| The development of stable party support: Electoral dynamics in post‐communist Europe M Tavits American Journal of political science 49 (2), 283-298, 2005 | 497 | 2005 |
| Clarity of responsibility and corruption M Tavits American journal of political science 51 (1), 218-229, 2007 | 432 | 2007 |
| Party systems in the making: The emergence and success of new parties in new democracies M Tavits British journal of political science 38 (1), 113-133, 2008 | 383 | 2008 |
| Party system change: Testing a model of new party entry M Tavits Party politics 12 (1), 99-119, 2006 | 325 | 2006 |
| When left is right: Party ideology and policy in post-communist Europe M Tavits, N Letki American Political Science Review 103 (4), 555-569, 2009 | 323 | 2009 |
| Principle vs. pragmatism: Policy shifts and political competition M Tavits American Journal of Political Science 51 (1), 151-165, 2007 | 312 | 2007 |
| On the linkage between electoral volatility and party system instability in Central and Eastern Europe M Tavits European Journal of Political Research 47 (5), 537-555, 2008 | 298 | 2008 |
| Post-communist democracies and party organization M Tavits Cambridge University Press, 2013 | 274 | 2013 |
| Informal influences in selecting female political candidates C Cheng, M Tavits Political Research Quarterly 64 (2), 460-471, 2011 | 261 | 2011 |
| The making of mavericks: Local loyalties and party defection M Tavits Comparative Political Studies 42 (6), 793-815, 2009 | 246 | 2009 |
| Effect of local ties on electoral success and parliamentary behaviour: The case of Estonia M Tavits Party Politics 16 (2), 215-235, 2010 | 233 | 2010 |
| Representation, corruption, and subjective well-being M Tavits Comparative political studies 41 (12), 1607-1630, 2008 | 215 | 2008 |
| Beliefs and voting decisions: A test of the pivotal voter model J Duffy, M Tavits American Journal of Political Science 52 (3), 603-618, 2008 | 214 | 2008 |
| Presidents with prime ministers: Do direct elections matter? M Tavits Oxford University Press, 2009 | 197 | 2009 |
| Making democracy work more? Exploring the linkage between social capital and government performance M Tavits Political Research Quarterly 59 (2), 211-225, 2006 | 178 | 2006 |
| Why do people engage in corruption? The case of Estonia M Tavits Social forces 88 (3), 1257-1279, 2010 | 172* | 2010 |
| Learning to make votes count: The role of democratic experience M Tavits, T Annus Electoral Studies 25 (1), 72-90, 2006 | 161 | 2006 |
| The effect of inequality and social identity on party strategies M Tavits, JD Potter American Journal of Political Science 59 (3), 744-758, 2015 | 134 | 2015 |
| Organizing for success: party organizational strength and electoral performance in postcommunist Europe M Tavits The Journal of Politics 74 (1), 83-97, 2012 | 134 | 2012 |
| Clarity of responsibility, accountability, and corruption LA Schwindt-Bayer, M Tavits Cambridge University Press, 2016 | 107 | 2016 |
