| Understanding Qatar's foreign policy objectives DB Roberts Mediterranean Politics 17 (2), 233-239, 2012 | 116 | 2012 |
| Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood: Pragmatism or Preference? D Roberts Middle East Policy 21 (3), 84-94, 2014 | 109 | 2014 |
| The War in Yemen E Hokayem, DB Roberts Survival 58 (6), 157-186, 2016 | 106* | 2016 |
| Qatar: Securing the Global Ambitions of a City-State DB Roberts C Hurst & Co, 2017 | 98 | 2017 |
| Behind Qatar's Intervention In Libya D Roberts Foreign Affairs, 2011 | 83 | 2011 |
| Securing the Qatari State DB Roberts The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, Issue Paper, 2017 | 65* | 2017 |
| Qatar and the UAE: Exploring Divergent Responses to the Arab Spring DB Roberts The Middle East Journal 71 (4), 544-562, 2017 | 64 | 2017 |
| Qatar, the Ikhwan, and Transnational Relations in the Gulf DB Roberts Middle East Policy 21 (3), 2014 | 42 | 2014 |
| Qatar and the Brotherhood DB Roberts Survival 56 (4), 23-32, 2014 | 41 | 2014 |
| Bucking the Trend: The UAE and the Development of Military Capabilities in the Arab World DB Roberts Security Studies 29 (2), 301-334, 2020 | 36 | 2020 |
| Reflecting on Qatar's" Islamist" Soft Power DB Roberts Brookings Institution, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
| Mosque and State: The United Arab Emirates' Secular Foreign Policy DB Roberts Foreign Affairs, 2016 | 29* | 2016 |
| British National Interest in the Gulf: Rediscovering a Role? DB Roberts International Affairs 90 (3), 663-677, 2014 | 28 | 2014 |
| Kuwait D Roberts Power and Politics in the Persian Gulf Monarchies, 89-111, 2011 | 28 | 2011 |
| The Four Eras of Qatari Foreign Policy DB Roberts Comillas Journal of International Relations 5, 2016 | 26 | 2016 |
| Qatar’s Strained Gulf Relationships DB Roberts The New Politics of Intervention of Gulf Arab States, 23-31, 2015 | 15 | 2015 |
| Qatar: domestic quietism, elite adventurism D Roberts What Does the Gulf Think About the Arab Awakening, 2013 | 15 | 2013 |
| Punching above its weight DB Roberts Foreign Policy 12, 2011 | 15 | 2011 |
| A Dustup in the Gulf DB Roberts Foreign Affairs, 2017 | 14 | 2017 |
| Why IS militants destroy ancient sites D Roberts BBC, 2015 | 14 | 2015 |
