| The 2009 national assessments of mathematics and English reading E Eivers, S Close, G Shiel, D Millar, A Clerkin, L Gilleece, J Kiniry Educational Research Centre: Dublin, 2010 | 121* | 2010 |
| National Schools, international contexts: Beyond the PIRLS and TIMSS test results E Eivers, A Clerkin Educational Research Centre, 2013 | 87* | 2013 |
| Pre-school numeracy play as a predictor of children’s attitudes towards mathematics at age 10 A Clerkin, K Gilligan Journal of Early Childhood Research 16 (3), 319-334, 2018 | 75 | 2018 |
| TIMSS 2015 in Ireland: Mathematics and science in primary and post-primary schools A Clerkin, R Perkins, R Cunningham www.erc.ie/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TIMSS-initial-report-FINAL.pdf, 2016 | 67* | 2016 |
| PIRLS & TIMSS 2011: Reading, mathematics and science outcomes for Ireland E Eivers, A Clerkin Educational Research Centre, 2012 | 59 | 2012 |
| The 2010 National Assessments of English Reading and Mathematics in Irish-medium primary schools. Main report L Gilleece, G Shiel, A Clerkin, D Millar Dublin: Educational Research Centre, 2012 | 48* | 2012 |
| Personal development in secondary education: The Irish transition year A Clerkin Education Policy Analysis Archives/Archivos Analíticos de Políticas …, 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
| Educational underachievement among boys and men MJ Welmond, L Gregory World Bank, 2021 | 35 | 2021 |
| TIMSS 2019: Ireland’s results in mathematics and science. R Perkins, A Clerkin | 33 | 2020 |
| Growth of the ‘Transition Year’programme nationally and in schools serving disadvantaged students, 1992–2011 A Clerkin Irish Educational Studies 32 (2), 197-215, 2013 | 32 | 2013 |
| Teachers’ understanding of the concept of ‘embedding’digital technology in education E Feerick, A Clerkin, J Cosgrove Irish Educational Studies 41 (1), 27-39, 2022 | 31 | 2022 |
| Inside the primary classroom: What happens in Fourth Class? A Clerkin, R Perkins, E Chubb Educational Research Centre, 2017 | 30 | 2017 |
| Filling in the gaps: A theoretical grounding for an education programme for adolescent socioemotional and vocational development in Ireland A Clerkin Review of Education 6 (2), 146-179, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
| Pupil engagement A Clerkin, AM Creaven National schools, international contexts: Beyond the PIRLS and TIMSS test …, 2013 | 20 | 2013 |
| The 2010 national assessments of English reading and mathematics in Irish-medium schools: Summary report G Shiel, L Gilleece, A Clerkin, D Millar Educational Research Centre, 2011 | 20* | 2011 |
| A three‐wave longitudinal assessment of socioemotional development in a year‐long school‐based ‘gap year’ A Clerkin British Journal of Educational Psychology 90 (1), 109-129, 2020 | 17 | 2020 |
| Teachers and teaching practices A Clerkin National Schools, international contexts: Beyond the PIRLS and TIMSS test …, 2013 | 16 | 2013 |
| The Transition Year experience: Student perceptions and school variation A Clerkin Educational Research Centre, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |
| The 2009 National Assessments Technical Report E Eivers, A Clerkin, D Millar, S Close Educational Research Centre, 2010 | 14* | 2010 |
| Boys’ underachievement in mathematics and science: An analysis of national and international assessment data from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia MAA Elsayed, A Clerkin, V Pitsia, N Aljabri, K Al-Harbi Large-scale Assessments in Education 10 (1), 23, 2022 | 13* | 2022 |