| The sociology of conversion DA Snow, R Machalek Annual review of sociology, 167-190, 1984 | 1034 | 1984 |
| The convert as a social type DA Snow, R Machalek Sociological theory, 259-289, 1983 | 424 | 1983 |
| A general theory of expropriative crime: An evolutionary ecological approach LE Cohen, R Machalek American Journal of Sociology 94 (3), 465-501, 1988 | 283 | 1988 |
| Selective survival, aging, and society KS Markides, R Machalek Growing old in America, 187-205, 2020 | 142 | 2020 |
| On the presumed fragility of unconventional beliefs DA Snow, R Machalek Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 15-26, 1982 | 109 | 1982 |
| Sociology and the second Darwinian revolution: A metatheoretical analysis R Machalek, MW Martin Sociological Theory 22 (3), 455-476, 2004 | 95 | 2004 |
| The new evolutionary sociology: Recent and revitalized theoretical and methodological approaches J Turner, R Machalek Routledge, 2018 | 89 | 2018 |
| Sociobiology and sociology: a new synthesis R Machalek, MW Martin Elsevier, 2015 | 88 | 2015 |
| The evolution of macrosociety: Why are large societies rare? R Machalek Advances in Human Ecology 1, 33-64, 1992 | 48 | 1992 |
| The evolutionary foundations of the religious life T Crippen, R Machalek International Review of Sociology 3 (3), 61-84, 1989 | 46 | 1989 |
| Conversion to new religious movements R Machalek, D Snow Religion and the Social Order 3, 53-74, 1993 | 45 | 1993 |
| The normalcy of crime: From Durkheim to evolutionary ecology LE Cohen, R Machalek Rationality and Society 6 (2), 286-308, 1994 | 43 | 1994 |
| Handbook on evolution and society: Toward an evolutionary social science A Maryanski, R Machalek, JH Turner Routledge, 2015 | 35 | 2015 |
| " Invisible" Religions: Some Preliminary Evidence R Machalek, M Martin Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 311-321, 1976 | 33 | 1976 |
| Expropriative crime and crime policy: An evolutionary ecological analysis L Cohen, B Vila, R Machalek Studies on crime and crime prevention 4 (2), 197-219, 1995 | 32 | 1995 |
| The nature of crime: Is cheating necessary for cooperation? R Machalek, LE Cohen Human Nature 2, 215-233, 1991 | 31 | 1991 |
| Definitional strategies in the study of religion R Machalek Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 395-401, 1977 | 28 | 1977 |
| Evolution, biology, and society: A conversation for the 21st-century sociology classroom R Machalek, MW Martin Teaching Sociology 38 (1), 35-45, 2010 | 24 | 2010 |
| The sociology of conversion R Machalek, DA Snow, DA Snow | 20 | 1984 |
| Basic dimensions and forms of social exploitation: A comparative analysis R Machalek Advances in Human Ecology 4 (1995), 1-30, 1995 | 18 | 1995 |
