| Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization J Brownlee Cambridge University Press, 2007 | 2016 | 2007 |
| Portents of pluralism: How hybrid regimes affect democratic transitions J Brownlee American Journal of Political Science 53 (3), 515-532, 2009 | 469 | 2009 |
| The Arab Spring: Pathways of repression and reform J Brownlee, TE Masoud, A Reynolds Oxford University Press, 2015 | 427 | 2015 |
| Hereditary succession in modern autocracies J Brownlee World politics 59 (4), 595-628, 2007 | 299 | 2007 |
| Democracy prevention: The politics of the US-Egyptian alliance J Brownlee Cambridge University Press, 2012 | 297 | 2012 |
| … And yet they persist: Explaining survival and transition in neopatrimonial regimes J Brownlee Studies in comparative international development 37, 35-63, 2002 | 235 | 2002 |
| The decline of pluralism in Mubarak's Egypt J Brownlee J. Democracy 13, 6, 2002 | 212 | 2002 |
| Why the modest harvest? J Brownlee, T Masoud, A Reynolds J. Democracy 24, 29, 2013 | 148 | 2013 |
| Can America nation-build? J Brownlee World Politics 59 (2), 314-340, 2007 | 81 | 2007 |
| Low tide after the third wave: exploring politics under authoritarianism JM Brownlee Comparative Politics, 477-498, 2002 | 72 | 2002 |
| The limited reach of authoritarian powers J Brownlee Authoritarian Diffusion and Cooperation, 92-110, 2020 | 66 | 2020 |
| Executive elections in the Arab world: when and how do they matter? J Brownlee Comparative Political Studies 44 (7), 807-828, 2011 | 66 | 2011 |
| Political Crisis and Restabilization: Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Tunisia J Brownlee na, 2005 | 65 | 2005 |
| Violence against Copts in Egypt J Brownlee Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2013 | 64 | 2013 |
| Ruling parties and durable authoritarianism J Brownlee Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law Working Paper, 2004 | 62 | 2004 |
| Bound to rule: Party institutions and regime trajectories in Malaysia and the Philippines J Brownlee Journal of East Asian Studies 8 (1), 89-118, 2008 | 54 | 2008 |
| Harbinger of democracy: competitive elections before the end of authoritarianism J Brownlee Democratization by elections: A new mode of transition, 128-147, 2009 | 52 | 2009 |
| Unrequited moderation: Credible commitments and state repression in Egypt J Brownlee Studies in Comparative International Development 45, 468-489, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| The heir apparency of Gamal Mubarak J Brownlee The Arab Studies Journal 15 (2/1), 36-56, 2007 | 33 | 2007 |
| Peace before freedom: diplomacy and repression in Sadat's Egypt J Brownlee Pol. Sci. Q. 126, 641, 2011 | 32 | 2011 |
