| Democratic legitimacy and public insecurity: Crime and democracy in El Salvador and Guatemala OJ Pérez Political Science Quarterly 118 (4), 627-644, 2003 | 282 | 2003 |
| Elections and democracy in Central America, revisited Mitchell A. Seligson, John A. Booth UNC Press Books, 1995 | 134* | 1995 |
| Latin America During World War II TM Leonard, JF Bratzel Rowman & Littlefield, 2007 | 91 | 2007 |
| Gang Violence and Insecurity in Contemporary Central America OJ Pérez Bulletin of Latin American Research 32 (s1), 217-234, 2013 | 69 | 2013 |
| Political culture in Panama: democracy after invasion OJ Pérez Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 | 59 | 2011 |
| The impact of crime on voter choice in Latin America OJ Pérez The Latin American voter: Pursuing representation and accountability in …, 2015 | 50 | 2015 |
| Who votes in Central America? A comparative analysis MA Seligson, A Conroy, RC Macías, OJ Pérez, AJ Stein Elections and democracy in Central America, revisited, 151-182, 1995 | 48 | 1995 |
| Latin American democracy: emerging reality or endangered species? RL Millett, JS Holmes, OJ Pérez Routledge, 2010 | 40 | 2010 |
| Latin American democracy: emerging reality or endangered species? RL Millett, JS Holmes, OJ Pérez Routledge, 2010 | 40 | 2010 |
| Latin American democracy: emerging reality or endangered species? RL Millett, JS Holmes, OJ Pérez Routledge, 2010 | 40 | 2010 |
| Latin American democracy: emerging reality or endangered species? RL Millett, JS Holmes, OJ Pérez Routledge, 2010 | 40 | 2010 |
| The Honduran Catharsis OJ Pérez, JA Booth, MA Seligson Americas Quarterly, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| Civil-Military Relations in Post-Conflict Societies: Transforming the Role of the Military in Central America OJ Pérez Routledge, 2015 | 32 | 2015 |
| Post-invasion Panama: the challenges of democratization in the New World Order OJ Pérez Lexington Books, 2000 | 25 | 2000 |
| New threats and old dilemmas: Central America's armed forces in the 21st century RL Millett, OJ Pérez Journal of political and military sociology 33 (1), 59-79, 2005 | 20 | 2005 |
| Public Opinion and the Future of US‐Panama Relations OJ Perez Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 41 (3), 1-33, 1999 | 18 | 1999 |
| PANAMA: DEMOCRACY UNDER THE SHADOW OF CORRUPTION OJ PÉREZ REVISTA DE CIENCIA POLÍTICA 37 (2), 519-541, 2017 | 17* | 2017 |
| The Basis of Support for Hugo Chávez: Measuring the Determinants of Presidential Job Approval in Venezuela OJ Pérez The Latin Americanist 57 (2), 59-84, 2013 | 16 | 2013 |
| Crime, Insecurity and Erosion of Democratic Values in Latin America OJ Pérez Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública 1 (1), 61-86, 2011 | 15 | 2011 |
| Cultura política de la democracia en Honduras y en las Américas, 2012: Hacia la igualdad de oportunidades OJ Pérez, AM Montoya, D Montalvo, MA Seligson | 14 | 2013 |
Jennifer S HolmesDean and Lloyd V. Berkner Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, TheVerified email at utdallas.edu