| When to risk it? Institutions, ambitions, and the decision to run for the US House CD Maestas, S Fulton, LS Maisel, WJ Stone American Political Science Review 100 (2), 195-208, 2006 | 361 | 2006 |
| The sense of a woman: Gender, ambition, and the decision to run for congress SA Fulton, CD Maestas, LS Maisel, WJ Stone Political Research Quarterly 59 (2), 235-248, 2006 | 331 | 2006 |
| Professional legislatures and ambitious politicians: Policy responsiveness of state institutions C Maestas Legis. Stud. Q. 25, 663, 2000 | 283 | 2000 |
| Quality counts: Extending the strategic politician model of incumbent deterrence WJ Stone, LS Maisel, CD Maestas American Journal of Political Science 48 (3), 479-495, 2004 | 258 | 2004 |
| The incentive to listen: Progressive ambition, resources, and opinion monitoring among state legislators C Maestas The Journal of Politics 65 (2), 439-456, 2003 | 242 | 2003 |
| Shifting the blame: Federalism, media, and public assignment of blame following Hurricane Katrina CD Maestas, LR Atkeson, T Croom, LA Bryant Publius: The Journal of Federalism 38 (4), 609-632, 2008 | 175 | 2008 |
| Catastrophic politics: How extraordinary events redefine perceptions of government LR Atkeson, CD Maestas Cambridge University Press, 2012 | 150 | 2012 |
| Risk orientation, risk exposure, and policy opinions: The case of free trade S Ehrlich, C Maestas Political Psychology 31 (5), 657-684, 2010 | 145 | 2010 |
| Incumbency reconsidered: Prospects, strategic retirement, and incumbent quality in US House elections WJ Stone, SA Fulton, CD Maestas, LS Maisel The Journal of Politics 72 (1), 178-190, 2010 | 121 | 2010 |
| The state of surveying legislators: Dilemmas and suggestions C Maestas, GW Neeley, LE Richardson State Politics & Policy Quarterly 3 (1), 90-108, 2003 | 87 | 2003 |
| Risk attitudes and the incumbency advantage DL Eckles, CD Kam, CL Maestas, BF Schaffner Political Behavior 36, 731-749, 2014 | 77 | 2014 |
| State legislative influence over agency rulemaking: The utility of ex ante review BJ Gerber, C Maestas, NC Dometrius State Politics & Policy Quarterly 5 (1), 24-46, 2005 | 70 | 2005 |
| National party efforts to recruit state legislators to run for the US house CD Maestas, LS Maisel, WJ Stone Legislative Studies Quarterly 30 (2), 277-300, 2005 | 69 | 2005 |
| Expert surveys as a measurement tool: Challenges and new frontiers C Maestas | 66 | 2015 |
| Assessing the “Experience bonus” through examining strategic entry, candidate quality, and campaign receipts in US house elections CD Maestas, CR Rugeley American journal of political science 52 (3), 520-535, 2008 | 66 | 2008 |
| Extracting wisdom from experts and small crowds: Strategies for improving informant-based measures of political concepts CD Maestas, MK Buttice, WJ Stone Political Analysis 22 (3), 354-373, 2014 | 52 | 2014 |
| Meaningful participation and the evolution of the reformed presidential nominating system LR Atkeson, CD Maestas PS: Political Science & Politics 42 (1), 59-64, 2009 | 37 | 2009 |
| Modeling volatility in political time series C Maestas, RR Preuhs Electoral Studies 19 (1), 95-110, 2000 | 33 | 2000 |
| Fearing food: The influence of risk perceptions on public preferences for uniform and centralized risk regulation C Maestas, J Chattopadhyay, S Leland, J Piatak Policy Studies Journal 48 (2), 447-468, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
| Policy venue preference and relative trust in government in federal systems S Leland, J Chattopadhyay, C Maestas, J Piatak Governance 34 (2), 373-393, 2021 | 22 | 2021 |
