| The political economy of sanctions against North Korea R Frank Asian Perspective 30 (3), 5-36, 2006 | 116 | 2006 |
| Economic reforms in North Korea (1998–2004): Systemic restrictions, quantitative analysis, ideological background R Frank Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 10 (3), 278-311, 2005 | 81 | 2005 |
| Die DDR und Nordkorea: der Wiederaufbau der Stadt Hamhùng in Nordkorea von 1954-1962 R Frank Shaker, 1996 | 43* | 1996 |
| EU-North Korean relations: no effort without reason R Frank International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, Seoul: Korea Institute …, 2002 | 40 | 2002 |
| North Korea after Kim Jong Il: The Kim Jong Un era and its challenges R Frank Korea 2012, 109-129, 2012 | 22 | 2012 |
| Nordkorea: Innenansichten eines totalen Staates R Frank DVA, 2014 | 21 | 2014 |
| Exploring North Korean Arts R Frank, BM Busse Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2011 | 21 | 2011 |
| Inter-Korean cooperation 2000-2008: Commercial and non-commercial transactions and human exchanges S Burghart, R Frank University of Vienna, 2008 | 19 | 2008 |
| Socialist neoconservatism and North Korean foreign policy R Frank New Challenges of North Korean Foreign Policy, 3-41, 2010 | 18 | 2010 |
| Economic sanctions against North Korea: The wrong way to achieve the wrong goal? R Frank Asia Policy 13 (3), 5-12, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
| From monolithic totalitarian to collective authoritarian leadership? Performance-based legitimacy and power transfer in North Korea R Frank, PH Park North Korean Review, 32-49, 2012 | 17 | 2012 |
| North Korea: gigantic change and a gigantic chance R Frank | 17 | 2003 |
| Can North Korea prioritize nukes and the economy at the same time? R Frank Global Asia 9 (1), 38-42, 2014 | 16 | 2014 |
| North Korea’s economic policy in 2018 and beyond: reforms inevitable, delays possible R Frank 38 North, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
| Korea 2011: politics, economy and society R Frank, J Hoare, P Köllner, S Pares Brill, 2011 | 15 | 2011 |
| Korea Yearbook (2009): Politics, Economy and Society R Frank, J Hoare, P Köllner, S Pares Brill, 2009 | 15 | 2009 |
| Nordkorea: Zwischen Stagnation und Veränderungsdruck R Frank Einführung in die politischen Systeme Ostasiens: VR China, Hongkong, Japan …, 2003 | 15 | 2003 |
| Lessons from the past: The first wave of developmental assistance to North Korea and the German reconstruction of Hamhùng R Frank Pacific Focus 23 (1), 46-74, 2008 | 14 | 2008 |
| The arirang mass games of North Korea R Frank The Asia-Pacific Journal 11 (46), 2013 | 12 | 2013 |
| The End of Socialism and a Wedding Gift for the Groom? The True Meaning of the Military First Policy R Frank NAPSNET Special Report, 2003 | 12 | 2003 |
