OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Democracy is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-06-01 to 2023-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Pathways from Authoritarianism	364
Bolsonaro and Brazil's Illiberal Backlash	145
From Liberation to Turmoil: Social Media And Democracy	138
Transitions from Postcommunism	132
The Threat from the Populist Left	129
Polarization versus Democracy	106
President XI's Surveillance State	75
Argentina: From Kirchner to Kirchner	71
Hungary’s U-Turn: Retreating from Democracy	70
Populists in Power	56
Lessons from Europe	54
Populism and the Decline of Social Democracy	54
How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Repression	52
From Opposition to Atomization	52
Three Painful Truths About Social Media	52
Africa, 1990-1997: From Abertura to Closure	49
Kenya: Back From the Brink?	49
Lessons from Iraq	46
Illiberal Democracy and the Struggle on the Right	45
How Muslims View Democracy: Evidence from Central Asia	44
Kenya: Lessons From a Flawed Election	39
How the Populists won in Italy	34
The Road to (and from) Liberation Square	33
Cambodia's Transition to Hegemonic Authoritarianism	32
Southeast Asia's Troubling Elections: Nondemocratic Pluralism in Indonesia	32

Turkey: How Far From Consolidation?	31
The Fates Of Third-Wave Democracies	31
Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights	29
The Threat of Postmodern Totalitarianism	27
The 2019 EU Elections: Moving the Center	27
Taming Extremist Parties: Lessons From Europe	27
Macron Versus the Yellow Vests	26
30 Years After Tiananmen	20
Sri Lanka: From Turmoil to Dynasty	20
The Failure of Europe's Mainstream Parties	20
From Solidarity to Fragmentation	17
From “Fart People” to Citizens	17
The Freedom House Survey for 2019: The Leaderless Struggle for Democracy	16
From Liberalism to Liberal Democracy	16
Sudan's Uprising: The Fall of a Dictator	15
Modi Consolidates Power: Electoral Vibrancy, Mounting Liberal Deficits	15
Success Stories from "Emerging Africa"	15
Modi Consolidates Power: Leveraging Welfare Politics	15
From Democratization to "Guided Democracy"	14
Weaponizing Interpol	14
Rethinking Central-Bank Independence	13
From Politics to Protest	13
Armenia's Velvet Revolution	13
The Freedom House Survey for 2018: Democracy in Retreat	13
Learning from Virtuous Circles	12
How to Tell Nativists from Populists	12
Nationalism, Democracy, and Memory Laws	11
Pakistan: Voting Under Military Tutelage	11
Southeast Asia's Troubling Elections: Democratic Demolition in Thailand	10
Islamists and Democracy: Cautions from Pakistan	9
Aspirations and Realities in Africa: VI. Ethiopia's Quiet Revolution	9
Belarus: Learning From Defeat	9
Resisting State Capture in South Africa	9
Libya Starts from Scratch	9
Southeast Asia's Troubling Elections: Duterte Versus the Rule of Law	9
The Gambia: From Coup to Elections	8
Catalonia: The Perils of Majoritarianism	7
Democracy's Arc: From Resurgent to Imperiled	7
Why Ballot Secrecy Still Matters	7
Zimbabwe: An Opportunity Lost	6
Canada: From Bilingualism to Multiculturalism	6
Iranians Turn Away from the Islamic Republic	5
Uruguay’s Shift from Clientelism	5
Exits from Military Rule: Lessons for Burma	5