| The evolution of cooperation R Axelrod, WD Hamilton science 211 (4489), 1390-1396, 1981 | 49071 | 1981 |
| The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration R Axelrod Princeton university press, 1997 | 6780 | 1997 |
| Structure of decision: The cognitive maps of political elites R Axelrod Princeton university press, 2015 | 5568 | 2015 |
| Achieving cooperation under anarchy: Strategies and institutions R Axelrod, RO Keohane World politics 38 (1), 226-254, 1985 | 3787 | 1985 |
| An evolutionary approach to norms R Axelrod American political science review 80 (4), 1095-1111, 1986 | 3702 | 1986 |
| Harnessing complexity R Axelrod, MD Cohen Basic books, 2008 | 3256 | 2008 |
| The dissemination of culture: A model with local convergence and global polarization R Axelrod Journal of conflict resolution 41 (2), 203-226, 1997 | 2735 | 1997 |
| Advancing the art of simulation in the social sciences R Axelrod Simulating social phenomena, 21-40, 1997 | 2141 | 1997 |
| Conflict of Interest: A Theory of Divergent Goals with Applications to Politics. RM Axelrod | 1875 | 1970 |
| The emergence of cooperation among egoists R Axelrod American political science review 75 (2), 306-318, 1981 | 1797 | 1981 |
| Effective choice in the prisoner's dilemma R Axelrod Journal of conflict resolution 24 (1), 3-25, 1980 | 1597 | 1980 |
| Sexual reproduction as an adaptation to resist parasites (a review). WD Hamilton, R Axelrod, R Tanese Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 87 (9), 3566-3573, 1990 | 1583 | 1990 |
| The evolution of strategies in the iterated prisoner's dilemma R Axelrod Genetic algorithms and simulated annealing, 32-41, 1989 | 1518 | 1989 |
| The further evolution of cooperation R Axelrod, D Dion Science 242 (4884), 1385-1390, 1988 | 1371 | 1988 |
| More effective choice in the prisoner's dilemma R Axelrod Journal of conflict resolution 24 (3), 379-403, 1980 | 996 | 1980 |
| Evolution of cooperation without reciprocity RL Riolo, MD Cohen, R Axelrod Nature 414 (6862), 441-443, 2001 | 946 | 2001 |
| The ethical project P Kitcher Harvard University Press, 2011 | 848 | 2011 |
| The evolution of ethnocentrism RA Hammond, R Axelrod Journal of conflict resolution 50 (6), 926-936, 2006 | 799 | 2006 |
| Aligning simulation models: A case study and results R Axtell, R Axelrod, JM Epstein, MD Cohen Computational & mathematical organization theory 1, 123-141, 1996 | 753 | 1996 |
| Schema theory: An information processing model of perception and cognition R Axelrod American political science review 67 (4), 1248-1266, 1973 | 722 | 1973 |
