| Hong Kong's tortuous democratization: A comparative analysis M Sing Routledge, 2004 | 129 | 2004 |
| Take back our future: An eventful sociology of the Hong Kong umbrella movement CK Lee, M Sing Cornell University Press, 2019 | 68 | 2019 |
| Politics and government in Hong Kong M Sing Global encyclopedia of public administration, public policy and governance …, 2018 | 52 | 2018 |
| The quality of life in Hong Kong M Sing The Quality of Life in Confucian Asia, 113-153, 2008 | 51 | 2008 |
| The legitimacy problem and democratic reform in Hong Kong M Sing Journal of Contemporary China 15 (48), 517-532, 2006 | 42 | 2006 |
| Explaining democratic survival globally (1946–2002) M Sing The Journal of Politics 72 (2), 438-455, 2010 | 37 | 2010 |
| Mobilization for political change: The pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong (1980s-1994) M Sing The dynamics of social movement in Hong Kong, 2000 | 35 | 2000 |
| Solidarity and implications of a leaderless movement in Hong Kong: Its strengths and limitations Y Lai, M Sing Communist and Post-Communist Studies 53 (4), 41-67, 2020 | 34 | 2020 |
| Hong Kong's Democrats Hold Their Own M Sing Journal of Democracy 20 (1), 98-112, 2009 | 34 | 2009 |
| Explaining mass support for democracy in Hong Kong M Sing Democratization 17 (1), 175-205, 2010 | 31 | 2010 |
| Public support for democracy in Hong Kong M Sing Democratisation 12 (2), 244-261, 2005 | 31 | 2005 |
| Economic development, civil society and democratization in Hong Kong M Sing Journal of Contemporary Asia 26 (4), 482-504, 1996 | 26 | 1996 |
| Mobilization and conflicts over Hong Kong’s democratic reform M Sing, Y Tang Contemporary Hong Kong government and politics, 137-158, 2012 | 24 | 2012 |
| Hong Kong at the crossroads: Public pressure for democratic reform M Sing Politics and Government in Hong Kong, 126-149, 2008 | 23 | 2008 |
| Democratization and economic development: the anomalous case of Hong Kong M Sing Democratization 3 (3), 343-359, 1996 | 21 | 1996 |
| Weak labor movements and opposition parties: Hong Kong and Singapore M Sing Journal of contemporary Asia 34 (4), 449-464, 2004 | 19 | 2004 |
| The problem of legitimacy for the post-handover Hong Kong government M Sing International Journal of Public Administration 24 (9), 847-867, 2001 | 17 | 2001 |
| Hong Kong Government & Politics M Sing Oxford University Press, 2003 | 14 | 2003 |
| Governing elites, external events and pro-democratic opposition in Hong Kong (1986–2002) M Sing Government and Opposition 38 (4), 456-478, 2003 | 14 | 2003 |
| Legislature-Executive Interface in Hong Kong M Sing Building democracy: Creating good government for Hong Kong, 2003 | 13 | 2003 |
