| Understanding Al Qaeda: the transformation of war MM Mohamedou Pluto Press, 2007 | 117* | 2007 |
| Violent non-state actors in world politics K Mulaj (No Title), 2010 | 106 | 2010 |
| A theory of ISIS: Political violence and the transformation of the global order MMO Mohamedou Pluto Press, 2017 | 92 | 2017 |
| Iraq and the second Gulf War: state building and regime security MM Mohamedou Austin & Winfield, 1998 | 36 | 1998 |
| Public Enemy Number Two: Rising Crime and Human Rights Advocacy in Transitional Societies J Cavallaro, MMO Mohamedou Harv. Hum Rts. J. 18, 139, 2005 | 31 | 2005 |
| Arab agency and the UN project: the League of Arab States between universality and regionalism MMO Mohamedou Third World Quarterly 37 (7), 1219-1233, 2016 | 29 | 2016 |
| Democratisation in the 21st century: Reviving Transitology MMO Mohamedou, TD Sisk Taylor & Francis, 2016 | 28 | 2016 |
| The many faces of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb MMO Mohamedou GCSP Policy Paper 15, 2011 | 22 | 2011 |
| Non-linearity of engagement: transnational armed groups, international law, and the conflict between Al Qaeda and the United States MM Mohamedou Harvard University, Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, 2005 | 19 | 2005 |
| The rise and fall of pan-Arabism MMO Mohamedou Routledge Handbook of South-South Relations, 168-176, 2018 | 14 | 2018 |
| The Rise and Fall of Democratization in the Maghreb MM Mohamedou Middle East and North Africa, 209-240, 2017 | 13 | 2017 |
| Neo-orientalism and the e-revolutionary: self-representation and the post-Arab Spring MMO Mohamedou Middle East Law and Governance 7 (1), 120-131, 2015 | 13 | 2015 |
| ISIS and the Deceptive Rebooting of al Qaeda MMO Mohamedou GCSP Policy Paper 5, 2014 | 13 | 2014 |
| Bringing back transitology: democratisation in the 21st century MM Mohamedou, TD Sisk GCSP, 2013 | 11 | 2013 |
| La démocratie arabe au regard du néo-orientalisme MM Ould Mohamedou Revue internationale et stratégique, 85-91, 2011 | 11 | 2011 |
| The rise and fall of Al Qaeda: lessons in post-September 11 transnational terrorism MM Mohamedou GCSP, 2011 | 10 | 2011 |
| Foreign policy in the Arab world: The promise of a state-centered approach MMO Mohamedou The foreign policies of the global south: Rethinking conceptual frameworks …, 2003 | 9 | 2003 |
| Le nouveau «grand jeu» des puissances occidentales au Sahel MMO Mohamedou La guerre au Mali–Comprendre la crise au Sahel et au Sahara. Enjeux et zones …, 2013 | 7 | 2013 |
| The Militarization of Islamism: Al-Qā'ida and Its Transnational Challenge. MMO Mohamedou Muslim World 101 (2), 2011 | 7 | 2011 |
| The rise and fall of Al Qaeda MMO Mohamedou Lessons in Post-September 11 (3), 4-38, 2011 | 7 | 2011 |