| The logic of political survival B Bueno de Mesquita, A Smith, RM Siverson, JD Morrow MIT press, 2005 | 6562 | 2005 |
| An institutional explanation of the democratic peace B Bueno de Mesquita, JD Morrow, RM Siverson, A Smith American Political Science Review 93 (4), 791-807, 1999 | 1817 | 1999 |
| International crises and domestic politics A Smith American Political Science Review 92 (3), 623-638, 1998 | 772 | 1998 |
| The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics B Bueno de Mesquita, A Smith Public Affairs, 2011 | 771* | 2011 |
| A political economy of aid B Bueno de Mesquita, A Smith International Organization 63 (2), 309-340, 2009 | 678 | 2009 |
| Diversionary foreign policy in democratic systems A Smith International Studies Quarterly 40 (1), 133-153, 1996 | 623 | 1996 |
| Leader survival, revolutions, and the nature of government finance B Bueno de Mesquita, A Smith American journal of political science 54 (4), 936-950, 2010 | 614 | 2010 |
| Thinking inside the box: A closer look at democracy and human rights BB De Mesquita, GW Downs, A Smith, FM Cherif International Studies Quarterly 49 (3), 439-457, 2005 | 605 | 2005 |
| Foreign aid and policy concessions B Bueno de Mesquita, A Smith Journal of Conflict Resolution 51 (2), 251-284, 2007 | 553 | 2007 |
| Alliance formation and war A Smith International Studies Quarterly 39 (4), 405-425, 1995 | 499 | 1995 |
| Bargaining and the Nature of War A Smith, AC Stam Journal of Conflict Resolution 48 (6), 783-813, 2004 | 479 | 2004 |
| Political institutions, policy choice and the survival of leaders BB De Mesquita, JD Morrow, RM Siverson, A Smith British Journal of Political Science 32 (4), 559-590, 2002 | 428 | 2002 |
| Political survival and endogenous institutional change B Bueno de Mesquita, A Smith Comparative political studies 42 (2), 167-197, 2009 | 380 | 2009 |
| Honest threats: The interaction of reputation and political institutions in international crises A Guisinger, A Smith Journal of Conflict Resolution 46 (2), 175-200, 2002 | 375 | 2002 |
| The logic of political survival S Alastair, S Randolph, M James MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003 | 371 | 2003 |
| The logic of political survival BB Mesquita, A Smith, RM Siverson, JD Morrow MIT, 2003 | 334 | 2003 |
| To intervene or not to intervene: A biased decision A Smith Journal of Conflict Resolution 40 (1), 16-40, 1996 | 328 | 1996 |
| The perils of unearned income A Smith The Journal of Politics 70 (3), 780-793, 2008 | 309 | 2008 |
| Policy failure and political survival: The contribution of political institutions BB De Mesquita, JD Morrow, RM Siverson, A Smith Journal of Conflict Resolution 43 (2), 147-161, 1999 | 284 | 1999 |
| So you say you want a revolution: A game theoretic explanation of revolution in repressive regimes J Ginkel, A Smith Journal of Conflict Resolution 43 (3), 291-316, 1999 | 241 | 1999 |
B. Peter RosendorffProfessor of Politics, New York UniversityVerified email at nyu.edu