| Crafting state-nations: India and other multinational democracies A Stepan, JJ Linz, Y Yadav JHU Press, 2011 | 464 | 2011 |
| Understanding the second democratic upsurge: Trends of Bahujan participation in electoral politics in the 1990s Y Yadav Transforming India: Social and political dynamics of democracy 145, 2000 | 395 | 2000 |
| Electoral politics in the time of change: India's third electoral system, 1989-99 Y Yadav Economic and political weekly, 2393-2399, 1999 | 352 | 1999 |
| Reconfiguration in Indian politics: State assembly elections, 1993-95 Y Yadav Economic and Political Weekly, 95-104, 1996 | 255 | 1996 |
| Ten theses on state politics in India Y Yadav, S Palshikar Seminar 591 (10), 14-22, 2008 | 127 | 2008 |
| The elusive mandate of 2004 Y Yadav Economic and Political Weekly, 5383-5398, 2004 | 114 | 2004 |
| Redesigning affirmative action: Castes and benefits in higher education S Deshpande, Y Yadav Economic and Political Weekly, 2419-2424, 2006 | 110 | 2006 |
| From hegemony to convergence: Party system and electoral politics in the Indian states, 1952-2002 Y Yadav, S Palshikar Journal of Indian School of Political Economy 15 (1), 5-44, 2003 | 97 | 2003 |
| The Rise of" State-Nations" A Stepan, JJ Linz, Y Yadav Journal of Democracy 21 (3), 50-68, 2010 | 95 | 2010 |
| Between fortuna and virtu: explaining the Congress' ambiguous victory in 2009 Y Yadav, S Palshikar Economic and political Weekly, 33-46, 2009 | 85 | 2009 |
| The food habits of a nation Y Yadav, S Kumar The Hindu 14 (2006), 12, 2006 | 65 | 2006 |
| Electoral politics in Indian states: Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and beyond S Shastri, KC Suri, Y Yadav (No Title), 2009 | 63 | 2009 |
| The united colours of Congress: Social profile of Congress voters, 1996 and 1998 A Heath, Y Yadav Economic and Political Weekly, 2518-2528, 1999 | 63 | 1999 |
| Principal state level contests and derivative national choices: Electoral trends in 2004-09 Y Yadav, S Palshikar Economic and Political Weekly, 55-62, 2009 | 62 | 2009 |
| India's political parties PR DeSouza, E Sridharan (No Title), 2006 | 52 | 2006 |
| Party competition in Indian states: Electoral politics in post-Congress polity S Palshikar, KC Suri, Y Yadav (No Title), 2014 | 47 | 2014 |
| Party system and electoral politics in the Indian States, 1952-2002: From hegemony to convergence Y Yadav, S Palshikar India’s political parties 6, 73-116, 2006 | 39 | 2006 |
| The new Congress voter Y Yadav SEMINAR-NEW DELHI-, 64-70, 2003 | 37 | 2003 |
| The BJP’s new social bloc Y Yadav, S Kumar, O Heath Frontline 16 (23), 6-19, 1999 | 36 | 1999 |
| ‘Nation State’or ‘State Nation’—India in Comparative Perspective’ J Linz, A Stepan, Y Yadav Democracy and diversity: India and the American experience, 50-106, 2007 | 29 | 2007 |
