| Avowed happiness as an overall assessment of the quality of life DC Shin, DM Johnson Social indicators research 5, 475-492, 1978 | 2912 | 1978 |
| On the third wave of democratization: A synthesis and evaluation of recent theory and research DC Shin World politics 47 (1), 135-170, 1994 | 688 | 1994 |
| Democratization backwards: The problem of third-wave democracies R Rose, DC Shin British journal of political science 31 (2), 331-354, 2001 | 669 | 2001 |
| Mass politics and culture in democratizing Korea T Sin Cambridge University Press, 1999 | 435 | 1999 |
| Understanding democracy: Data from unlikely places RJ Dalton, DC Shin, W Jou J. Democracy 18, 142, 2007 | 401 | 2007 |
| Confucianism and democratization in East Asia T Sin Cambridge University Press, 2012 | 349 | 2012 |
| How east Asians view democracy Y Chu, L Diamond, AJ Nathan, DC Shin Columbia University Press, 2008 | 291 | 2008 |
| Do Asian values deter popular support for democracy in South Korea? CM Park, DC Shin Asian survey 46 (3), 341-361, 2006 | 181 | 2006 |
| Halting progress in Korea and Taiwan Y Chu, L Diamond, DC Shin J. Democracy 12, 122, 2001 | 166 | 2001 |
| Is democracy the only game in town? DC Shin, J Wells J. Democracy 16, 88, 2005 | 155 | 2005 |
| Citizens, democracy, and markets around the Pacific Rim: Congruence theory and political culture RJ Dalton, T Sin Oxford University Press, 2006 | 154 | 2006 |
| Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Korea LJ Diamond (No Title), 2000 | 125 | 2000 |
| Democratization: Perspectives from global citizenries DC Shin | 118 | 2007 |
| Democratization and participation: comparing Spain, Brazil, and Korea P McDonough, DC Shin, JA Moisés The journal of politics 60 (4), 919-953, 1998 | 104 | 1998 |
| How mass political attitudes affect democratization: Exploring the facilitating role critical democrats play in the process L Qi, DC Shin International Political Science Review 32 (3), 245-262, 2011 | 97 | 2011 |
| Reassessing the civic culture model RJ Dalton, DC Shin The civic culture transformed: From allegiant to assertive citizens, 91-115, 2014 | 95 | 2014 |
| Tensions between the democratic ideal and reality: South Korea R Rose, DC Shin, N Munro Critical citizens: global support for democratic governance, 146-165, 1999 | 89 | 1999 |
| The quality of life in Confucian Asia: From physical welfare to subjective well-being T Inoguchi, DC Shin Social Indicators Research 92, 183-190, 2009 | 70 | 2009 |
| Does rapid economic growth improve the human lot? Some empirical evidence DC Shin Social Indicators Research 8, 199-221, 1980 | 65 | 1980 |
| Popular conceptions of the meaning of democracy: Democratic understanding in unlikely places RJ Dalton, DC Shin, W Jou | 57 | 2007 |
