| Why Terrorism Does Not Work M Abrahms International Security, 2006 | 877 | 2006 |
| What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy M Abrahms International Security, 2008 | 861 | 2008 |
| The Political Effectiveness of Terrorism Revisited M Abrahms Comparative Political Studies, 2012 | 319 | 2012 |
| Explaining terrorism: Leadership deficits and militant group tactics M Abrahms, PBK Potter International Organization 69 (2), 311-342, 2015 | 208 | 2015 |
| Why Democracies Make Superior Counterterrorists M Abrahms Security Studies, 2007 | 185 | 2007 |
| Correspondence Between Max Abrahms and Peter Krause on "The Political Effectiveness of Non-State Violence" M Abrahms H-Diplo/ISSF, 2013 | 121* | 2013 |
| Does terrorism really work? Evolution in the conventional wisdom since 9/11 M Abrahms Defense and Peace Economics, 2011 | 108 | 2011 |
| The credibility paradox: Violence as a double-edged sword in international politics M Abrahms International Studies Quarterly, 2013 | 107 | 2013 |
| Does terrorism ever work? The 2004 Madrid train bombings W Rose, R Murphy, M Abrahms International Security 32 (1), 185-192, 2007 | 94 | 2007 |
| The Strategic Logic of Credit Claiming: A New Theory for Anonymous Terrorist Attacks M Abrahms Security Studies, 2017 | 92 | 2017 |
| Leadership matters: The effects of targeted killings on militant group tactics M Abrahms, J Mierau Terrorism and Political Violence, 2017 | 88 | 2017 |
| Al-Qaeda's Scorecard: A Progress Report on Al-Qaeda's Objectives M Abrahms | 72 | 2006 |
| Rules for Rebels: The Science of Victory in Militant History M Abrahms | 66 | 2018 |
| What makes terrorists tick E Chenoweth, N Miller, E McClellan, H Frisch, P Staniland, M Abrahms International Security 33 (4), 180-202, 2009 | 65 | 2009 |
| What Terrorist Leaders Want: A Content Analysis of Terrorist Propaganda Videos M Abrahms, n Beauchamp, J Mroszczy Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2017 | 62 | 2017 |
| Are terrorists really rational? The Palestinian example max abrahms orbis, 2004 | 56 | 2004 |
| Explaining Civilian Attacks: Terrorist Networks, Principal-Agent Problems and Target Selection M Abrahms, M Ward, R Kennedy Perspectives on Terrorism, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
| Does Terrorism Pay? An Empirical Analysis. M Abrahms, M Gottfried Terrorism and Political Violence, 2016 | 49 | 2016 |
| Why Terrorists Overestimate the Odds of Victory M Abrahms, K Lula Perspectives on Terrorism 6 (4/5), 46-62, 2012 | 39 | 2012 |
| Al Qaeda's miscommunication war max abrahms terrorism and political violence, 2005 | 36 | 2005 |
