| Presidents and assemblies: Constitutional design and electoral dynamics MS Shugart, JM Carey Cambridge University Press, 1992 | 4889 | 1992 |
| Seats and votes MS Shugart, R Taagepera New Haven, 1989 | 3358 | 1989 |
| Incentives to cultivate a personal vote: A rank ordering of electoral formulas JM Carey, MS Shugart Electoral studies 14 (4), 417-439, 1995 | 2921 | 1995 |
| Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America S Mainwaring, MS Shugart Cambridge Univ Pr, 1997 | 1596 | 1997 |
| Mixed-member electoral systems: The best of both worlds? M Shugart, MP Wattenberg OUP Oxford, 2001 | 1168* | 2001 |
| Democratic Accountability in Latin America S Mainwaring, C Welna OUP Oxford, 2003 | 619 | 2003 |
| Presidents, parties, and prime ministers: How the separation of powers affects party organization and behavior DJ Samuels, MS Shugart Cambridge University Press, 2010 | 599 | 2010 |
| Executive decree authority JM Carey, MS Shugart Cambridge University Press, 1998 | 582 | 1998 |
| Looking for locals: voter information demands and personal vote‐earning attributes of legislators under proportional representation MS Shugart, ME Valdini, K Suominen American Journal of Political Science 49 (2), 437-449, 2005 | 558 | 2005 |
| Juan Linz, presidentialism, and democracy: a critical appraisal S Mainwaring, MS Shugart Comparative Politics, 449-471, 1997 | 498 | 1997 |
| Institutions and public policy in presidential systems MS Shugart, S Haggard Presidents, parliaments, and policy, 64-102, 2001 | 432 | 2001 |
| The electoral cycle and institutional sources of divided presidential government MS Shugart American Political Science Review, 327-343, 1995 | 370 | 1995 |
| Comparative electoral systems research: The maturation of a field and new challenges ahead MS Shugart The politics of electoral systems, 25-56, 2005 | 342 | 2005 |
| Semi-presidential systems: Dual executive and mixed authority patterns MS Shugart French politics 3 (3), 323-351, 2005 | 333 | 2005 |
| Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America: Rethinking the terms of the debate MS Shugart, S Mainwaring Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America, 12-54, 1997 | 321 | 1997 |
| Conclusion: Presidentialism and the party system S Mainwaring, MS Shugart Presidentialism and democracy in Latin America, 394-439, 1997 | 311 | 1997 |
| The accountability deficit BF Crisp, MS Shugart Democratic Accountability in Latin America, 79, 2003 | 267 | 2003 |
| Predicting the number of parties: A quantitative model of Duverger's mechanical effect R Taagepera, MS Shugart American Political Science Review 87 (2), 455-464, 1993 | 267 | 1993 |
| The inverse relationship between party strength and executive strength: a theory of politicians' constitutional choices MS Shugart British Journal of Political Science 28 (1), 1-29, 1998 | 260 | 1998 |
| Presidentialism, elections and representation DJ Samuels, MS Shugart Journal of Theoretical Politics 15 (1), 33-60, 2003 | 242 | 2003 |
John M. CareyWenworth Professor in the Social Sciences, Dartmouth CollegeVerified email at dartmouth.edu
