​2024

• Ríos, V. 2024. “Why Mexico is not on the brink”. Journal of Democracy 35 (3): 57-68.

• Ríos, V. 2024. “Transforming Mexico's DNA” in Presidenta: Letters from more than 100 women. Sierra, Y. (coord.) Océano.​​

2022

• Ríos, V., E. Denova-Gutiérrez, & S. Barquera. 2022. “Association between living in municipalities with high crowding conditions and poverty and mortality from COVID-19 in Mexico”. PLoS ONE 17 (2).

• Holland, B., & V. Ríos. 2022. “Violence and business interest in social welfare: evidence from Mexico”. Comparative Political Studies 5 (1): 1844–1876.

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2021

• Headworth, S., & V. Ríos. 2021. “Listening to snitches: race/ethnicity, English proficiency, and access to welfare frauds enforcement systems”. Law & Policy 43 (4): 319-347.

• Nieto, F., & V. Ríos. 2021. “Human resource management as a tool to reduce corruption: evidence from Mexico”. Public Administration.

• Ríos, V. 2021. “The causes of López Obrador's triumph and the defeat of his opposition” in The Fourth Transformation: keys to solving the puzzle. Gómez, H & Heredia, B. (coords.) Penguin Random House.

• Ríos, V. & Wood, D. 2021. The missing reform. Strengthening the rule of law in Mexico. Wilson Center.

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2020

• ​Phillips, B., & V. Ríos. 2020. “Narco-messages: competition and public communication by criminal groups”. Latin American Politics and Society 62 (1): 1-24.

• Ríos, V., O. Ivaschenko, & J. Doyle. 2020. “Cash transfers’ effect on government support: the case of Fiji”. Disasters 44 (1): 152-178.

• Ríos, V., & C. Ferguson. 2020. “News media coverage of crime and violent drug crime: a case for cause of Catalyst?”. Justice Quarterly 37 (6): 1012-1039.

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2019

• Rios, V., & J. Rivera. 2019. “Media effects on public displays of brutality: the case of Mexico’s drug war”. Politics, Groups and Identities 7 (1): 194-206.

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2018

• Ríos, V. 2018. “The role of drug-related violence and extortion in promoting Mexican migration”. Latin American Research Review 49 (3); 200-217.

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2017

• Ríos, V., & B. Holland. 2017. “Informally governing information: how criminal rivalry leads to violence against the press in Mexico”. Journal of Conflict Resolution 61 (5): 1095-1119.

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2015

• Ríos, V. 2015. “How government coordination controlled organized crime: the case of Mexico’s cocaine markets”. Journal of Conflict Resolution 59 (8): 1433-1454.

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2013

• Rios, V. 2013. “Why did Mexico become so violent? A self-reinforcing violent equilibrium caused by competition and enforcement”. Trends in Organized Crime 16 (2): 138-155.

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2012

• Ríos, V., and M. Coscia. 2012. “Knowing where and how criminal organizations operate using web content”. CIKM October: 1412-1421.

• Ríos, V. 2012. "Tendencias y explicaciones al asesinato de periodistas y alcaldes en México: El crimen organizado y la violencia de alto perfil" en Aguilar-Rivera, J.A. (coord.) Las bases sociales y políticas del crimen organizado. Mexico City, MX: SSP.

• Ríos, V. 2012. How government structure encourages criminal violence: The causes of Mexico's drug war. Harvard University. [Ph.D. dissertation]

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2007

• Ríos, V. 2007. "Aspectos positivos y negativos de los usos y costumbres" (2007) en Singer, M. (coord.) Mexico: democracia y participacion politica indígena. Mexico City, MX: UNAM.