| Policy diffusion and policy transfer in comparative welfare state research H Obinger, C Schmitt, P Starke Social Policy & Administration 47 (1), 111-129, 2013 | 223 | 2013 |
| Explaining convergence of OECD welfare states: a conditional approach C Schmitt, P Starke Journal of European Social Policy 21 (2), 120-135, 2011 | 206 | 2011 |
| Partisan politics and privatization in OECD countries H Obinger, C Schmitt, R Zohlnhöfer Comparative Political Studies 47 (9), 1294-1323, 2014 | 96 | 2014 |
| Panel data analysis and partisan variables: how periodization does influence partisan effects C Schmitt Journal of European Public Policy 23 (10), 1442-1459, 2016 | 92 | 2016 |
| Guns and butter? Regime competition and the welfare state during the Cold War H Obinger, C Schmitt World Politics 63 (2), 246-270, 2011 | 92 | 2011 |
| The global emergence of social protection: Explaining social security legislation 1820–2013 C Schmitt, H Lierse, H Obinger, L Seelkopf Politics & Society 43 (4), 503-524, 2015 | 90 | 2015 |
| Social security development and the colonial legacy C Schmitt World Development 70, 332-342, 2015 | 82 | 2015 |
| What drives the diffusion of privatization policy? Evidence from the telecommunications sector C Schmitt Journal of Public Policy 31 (1), 95-117, 2011 | 48 | 2011 |
| The diffusion of privatization in Europe: Political affinity or economic competition? C Schmitt Public Administration 92 (3), 615-635, 2014 | 47 | 2014 |
| The impact of the Second World War on postwar social spending H Obinger, C Schmitt European Journal of Political Research 57 (2), 496-517, 2018 | 45 | 2018 |
| Trade liberalization and the global expansion of modern taxes L Seelkopf, H Lierse, C Schmitt Review of International Political Economy 23 (2), 208-231, 2016 | 45 | 2016 |
| Partisan differences and the interventionist state in advanced democracies C Schmitt, R Zohlnhöfer Socio-Economic Review 17 (4), 969-992, 2019 | 44 | 2019 |
| The political economy of privatization in rich democracies H Obinger, C Schmitt, S Traub Oxford University Press, 2016 | 44 | 2016 |
| From colonialism to international aid: External actors and social protection in the Global South C Schmitt Springer Nature, 2020 | 43 | 2020 |
| Access to general social protection for immigrants in advanced democracies C Schmitt, C Teney Journal of European Social Policy 29 (1), 44-55, 2019 | 39 | 2019 |
| Alles eine Frage des Managements? Wie Autonomierechte die Handlungsfreiheit des administrativen Führungspersonals beeinflussen F Ebinger, C Schmitt Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| The retreat of the state from entrepreneurial activities: A convergence analysis for OECD countries, 1980–2007 P Schuster, C Schmitt, S Traub European Journal of Political Economy 32, 95-112, 2013 | 34 | 2013 |
| World war and welfare legislation in western countries H Obinger, C Schmitt Journal of European Social Policy 30 (3), 261-274, 2020 | 30 | 2020 |
| The coverage of social protection in the Global South C Schmitt International Journal of Social Welfare 29 (1), 6-19, 2020 | 26 | 2020 |
| Spatial interdependencies and welfare state generosity in Western democracies, 1960–2000 C Schmitt, H Obinger Journal of European Social Policy 23 (2), 119-133, 2013 | 26 | 2013 |
