| Legal Constraint in the US Courts of Appeals RK Hinkle The Journal of Politics 77 (3), 721-735, 2015 | 73 | 2015 |
| A positive theory and empirical analysis of strategic word choice in district court opinions RK Hinkle, AD Martin, JD Shaub, EH Tiller Journal of Legal Analysis 4 (2), 407-444, 2012 | 73 | 2012 |
| Into the Words: Using Statutory Text to Explore the Impact of Federal Courts on State Policy Diffusion RK Hinkle American Journal of Political Science, 2015 | 68 | 2015 |
| The Transmission of Legal Precedent among State Supreme Courts in the Twenty-First Century RK Hinkle, MJ Nelson State Politics & Policy Quarterly 16 (4), 391-410, 2016 | 45 | 2016 |
| The influence of unique information in briefs on supreme court opinion content MLW Hazelton, RK Hinkle, JF Spriggs Justice System Journal 40 (2), 126-157, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
| Strategic anticipation of en banc review in the US courts of appeals RK Hinkle Law & Society Review 50 (2), 383-414, 2016 | 29 | 2016 |
| Panel effects and opinion crafting in the US courts of appeals RK Hinkle Journal of Law and Courts 5 (2), 313-336, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Deferring, deliberating, or dodging review: Explaining counterjudge success in the US courts of appeals RK Hinkle, MJ Nelson, MLW Hazelton Journal of Law and Courts 8 (2), 277-300, 2020 | 27* | 2020 |
| Sound the alarm? Judicial decisions regarding publication and dissent M Hazelton, RK Hinkle, JS Jeon American Politics Research 44 (4), 649-681, 2016 | 24* | 2016 |
| Persuading the Supreme Court: The Significance of Briefs in Judicial Decision-Making MLW Hazelton, RK Hinkle University Press of Kansas, 2022 | 23 | 2022 |
| How Opinion Content Influences Legal Development MJ Nelson, RK Hinkle Justice System Journal, 2018 | 20 | 2018 |
| How interpersonal contact affects appellate review MJ Nelson, MLW Hazelton, RK Hinkle The Journal of Politics 84 (1), 573-577, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
| How to Lose Cases and Influence People RK Hinkle, MJ Nelson Statistics, Politics and Policy, 2018 | 16* | 2018 |
| The elevator effect: Contact and collegiality in the American judiciary MLW Hazelton, RK Hinkle, MJ Nelson Oxford University Press, 2023 | 15 | 2023 |
| The intergroup foundations of policy influence RK Hinkle, MJ Nelson Political Research Quarterly 71 (4), 729-742, 2018 | 14 | 2018 |
| Of Whites and men: How gender and race impact authorship of published and unpublished opinions in the US courts of appeals EA Tillman, RK Hinkle Research & Politics 5 (1), 2053168018762869, 2018 | 12* | 2018 |
| The Long and the Short of It: The Influence of Briefs on Outcomes in the Roberts Courts MLW Hazelton, RK Hinkle, JF Spriggs Wash. UJL & Pol'y 54, 123, 2017 | 11 | 2017 |
| How policy influence varies with race and gender in the US courts of appeals RK Hinkle Research & Politics 8 (3), 20531680211029432, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
| Invisible pension investments PJ Wiedenbeck, RK Hinkle, AD Martin Va. Tax Rev. 32, 591, 2012 | 4 | 2012 |
| Does Advocacy Matter? Examining the Impact of Attorney Expertise in Federal Courts RK Hinkle University of Toledo, 2007 | 4 | 2007 |
