| China's maritime gray zone operations AS Erickson, RD Martinson Naval Institute Press, 2019 | 63 | 2019 |
| Echelon defense: The role of sea power in Chinese maritime dispute strategy RD Martinson China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
| China’s second navy RD Martinson US Naval Institute, April 26, 2015 | 28 | 2015 |
| From words to actions: the creation of the China Coast Guard RD Martinson CNA: Center for Naval Analyses, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
| China Near Seas Combat Capabilities AS Erickson, RD Martinson, PA Dutton China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College, 2014 | 21 | 2014 |
| China as an Atlantic naval power RD Martinson The RUSI Journal 164 (7), 18-31, 2019 | 16 | 2019 |
| The militarization of China’s coast guard RD Martinson The Diplomat 21, 12-13, 2014 | 16 | 2014 |
| Panning for gold: Assessing Chinese maritime strategy from primary sources RD Martinson Naval War College Review 69 (3), 22-44, 2016 | 14 | 2016 |
| Catching sovereignty fish: Chinese fishers in the southern Spratlys R Martinson Marine Policy 125, 104372, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
| Beyond the Wall: Chinese Far Seas Operation PA Dutton, RD Martinson China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College, 2015 | 13 | 2015 |
| Records expose China’s maritime militia at Whitsun Reef A Erickson, RD Martinson Foreign Policy 29, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Gray forces in blue territory: The grammar of Chinese maritime militia gray zone operations C Kennedy, A Erickson, R Martinson China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations, 168-185, 2019 | 10 | 2019 |
| Three PLAN officers may have just revealed what china wants in the South China sea R Martinson, K Yamamoto The National Interest 9, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
| Shepherds of the south seas RD Martinson Survival 58 (3), 187-212, 2016 | 10 | 2016 |
| Jinglue Haiyang: The Naval Implications of Xi Jinping’s New Strategic Concept RD Martinson China Brief 15 (1), 6, 2015 | 10 | 2015 |
| China Maritime Report No. 3: China’s Distant-Ocean Survey Activities: Implications for US National Security RD Martinson, PA Dutton China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| China Maritime Report No. 2: The Arming of China’s Maritime Frontier RD Martinson China Maritime Studies Institute, US Naval War College, 2017 | 8 | 2017 |
| Counter-intervention in Chinese naval strategy RD Martinson Journal of Strategic Studies 44 (2), 265-287, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| The role of the Arctic in Chinese naval strategy RD Martinson China Brief 19 (22), 20, 2019 | 7 | 2019 |
| Manila’s Images Are Revealing the Secrets of China’s Maritime Militia RD Martinson, AS Erickson Foreign Policy 19, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
