| Women and the war on Boko Haram: Wives, weapons, witnesses H Matfess Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017 | 168 | 2017 |
| Women as symbols and swords in Boko Haram's terror M Bloom, H Matfess Prism 6 (1), 104-121, 2016 | 137 | 2016 |
| Exploding stereotypes J Warner The Unexpected Operational and Demographic Characteristics of Boko Haram’s …, 2017 | 132 | 2017 |
| Rwanda and Ethiopia: Developmental authoritarianism and the new politics of African strong men H Matfess African Studies Review 58 (2), 181-204, 2015 | 129 | 2015 |
| In plain sight: The neglected linkage between brideprice and violent conflict VM Hudson, H Matfess International Security 42 (1), 7-40, 2017 | 118 | 2017 |
| Opportunistic repression: Civilian targeting by the state in response to COVID-19 D Grasse, M Pavlik, H Matfess, TB Curtice International Security 46 (2), 130-165, 2021 | 53 | 2021 |
| Tanzania: The roots of repression N Cheeseman, H Matfess, A Amani J. Democracy 32, 77, 2021 | 43 | 2021 |
| Boko Haram: history and context H Matfess Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
| Institutionalizing Instability: The Constitutional Roots of Insecurity in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. H Matfess Stability: International Journal of Security & Development 5 (1), 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
| Terribly and terrifyingly normal’: political violence targeting women R Kishi, M Pavlik, H Matfess Report for the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
| Suicide squads: The logic of linked suicide bombings J Warner, E Chapin, H Matfess Security Studies 28 (1), 25-57, 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
| Here’s why so many people join Boko Haram, despite its notorious violence H Matfess Washington Post, 2016 | 17 | 2016 |
| Part and parcel? Examining Al Shabaab and Boko Haram’s violence targeting civilians and violence targeting women H Matfess Terrorism, Gender and Women, 28-46, 2020 | 15 | 2020 |
| Introducing the women’s activities in armed rebellion (WAAR) project, 1946–2015 M Loken, H Matfess Journal of Peace Research, 00223433221128340, 2023 | 14 | 2023 |
| Women’s Participation in Violent Non-State Organizations M Loken, H Matfess Oxford research encyclopedia of international studies, 2022 | 12 | 2022 |
| Rescued and Deradicalised Women are Returning to Boko Haram. Why? H Matfess African Arguments 1, 2017 | 12 | 2017 |
| Brokers of legitimacy: Women in community-based armed groups H Matfess RESOLVE Network. https://doi. org/10.37805/cbags2020 1, 2020 | 11 | 2020 |
| The women of January 6th: A gendered analysis of the 21st century American far-right H Matfess, D Margolin Program on Extremism (Report), The George Washington University, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| Women: a NATO special operations forces force multiplier M Kristiansen Journal Article| May 17 (7), 45am, 2017 | 10* | 2017 |
| Women and the war on Boko Haram: Wives H Matfess Weapons, Witnesses, 2017 | 9 | 2017 |
Valerie M. HudsonUniversity Distinguished Professor and George H.W. Bush Chair, The Bush School of Government andVerified email at tamu.edu
