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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
We cannot afford another lost year for food and climate action	55
“He did not speak the ordinary language”: Memories of Oppie from a Manhattan Project physicist	32
Introduction: Why some renewable technologies will perish in – and others survive – the “Valley of Death”	16
An extended interview with Christopher Nolan, director of Oppenheimer	16
Machine learning improves satellite imagery analysis of North Korean nuclear activity	13
Correction	11
Russian nuclear weapons, 2025	11
The impact of DOGE’s funding cuts on biomedical research, from the point of view of former NIH director Monica Bertagnolli	11
Interview with Susan Solomon: The healing of the ozone hole, and what else we can learn from atmospheric near-misses	9
Constitutional mistakes of the past can tyrannize the present—But we can fix them	8
“Sustainable” biomass: A paper tiger when it comes to reducing carbon emissions	7
To reassure Taiwan and deter China, the United States should learn from history	7
Final thoughts: The fragile connection of safety and science in the geological disposal of radioactive waste	7
Nuclear-free NYC: How New Yorkers are disarming the legacies of the Manhattan Project	7
How we know Antarctica is rapidly losing more ice	7
Nichols presents charges	6
“Like writing the biography of a ghost”—Interview with Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First	6
RFK Jr.’s presidential ambitions may have fallen short, but his anti-vax beliefs are winning in many statehouses	6
Interview with Sam West, founder of the Museum of Failure	6
Chinese nuclear weapons, 2025	5
Cyberstorm on the horizon: David Sanger on what two recent breaches reveal about modern warfare	5
Nuclear weapons sharing, 2023	5
Oppenheimer’s tragedy—and ours	5
United Kingdom nuclear weapons, 2024	5
Regenerative agriculture sequesters carbon—But that’s not the only benefit and shouldn’t be the only goal	4

North Korea: A renewed flash point or continuity of the status quo?	4
Oppenheimer Replies	4
The path to compulsory voting	4
Nuclear fear: The irrational obstacle to real climate action	4
Interview: Emerging military technology expert Paul Scharre on global power dynamics in the AI age	3
Interview: Lawrence Norden on US election security	3
“The world has already ended”: Britt Wray on living with the horror and trauma of climate crisis	3
Peak water in an era of climate change	3
Cis-lunar space and the security dilemma	3
Putin’s psychology and nuclear weapons: The fundamentalist mindset	3
AI misinformation detectors can’t save us from tyranny—at least not yet	3
Oppenheimer: The man behind the movie	2
Environmental impacts of underground nuclear weapons testing	2
Introduction: (Almost) everything you wanted to know about tipping points, but were too afraid to ask	2
Introduction: Bringing the world’s food production in line with global climate goals	2
How the renewables revolution can move from catchphrase to reality	2
The five things that must happen for renewables to fit into the grid: Interview with Greg Nemet	2
Bulletin statement on the Energy Department’s Oppenheimer decision	2
Russian nuclear weapons, 2022	2
Preserving the nuclear test ban after Russia revoked its CTBT ratification	2
Stolen billions from errant mouse clicks: Crypto requires new approaches to attack money-laundering	2
French nuclear weapons, 2023	2
Glass and ceramic nuclear waste forms: The scientific battle	2
North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024	2
Fiona Hill: What Putin (and Trump?) might do next, after Ukraine	2
The war in Ukraine shows the game-changing effect of drones depends on the game	1
Despite challenges, US-Russian nuclear arms control has its benefits	1
Climate change will surprise us, but so-called ‘tipping points’ may lead us astray	1
Trust but verify: How to get there by using next-generation nuclear verification and warhead dismantlement techniques	1
The horrors of nuclear weapons testing	1
Figuring out the most realistic projections for sea-level rise: Interview with glaciologist Rob DeConto	1
Nuclear testing in the 21st century—legacy, tensions, and risks	1
Why a mind-set of stubborn optimism about the climate crisis is needed, now more than ever	1
Indian nuclear weapons, 2024	1
Will Israel strike Iran’s nuclear facilities with US support?	1
To do or not to do: Pyongyang’s seventh nuclear test calculations	1
Microchips in humans: Consumer-friendly app, or new frontier in surveillance?	1
How to leverage positive tipping points for climate action	1
Introduction: Can we grow and burn our way out of climate change?	1
Introduction: Climate change—where are we now?	1
Is nuclear power sustainable in a carbon-free world? The case of Sweden	1
Book excerpt—Catastrophic climate change: Lessons from the dinosaurs	1
Pakistani nuclear weapons, 2021	1
Able Archer: How close of a call was it?	1
Burning biomass: A Drax-tic idea, and bad for environmental justice	1
Introduction: how to negotiate the China-Taiwan impasse	1
Nerds, ninjas, and neutrons: The story of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team	1
Laying the groundwork for long-duration energy storage	1
Interview with Sneha Revanur, “the Greta Thunberg of AI”	1
Introduction: Can we make overspending on the military politically costly?	1

The Oppenheimer case: A study in the abuse of law	1
Introduction: Near-misses, close calls, and early warnings	1
Sonia Shah on pandemics and pushback: Lessons from the COVID experience	1
Introduction: The brave new world of the high-tech surveillance state	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
What do we really know about urban agriculture’s impact on people, places, and the planet?	1
United States nuclear weapons, 2022	1
We need to act now to ensure global food security, and reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions	1
The final countdown to site selection for Canada’s nuclear waste geologic repository	1