| Introduction: Territorial party politics in Western Europe: a framework for analysis W Swenden, B Maddens Territorial party politics in Western Europe, 1-30, 2009 | 306 | 2009 |
| Politicians in the news: Media or party logic? Media attention and electoral success in the Belgian election campaign of 2003 P Van Aelst, B Maddens, J Noppe, S Fiers European Journal of Communication 23 (2), 193-210, 2008 | 243 | 2008 |
| Does Belgium (still) exist? Differences in political culture between Flemings and Walloons J Billiet, B Maddens, AP Frognier The politics of Belgium, 50-70, 2013 | 234 | 2013 |
| National identity and attitude toward foreigners in a multinational state: A replication J Billiet, B Maddens, R Beerten Political psychology 24 (2), 241-257, 2003 | 225 | 2003 |
| National identity and the attitude towards foreigners in multi-national states: The case of Belgium B Maddens, J Billiet, R Beerten Journal of ethnic and migration studies 26 (1), 45-60, 2000 | 177 | 2000 |
| Identity vs Performance: An overview of theories explaining trust in government G Bouckaert, S Van de Walle, B Maddens, JK Kampen Second Report. Leuven: Public Management Institute, 2002 | 167 | 2002 |
| Effects of campaign spending in an open list PR system: The 2003 legislative elections in Flanders/Belgium B Maddens, B Wauters, J Noppe, S Fiers West European Politics 29 (1), 161-168, 2006 | 120 | 2006 |
| Explaining the number of preferential votes for women in an open-list PR system: An investigation of the 2003 federal elections in Flanders (Belgium) B Wauters, K Weekers, B Maddens Acta Politica 45, 468-490, 2010 | 107 | 2010 |
| Issue salience in regional party manifestos in Spain L Libbrecht, B Maddens, W Swenden, E Fabre European Journal of Political Research 48 (1), 58-79, 2009 | 99 | 2009 |
| Issue salience in regional and national party manifestos in the UK R Pogorelis, B Maddens, W Swenden, E Fabre West European Politics 28 (5), 992-1014, 2005 | 90 | 2005 |
| The selection of candidates for eligible positions on PR lists: The Belgian/Flemish federal elections 1999–2010 GJ Put, B Maddens Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 23 (1), 49-65, 2013 | 80 | 2013 |
| Why parties adapt: electoral reform, party finance and party strategy in Belgium M Hooghe, B Maddens, J Noppe Electoral studies 25 (2), 351-368, 2006 | 78 | 2006 |
| The effect of municipality size and local office on the electoral success of Belgian/Flemish election candidates: a multilevel analysis GJ Put, B Maddens Government and Opposition 50 (4), 607-628, 2015 | 67 | 2015 |
| How statewide parties cope with the regionalist issue: The case of Spain; a directional approach B Maddens, L Libbrecht Territorial party politics in Western Europe, 204-228, 2009 | 67 | 2009 |
| Party competition in regional elections: The strategies of state-wide parties in Spain and the United Kingdom L Libbrecht, B Maddens, W Swenden Party Politics 19 (4), 624-640, 2013 | 52 | 2013 |
| The national consciousness of the Flemings and the Walloons. An empirical investigation B Maddens, R Beerten, J Billiet Nationalism in Belgium: Shifting Identities, 1780–1995, 198-208, 1997 | 47 | 1997 |
| Determinants of legislative turnover in Western Europe, 1945–2015 A Gouglas, B Maddens, M Brans European Journal of Political Research 57 (3), 637-661, 2018 | 44 | 2018 |
| Directional theory of issue voting: The case of the 1991 parliamentary elections in Flanders B Maddens Electoral Studies 15 (1), 53-70, 1996 | 43 | 1996 |
| Kiesgedrag en partijstrategie: De samenhang tussen de beleidsmatige profilering van de partijen en het kiesgedrag van de Vlamingen op 24 November 1991. B Maddens | 40 | 1995 |
| The direct PM election and the institutional presidentialisation of parliamentary systems B Maddens, S Fiers Electoral Studies 23 (4), 769-793, 2004 | 39 | 2004 |
