| Role models, school improvement and the ‘gender gap’—do men bring out the best in boys and women the best in girls? B Carrington, P Tymms, C Merrell British Educational Research Journal 34 (3), 315-327, 2008 | 442 | 2008 |
| Inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness: Their impact on academic achievement and progress C Merrell, PB Tymms British journal of educational psychology 71 (1), 43-56, 2001 | 388 | 2001 |
| The impact of drama on pupils' language, mathematics, and attitude in two primary schools M Fleming*, C Merrell, P Tymms Research in drama education 9 (2), 177-197, 2004 | 233 | 2004 |
| The first year at school: a quantitative investigation of the attainment and progress of pupils P Tymms, C Merrell, B Henderson Educational research and evaluation 3 (2), 101-118, 1997 | 196 | 1997 |
| Improving attainment across a whole district: school reform through peer tutoring in a randomized controlled trial P Tymms, C Merrell, A Thurston, J Andor, K Topping, D Miller School effectiveness and school improvement 22 (3), 265-289, 2011 | 97 | 2011 |
| Standards and quality in English primary schools over time: The national evidence P Tymms, C Merrell Primary Review, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, 2007 | 97 | 2007 |
| Impact of early school-based screening and intervention programs for ADHD on children's outcomes and access to services: follow-up of a school-based trial at age 10 years K Sayal, V Owen, K White, C Merrell, P Tymms, E Taylor Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 164 (5), 462-469, 2010 | 89 | 2010 |
| Baseline assessment and progress during the first three years at school P Tymms, C Merrell, B Henderson Educational Research and Evaluation 6 (2), 105-129, 2000 | 82 | 2000 |
| ADHD and academic attainment: Is there an advantage in impulsivity? P Tymms, C Merrell Learning and individual differences 21 (6), 753-758, 2011 | 72 | 2011 |
| Identifying reading problems with computer‐adaptive assessments C Merrell, P Tymms Journal of Computer assisted learning 23 (1), 27-35, 2007 | 60 | 2007 |
| Rasch analysis of inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive behaviour in young children and the link with academic achievement. C Merrell, P Tymms | 59 | 2003 |
| A longitudinal study of the association between inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and children's academic attainment at age 11 C Merrell, K Sayal, P Tymms, A Kasim Learning and Individual Differences 53, 156-161, 2017 | 58 | 2017 |
| Using baseline assessment data to make international comparisons P Tymms, C Merrell, P Jones British educational research journal 30 (5), 673-689, 2004 | 56 | 2004 |
| Predictors of and barriers to service use for children at risk of ADHD: longitudinal study K Sayal, J Mills, K White, C Merrell, P Tymms European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 24, 545-552, 2015 | 48 | 2015 |
| The impact of screening and advice on inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children P Tymms, C Merrell European Journal of Special Needs Education 21 (3), 321-337, 2006 | 42 | 2006 |
| The long-term impact of effective teaching P Tymms, C Merrell, K Bailey School Effectiveness and School Improvement 29 (2), 242-261, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| The contribution of schooling to learning gains of pupils in Years 1 to 6 H Luyten, C Merrell, P Tymms School effectiveness and school improvement 28 (3), 374-405, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
| Performance indicators in primary schools: A comparison of performance on entry to school and the progress made in the first year in England and four other jurisdictions P Tymms, C Merrell, D Hawker, F Nicholson | 33 | 2014 |
| Young deaf children and the prediction of reading and mathematics P Tymms, D Brien, C Merrell, J Collins, P Jones Journal of Early Childhood Research 1 (2), 197-212, 2003 | 33 | 2003 |
| The importance of districts P Tymms, C Merrell, T Heron, P Jones, S Albone, B Henderson School Effectiveness and School Improvement 19 (3), 261-274, 2008 | 29 | 2008 |
