| Term limits and the dismantling of state legislative professionalism T Kousser Cambridge University Press, 2005 | 423 | 2005 |
| Politics in the American states: A comparative analysis V Gray, RL Hanson, T Kousser Cq Press, 2017 | 400 | 2017 |
| The logic of American politics S Kernell, GC Jacobson, T Kousser, L Vavreck Cq Press, 2017 | 220 | 2017 |
| The power of American governors: Winning on budgets and losing on policy T Kousser, JH Phillips Cambridge University Press, 2012 | 217 | 2012 |
| Does voting by mail increase participation? Using matching to analyze a natural experiment T Kousser, M Mullin Political analysis 15 (4), 428-445, 2007 | 188 | 2007 |
| The politics of discretionary Medicaid spending, 1980–1993 T Kousser Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27 (4), 639-672, 2002 | 147 | 2002 |
| Adapting to term limits: Recent experiences and new directions BE Cain, T Kousser Public Policy Institute of California, 2004 | 139 | 2004 |
| For whom the TEL tolls: can state tax and expenditure limits effectively reduce spending? T Kousser, MD McCubbins, E Moule State Politics & Policy Quarterly 8 (4), 331-361, 2008 | 137 | 2008 |
| Broad bills or particularistic policy? Historical patterns in American state legislatures G Gamm, T Kousser American Political Science Review 104 (1), 151-170, 2010 | 134 | 2010 |
| Party power or preferences? Quasi-experimental evidence from American state legislatures GW Cox, T Kousser, MD McCubbins The Journal of Politics 72 (3), 799-811, 2010 | 132 | 2010 |
| Ideological adaptation? The survival instinct of threatened legislators T Kousser, JB Lewis, SE Masket The Journal of Politics 69 (3), 828-843, 2007 | 127 | 2007 |
| Social choice, crypto-initiatives, and policymaking by direct democracy T Kousser, MD McCubbins S. Cal. L. Rev. 78, 949, 2004 | 123 | 2004 |
| The influence of political leaders on climate change attitudes T Kousser, B Tranter Global Environmental Change 50, 100-109, 2018 | 87 | 2018 |
| Who blinks first? legislative patience and bargaining with governors T Kousser, JH Phillips Legislative Studies Quarterly 34 (1), 55-86, 2009 | 78 | 2009 |
| No strength in numbers: The failure of big-city bills in American state legislatures, 1880–2000 G Gamm, T Kousser American Political Science Review 107 (4), 663-678, 2013 | 60 | 2013 |
| The Complicated Impact of One Person, Onte Vote on Political Competition and Representation N Persily, T Kousser, P Egan NCL Rev. 80, 1299, 2001 | 59* | 2001 |
| Financing direct democracy: Revisiting the research on campaign spending and citizen initiatives JM De Figueiredo, CH Ji, T Kousser The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization 27 (3), 485-514, 2011 | 58 | 2011 |
| Kingmakers or cheerleaders? Party power and the causal effects of endorsements T Kousser, S Lucas, S Masket, E McGhee Political Research Quarterly 68 (3), 443-456, 2015 | 52 | 2015 |
| Get out the vote-by-mail? A randomized field experiment testing the effect of mobilization in traditional and vote-by-mail precincts K Arceneaux, T Kousser, M Mullin Political Research Quarterly 65 (4), 882-894, 2012 | 50 | 2012 |
| The limited impact of term limits: Contingent effects on the complexity and breadth of laws T Kousser State Politics & Policy Quarterly 6 (4), 410-429, 2006 | 48 | 2006 |
