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Nuclear Issues and Defense

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Shawn Davies
Uppsala University
2
Abanoub Riad
Masaryk University
3
Janina Dill
Science Oxford
4
Rabia Akhtar
University of Lahore
5
Lara Mani
University of Cambridge
6
Chiara Libiseller
King's College London
7
David Allison
Yale University
8
James Throup
Future Earth
9
Donghyuk Kim
Iowa State University
10
Silvie Janičatová
Masaryk University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Organized violence 1989–2023, and the prevalence of organized crime groups
Journal of Peace Research|2024
133 cit.
2
Organized violence 1989–2024, and the challenges of identifying civilian victims
Journal of Peace Research|2025
66 cit.
3
International Law in Gaza: Belligerent Intent and Provisional Measures
American Journal of International Law|2024
21 cit.
4
The impact of earthquakes on women: assessing women's mental health in aftermath of the Kahramanmaraş-centred earthquake in Türkiye
Journal of Public Health|2024
16 cit.
5
Career aspirations of dental students: insights from a multinational study using social cognitive career theory (SCCT)
Frontiers in Oral Health|2025
10 cit.
6
A cost-consequence analysis of the Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus test strategy for the diagnosis of influenza-like illnesses
Journal of Medical Economics|2024
8 cit.
7
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Literacy and Hesitancy of Elderly Czechs: An Analysis Using the 5C Model of Psychological Antecedents
International Journal of Public Health|2024
7 cit.
8
From institutional trust to digital literacy: Socioeconomic and political determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Czech adults based on a national panel survey
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics|2025
5 cit.
9
Emerging Technologies and Southern Asian Nuclear Deterrence
The Washington Quarterly|2024
3 cit.
10
National Pharmacovigilance Assessment of Oral Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Germany (2020-2023)
International Dental Journal|2025
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Matt Korda
Federation of American Scientists
2
Ryan Heneghan
Griffith University
3
Stephen Herzog
Harvard University
4
Mackenzie Knight
NotABook (United States)
5
Joshua Coupe
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
6
Cheryl S. Harrison
Louisiana State University
7
Mike Willis
United Kingdom Space Agency
8
Hesham M.H. Zakaly
Ural Federal University
9
Tom Étienne
California University of Pennsylvania
10
S.M. Shinkarev
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Federal Medical Biophysical Center named after A.I. Burnazyan

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Global food insecurity and famine from reduced crop, marine fishery and livestock production due to climate disruption from nuclear war soot injection
Nature Food|2022
392 cit.
2
Climate-driven zooplankton shifts cause large-scale declines in food quality for fish
Nature Climate Change|2023
116 cit.
3
The War in Ukraine and Global Nuclear Order
Survival|2022
90 cit.
4
Experimental and FLUKA evaluation on structure and optical properties and γ-radiation shielding capacity of bismuth borophosphate glasses
Progress in Nuclear Energy|2022
86 cit.
5
Decoding the role of bismuth oxide in advancing structural, thermal, and nuclear properties of [B2O3–Li2O–SiO2]-Nb2O5 glass systems
Radiation Physics and Chemistry|2024
71 cit.
6
Distribution of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides and associated radiation indices in the Southwestern coastline of Caspian Sea
Marine Pollution Bulletin|2022
70 cit.
7
An experimental evaluation of CdO/PbO-B2O3 glasses containing neodymium oxide: Structure, electrical conductivity, and gamma-ray resistance
Materials Research Bulletin|2022
70 cit.
8
Heavy metal oxide (HMO) glasses as an effective member of glass shield family: A comprehensive characterization on gamma ray shielding properties of various structures
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2022
58 cit.
9
A rapid and direct method for half value layer calculations for nuclear safety studies using MCNPX Monte Carlo code
Nuclear Engineering and Technology|2022
55 cit.
10
Assessment of heavy metals contamination of sediments and surface waters of Bitter lake, Suez Canal, Egypt: Ecological risks and human health
Marine Pollution Bulletin|2023
55 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Scott D. Sagan
Institute for Science and International Security
2
Paul Slovic
Oregon Research Institute
3
John B. Little
Harvard University
4
Daryl G. Press
Dartmouth College
5
Benjamin Valentino
Dartmouth College
6
Hans M. Kristensen
Federation of American Scientists
7
O. B. Toon
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
8
John Lewis Gaddis
The University of Texas at Austin
9
J. E. Shepherd
California Institute of Technology
10
Michael C. Joiner
Wayne State University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Perception of Risk
Science|1987
9.1k cit.
2
The construction of preference.
American Psychologist|1995
2k cit.
3
Trust, Emotion, Sex, Politics, and Science: Surveying the Risk‐Assessment Battlefield
Risk Analysis|1999
1.9k cit.
4
Perceived Risk, Trust, and Democracy
Risk Analysis|1993
1.9k cit.
5
Comparison of Bayesian and regression approaches to the study of information processing in judgment
Organizational Behavior and Human Performance|1971
1.8k cit.
6
Behavioral Decision Theory
Annual Review of Psychology|1977
1.7k cit.
7
Contingent weighting in judgment and choice.
Psychological Review|1988
1.6k cit.
8
Reversals of preference between bids and choices in gambling decisions.
Journal of Experimental Psychology|1971
1.6k cit.
9
The affect heuristic
European Journal of Operational Research|2006
1.5k cit.
10
Risk Perception and Affect
Current Directions in Psychological Science|2006
1.4k cit.

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