| The foundations of research J Grix Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018 | 2590 | 2018 |
| Introducing students to the generic terminology of social research J Grix Politics 22 (3), 175-186, 2002 | 1315 | 2002 |
| Why do governments invest in elite sport? A polemic J Grix, F Carmichael International journal of sport policy and politics 4 (1), 73-90, 2012 | 489 | 2012 |
| Sports mega-events as part of a nation's soft power strategy: The cases of Germany (2006) and the UK (2012) J Grix, B Houlihan The British journal of politics and international relations 16 (4), 572-596, 2014 | 399 | 2014 |
| Soft power, sports mega-events and emerging states: The lure of the politics of attraction J Grix, D Lee Global society 27 (4), 521-536, 2013 | 385 | 2013 |
| Demystifying postgraduate research J Grix A&C Black, 2010 | 353 | 2010 |
| ‘Image’leveraging and sports mega-events: Germany and the 2006 FIFA World Cup J Grix Journal of sport & tourism 17 (4), 289-312, 2012 | 206 | 2012 |
| Sport politics and the Olympics J Grix Political studies review 11 (1), 15-25, 2013 | 200 | 2013 |
| The impact of Covid-19 on sport J Grix, PM Brannagan, H Grimes, R Neville International journal of sport policy and politics 13 (1), 1-12, 2021 | 194 | 2021 |
| Interrogating states’ soft power strategies: A case study of sports mega-events in Brazil and the UK J Grix, PM Brannagan, B Houlihan Challenges to Emerging and Established Powers: Brazil, the United Kingdom …, 2017 | 178 | 2017 |
| Of mechanisms and myths: Conceptualising states’“soft power” strategies through sports mega-events J Grix, PM Brannagan Diplomacy & statecraft 27 (2), 251-272, 2016 | 175 | 2016 |
| Bringing structures back in: The ‘governance narrative’, the ‘decentred approach’and ‘asymmetrical network governance’in the education and sport policy communities M Goodwin, J Grix Public administration 89 (2), 537-556, 2011 | 164 | 2011 |
| Revisiting the ‘Governance Narrative’ ‘Asymmetrical Network Governance’and the Deviant Case of the Sports Policy Sector J Grix, L Phillpots Public policy and administration 26 (1), 3-19, 2011 | 141 | 2011 |
| Sport under communism: behind the east german'miracle' M Dennis, J Grix Springer, 2012 | 136 | 2012 |
| Social capital as a concept in the social sciences: The current state of the debate J Grix Democratization 8 (3), 189-210, 2001 | 129 | 2001 |
| State strategies for leveraging sports mega-events: Unpacking the concept of ‘legacy’ J Grix, PM Brannagan, H Wood, C Wynne International journal of sport policy and politics 9 (2), 203-218, 2017 | 127 | 2017 |
| The ‘governance debate’and the study of sport policy J Grix International journal of sport policy and politics 2 (2), 159-171, 2010 | 108 | 2010 |
| The impact of UK sport policy on the governance of athletics J Grix International journal of sport policy and politics 1 (1), 31-49, 2009 | 108 | 2009 |
| Doping in bodybuilders: a qualitative investigation of facilitative psychosocial processes ID Boardley, J Grix Qualitative research in sport, exercise and health 6 (3), 422-439, 2014 | 107 | 2014 |
| The Sochi Winter Olympics and Russia’s unique soft power strategy J Grix, N Kramareva Sport in society 20 (4), 461-475, 2017 | 105 | 2017 |
Paul Michael BrannaganSenior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityVerified email at mmu.ac.uk
