| Religion and political turbulence in Nigeria J Ibrahim The Journal of Modern African Studies 29 (1), 115-136, 1991 | 230 | 1991 |
| The politics of religion in Nigeria: The parameters of the 1987 crisis in Kaduna State J Ibrahim Review of African political economy 16 (45-46), 65-82, 1989 | 154 | 1989 |
| Nigeria's 2007 elections: the fitful path to democratic citizenship J Ibrahim United States Institute of Peace, 2007 | 111 | 2007 |
| Democratic transition in anglophone West Africa J Ibrahim Dakar, Senegal, 2003 | 99 | 2003 |
| Political exclusion, democratization and dynamics of ethnicity in Niger J Ibrahim Africa Today 41 (3), 15-39, 1994 | 82 | 1994 |
| The transformation of ethno-regional identities in Nigeria J Ibrahim Identity transformation and identity politics under structural adjustment in …, 2000 | 77 | 2000 |
| Democratisation processes in Africa: Problems and prospects E Chole, J Ibrahim (No Title), 1995 | 71 | 1995 |
| The First Lady Syndrome and the Marginalisation of Women from Power J Ibrahim Feminist Africa, 2004 | 70 | 2004 |
| Mobilizing for democracy: citizen action and the politics of public participation L Thompson, N Kabeer, A Favareto, DC Nyamu-Musembi, D Okello, ... Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 | 67 | 2010 |
| Rural banditry and conflicts in Northern Nigeria MJ Kuna, J Ibrahim Centre for democracy and development, 2015 | 66 | 2015 |
| Corruption in Nigeria: Transition, persistence and continuity J Ibrahim The Nigerian Social Scientist 6 (2), 3-13, 2003 | 63 | 2003 |
| Memorandum submitted to the presidential committee on national security in Nigeria J Ibrahim, O Igbuzor Justice Quarterly 15 (4), 609-627, 2002 | 52 | 2002 |
| On the bodies of women: The common ground between Islam and Christianity in Nigeria C Pereira, J Ibrahim Third world quarterly 31 (6), 921-937, 2010 | 48 | 2010 |
| Expanding Democratic Space in Nigeria J Ibrahim Codesria, 1997 | 46 | 1997 |
| The political debate and the struggle for democracy in Nigeria J Ibrahim Review of African Political Economy 13 (37), 38-48, 1986 | 41 | 1986 |
| the rise of Nigeria’s godfathers J Ibrahim BBC Focus on Africa magazine 10, 2003 | 36 | 2003 |
| The rise to power of an opposition party: the MNSD in Niger Republic J Ibrahim, AN Souley The politics of opposition in contemporary Africa, 144-170, 1998 | 36 | 1998 |
| Political transition, ethnoregionalism, and the “power shift” debate in Nigeria J Ibrahim African Issues 27 (1), 12-16, 1999 | 35 | 1999 |
| Obstacles to democratization in Nigeria J Ibrahim Dilemmas of democracy in Nigeria, 155-174, 1997 | 31 | 1997 |
| Legislation and the electoral process: the third term agenda and the future of Nigerian democracy J Ibrahim The Constitution 6 (2), 46-74, 2006 | 30 | 2006 |
