| V-dem codebook v10 M Coppedge, J Gerring, CH Knutsen, SI Lindberg, J Teorell, D Altman, ... | 1690* | 2020 |
| V-Dem Dataset v6. 2 M Coppedge, J Gerring, SI Lindberg, SE Skaaning, J Teorell, D Altman, ... | 1389* | 2016 |
| Conceptualizing and measuring democracy: A new approach M Coppedge, J Gerring, D Altman, M Bernhard, S Fish, A Hicken, ... Perspectives on politics 9 (2), 247-267, 2011 | 1084 | 2011 |
| Domestic judicial institutions and human rights treaty violation EJ Powell, JK Staton International Studies Quarterly 53 (1), 149-174, 2009 | 490 | 2009 |
| A global measure of judicial independence, 1948–2012 DA Linzer, JK Staton Journal of Law and Courts 3 (2), 223-256, 2015 | 470* | 2015 |
| V-Dem [Country–year/country–date]: Dataset V11. 1 M Coppedge, J Gerring, CH Knutsen, S Lindberg, E Tzelgov Cambridge University Press, 2020 | 451 | 2020 |
| Judicial power and strategic communication in Mexico JK Staton Cambridge University Press, 2010 | 413 | 2010 |
| The value of vagueness: delegation, defiance, and judicial opinions JK Staton, G Vanberg American Journal of Political Science 52 (3), 504-519, 2008 | 331 | 2008 |
| An Evaluation of Cross-National Measures of Judicial Independence J Ríos-Figueroa, JK Staton Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 30 (1), 104-137, 2014 | 260 | 2014 |
| Constitutional review and the selective promotion of case results JK Staton American Journal of Political Science 50 (1), 98-112, 2006 | 253 | 2006 |
| V-dem [country–year/country–date] dataset v10. varieties of democracy (v-dem) project M Coppedge, J Gerring, CH Knutsen, SI Lindberg, J Teorell, D Altman, ... Varieties of Democracy, 2020 | 230 | 2020 |
| Judicial power in domestic and international politics JK Staton, WH Moore International Organization 65 (3), 553-587, 2011 | 167 | 2011 |
| V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v8 M Coppedge, J Gerring, CH Knutsen, SI Lindberg, SE Skaaning, J Teorell, ... Varieties of democracy (V-dem) project, 2018 | 163 | 2018 |
| V-dem country-year dataset v10 M Coppedge, J Gerring, CH Knutsen, SI Lindberg, J Teorell, D Altman, ... Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, 2020 | 159 | 2020 |
| Varieties of democracy: Codebook v4 M Coppedge, J Gerring, SI Lindberg, J Teorell, D Altman, M Bernhard, ... Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, 2015 | 111 | 2015 |
| VDem [country–year/country–date] dataset v12 M Coppedge, J Gerring, CH Knutsen, SI Lindberg, J Teorell, N Alizada, ... Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, 2022 | 100 | 2022 |
| The Puzzling Judicial Politics of Latin America G Helmke, JK Staton Courts in Latin America, 306-31, 2011 | 99 | 2011 |
| Judicial policy implementation in Mexico City and Merida JK Staton COMPARATIVE POLITICS-NEW YORK- 37 (1), 41-60, 2004 | 97 | 2004 |
| Unpacking the rule of law: a review of judicial independence measures J Ríos-Figueroa, JK Staton CELS 2009 4th annual conference on empirical legal studies paper, 2009 | 89 | 2009 |
| Dual nationality among Latinos: what are the implications for political connectedness? JK Staton, RA Jackson, D Canache The Journal of Politics 69 (2), 470-482, 2007 | 80 | 2007 |
