Poisson Distribution Qualitative Analysis
Ethical Issues	International Humanitarian Law Military Necessity War Ethics Jus Ad Bellum Jus In Bello Principles Of Distinction Moral Harms