RT Article
T1 The golden age?: What the 100 most cited articles in terrorism studies tell us
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 29
IS 4
SP 692
OP 712
A1 Silke, Andrew
A1 Schmidt-Petersen, Jennifer
A2 Schmidt-Petersen, Jennifer
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1871096456
AB In a context where widespread failings in the nature of terrorism research are well recognised—yet where the quantity of work is still enormous—is it possible to fairly assess whether the field is progressing or if it has become mired in mediocre research? Citation analysis is widely used to reveal the evolution and extent of progress in fields of study and to provide valuable insight into major trends and achievements. This study identifies and analyses the current 100 most cited journal articles in terrorism studies. A search was performed using Google Scholar for peer-reviewed journal articles on subjects related to terrorism and counter-terrorism. The most cited articles were published across sixty-two journals, which reflected the interdisciplinary nature of terrorism studies. Compared to other articles, the most cited articles were more likely to be the result of collaborative research and were also more likely to provide new data. Sixty-three of the top 100 articles have been published since 2001. The findings are discussed in relation to the evolution of terrorism research and current debates on progress in the field.
NO Gesehen am 24.11.2023
NO Published online: 24 Aug 2015
K1 Bibliometrics
K1 citation analysis
K1 citation classics
K1 highly cited articles
K1 terrorism studies
DO 10.1080/09546553.2015.1064397