| The United States and Israel: The limits of the special relationship A Ben-Zvi, A Ben-Ṣevî Columbia University Press, 1993 | 175 | 1993 |
| Decade of transition: Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the origins of the American-Israeli alliance A Ben-Zvi Columbia University Press, 1998 | 157* | 1998 |
| Hindsight and foresight: A conceptual framework for the analysis of surprise attacks A Ben-Zvi World Politics 28 (3), 381-395, 1976 | 104 | 1976 |
| John F. Kennedy and the politics of arms sales to Israel A Ben-Zvi Routledge, 2012 | 36 | 2012 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel: in the Shadow of the Hawk. London: Frank Cass A Ben-Zvi | 36* | 2004 |
| The origins of the American-Israeli alliance: the Jordanian factor A Ben-Zvi Routledge, 2007 | 27 | 2007 |
| The American Approach to Superpower Collaboration in the Middle East, 1973-1986 Superpowers in the Middle East A Ben-Zvi, Merkaz le-mehkarim estrategiyim al shem Yafeh Westview Press, 1986 | 19* | 1986 |
| Misperceiving the role of perception: a critique A Ben-Zvi Jerusalem Journal of International Relations 11, 74-93, 1976 | 19 | 1976 |
| The Illusion of Deterrence: The Roosevelt Presidency and the Origins of the Pacific War A Ben-Zvi Routledge, 2019 | 18 | 2019 |
| Alliance Politics and the Limits of Influence: The Case of the US and Israel, 1975-1983 A Ben-Zvi Tel Aviv University, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, 1984 | 18 | 1984 |
| The outbreak and termination of the Pacific War: A juxtaposition of American preconceptions A Ben-Zvi Journal of Peace Research 15 (1), 33-49, 1978 | 18 | 1978 |
| Between warning and response: The case of the Yom Kippur War A Ben‐Zvi International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence 4 (2), 227-242, 1990 | 17 | 1990 |
| Influence and arms: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and the politics of arms sales to Israel, 1962–1966 A Ben-Zvi Israel Affairs 10 (1-2), 29-59, 2004 | 16 | 2004 |
| American Preconceptions and Policies toward Japan, 1940-1941: A Case Study in Misperception A Ben-Zvi International Studies Quarterly 19 (2), 228-248, 1975 | 16 | 1975 |
| John F Kennedy and the politics of arms sales to Israel. London: Frank Cass A Ben-Zvi | 13* | 2002 |
| The study of surprise attacks A Ben-Zvi Review of International Studies 5 (2), 129-149, 1979 | 13 | 1979 |
| Between Lausanne and Geneva: International Conferences and the Arab-Israeli Conflict A Ben-Zvi Routledge, 2019 | 12 | 2019 |
| The dynamics of surprise: The defender's perspective A Ben‐Zvi Intelligence and National Security 12 (4), 113-144, 1997 | 11 | 1997 |
| The Management of Superpower Conflict in the Middle East A Ben-Zvi The Soviet-American Competition in the Middle East. Lexington, MA: Lexington …, 1988 | 11 | 1988 |
| From Truman to Obama: The Rise and early Decline of American-Israeli Relations A Ben-Zvi Tel Aviv, Israel: Yedioth Books, 2011 | 10 | 2011 |
