| Deradicalizing islamist extremists A Rabasa, SL Pettyjohn, JJ Ghez, C Boucek RAND Corp Arlington VA National Security Research Div, 2010 | 502 | 2010 |
| US global defense posture, 1783-2011 SL Pettyjohn Rand Corporation, 2012 | 70 | 2012 |
| Engaging extremists: Trade-offs, timing, and diplomacy IW Zartman, GO Faure US Institute of Peace Press, 2011 | 47 | 2011 |
| Competing in the Gray Zone S PETTYJOHN, B WASSER RAND Corporation: Santa Mónica, 2019 | 28* | 2019 |
| US overseas military presence: What are the strategic choices? LE Davis, SL Pettyjohn, MW Sisson, SM Worman, MJ McNerney Rand Corporation, 2012 | 28 | 2012 |
| Democratization, Instability, and War: Israel's 2006 Conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah EB Montgomery, SL Pettyjohn Security Studies 19 (3), 521-554, 2010 | 26 | 2010 |
| The Posture Triangle: A New Framework for US Air Force Global Presence SL Pettyjohn, AJ Vick Rand Corporation, 2013 | 23 | 2013 |
| The Air War Against the Islamic State: The Role of Airpower in Operation Inherent Resolve B Wasser, SL Pettyjohn, J Martini, AT Evans, KP Mueller, N Edenfield, ... RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA, 2021 | 21* | 2021 |
| Competing in the Gray Zone: Russian Tactics and Western Responses SL Pettyjohn, B Wasser Rand SANTA MONICA United States, 2019 | 21 | 2019 |
| The Korean Peninsula: Three Dangerous Scenarios MJ Mazarr, G Gentile, D Madden, SL Pettyjohn, YK Crane Rand Corporation, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
| Applying wargames to real-world policies J Oberholtzer, A Doll, D Frelinger, K Mueller, S Pettyjohn Science 363 (6434), 1406-1406, 2019 | 12 | 2019 |
| Gaming the System: Obstacles to Reinvigorating Defense Wargaming SL Pettyjohn, D Shlapak War on the Rocks 18, 2016 | 12 | 2016 |
| Deradicalising Islamist Extremists. RAND Corporation A Rabasa, SL Pettyjohn, JJ Ghez, C Boucek | 11 | 2010 |
| Engagement: A Path to Disarmament or Disaster? S Pettyjohn International Negotiation 14 (1), 41-69, 2009 | 10 | 2009 |
| John Speed Meyers, and Eugeniu Han J Kavanagh, B Frederick, M Povlock, SL Pettyjohn, A O’Mahony, S Watts, ... The Past, Present, and Future of US Ground Interventions: Identifying Trends …, 0 | 10 | |
| Bases of empire? The logic of overseas US military base expansion, 1870–2016 A Yeo, S Pettyjohn Comparative Strategy 40 (1), 18-35, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
| A Framework for Exploring Cybersecurity Policy Options I Mikolic-Torreira, R Henry, D Snyder, S Beaghley, SL Pettyjohn, S Harting, ... RAND, 2016 | 9 | 2016 |
| Deradicalization Islamist Extremists A Rabasa, S Pettyjohn, J Ghez, C Boucek RAND Corporation. Santa Monica, 2010 | 8 | 2010 |
| Gaming Gray Zone Tactics: Design Considerations for a Structured Strategic Game B Wasser, J Oberholtzer, SL Pettyjohn, W Mackenzie RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA SANTA MONICA United States, 2019 | 7* | 2019 |
| The Past, Present, and Future of US Ground Interventions: Identifying Trends, Characteristics, and Signposts J Kavanagh, B Frederick, M Povlock, SL Pettyjohn, AOM OMahony, ... RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA SANTA MONICA United States, 2018 | 7* | 2018 |
