OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Introduction: UNSCOM and the future of WMD verification	43
To do or not to do: Pyongyang’s seventh nuclear test calculations	27
Interview: Robert Latiff on the worsening international security situation in space	24
Puzzling out the Iraqi biological weapons program	16
Some long-term effects of UNSCOM: People are important, or, therein lies much of the problem	15
Cis-lunar space and the security dilemma	13
Perspectives on UNSCOM and UNMOVIC: An interview with Nikita Smidovich	11
Oppenheimer Replies	11
We cannot afford another lost year for food and climate action	9
It’s time to reignite US-Russia cooperation in space. Nuclear power may hold the key	9
Praying for the ice (and snow, and water) as the climate changes	8
Collateral damage: American civilian survivors of the 1945 Trinity test	8
Regenerative agriculture sequesters carbon—But that’s not the only benefit and shouldn’t be the only goal	8
“H is For Hope” sounded a lot better than “D is For Despair”: Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert about climate change	7
Monitoring Iraq’s dual-use capabilities: An interview with Gabriele Kraatz-Wadsack	7
Opportunities for US-Russian collaboration on the safe disposal of nuclear waste	7
Smart devices, cell phone cameras, social shaming and the loss of the right to a private self: Interview with Michel Paradis about the modern panopticon	6
Diversification from Russian nuclear fuel requires market-oriented solutions	6
A China-US war in space: The after-action report	6
The trouble with Taiwan	5
China and the United States: It’s a Cold War, but don’t panic	5
“It’s a different kind of world we’re living in now”: Interview with Francis Fukuyama	5
Burning biomass: A Drax-tic idea, and bad for environmental justice	4
Nuclear fear: The irrational obstacle to real climate action	4
Greenland ice loss cannot be stopped—but it can and must be slowed	4

I gave my baby tooth to science: Project Sunshine’s role in the Limited Test Ban Treaty and cutting-edge pollution research	4
When burning wood to generate energy makes climate sense	4
United States nuclear weapons, 2022	4
Interview: Tom Collina of the Ploughshares Fund on the politics of defense spending	3
The long view: Strategic arms control after the New START Treaty	3
“The world has already ended”: Britt Wray on living with the horror and trauma of climate crisis	3
Avoiding an unintentional space war: Lessons from Cold War nuclear diplomacy	2
A perspective on UNSCOM culture	2
Where climate journalism is now: Interview with Emily Atkin, the fire behind the Heated climate newsletter	2
Is scientific reticence hindering climate understanding?	2
Interview: Lawrence Norden on US election security	2
Long-duration energy storage for reliable renewable electricity: The realistic possibilities	2
Space Force: Fact or fiction?	2
Indian nuclear weapons, 2024	2
The campaign volunteer who used AI to help swing Pakistan’s elections: Interview with Jibran Ilyas	2
Introduction: Climate change—where are we now?	2
An extended interview with Christopher Nolan, director of Oppenheimer	2
Introduction: How to dial back a disinformation dystopia	2
Introduction: (Almost) everything you wanted to know about tipping points, but were too afraid to ask	2
Introduction: Near-misses, close calls, and early warnings	2
Building a nuclear off-ramp following the war in Ukraine	1
“Fusion is not a typical bet.” Interview with Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mark Coopersmith	1
Preserving the nuclear test ban after Russia revoked its CTBT ratification	1
How Fukushima’s radioactive fallout in Tokyo was concealed from the public	1
Glass and ceramic nuclear waste forms: The scientific battle	1
Putin’s psychology and nuclear weapons: The fundamentalist mindset	1
Peak water in an era of climate change	1
AI misinformation detectors can’t save us from tyranny—at least not yet	1
Alan Miller: How the News Literacy Project teaches schoolchildren (and adults) to dismiss and debunk internet disinformation	1
The complicating role of the private sector in space	1
Despite challenges, US-Russian nuclear arms control has its benefits	1
Russian nuclear weapons, 2024	1
A reality check and a way forward for the global governance of artificial intelligence	1
Nuclear testing in the 21st century—legacy, tensions, and risks	1
“He did not speak the ordinary language”: Memories of Oppie from a Manhattan Project physicist	1
Water and war	1
Chinese nuclear weapons, 2021	1
Not your grandparents’ Cold War: Why America should emphasize economic rather than military strategies in its rivalry with China	1
North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024	1
The enduring risks and new challenges of nuclear materials: A special issue dedicated to Rodney C. Ewing’s scientific and policy contributions	1
Chinese nuclear weapons, 2024	1
Interview: Emerging military technology expert Paul Scharre on global power dynamics in the AI age	1
Renewable ammonia: The future of fuels?	1
Introduction: Why some renewable technologies will perish in – and others survive – the “Valley of Death”	1
The Oppenheimer case: A study in the abuse of law	1