| Journalistic responses to technological innovation in newsrooms: An exploratory study of Twitter use K Chadha, R Wells Digital journalism 4 (8), 1020-1035, 2016 | 73 | 2016 |
| Odyssey of Plastic Purchase; 20-Second Round Trip R Wells Associated Press, Dec, 1993 | 30 | 1993 |
| Bilateral tensions, the trade war, and US–China trade relations K Zeng, R Wells, J Gu, A Wilkins Business and Politics 24 (4), 399-429, 2022 | 11 | 2022 |
| The Enforcers: How Little-Known Trade Reporters Exposed the Keating Five and Advanced Business Journalism R Wells University of Illinois Press, 2019 | 10 | 2019 |
| Senate hearing probes tax abuse by charity groups R Wells Wall Street Journal 245 (67), D2, 2005 | 8 | 2005 |
| US House backs court cash balance pension plan decision R Wells Dow Jones International News 22, 2004 | 7 | 2004 |
| Dueling tax cuts: Firms accused of using shelters lobby US to repatriate funds GR Simpson, R Wells Wall Street Journal 19, 2003 | 7 | 2003 |
| The Associated Press R Wells, APB Writer IRS commissioner making changes in department," Fort Worth Star-Telegram …, 1998 | 4 | 1998 |
| “Serve It Up Hot and Brief”: The Journalistic Innovations and Influence of Willard M. Kiplinger R Wells American Journalism 38 (2), 177-201, 2021 | 3 | 2021 |
| John J. Kiernan: Business Journalism Pioneer, 1845–1893 R Wells Journalism History 46 (4), 321-338, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |
| 'A reporter's paper': The “National Thrift News”, journalistic autonomy, and the savings and loan crisis R Wells University of Maryland, College Park, 2016 | 3 | 2016 |
| The Insider: How the Kiplinger Newsletter Bridged Washington and Wall Street R Wells University of Massachusetts Press, 2022 | 2 | 2022 |
| Biting The Hand: Accountability Journalism in the Trade Press R Welles | 2 | 2018 |
| Media coverage of chinese investment in the United States: Politics and missed opportunities R Wells, K Zeng, A Wilkins Newspaper Research Journal 42 (2), 215-234, 2021 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pioneer AIDS campaigner reveals he has illness and wins ovation. R Wells Nursing Times 88 (45), 9-9, 1992 | 1 | 1992 |
| Kiplinger's Changing Times: A Case Study in the Evolution of Personal Finance Journalism R Wells The Routledge Companion to Business Journalism, 219-232, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Trade Journalism: Underappreciated and Often Prescient R Wells The Routledge Companion to Business Journalism, 208-218, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Bilateral Tensions, the Trade War, and US–China Trade Relations–ERRATUM K Zeng, R Wells, J Gu, A Wilkins Business and Politics 24 (4), 517-517, 2022 | | 2022 |
| The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th-Century Journalism ROB WELLS History: Reviews of New Books 47 (2), 25-25, 2019 | | 2019 |
| Media amnesia R Wells Critical Studies in Media Communication 36 (1), 99-101, 2019 | | 2019 |
