| The logic of political survival BB De Mesquita, A Smith, RM Siverson, JD Morrow MIT press, 2005 | 6475 | 2005 |
| An institutional explanation of the democratic peace BB De Mesquita, JD Morrow, RM Siverson, A Smith American Political Science Review 93 (4), 791-807, 1999 | 1790 | 1999 |
| War and the survival of political leaders: A comparative study of regime types and political accountability BB De Mesquita, RM Siverson American Political Science Review 89 (4), 841-855, 1995 | 1173 | 1995 |
| The political determinants of international trade: the major powers, 1907–1990 JD Morrow, RM Siverson, TE Tabares American political science review 92 (3), 649-661, 1998 | 580 | 1998 |
| The diffusion of war: A study of opportunity and willingness RM Siverson, H Starr University of Michigan Press, 1991 | 525 | 1991 |
| War and the fate of regimes: A comparative analysis BB De Mesquita, RM Siverson, G Woller American Political Science Review 86 (3), 638-646, 1992 | 482 | 1992 |
| 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 | 422 | 2002 |
| Birds of a feather: Democratic political systems and alliance choices in the twentieth century RM Siverson, J Emmons Journal of Conflict Resolution 35 (2), 285-306, 1991 | 405 | 1991 |
| Opportunity, willingness, and the diffusion of war RM Siverson, H Starr American Political Science Review 84 (1), 47-67, 1990 | 364 | 1990 |
| The logic of political survival BB Mesquita, A Smith, RM Siverson, JD Morrow MIT, 2003 | 327 | 2003 |
| 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 | 281 | 1999 |
| Disputes, democracies, and dependencies: A reexamination of the Kantian peace MD Ward, RM Siverson, X Cao American journal of political science 51 (3), 583-601, 2007 | 247 | 2007 |
| Democracies and war participation: In defense of the institutional constraints argument RM Siverson European Journal of International Relations 1 (4), 481-489, 1995 | 244 | 1995 |
| Testing novel implications from the selectorate theory of war BB De Mesquita, JD Morrow, RM Siverson, A Smith World Politics 56 (3), 363-388, 2004 | 234 | 2004 |
| War expansion and war outcome SS Gartner, RM Siverson Journal of Conflict Resolution 40 (1), 4-15, 1996 | 233 | 1996 |
| Attributes of national alliance membership and war participation, 1815-1965 RM Siverson, J King American Journal of Political Science, 1-15, 1980 | 213 | 1980 |
| Arms races and cooperation GW Downs, DM Rocke, RM Siverson World Politics 38 (1), 118-146, 1985 | 200 | 1985 |
| Political competition and economic growth B Bueno de Mesquita, JD Morrow, R Siverson, A Smith J. Democracy 12, 58, 2001 | 195 | 2001 |
| Power, alliance, and the escalation of international conflict, 1815-1965 RM Siverson, MR Tennefoss American Political Science Review 78 (4), 1057-1069, 1984 | 160 | 1984 |
| Regime change and the restructuring of alliances RM Siverson, H Starr American Journal of Political Science, 145-161, 1994 | 158 | 1994 |
