| The war ledger AFK Organski, J Kugler University of Chicago Press, 1980 | 2962 | 1980 |
| Parity and war: Evaluations and extensions of the war ledger J Kugler, D Lemke University of Michigan Press, 1996 | 493 | 1996 |
| The power transition J Kugler, D Lemke Handbook of War Studies II 129, 2000 | 386 | 2000 |
| The costs of major wars: the phoenix factor AFK Organski, J Kugler American Political Science Review 71 (4), 1347-1366, 1977 | 291 | 1977 |
| Power transition and China–US conflicts RL Tammen, J Kugler The Chinese Journal of International Politics 1 (1), 35-55, 2006 | 245 | 2006 |
| Power parity, democracy, and the severity of internal violence M Benson, J Kugler Journal of Conflict Resolution 42 (2), 196-209, 1998 | 235 | 1998 |
| Comparing the strength of nations J Kugler, W Domke Comparative political studies 19 (1), 39-69, 1986 | 215 | 1986 |
| Political capacity and economic behavior M Arbetman, J Kugler Routledge, 2018 | 197 | 2018 |
| The performance of nations J Kugler, RL Tammen Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012 | 153 | 2012 |
| The power transition research program: Assessing theoretical and empirical advances J Kugler, D Lemke Handbook of war studies II, 129-163, 2000 | 151 | 2000 |
| The politics of fertility and economic development Y Feng, J Kugler, PJ Zak International Studies Quarterly 44 (4), 667-693, 2000 | 142 | 2000 |
| Power transitions and military buildups: Resolving the relationship between arms buildups and war S Werner, J Kugler Parity and war: Evaluations and extensions of the war ledger, 187-207, 1996 | 142 | 1996 |
| Terror without deterrence: Reassessing the role of nuclear weapons J Kugler Journal of Conflict Resolution 28 (3), 470-506, 1984 | 127 | 1984 |
| From war to integration: Generalizing power transition theory B Efird, J Kugler, G Genna International Interactions 29 (4), 293-313, 2003 | 116 | 2003 |
| The Asian ascent: opportunity for peace or precondition for war? J Kugler International Studies Perspectives 7 (1), 36-42, 2006 | 110 | 2006 |
| The evolution of the power transition perspective D Lemke, J Kugler Parity and war: Evaluations and extensions of the war ledger, 3-34, 1996 | 109 | 1996 |
| Choosing among measures of power: A review of the empirical record J Kugler, M Arbetman Power in world politics, 49-77, 1989 | 83 | 1989 |
| Relative political capacity: Political extraction and political reach J Kugler, M Arbetman Political capacity and economic behavior, 11-45, 2018 | 68 | 2018 |
| Comparing rational choice and prospect theory analyses: The US decision to launch operation ‘Desert Storm’, January 1991 R McDermott, J Kugler The Journal of Strategic Studies 24 (3), 49-85, 2001 | 68 | 2001 |
| Foundations of power transition theory RL Tammen, J Kugler, D Lemke Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, 2017 | 65 | 2017 |
