| Why Muslims rebel: Repression and resistance in the Islamic world MM Hafez Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003 | 844 | 2003 |
| The Radicalization Puzzle: A Theoretical Synthesis of Empirical Approaches to Homegrown Extremism MM Hafez, C Mullins Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 38 (11), 958-975, 2015 | 688 | 2015 |
| Suicide bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom M Hafez Washington: US Institute of Peace, 2007 | 449 | 2007 |
| Martyrdom mythology in Iraq: How jihadists frame suicide terrorism in videos and biographies MM Hafez Terrorism and Political Violence 19 (1), 95-115, 2007 | 262 | 2007 |
| Manufacturing human bombs: The making of Palestinian suicide bombers MM Hafez Washington: US Institute of Peace, 2003 | 251 | 2003 |
| Rationality, culture, and structure in the making of suicide bombers: A preliminary theoretical synthesis and illustrative case study MM Hafez Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29 (2), 165-185, 2006 | 232 | 2006 |
| Do targeted assassinations work? A multivariate analysis of Israel's controversial tactic during al-Aqsa uprising MM Hafez, JM Hatfield Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29 (4), 359-382, 2006 | 211 | 2006 |
| Violence as contention in the Egyptian Islamic movement MM Hafez, Q Wiktorowicz Islamic activism: A social movement theory approach, 61-88, 2004 | 181 | 2004 |
| Social network analysis of German foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq SC Reynolds, MM Hafez Terrorism and Political Violence 31 (4), 661-686, 2019 | 163 | 2019 |
| From Marginalization to Massacres: Explaining GIA Violence in Algeria MM Hafez Islamic activism: A social movement theory approach, 37-60, 2004 | 150 | 2004 |
| Armed Islamist movements and political violence in Algeria MM Hafez The Middle East Journal, 572-591, 2000 | 143 | 2000 |
| The Origins of Sectarian Terrorism in Iraq MM Hafez The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat, 436-460, 2014 | 125* | 2014 |
| Political Repression and Violent Rebellion in the Muslim World MM Hafez The Making of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training and Root Causes, 74-91, 2005 | 113* | 2005 |
| Jihad after Iraq: Lessons from the Arab Afghans MM Hafez Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 32 (2), 73-94, 2009 | 109 | 2009 |
| Networks of cooperation: Rebel alliances in fragmented civil wars EK Gade, M Gabbay, MM Hafez, Z Kelly Journal of Conflict Resolution 63 (9), 2071-2097, 2019 | 97 | 2019 |
| Fratricide in rebel movements: A network analysis of Syrian militant infighting EK Gade, MM Hafez, M Gabbay Journal of Peace Research 56 (3), 321-335, 2019 | 93 | 2019 |
| Dying to be Martyrs: The Symbolic Dimension of Suicide Terrorism MM Hafez Root causes of suicide terrorism: the globalization of martyrdom, 54-80, 2006 | 93 | 2006 |
| Suicide terrorism in Iraq: A preliminary assessment of the quantitative data and documentary evidence MM Hafez Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 29 (6), 591-619, 2006 | 88 | 2006 |
| Fratricidal rebels: Ideological extremity and warring factionalism in civil wars MM Hafez Terrorism and Political Violence 32 (3), 604-629, 2020 | 85 | 2020 |
| The ties that bind: How terrorists exploit family bonds MM Hafez | 83 | 2015 |