| The rebel's dilemma MI Lichbach University of Michigan Press, 1998 | 1777 | 1998 |
| Deterrence or escalation? The puzzle of aggregate studies of repression and dissent MI Lichbach Journal of Conflict Resolution 31 (2), 266-297, 1987 | 1309 | 1987 |
| Comparative politics: rationality, culture, and structure MI Lichbach, AS Zuckerman Cambridge University Press, 2009 | 727 | 2009 |
| An evaluation of “does economic inequality breed political conflict?” studies MI Lichbach World politics 41 (4), 431-470, 1989 | 607 | 1989 |
| The cooperator's dilemma MI Lichbach University of Michigan Press, 1996 | 461 | 1996 |
| What makes rational peasants revolutionary? Dilemma, paradox, and irony in peasant collective action MI Lichbach World Politics 46 (3), 383-418, 1994 | 299 | 1994 |
| Is rational choice theory all of social science? MI Lichbach University of Michigan Press, 2003 | 256 | 2003 |
| The conflict process: A formal model MI Lichbach, TR Gurr Journal of Conflict Resolution 25 (1), 3-29, 1981 | 245 | 1981 |
| Rethinking rationality and rebellion: Theories of collective action and problems of collective dissent MI Lichbach Rationality and society 6 (1), 8-39, 1994 | 217 | 1994 |
| Social theory and comparative politics MI Lichbach Comparative politics: Rationality, culture, and structure 239, 1997 | 209 | 1997 |
| Forecasting internal conflict: A competitive evaluation of empirical theories TR Gurr, MI Lichbach Comparative Political Studies 19 (1), 3-38, 1986 | 188 | 1986 |
| Contending theories of contentious politics and the structure-action problem of social order MI Lichbach Annual Review of Political Science 1 (1), 401-424, 1998 | 174 | 1998 |
| To the Internet, from the Internet: Comparative media coverage of transnational protests P Almeida, M Lichbach Mobilization: An International Quarterly 8 (3), 249-272, 2003 | 139 | 2003 |
| Comparative politics: interests, identities, and institutions in a changing global order J Kopstein, M Lichbach, SE Hanson Cambridge University Press, 2014 | 122 | 2014 |
| Comparative politics: Rationality, culture, and structure M Levi, MI Lichbach, AS Zuckerman Cambridge University Press, 1997 | 122 | 1997 |
| Will rational people rebel against inequality? Samson's choice MI Lichbach American Journal of Political Science, 1049-1076, 1990 | 121 | 1990 |
| Research traditions and theory in comparative politics: an introduction MI Lichbach, AS Zuckerman Cambridge University Press, 1997 | 90 | 1997 |
| Forecasting domestic political conflict TR Gurr, MI Lichbach To augur well: early warning indicators in world politics, 153-93, 1979 | 84 | 1979 |
| An economic theory of governability: Choosing policy and optimizing performance M Lichbach Public Choice 44 (2), 307-337, 1984 | 65 | 1984 |
| Theory and evidence in comparative politics and international relations R Lebow, M Lichbach Springer, 2007 | 51 | 2007 |
