| Growth in cities EL Glaeser, HD Kallal, JA Scheinkman, A Shleifer Journal of political economy 100 (6), 1126-1152, 1992 | 6573 | 1992 |
| Do institutions cause growth? EL Glaeser, R La Porta, F Lopez-de-Silanes, A Shleifer Journal of economic Growth 9 (3), 271-303, 2004 | 4156 | 2004 |
| Geographic concentration in US manufacturing industries: a dartboard approach G Ellison, EL Glaeser Journal of political economy 105 (5), 889-927, 1997 | 3496 | 1997 |
| Measuring trust EL Glaeser, DI Laibson, JA Scheinkman, CL Soutter The quarterly journal of economics 115 (3), 811-846, 2000 | 3317 | 2000 |
| Triumph of the City E Glaeser Pan, 2011 | 3295 | 2011 |
| Fighting poverty in the US and Europe: A world of difference A Alesina, E Glaeser, EL Glaeser Oxford University Press, 2004 | 2391 | 2004 |
| An economic approach to social capital EL Glaeser, D Laibson, B Sacerdote The economic journal 112 (483), F437-F458, 2002 | 2355 | 2002 |
| Crime and social interactions EL Glaeser, B Sacerdote, JA Scheinkman The Quarterly Journal of Economics 111 (2), 507-548, 1996 | 2300 | 1996 |
| Consumer city EL Glaeser, J Kolko, A Saiz Journal of economic geography 1 (1), 27-50, 2001 | 2276 | 2001 |
| Cities and skills EL Glaeser, DC Mare Journal of labor economics 19 (2), 316-342, 2001 | 1850 | 2001 |
| Why have Americans become more obese? DM Cutler, EL Glaeser, JM Shapiro Journal of Economic perspectives 17 (3), 93-118, 2003 | 1826 | 2003 |
| Comparative government and politics R Hague, M Harrop Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 | 1798* | 2004 |
| The new comparative economics S Djankov, E Glaeser, R La Porta, F Lopez-de-Silanes, A Shleifer Journal of comparative economics 31 (4), 595-619, 2003 | 1519 | 2003 |
| Economic growth in a cross-section of cities EL Glaeser, JA Scheinkman, A Shleifer Journal of monetary economics 36 (1), 117-143, 1995 | 1475 | 1995 |
| Are ghettos good or bad? DM Cutler, EL Glaeser The Quarterly Journal of Economics 112 (3), 827-872, 1997 | 1473 | 1997 |
| Why doesn't the US have a European-style welfare system? A Alesina, E Glaeser, B Sacerdote National bureau of economic research, 2001 | 1389 | 2001 |
| Incentives and social capital: Are homeowners better citizens? D DiPasquale, EL Glaeser Journal of urban Economics 45 (2), 354-384, 1999 | 1383 | 1999 |
| What causes industry agglomeration? Evidence from coagglomeration patterns G Ellison, EL Glaeser, WR Kerr American Economic Review 100 (3), 1195-1213, 2010 | 1257 | 2010 |
| Learning in cities EL Glaeser Journal of urban Economics 46 (2), 254-277, 1999 | 1206 | 1999 |
| Are cities dying? EL Glaeser Journal of economic perspectives 12 (2), 139-160, 1998 | 1203 | 1998 |